Bentley University News

The Boston Business Journal will honor Toni G. Wolfman, executive in residence at Bentley's Women's Leadership Institute (WLI), for her efforts to advance the cause of women in business and the professions on March 12. She receives the Advancing Women Award at the Boston Business Journal's first-ever Advancing Women breakfast which will focus on strategies for success in the workplace.

After passing an online test registration and subsequently achieving success during an in-person group audition held in Boston, MA in spring 2009, Bentley Research Librarian Elizabeth Galoozis was chosen to appear as a contestant on the popular TV quiz show, Jeopardy.

The episode was filmed in December 2009 and will air on February 17, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. on CBS affiliates across the country. To see the show aired locally in the greater Boston area, tune in to WBZ-TV, channel 4.

February 3, 2010

9:30 p.m.

To the Bentley University Community:

February 3, 2010

5:15pm

To the Bentley University Community,

We'd like to update you on the latest information regarding this morning's isolated incident on campus.

The Bentley student has been released from the hospital.  Please note that we need to honor the privacy of the investigation until all additional facts are uncovered.

February 3, 2010

7:13am

Early this morning Bentley University Police received a report of a stabbing on campus in Fenway Residence Hall.  A male Bentley student was transported to the hospital with non life-threatening injuries and two female non-students have been arrested.  This was not a random act as the individuals were known to each other and there is no threat to the community.

The two non-students are under arrest in Waltham Police custody. Bentley University Police are cooperating with Waltham Police in their on-going investigation.

During winter break, sophomore Gregory Bucci experienced new heights as he climbed to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro -- the highest peak in Africa and the world's tallest free-standing mountain.

Bucci was among a group of 10 people who signed up for the 12-day journey to East Africa through Thomson Safari in Watertown, Mass. He spent nine days on the mountain, climbing gradually in days to adjust to the altitude. Two days were spent descending the mountain.

During the recent Fall semester, five Bentley University undergraduate students  enrolled in the Human Relations in Healthcare Organizations class led by Natural Sciences Professor Helen Meldrum, were invited to work with Audrey Zabin & Associates and AZA Care Management (AZA), one of the largest health and home care management practices in Massachusetts, located in Boston, MA.  The students were charged with developing a plan to elevate awareness of AZA's services among local baby boomers.

Bertice Berry, best-selling author and award-winning entertainer, lecturer and comedienne, will be the keynote speaker at the 24th annual Celebration for Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., at Bentley University on Tuesday, January 26, from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m. in the Executive Dining Room, LaCava Center, 175 Forest Street in Waltham. The program is free and open to the public, although reservations are required.  Joining Bentley students and staff who help coordinate the event, Bentley President Gloria Larson will also share her own tribute to Rev. King's legacy.

Bentley Global Studies professor Asbed Kotchikian joins the Armenian Relief Society to launch the newly revamped Youth Connect Program (YCP) on Saturday, February 6, at New York University's Kimmel Center for Student Life in New York City. Kotchikian, who serves as YCP director, helped redesign the program, which offers young Armenian students at colleges in the US an opportunity to participate in workshops on the challenges that students face today, and to hear about internship opportunities in U.S. cities including Washington, D.C., and New York, and abroad in Armenia.

The topic of gendered analysis and its role in climate change has become an important focus for the United Nations and other international agencies, making it a rich topic for exploration and research. The government of Mozambique (Africa) has taken the initiative and asked Bentley University professor Joni Seager to help develop a national strategy and five-year government policy plan to address gender and climate change. Seager will travel to Mozambique several times during the next few months to work with the Environmental Ministry on the project.