Bentley University News

Recent earthquake tragedies in both Haiti and Chile and the generous outpouring of support have put a spotlight on the challenges of collecting charitable donations effectively. A recent study by the Design and Usability Center at Bentley University, in partnership with UserZoom, shows that the degree of usability on organizations' websites varies greatly in relation to their incoming online donations.

Bentley University recently launched "Project Haiti: The Redevelopment," a special fundraising campaign for Haiti disaster relief following the tragic earthquake that hit the country on January 12, 2010. Led by a committee of dedicated Bentley undergraduate and graduate students, and supported by Bentley faculty, staff and administrators, Project Haiti will raise money to go directly to aid the people most affected by the Haiti earthquake.

Bentley University has named 25 outstanding high school juniors to be the 2010 Bentley Tomorrow25. This year marks the sixth anniversary of the international competition launched by Bentley in 2004 to identify exemplary leaders of tomorrow.

Suze Orman, internationally acclaimed personal finance expert, will deliver the commencement address to approximately 1,000 Bentley University undergraduate students on Saturday, May 15, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. on the south campus of Bentley University, with an expected 7,000 in attendance.

Bentley students rallied for the 2010 Blackout Challenge to reduce electricity usage in residence halls during four weeks in February - saving enough electricity to power 5.3 homes for one year. The top three residence halls - Cape, Castle and Stratton - each produced a 9.4 percent change in electricity use.

The 13th annual Bentley Business Bowl drew 270 students to participate in the business case competition on February 27. Bentley alumni were among the representatives from 76 companies and agencies who joined Bentley faculty and administrators to judge student presentations that analyzed and solved business cases centered on ethics issues.

Bentley is the first university in Massachusetts to receive the IFRS Ready grant from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) Charitable Foundation Inc., a program that has provided competitive funding totaling $1 million to colleges and universities nationwide to help incorporate IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) into curricula. Bentley University accounting professors Mahendra Gujarathi and William J.

The Bentley Microfinance Group will host speakers from around the world at  the Global Microfinance Summit held at Bentley University on Sunday, March 21, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. , The day-long event will feature representatives from organizations such as Women’s World Bank, ACCION USA, MIT, the American India Foundation, and the William J.

On March 25, Bentley will host La Quinzaine de la Francophonie, a celebration of Francophone culture. Samba Gadjigo, professor of French at Mount Holyoke College, will present "Ousmane Sembene: Man as Culture," a discussion about the life and work of famous Senegalese filmmaker, Ousmane Sembene. A film screening of Sembene's acclaimed Senegalese film, Xala, will take place from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. in Adamian Room 143, followed by Professor Gadjigo's lecture from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. (in English).

In the 2010 “Best Undergraduate Business Schools” rankings by Bloomberg/BusinessWeek, Bentley University ranks among the top 25 in the country.

To rank the undergraduate business programs, the magazine uses nine measures including surveys of senior business majors and corporate recruiters, median starting salaries for graduates, and the number of alumni each program sends to top MBA programs.