Bentley University Provost Michael J. Page was elected to the AACSB International (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) board of directors for a three-year term which takes effect July 1, 2011.
In the 2011 “Best Undergraduate Business Schools” rankings by Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Bentley University ranks among the top 35 in the country, ranking #32 overall.
In overall student satisfaction, Bentley moved up from #25 to #18. The rankings also assign grades in key areas based on student surveys. Bentley received:
Bentley kicked off the 2011 RecycleMania Tournament in February. During the eight-week national recycling contest, Bentley competes against approximately 630 schools from across the country in the following recycling and waste reduction categories:
Grand Champion: Highest diversion rate (tons of material recycled compared to tons trashed)
Per Capita Classic: Largest amount of recyclables per person
Bentley University announced two high school students as winners in the "Break into the Business of Baseball" program, sponsored by Bentley and MLB.com. During summer 2011, each winner will complete a one-month internship with a Major League Baseball team - the Boston Red Sox and the New York Mets website.
Bentley University, a leader in business education, and City Year, a leading nationwide youth service organization, recently announced the 2010-2011 “give a year” scholarship winners.
Bentley University students will offer free tax return preparation for residents of Waltham, Massachusetts, and surrounding communities, through April 12 (with the exception of Spring Break, March 12-21). This is the thirteenth consecutive year Bentley has offered this service through the IRS-sponsored Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. Residents and community organizations seeking more information about this valuable program, please call 781.891.2714 or e-mail ga_VITA@bentley.edu.
Joshua Boger, founder and former CEO of Vertex Pharmaceuticals, will speak at Bentley on Monday, April 11, at 3:30 p.m.in Wilder Pavilion. Following his address, "Biotechnology in the 21st Century," a reception will be held.
The Space Foundation named Bentley University faculty member George Fishman one of 38 outstanding space science educators for its 2011 Flight of Teacher Liaisons.
While U.S. unemployment remains stubbornly close to 10 percent and recent graduates faced a job market that has rarely been more competitive, employment statistics for Bentley University’s May 2010 undergraduates tell a different and encouraging story: 99 percent of the recently surveyed class (87 percent response rate) are employed or in graduate school.
Bentley University students will gather for the 14th annual Bentley Business Bowl (BBB) on February 26, 2011, on the Bentley campus, 175 Forest Street in Waltham. During the university-wide business case competition, student teams will analyze cases that present ethical, business, accounting or auditing dilemmas.