Thanks to the many who answered our alumni survey, we now know more about what you want and expect from your alma mater. The summary below highlights our key findings and some action items at the top of our to-do list.

Key Findings

What you want from us: Business is top-of-mind among Bentley alumni. You place the highest value on programs and services that provide opportunities for business networking and career advancement.
How you would like to be involved: Bentley alumni are a giving group. Most of you want to help launch or advance the careers of fellow alumni and current students, whether through mentoring, recruiting for jobs or internships, hosting students at your workplace, or speaking in a classroom setting.
Undergraduate alumni have an affinity for . . . With many having lived on campus for four years, undergraduate alumni feel a strong connection to their student experience – in the classroom, dorm room and board room. You identify strongly with the academic, social and business aspects of everyday life at the university.
Graduate alumni have an affinity for . . . Graduate students experience Bentley in a very different way than undergraduates do.  As alumni, you have a strong association with specific departments and academic programs, and with individual professors, since the classroom was the primary setting for your experience.

Next Steps

Expand our business networking and career advancement programs and events, both in number and geography (i.e., beyond Boston and New York City).
Launch a comprehensive volunteer program for alumni – one rich in opportunities to help fellow graduates and current students succeed in the business world.
Engage a new Alumni Association strategy with a special focus on building a governing board that represents our national and global alumni population, and on working with you to develop regional and international alumni chapters.