Bentley College

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Bentley College


Established	1917
Type	Private
Endowment	U.S. $223 million
President	Presently none
Faculty	450
Undergraduates	4,253
Postgraduates	1,304
Location	Waltham, MA, USA
Campus	Suburban, 163 acres
Athletics	23 varsity teams
Colors	Blue and Gold
Nickname	Falcons
Mascot
Website	www.bentley.edu

Bentley College is located at 175 Forest Street in Waltham, Massachusetts, 10 miles west of Boston. Founded as a school of accounting and finance in Boston's Back Bay neighborhood, Bentley moved to Waltham in 1968 and today is ranked 31 on Business Week's top 100 business schools.[1]

1 History
2 Rankings/Recognition By Major Media
3 Campus
4 Administration
5 Notable alumni
6 Athletics
7 Campus media
8 Other Facts about Bentley
9 External links

[edit] History

Founded by Harry C. Bentley in 1917 as a school of accounting and finance
Maurice Lindsay was president from 1954 to 1960
Thomas L. Morison was President from 1961-1970
President Morison was responsible for the college's initial accreditation and moved Bentley from Boylston Street in Boston to its present-day Waltham, MA campus in 1965.
Bentley offered its first four-year bachelor of science program in 1961 under President Morison.
Changed name to Bentley College
Gregrory Adamian was named successor president in 1971. He is credited by the college as a major force in its development.
BA and BS degrees offered in 1971
He was responsible for the first graduate program which was launched in 1973
In the late 1990s, pioneered integration of information technology into the core business curriculum
In Spring 2005, President Joseph Morone announced that he would be resigning to become President, Chairman, and CEO of Albany International Inc.
On November 17, 2005, Bentley received approval from the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education to launch its first doctoral programs in Business and Accountancy.[2]
Reopened the newly renovated Bentley Library on March 21, 2006.

[3]

[edit] Rankings/Recognition By Major Media

U.S. News & World Report

Top 50 Undergraduate Business Programs in the US
Top 10 Master's University in the North US
Top 20 Information Systems Program in the US, Top 3 in New England
Top 20 Accounting Program in the US, Tied for #1 in New England
Top 10 Graduate School in New England (McCallum Graduate School of Business)

The Princeton Review

Ranked among the "361 Best Colleges and Universities for 2006"
Ranked among the "Best Northeast Colleges"
#3 in the Top 25 Most Connected Campuses (2004)

Kaplan/Newsweek

Named one of the "12 Hot Schools of 2004"

[4]

[edit] Campus

In 1968, Bentley moved from downtown Boston to Waltham, Massachusetts, in order to accommodate an increasing number of students. The first buildings on the Waltham campus were built between 1965 and 1968. Today, the campus stretches across 163 acres of land.

The official campus address is 175 Forest Street, but all of its buildings can be found either on or near Forest and Beaver Streets.

[edit] Non-Residence Hall Buildings

Adamian Academic Center: dedicated to President Emeritus and Chancellor Gregory H. Adamian; opened 1983
Bentley Library: formerly the Solomon R. Baker Library; opened 1968
Callahan Police Station: opened 2005
Dana Athletic Center: dedicated to Charles A. Dana; opened 1973
Harrington House: opened 1977
Jennison Hall: formerly known as the Classroom Building; opened 1968
LaCava Campus Center: dedicated to Anthony J. LaCava and family; opened 1968
Lewis Hall: originally built in the 1800s, acquired by Bentley College in 1968
Lindsay Hall: dedicated to Maurice M. Lindsay, the second president of Bentley College; home of the Koumantzelis Auditorium; opened 1969
Morison Hall: dedicated to alumnus Thomas L. Morison; opened 1968
President's House: opened 1982
Rauch Administration Center: opened 1986
Smith Academic Technology Center: dedicated to Norman S. and Lida M. Smith; opened Fall 2000
Student Center: opened January 2002

[edit] Residence Halls

[edit] Upper Campus

Boylston Apartments (A and B): its name is a reference to the school's first location - 921 Boylston Street - in downtown Boston; opened 1972
Collins Hall: dedicated to alumnus John T. Collins; formerly Brook Hall; opened 1980
Falcone Apartments (North, West, East): dedicated to alumnus Louis T. Falcone and his wife Barbara; formerly Hillside Apartments; opened 1985
Forest Hall: opened 1976
Kresge Hall: opened 1975
Miller Hall: dedicated to alumnus Nathan R. Miller; formerly Waverly Hall; opened 1979
Rhodes Apartments: opened 1973
Slade Hall: formerly Linden Hall; opened 1977
Stratton House: opened 1968
Tree Dorms (Alder, Birch, Cedar, Elm, Maple, Oak, Spruce); opened 1968

[edit] Lower Campus

The Cape: opened 1986
The Castle: opened 1975
Copley North & South: built on the grounds of the old athletic fields; opened Summer 2001
Fenway Hall: named in honor of Boston's Fenway Park; built on the grounds of the old baseball field; opened Fall 2004
Orchard North & South Apartments: opened 1988

