Bentley Tour Guide

Faculty

-11:1 Student Faculty ratio -All classes taught by professors, no TA's -284 Full time, 187 Part time

Athletics

-21 varsity sports with almost 500 student-athletes -Over 2200 students participate in intramural sports (nearly 60%) -Division 2 in the NE-10, Eastern Football Conference -Division 1 hockey in Atlantic Hockey League -Multipurpose Arena

Multicultural Center

-24% of students are multicultural -Serves as a campus wide resource to foster diversity -The MOSAIC Experience allows first-year students of color and their allies to come to campus before orientation to help get acclimated to life at Bentley

Study Abroad

-4 ways to go abroad (internship, semester, summer, faculty led program) -52 programs in 25 countries plus Semester at Sea -Most students go abroad during their junior year -About 50% of students go abroad during their four years -98.7% four year retention rate for study abroad students -Global studies LSM are required to go abroad

2020 Fact File

-4,228 Undergrad -950 in first year class -93% retention rate first to second year -35 minors -Most popular business majors are Accounting, Corporate Finance & Accounting, Finance, Management, and Marketing -About 11% of graduates go to graduate programs -44 states and 100 countries -45% Massachusetts, 15% international -24% multicultural -Tuition: $53,790, Room and Board: $15,410 -With personal expenses, books and supplies the total is estimated to be $71,320

Office of Disabilities

-400 registered students -has to majorly affect your life (reading writing etc) -Assistance animals need approval

Career Services

-58% of students obtained their job through career services -one career fair per semester with about 120 employers at each -Recruiting program leads to about 1200 job opportunities to students each year -Career Services posts at least 2000 internship and full-time job opportunities each year on BentleyLink (1200 Job Opps)

Master's Candidate Program

-About 100 Students per year -Can be completed in about one additional year

Classroom Class Structure

-About 24 students per class, largest is 35 -Individual schedules -Class times start from 8am to 6:30pm -Meet twice per week -Typically an hour 20 -Students can access classrooms when class is not in session -Professors will know you on a first name basis and may give you their phone number -

Four Pillars

-Academics (A potent combination of business and critical thinking skills, so you'll have the tools to tackle challenges from every angle) -Hands-on Learning (Countless opportunities to engage and refine your education in real-world settings that prepare you for a successful career from the very star) -Technology (Turbo-charge your education with cutting edge technology, so you can hit the ground running when you enter the workforce) -Career Services (Comprehensive planning that leverages your strengths and interests, allowing you to excel in whatever you do)

Spiritual Life

-Advisors from Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Jewish, Catholic, Protestant faith -Bentley will find local advisor for other religions

Student Athletes

-Basketball and hockey are the only sports that give out full scholarships -Other sports have limited scholarship funds -Interested Students should fill out an online interest form (located in the Athletic portion of Bentley website) -There are walk-ons. Contact coach.

History of Bentley

-Bentley was founded in 1917 by Harry Bentley as an all-male accounting and finance school. Harry Bentley had taught accounting at Boston University and other area schools, and wanted to use his own methods in accounting education. -The school was originally located in the Back Bay of Boston. -Bentley became co-educational in 1942. -Bentley moved to its current Waltham, MA location in the 1960s -In 1971, Bentley gained the authority to grant the Bachelor of Science degree in all business disciplines and the Bachelor of Arts degree -Bentley became a University in the fall of 2008 with the addition of PhD programs

Tutoring and Academic Services

-Both student and faculty tutors -7 tutoring labs (Math Center, Economics, Finance and Statistics Lab, ACELAB, the Writing Center, CIS Sandbox, CLIC, and the Media and Cultures Lab) -Personal or group tutoring

Smith Academic Technology Center

-Bring visitors to the Trading Room, CIS Sandbox, UXC, and a classroom. -$20 million facility -CIS Sandbox lets students get help one on one or in small groups and also video game creation workshops -User Experience Center offers consulting and testing services to improve usability of technology for clients, two state of the art labs. Clients include e Fidelity, TD Bank, Harvard Medical School, Philips Healthcare, and CVS.

IT Help Desk

-Entire campus is wireless -IT will give you a loaner and attempt to fix your computer -Technology Fee**

Center for Business Ethics

-Est. 1976 one of the oldest institutions in the world, hosted first national conference on business ethics

Language Lab

-For students taking a foreign language or just want to brush up on past knowledge -Foreign language is only required for Global Studies, Spanish studies, or Global perspective LSM -Bentley currently offers: Chinese, Japanese, Spanish, Italian, and French

Honors Program

-Four year Program with smaller classes -Special designation on transcript -First and second year living community -Capstone is a yearlong research project in final three semesters based on a topic of choice -Must maintain above a 3.30 and be enrolled full time -Invited to Program when receiving acceptance -Can also apply from within Bentley with strong academic record

Health Center

-Full service, 6 exam rooms -Supports 500 students with major medical conditions -Nearly 100 students seen per day -Urgent issues are handled immediately -Confidentiality -Three Board Certified Adolescent Physicians, Nurse Practitioners with Master's degrees who can prescribe, diagnose, treat, nutritionist, drug and alcohol specialist -gynecology, immunizations,

Jennison

-Lots of academic services -Fusion of Arts and Sciences (LSM with business) -Fellowships, Research Assistants, and Seminars

Lab for Economics, Accounting, and Finance

-Mainly used for accounting -Great programs used in the real world such as TurboTax

Trading Room (Hughey Center for Financial Services)

