A lot has happened in our community throughout the summer. With the new academic year under way, here's a recap of some of those updates and a look at what's to come!
Sept. 17, 2020
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This summer, Katie Lampley was promoted to chief diversity and inclusion officer, the first to hold that official position in Bentley's history. Most recently, Katie championed diversity and inclusion on campus as the assistant provost of diversity and inclusion, and before, she oversaw the Office of Diversity and Inclusion as its executive director. But did you know that Katie's commitment to creating an equitable community at Bentley goes back to the early '90s when she was an undergraduate student? "I'm excited to continue the legacy of commitment to diversity and inclusion that began at Bentley more than 30 years ago," said Katie of her promotion to chief diversity and inclusion officer. "I was involved as a student in the initial work being done on diversity in the early '90s and I've seen our efforts evolve tremendously over time."
As chief diversity and inclusion officer, Katie will continue to lead the efforts of the Racial Justice Task Force as its co-chair and will lead initiatives as a member of the Cabinet aimed at identifying ways Bentley can create a more equitable, anti-racist community. "Creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive campus requires persistence and constant effort and I look forward to continuing that work," shared Katie. "I believe in our ability as an institution to live our strongly held values in this area and I am privileged to be able to help guide those efforts in this role."
In addition to starting in her new role, Katie was named this year's Founder's Day award winner. Join us in congratulating Katie!
Read about Katie's New Role
Marie Annylusse — Assistant Director, Financial Assistance and Student Loans
Isaura Beltre* — Lecturer, Marketing
Tristan Blair — Help Desk Coordinator I
Li Ting (Tina) Chiu — Assistant Professor, Finance
Jonathan Darrow — Associate Professor, Law, Taxation & Financial Planning
Alex DeJesus — Building Services
James Fitz Gerald — Lecturer, English and Media Studies
Joyce Higgins — Lecturer, Computer Information Systems
Nicole Hill — Lecturer, Natural and Applied Sciences
Sara Kališnik Verovšek — Assistant Professor, Mathematical Sciences
Philipp Klaus — Assistant Professor, Accountancy
Alper Koparan — Visiting Lecturer, Finance
Ipek Koparan — Assistant Professor, Management
Joanna Korman — Assistant Professor, Natural and Applied Sciences
Heather Li — Assistant Professor, Accountancy
Katlyn MacDonald — Assistant Club Coach
Mengyan Li — Assistant Professor, Mathematical Sciences
Camille Meritan — Assistant Professor, Modern Languages
Jimmy Miranda — Assistant Professor, English and Media Studies
Pazhaniappan Muthusamy — Senior Data Architect
Hamid Reza Nikkhah — Assistant Professor, Information and Process Management
Bianco Sadler — Building Services Worker
Shellene Santana — Assistant Professor, Marketing
Pon Souvannaseng — Assistant Professor, Global Studies
Naveen Sunder — Assistant Professor, Economics
Ian Walsh — Associate Professor, Management
Grace Wang — Assistant Professor, Finance
Lynn Wolf* — Lecturer, Accountancy
Diana Woodward — Visiting Lecturer, Mathematical Sciences
Jason Zhou — Assistant Professor, Experience Design
*Previously part-time faculty
From Across Campus
This fall, the Student Honors Council has partnered with Captains of Capital to raise funds and supplies for the Waltham Boys and Girls Clubs and Mattapan Teen Center. Captains of Capital, an organization founded by Bentley students, is dedicated to teaching financial literacy to underprivileged youth throughout the Greater Boston area. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the needs of schools and community-based organizations for classroom technology has sharply increased. Through their fundraising efforts, Captains of Capital seeks to purchase headphones, USB drives and computer accessories for these centers.
In addition to raising money for this equipment, the Student Honors Council has asked any office on campus interested in donating school supplies to email them at GA_HonorsProgram@bentley.edu.
University Events
Though many faculty and staff continue to work remotely, there are still plenty of upcoming events happening virtually on campus. Be sure to review Bentley's events calendar and add your own, too!
University Events Calendar
From the Newsroom
‘We Have to Rise Together’
Professor Marcus Stewart explores the roots and realities of racism in America.
By Molly Mastantuono
A Passion for Cold Brew
10 Questions with Coffee Entrepreneur Aman Ailani ’20.
By Kristen Walsh
The Three Marketeers
How a Bentley team made the grade — while giving back.
By Kristin Livingston
Whether you're on campus this fall or continuing to work remotely, we want to share your stories! Let us know what's new by emailing us at buzz@bentley.edu. Have an interesting new hobby that you've discovered while working remotely? Started sewing your own face coverings? Created an indoor garden? Baked your millionth loaf of bread (like Bentley Buzz Editor Kevin Wong)? We want to share it!