[edit] Off Campus

North Campus (A, B, C & D)

[edit] Administration

[edit] Board of Trustees

Chairman: J. Terence Carleton
Vice Chairman: David H. Weener

Francis J. Aguilar, Robert P. Badavas, George W. Carmany III, R. Marcelo Claure, Kenneth H. Colburn, John T. Collins, Cynthia M. Deysher, William C. Freda, Tanya Hairston Whitner, Andrew J. Hajducky III, Daniel A. Keshian, Francis F. Kingsley, Deborah A. Leitch, Steven P. Manfredi, Norman I. Massry, Elkin B. McCallum, Nathan R. Miller, Olaperi Onipede, Mark B. Skaletsky, Robert F. Smith [5]

[edit] Senior administrators

President: none. Currently, a Presidential Search Committee organized by the Bentley College Steering Committee has been selected to find the right candidate.
Vice President for Business and Finance, and Treasurer: Paul Clemente
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs: Robert D. Galliers
Vice President for Marketing, Communication and Public Affairs: Sandra T. King
Vice Provost and CIO: Traci A. Logan
Vice President for Enrollment Management: Joann C. McKenna
Vice President for Development, Corporate and Alumni Relations: Robert H. Minetti
Vice President for Student Affairs: Kathleen L. Yorkis
President Emeritus: Gregory H. Adamian
Vice President Emeritus: Robert L. Lenington

[edit] Academic deans and directors

Dean of Arts and Sciences: Catherine A. Davy
Associate Dean of Arts and Sciences: Marilyn B. Durkin
Dean of Business and the McCallum Graduate School: Margrethe H. Olson

[edit] Notable alumni

R. Marcelo Claure (1993), Chairman, CEO and President, Brightstar Corporation (Miami, Florida)
Louis T. Falcone (1937), CPA
Thomas M. Koulopoulos (1981), President and Founder, Delphi Group
Elkin B. McCallum (1967), Chairman and CEO, JoAnn Fabrics Corporation
Robert F. Smith (1953), Chairman of the Board and CEO (retired), American Express Bank
Charles Taylor (1977), former president of Liberia
Robert J. Wentworth, Executive Vice President, Platinum Equity
Richard F. Zannino (1980), CEO, Dow Jones
Edward J. King (1953), Former Governor of Massachusetts, Professional Football Player

Also of note: Comedian Jay Leno attended Bentley for one semester but dropped out.

[edit] Athletics

Bentley's nickname is the "Falcons." The college has 23 men's and women's varsity teams. All of the teams compete in the Northeast Ten Conference at the NCAA Division II level, with the exception of the men's hockey program, which was one of the original six founding teams of Atlantic Hockey at the Division I level.

Additionally, Bentley has men's, women's, and co-ed intramural programs for the fall and spring semesters.

[edit] Campus media

The Vanguard: student-produced weekly on-campus newspaper
Piecework: student-produced annual literary magazine
Bentley Observer: staff-produced quarterly magazine for Alumni
WBTY: on-campus radio station, operating at 105.3 FM

[edit] Other Facts about Bentley

Bentley offers free shuttle service for students to get around Waltham and to Harvard Square (Cambridge, MA.)
The academic buildings sit on a hill, with the dormitories below.
The school is technically in the transition from a college to a university, so the official name should only be "BENTLEY" for the mean time.
Bentley students are provided with IBM/Lenovo laptops at the beginning of freshman year, and new ones at the beginning of junior year.
Wireless internet access is available throughout the entire campus.

[edit] External links

Northeast Ten Conference
American International • Assumption • Bentley • Bryant • Franklin Pierce • Le Moyne • Long Island Post^† • Massachusetts Lowell • Merrimack • Pace • Saint Anselm • Saint Michael's • Saint Rose • Southern Connecticut State • Southern New Hampshire • Stonehill ^† football-only member

Atlantic Hockey
Men's Division: Air Force • American International • Army • Bentley • Canisius • UConn • Holy Cross • Mercyhurst • RIT • Sacred Heart

Colleges and universities in metropolitan Boston

v • d • e

Art Institute of Boston • Babson • Bentley • Berklee College of Music • Boston Architectural College • Boston College • Boston Conservatory • Boston University • Brandeis • Cambridge College • Curry • Eastern Nazarene • Emerson • Emmanuel • Fisher College • Harvard • Hellenic • Lasell • Lesley • MassBay • MassArt • Mass. College of Pharmacy • MIT • Mount Ida • New England Conservatory • New England School of Law • Northeastern • Olin • Pine Manor • Regis • School of the MFA • Simmons • Stonehill • Suffolk • Tufts • UMass Boston • Wellesley • Wentworth • Wheelock

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org../../../b/e/n/Bentley_College_ef99.html"