Winter 2021 Issue

‘Let’s Get to Work’

President E. LaBrent Chrite talks about settling into the Falcon community, the challenges and opportunities ahead, and that look-alike bobblehead on his office bookshelf.

Purpose is the Strongest Force

From honoring beloved professors to fueling life-changing programs to financing the studies of first-generation Falcons, Bentley donors are a force for positive change.

See the Impact

Many Happy Returns

The return of in-person teaching and learning made for a busy fall semester. Six students and faculty members hit pause to share their experiences.

Read Their First-Person Accounts

Campus News

Welcome, Class of 2025!

First-year students moved in and bonded during a week of activities in early September.

Families said fond goodbyes to their brand-new Falcons on September 2.

Father and son cheering at football game

Fans cheered Bentley football to victory in the season’s first game.

An Activities Fair introduced first-year students to their many options for getting involved in campus life.

Bentley’s comfort dog, Blue, spread smiles and good vibes at every turn.

Mother and daughter with a cart of belongings

Move-in Day brought about a thousand members of the Class of 2025 to campus.

New students took selfies and got to know each other at a scavenger hunt sponsored by the MOSAIC program.

Food trucks were a fan favorite at First-Week events.

Nothing says fun like a few giant inflatables.

Rapper Flo Milli headlined the Back2Bentley concert for 2021.

Mother and daughter smiling at each other

Move-in accomplished!

Students and families at convocation 2021

President Chrite addressed new students and families at his first Bentley convocation.

First-year students gather on the green space.

President Chrite with students gathered at an ice cream truck

President Chrite hosted an ice cream social for students and families.

It’s exciting to be able to give back to a university that has given me so much and, especially, to bring that to students.

Pauline Callender Han ’91

New Member, Board of Trustees

Not-So-Basic Training

A consulting “boot camp” prepares students to work on projects for real-world companies.

Two Join Board of Trustees

New members are well-schooled in crafting business strategy, motivating teams and understanding the challenges of higher ed.

Read the Q&A

Falcon Files

Do you know when the bridge across Beaver Street joined the Bentley landscape? Tour campus landmarks past and present.

See the Sights

Take Two: Commerce + COVID

The pandemic has shifted how consumers buy and companies sell. Take stock of the changes with Brandon Hendrix ’06 and Assistant Professor of Marketing Shelle Santana.

Brandon Hendrix ’06 and Assistant Professor of Marketing Shelle Santana

ALUMNI NEWS

Inside Job: X Marks the Spot

Forensic accountant Ryan Collins ’10, MBA ’11 uncovers a solution to boredom and isolation during the pandemic.

Meet Ryan

Family Matters: Growing Potential

A Bentley education has seeded success for five members of the family behind a much-loved, 136-year-old farm in Lexington, Mass.

Meet the Wilsons

Falcon Weekend

Some 2,000 alumni and family members came to campus for an action-packed weekend in September.

Alumni kick-started the day with breakfast and their favorite caffeinated beverage — and high fives from Flex!

Fans pointed their Falcon teams to victory on the gridiron, soccer pitch and volleyball court.

Jenga tourneys, a dunk tank and swings were a hit with attendees.

Along with in-person fun and games, this irst-ever hybrid Falcon Weekend had Zoom-able programming.

Along with in-person fun and games, this first-ever hybrid Falcon Weekend had Zoom-able programming.

The stands were packed as Falcon football bested Stonehill by a score of 24-14.

With 30 events to choose from — including plenty of time to tailgate — Falcons connected and learned all weekend.

Alumni from the Class of 1971 were inducted into the Blue and Gold Society as part of their 50th Reunion celebration.

Alumni from the Class of 1970 were informally inducted into the Blue and Gold Society as part of a casual gathering of friends to mark their 50th Reunion. From left: Edward Heylin, Reginald Pearless, James Jeneral and Ronald Ouellet.