News & Notes

Hey new interns and full-time hires, check out our own Alyssa Hammond’s take on the importance of accountability in the workplace in the Chicago Tribune!

BSLCE presents: Social Entrepreneurship Week
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Check out some of these organizations that provide resources, networks, and support for social entrepreneurs!  Organizations like these can help you find MONEY and other resources to fund and move forward your great IDEAS!

Net Impact: A global community of students and professionals who aspire to be the …

As part of Social Entrepreneurship Week, the Bentley Service-Learning and Civic Engagement Center (BSLCE) is highlighting some inspiring organizations in order to demonstrate some of the many ways that social enterprises can impact social outcomes.  The BSLCE is committed to helping students understand the value of civic engagement and to cultivating future business leaders who understand their impact on social issues.  Social entrepreneurship is one of the most exciting avenues toward these goals!

Fair Trade USA enables sustainable development …

Last week, Susan Brennan, Associate Vice President for University Career Services, had her article The Differentiating Power of Employer Relationships: What It Takes to Develop Strong Partnerships published on The EvoLLLution. The EvoLLLution interviewed Susan asking a series of questions relating to employer relationships. Susan shared that career services divisions can play the role of bridge between academic divisions, employers and students, ensuring program relevancy and strong relations between institutions and major employers. Additionally, to truly ensure institutional …

This week, Bentley celebrates social entrepreneurship, the movement that’s inspiring business people to go beyond the goal of maximizing profit and to thinking equally about maximizing social and environmental impact!

The Bentley Service-Learning and Civic Engagement Center (BSLCE) is sponsoring Social Entrepreneurship Week as part of our ongoing efforts to promote civic engagement, global citizenship and alternatives to current business models that are socially responsible at their core.

So, what is social entrepreneurship?

It’s hard to give a definition that …

On Thursday, April 20, Bentley’s ALFPA (Association of Latino Professionals for America) hosted their 8th Annual Etiquette Dinner! Travelers was the Platinum sponsor of the event where more than 50 students gathered to learn how to become better prepared and successful in their professional careers. At the event Charbel Hanna, a Career Colleague in Career Services, was awarded the Travelers Book Award for the leadership ability he demonstrated in school, work, and the community! Way to go Charbel! You make us …

Associate Vice President Susan Brennan shares the crucial steps that are necessary to build a successful internship program! Read the article from the National Association of Colleges and Employers here: http://bit.ly/2mIMqjK 

In January, The Wall Street Journal reported results of the Gallup Purdue Index Survey that assessed student satisfaction with university career services.  It did not surprise us that “49% of students who said career services were very helpful reported they had a good job waiting for them after they graduated—compared with only 15% of those who say the career services wasn’t at all helpful.”

At Bentley, our post-graduate outcomes data supports the correlation between the “helpfulness” of career services and positive …

As part of Princeton Review’s 2017 edition of “Colleges That Pay You Back: The 200 Schools That Give you the Best Bang for Your Tuition Buck,” Bentley University was ranked as the No. 1 university for internship opportunities! This acknowledgement follows the university’s No. 1 ranking in Career Services by Princeton Review last fall– keep up the good work Bentley Community, you rock!

https://www.princetonreview.com/college-rankings?rankings=top-internship-opportunities

Last month, The Wall Street Journal reported results of the Gallup Purdue Index Survey that assessed student satisfaction with university career services.  It did not surprise us that “49% of students who said career services were very helpful reported they had a good job waiting for them after they graduated—compared with only 15% of those who say the career services wasn’t at all helpful.”

At Bentley, our post-graduate outcomes data supports the correlation between the “helpfulness” of career services and positive …