-Many schools may have them, but we are one of the few that encourage all students to use the trading room. -This is one of the largest academic trading floors in the U.S. at 3,500 square feet -All students will be required to spend some time in the trading room, regardless of major. -Is used as: classroom for over 40 undergraduate and graduate classes, lab to teach financial technology proficiency, research facility. -Software includes: Bloomberg, FactSet, Thomson One Analytics, Morningstar, FTS trading simulation software, DataStream, Crystal Ball, and MATLAB. You should be able to list 3. In total, our software has a value of $3.5 million in annual licensing fees. -Bentley is one of 3 schools that are premier partners with NASDAQ -No real money has ever been traded here

Student Center

-Meeting spaces and study rooms -Dunkin and Harry's -Fireplace, Ping pong and pool tables -921

921 Dining Hall

-Opens at 7am and closes at 8pm -closed from 2:30-3:30 -Harry's -Freshman have to have the super value or the value 15 meal plan, then can change second year -Discretionary money -Unlimited Plan, Value 15, Value 12, 921 60 plan

Service Learning

-Optional -Goes with a 3 credit course for additional credit with minimum of 20 hours of service

Liberal Studies Major

-Optional Double Major -Don't need to take additional Classes (Double Dipping) -10% of students

First Year Programs

-Orientation -First Year Seminar

Police and Security

-Police are licensed by Mass -They are a presence 24/7/365 -Over 275 yellow emergency phones -Blue light emergency call system -Police will transport you to the hospital if need be

Center for International Students

-Provides immigration and cultural adjustment advising -International students from 76 countries

Library

-Recently ranked #15 by Princeton Review -Study rooms for group work -Access to over 80 databases -Open 24 hours during finals week -Typically open 7am-2am on weekdays

Equity Center

-Safe space

Tranportation

-Shuttle to Waverly station -Bentley is 10 miles west of Boston -$62.50 per semester to have a car, $37.50 for commuter, and $25 for part time students

Social and Cultural Life

-Spring day -Subjective -About 20% of students are in a fraternity or sorority -Harvard Shuttle, orientation,

Housing

-Three forms of housing: dorms, suites, apartments -Housing is available all four years -First years are generally in doubles or triples -25% live in Miller, 25% live in Slade, 50% live in trees -About 98% of freshman live on campus with 81% of the students body on campus -After the first year there are apartments for 2-5 people or suites for 2-8 people -Housing is based on a credit system -Coed housing is available -Heating and A/C and carpeting -Defined communities -21 residence halls

Arena

-hosts hockey and other prominent events -weight room

Clubs and Organizations

-over 100 student organizations -Activities fair each semester

Sustainability

-purchased wind renewable credits -reduced our carbon footprint by 10% since 2008

Career Services, Internships, and Job Placement******

-six full-time undergraduate career counselors who focus on specific majors available to help students -There is a counselor who is focused on freshmen and helps them develop an individual four year plan that is updated throughout their Bentley career -Over 92% of students will complete an internship during their time at Bentley, 69% will complete more than one. -For 2019 and 2020, Bentley was ranked by the Princeton Review as #1 for Best Career Services out of nearly 4,000 Universities and Colleges in the U.S. -For 2018, Bentley was ranked #1 by Princeton Review for Best Schools for Internships -In 2017, Money Magazine ranked us #12 for Best Business Majors -The median starting salary for recent graduates was approximately $60,000. -Job Placement: Job placement rate for the class of 2017 was 99% (88% employed, 11% to grad school)

Dana Center

-two level gym, weight room and cardio -2,600 seat fieldhouse -swimming pool (25 yards) with diving tank -Sauna and steam room, locker rooms

How many credits does it take to graduate?

122. Most courses are 3 credits with science labs being 4

Majors

13 Business and 13 Arts and Sciences

Bentley Student Population

4200 Undergrad, 1000 Grad

Male/Female Ration

59/41

Business Studies Major

6 General Business Courses and 2 Business Electives

Layout of Campus

Academic Upper tier, student life tier, lower campus

Varsity Sports

Baseball, basketball, cross country, football, field hockey, golf, hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, and volleyball

Intramural Sports

Basketball, Dodgeball, flag football, soccer, softball, ultimate, volleyball

Does Bentley accept AP credit?

Bentley generally accepts 4 and 5 on the AP Test. Does not accept AP English.

Club Sports

Cheerleading, dance , equestrian, hockey, rugby, sailing, triathlon, ultimate, volleyball

Center for Marketing Technology

Corporate Partnerships (Converse)

Trimester System

Fall, Spring, and Summer allowing students to graduate early

Majors

Majors are typically declared at the end of sophomore year and classes typically begin the beginning of junior year, however it is reasonable to start in the second semester of sophomore year.

Minors

Students have 36 minors to choose from in both business and the arts and sciences. These courses can be taken at any point during your four years, but often occur in junior and senior years.

General Ed Classes

These are liberal arts courses that help give students a well-rounded perspective. Give examples of some classes a student may take their freshman year and let them know that they have options. For instance, the psychology requirement has an array of themed courses such as Psychology of Self and Cross Cultural Psychology.

Business Core Classes

They are designed to introduce students to the different aspects of business so they can understand how each area functions and how they are related. This core allows students to develop a solid foundation in various business areas and understand how one area impacts others. The business core is also designed to introduce students to a variety of aspects of business so that they can feel more comfortable in choosing a major second semester of sophomore year.