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The Bentley Buzz

Connecting faculty and staff, one story at a time

Welcome to the latest issue of the Bentley Buzz, where we share news and stories about the faculty and staff who make Bentley special. It is compiled by Kevin Wong, associate director of internal communications. To share your news or an idea for a story, please email buzz@bentley.edu.
 

Jan. 27, 2022

New Year, New Buzz!

Welcome to the first issue of the new year of the Bentley Buzz! As we look ahead to the new year, the Buzz is excited to share new article formats, around-campus interviews and behind-the-scenes videos highlighting the many ways staff and faculty support the Bentley community each day.

Do you specialize in an area of campus that you'd like to share more about (or know someone who does)? We want to hear about it! 


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Best of the Buzz

As we look ahead to another exciting year of stories from around campus, we wanted to take a moment to refresh the community (and our new faculty and staff!) and share some of the top stories from the first two years of the Buzz archives.

Here are some of our favorite stories so far! 

A Union, Facilitated by Bentley

When Rob Magri first met Marilee Sullivan while walking by Miller Hall, little did he know this new coworker was also his future wife. As Rob, a locksmith, and Marilee, who works in building services, got to know each other during their daily interactions across campus, the two soon began dating. But, working in facilities, it was hard to predict where they’d both be throughout the day. Over time, Rob, a locksmith, began leaving notes inside of Marilee’s locker. “I was definitely glad to be a locksmith in those days,” said Rob.

 

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Your Teacher? That's My Mother!

With over 1,100 faculty and staff members on campus, there’s a good chance you might at some point run into someone with a mutual friend from a past life. But when Director of the Cronin Office of International Education Natalie Schlegel took part in a two-day managers’ workshop on campus, it turns out her fellow workshop attendee knew someone in commonher mom!

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A Familiar Pattern

Keeping busy throughout the pandemic doesn't have to mean filling a house with sourdough starter or keeping up with other trendy baking projects. For many, like Senior Associate Director in Creative Services Kelly Milligan, it's also been a time to revisit long-time hobbies. "I wouldn’t say that quarantine has increased how often I knit — I’ve always been a big knitter," said Kelly.

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Something to Lift the Spirits

Since moving to a remote work setting, Alyssa Orlando, senior assistant director of graduate admissions, has been finding new ways to recruit students to the McCallum Graduate School of Business. But did you know that outside of Bentley, Alyssa is a competitive powerlifter?

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Managing Turbulent Times: Meet Geoff Bartlett

When he is not helping Bentley plan for emergencies or assisting those in need of medical aid across the world, Geoff likes to wind down as anyone would – by flying airplanes. “I’ve been fascinated by airplanes since I was a child, growing up in a town with a busy airport and a reliance on aviation and ferries for transportation,” said Geoff.

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Meet Dick Lipe

Just a few short months after graduating from Bentley, Dick was hired as Bentley’s first full-time sports information director. Now in his 45th year in the role, he’s continuing to dig through the statistics and data to help promote Bentley's athletic teams, coaches and student-athletes. In addition to the impact Dick has had on college athletics over the years, he’s also played an important role in the success of Boston Celtics television broadcasts for more than 40 years.

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36th Annual MLK Celebration
Feb. 2, 2022

MLK StatueThe 36th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration will be held virtually on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022, from 8:30-11:00 a.m. This year's theme is Access Leads to Impact and will feature student speakers and a panel discussion. During the event, the winner of the Dr. Earl L. Avery MLK Leadership Award will be announced. Each year, the recognition is awarded to a Bentley faculty, staff, student or alumnus/a who has made a positive contribution to the diverse and inclusive culture Bentley strives to create. 
 

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Students in masks on campus

Sign Up as a Mask Ambassador!

Student Affairs is inviting faculty and staff to serve as mask ambassadors to help remind the community about the importance of properly wearing your mask. Students who are properly masked will be acknowledged and rewarded as they enter buildings on campus. Volunteers will have the chance to give away rewards and connect with students in a fun and social way—and will help to keep campus safe! Rewards are available for pickup at Academic Services in Jenison 336 during business hours, and you're asked to pick them up before your shift and return unused items afterwards. Interested in becoming a mask ambassador? Sign up for one (or a few!) 30-minute shift(s) over the course of the next two weeks using the link below!

Become a Mask Ambassador

Beyond the Page | 2020 - 2022
Coming soon to the RSM Gallery

The Library's RSM Gallery is pleased to present Beyond the Page, a new series of paintings on paper by Dana Clancy. In September of 2020, amid the ongoing isolation of the COVID-19 pandemic, Dana began painting on pages of the Sunday New York Times during her weekly zoom meetings. The paintings are palimpsests; headlines, images, paragraphs and sentences from the news pages are painted over but rarely fully covered, a visible understory beneath the artist’s layered colors, gestural portraits and transcribed pieces of dialogue between friends and colleagues.

The gallery will be posted from Feb. 2 to March 11, and the artist will be hosting a virtual discussion on her work on Wednesday, Feb. 9 at 2:00 p.m. Sign up for the discussion below and be sure to stop by the RSM Gallery in the Library in the coming weeks! 

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Dana's artwork

 

GEM Award logo

Congrats, GEM Award Recipients!

Have you recognized a staff member with a GEM Award yet? From letting a co-worker know you appreciate their creative ideas to thanking someone for their help with a large project, GEM Awards can be shared with staff members for any number of reasons! By giving someone a GEM Award, you're letting them know you appreciate their work and are grateful they are part of our Bentley community. Recipients are notified by email of their award and will be enrolled in a quarterly $100 raffle. Click here to see the 2021 recipients!

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From the Newsroom

Embracing the Bentley Experience

Samantha Lovering ’23 is taking an unexpected route to her dream finance career.

By Sean Kerrigan


 

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It's Not All Numbers for Nick Plate ’17

Read about how financial psychology informs his work.

By Kristen Walsh


 

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Beyond Binary

Professors offer advice about working effectively with genderqueer colleagues.

By Molly Mastantuono


 

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