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No matter what you want to learn this summer, Bentley's Community Learning Conference has something for you. You can dive into Artificial Intelligence, learn healthy and effective ways to approach conflict, prepare for retirement and so much more. At this free, flexible, three-day conference, you can design your own schedule as you learn from and with your colleagues. Lunch is provided and you can choose from more than 20 in-person, virtual and hybrid sessions. Seats are filling quickly, so remember to complete your registration by July 16, 2024.

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One great benefit of working at Bentley? You’re part of a community that has wide-ranging interests and great taste in books, movies, TV shows, podcasts and music. Check out these recommendations from your Bentley colleagues and then send us some of your own!

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Laure Astorian, assistant professor of Modern Languages, is enjoying “Big Magic,” a book about inspiration and creativity by Elizabeth Gilbert. She says Gilbert’s “premise is that ideas 'find' individuals who must tend and cultivate them, otherwise the ideas move on to someone else.” Laure just finished a creative project herself — be sure to check out her new book, “The Ethnographic Optic,” which was published earlier this month. 

Senior Reference Librarian Kimberly Morin not only recommends “How to be Eaten” by Maria Adelmann, she also provided the link to reserve it at Bentley’s library. Adelmann’s novel features “a support group for women recovering from a fractured fairytale. Loved it!”

If you want something “sweet, charming and uplifting with a little bit of magic,” Tracy Noga, professor of Accounting, suggests reading “The Lost Bookshop” by Evie Woods. 

David Szymanski, professor of Natural and Applied Sciences, suggested "The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder" by David Grann. “It's a well-researched historical adventure, a solid story of intrigue and humans at their limits.”

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Jonathan White, associate professor of Sociology and director of the Bentley Service-Learning and Civic Engagement Center, is listening to a band called Calexico. “Great fusion of music with a unique sound and I'm friends with one of the band members so that makes it even more fun for me.”

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Who would have suspected that Jeff LeBlanc, lecturer in Management, is watching “Late Night with the Devil”? “It’s brilliant! If you’re a horror fan you need to check it out. Unique, twisty and disturbing! Did I sell it? It’s an eerie one.”

Too scary? Lynn Wolf, lecturer in Accounting, says you should try the Hallmark Series “The Way Home.” “A little cheesy, but the concept is interesting.”
 

President Chrite was recently selected as the new vice president of the board at The Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (AICU) in Massachusetts, which publicly represents private independent colleges and universities in the state on important issues. The AICU advocates for increased funding for need-based financial aid programs, workforce development support, incentives for college savings programs and to protect the tax-exempt status of nonprofit colleges and universities.

Welcome to the new members of our faculty and staff who joined us in the past month!

Rachele Bouchard, Assistant Director, Undergraduate Admission 

Tanya Martin, Adjunct Lecturer, Computer Information Systems

Catlain McCarthy, Academic Advisor

Olivia Olcott, Assistant Director, Undergraduate Admission

Nyacko Perry, Interim Senior Manager, Programs and Engagement, Center for Women and Business

Christina Priplata, Senior Associate Director of Prospect Research and Analytics                                                             

Charles Rizzo, Adjunct Lecturer, Business Accounting                                                                                        

Jalen Watson, Assistant Director, Undergraduate Admission

Jack Wolfe, Academic Technologist