University News

Bentley University visiting scholar Philip DesAutels served as chairman of the jury for the Globe Forum's Globe Award for Sustainability Innovation 2011, which will be presented on May 12 at the Stockholm Waterfront Congress Centre in Sweden. Also serving on the jury of internationally recognized experts was Pierre Berthon, Bentley University marketing professor and Clifford F. Youse Chair of Marketing. DesAutels was also a featured speaker at the 2009 and 2010 Globe Forums.

Bentley University is one of the most environmentally responsible colleges in the U.S.A. and Canada, according to The Princeton Review (www.PrincetonReview.com). The well-known education services company selected Bentley for inclusion in the just-released second annual edition of its downloadable book, "The Princeton Review's Guide to 311 Green Colleges: 2011 Edition."

The Women's Leadership Institute at Bentley University will present its sixth annual career advancement conference for professional women in the first decade of their careers on Friday, May 13 from 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. in the Executive Dining Room in the La Cava Center at Bentley University.

Thought leaders in the Conscious Capitalism^® field from around the world will gather at Bentley University for the Third Annual International Conference on Conscious Capitalism on May 17 to 18, 175 Forest Street, Waltham, Mass. The two-day conference will focus on the themes of conscious leadership and conscious marketing, with particular emphasis on the feminization of the culture. The conference is co-sponsored by the Conscious Capitalism Institute.

Bentley University's North Campus residence halls have earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) prestigious ENERGY STAR, the national symbol for protecting the environment through superior energy efficiency. This signifies that the buildings perform in the top 25 percent of similar facilities nationwide for energy efficiency.

Steve Pagliuca, managing director of Bain Capital & co-owner of the Boston Celtics, will be the keynote speaker at the 16th annual Raytheon Lecture in Business Ethics at Bentley University on April 7, 2011, at 3:30 p.m. in Wilder Pavilion, Adamian Academic Center. Pagliuca will discuss how teams are engines of business that run best on the energy of ethics.

The Bowles Performing Arts Series at Bentley University presents pop singer and songwriter Danni Rosner on Tuesday, April 5, at 6:30 p.m. in Wilder Pavilion (Adamian Academic Center) on the Bentley campus, 175 Forest Street in Waltham, Mass. Rosner will deliver an intimate performance with select members of her band.  A suggested donation of $10 will be taken at the door. Proceeds will benefit the Waltham Family School.

Sovereign Bank, a part of Banco Santander, announced today it has signed a three-year agreement with Bentley University that will establish the Santander Universities Study Abroad Scholarship Fund. The Fund will provide annual scholarships for Bentley students to participate in academic and service-oriented study abroad programs.  Sovereign Bank will provide financial support through Santander Universities, a major initiative created by Banco Santander to support higher education and advance the bank’s goal of expanding knowledge and experience throughout the world.

Bentley University professors David Yates, Girish (Jeff) Gulati, and Joseph Weiss were honored with a Best paper Award at the Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), held January 4 to 7, 2011.

The Design and Usability Center (DUC) at Bentley University hosts a User Experience Boot Camp for software and hardware engineers, industrial designers, and user experience specialists on March 14 - 18, 2011. The state-of-the-art program focuses on the growing importance of the user experience as a strategic business advantage and a point of differentiation in mature or hypercompetitive markets. The current curriculum will also reflect emerging market conditions and the latest employer demands.