Join colleagues from July 21 to 23 for over 30 learning sessions that focus on Positive Culture, Inclusive Excellence, Technology, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship, and Best Self. In addition to learning, enjoy lunch and refreshments, trivia and games, and the return of the Cookie Monstah ice cream truck! 

Register by July 15 

Attention divisions, departments and teams! Mark your calendar for Falcon Weekend, September 19 to 21. On top of enjoying Bentley’s best fall weekend, you can volunteer at Tailgate Village on Saturday to visit with Bentley alumni, students and families while showcasing your program or office. Each volunteer group will receive a 10x10 pop-up tent and table to share information about your work. It's a great way to celebrate, connect and show your Falcon pride — and we encourage you to bring Bentley swag, prizes and games to make it even more fun! 

Sign Up to Volunteer

On June 11, the Waltham Boys & Girls Club held its Dinner of Champions and honored Bentley with the 2025 Community Partner of the Year award. Bentley's Service-Learning and Civic Engagement Center (BSLCE) and Athletics received special recognition.

“We are honored to work so closely — and in so many capacities — with the Waltham Boys & Girls Club,” says Brian Shea, BSLCE director. “The people there see the world for what it can be and take steps to make it happen. It is the same innovative spirit we strive to employ here at Bentley, which allows for a fantastic, mutually beneficial partnership. Our students learn a great deal from their experiences with the kids and with the staff.”

Bentley students have been putting our core values of caring, collaboration and impact into action at the Waltham Boys & Girls Club for more than 25 years. 

Today, they can engage with the Club through multiple service-learning programs, participate in Athletics’ ‘Falcon Fridays,’ take on a resource development or fundraising role through the Nonprofit Internship Program or propose business ideas for the Club through the annual Nonprofit Bowl.

Learn more about BSLCE programs.

(Photo courtesy of the Waltham Boys & Girls Club. From left: Luke Andris ’25, BSLCE student director; Gavin Conway, BSLCE assistant director; Brian Shea, BSLCE director; Erica Young, executive director, Waltham Boys & Girls Club)

Congratulations to Eric Gaynor, lecturer in Accounting, who was honored as the Northeast 10 (NE-10) Faculty Mentor of the Year at the NE-10 annual awards banquet in June. Chosen through student nominations, this athletics conference award recognizes his outstanding dedication to mentoring and supporting student-athletes.

Gaynor's nomination was submitted by Bentley volleyball players Elizabeth Blinn ’26 and Sofia Zingariello ’27 who noted, "Professor Gaynor is one of Bentley's most prominent mentors. He makes himself available for many hours of the day outside of class time, so that students can ask him questions about class material, their careers, or anything else that they may need to be successful."

They added, "Above all, professor Gaynor is committed to building meaningful relationships with his students and staying in touch with them after they have taken his class. He is always sending out networking events and other career-growing opportunities to his current and former students in an effort to help prepare them for a career after graduating. No professor has prepared us for the real world like professor Gaynor has."

Rick Miller ’80, an adjunct lecturer in Management and the Athletic Department’s executive in residence, was recently recognized by Real Leaders as one of their 80 Top Global Impact Executive Coaches. Miller was ranked #1 in the U.S. East Coast and #2 worldwide.