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Input from faculty, staff, students and alumni continues to inform the strategic planning initiative that launched in September 2018. Here are highlights, as planning continues through late May.

Statement of core values. A working group updated the Bentley Beliefs, based on a survey of the campus community and two open forums. ­The institution has adopted seven core values (see From the President) that reflect Bentley’s mission.

Undergraduate curriculum and student experience. A task force is identifying the knowledge and skills students should have by graduation — a prelude to developing a curriculum that achieves these Student Learning Outcomes. A second task force is studying extracurricular, cocurricular and residential life activities. ­e goal is to design a path that stretches from students’ first contact with Admission through a lifetime of alumni interactions.

VP for external relations. In March, campus community members and an executive search firm were in the last stages of filling this new post in the President’s Cabinet. Th­e VP will strategize around corporate partnerships, overseeing a division that consolidates Career Services, Executive Education and the Center for Women and Business. Read about Josh Brand, who assumes the role on June 17. 

Brainstorm with corporate recruiters and alumni. A workshop collected insights from recruiters and alumni about continuing to prepare our students for the ever-changing workplace. Another session gathered alumni feedback on key ideas in the strategic plan.

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