2017 Ferrera Fellow is announced! Congratulations Lauren Davis ’19

Dear Bentley Community:

Professor Gerald R. Ferrera and the Ferrera Public Service Fellowship Committee, in collaboration with the Career Services Office, are pleased to announce that the 2017 Ferrera Public Service Fellowship has been awarded to Lauren Davis ‘19.

Lauren will be joining St. Francis House where she will work to create and launch a weekly publication. Lauren has been an active member of the Bentley community. She has volunteered for several nonprofit organizations and is a strong role model …

By Colleen Murphy
Colleen Murphy Senior Associate Director, Pulsifer Undergraduate Career Development Center
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Accountability in the Workplace is CRITICAL, no matter what role you play!

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!

By Cassandra Layman
Cassandra Layman
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Anna Ferrari is totally rev’d up about being #HIRED by KPMG!

Congrats to Anna Ferrari (AC ’18) on her summer Tax Internship at KPMG – WAY TO GO!

By Alyssa Hammond
Alyssa Hammond Director, Undergraduate Career Development, Pulsifer Career Development Center
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Don’t miss top tips on how to make the most of your summer internship on Bentley’s Facebook Live today at 12:30 p.m.

Alyssa Hammond, Career Service’s Director of Career Education and Innovation, will be Live on Bentley University’s Facebook Live page TODAY! Alyssa will be talking about how to make the most of your summer internship through an interactive Q&A session. So, make sure you tune in to Bentley University’s Facebook page on TODAY. May 10th at 12:30 p.m. to learn more and get your questions answered!

By Cassandra Layman
Cassandra Layman
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“I deliver Career Education and Outcomes. What do you do?” – Susan Brennan, AVP of Bentley’s Career Services

At a recent meeting, a colleague referred to our department as the one that “gets students jobs”. My heart sank.

My team and I have worked tirelessly over many years to reimagine career services, and yet many, even those who know us well, assume an old paradigm.  Language matters. And as an institutional leader, it is my responsibility to educate and redefine something as basic as what we do every day. What is our job? How do we describe our …

By Susan Sandler Brennan
Susan Sandler Brennan Associate Vice President, University Career Services
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Social Entrepreneurship Week is underway! Learn more about impressive Social Entrepreneurs

To:          Students

From:    GA or dpetersen@bentley

Re:         Meet Social Entrepreneurs Who Change the World

BSCLE presents: Social Entrepreneurship Week

In our efforts to promote awareness of social entrepreneurship and socially responsible business practices, the Bentley Service-Learning and Civic Engagement Center (BSLCE) is highlighting a few of the many amazing social entrepreneurs.

Who are social entrepreneurs?

Social entrepreneurs are those who make it their mission to take on the world’s social and environmental problems.  Hear from these social entrepreneurs about why …

By Colleen Murphy
Colleen Murphy Senior Associate Director, Pulsifer Undergraduate Career Development Center
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Congratulations to our very own Charbel Hanna for receiving the Travelers Book Award!

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 …

By Lauren Nicol
Lauren Nicol Senior CareerEdge Colleague
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Senior Management and Liberal Studies majors: Still job searching? Let’s do it together this Saturday, April 22nd

By Colleen Murphy
Colleen Murphy Senior Associate Director, Pulsifer Undergraduate Career Development Center
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Saturday, April 22nd: ALL DAY CAREER-RELATED WORKSHOP, SENIOR MANAGEMENT MAJORS + SENIOR LSMs.

By Colleen Murphy
Colleen Murphy Senior Associate Director, Pulsifer Undergraduate Career Development Center
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Synchrony Financial Business Leadership Program – An outstanding LDP modeled after GE (its former parent)

 

 

Corporate immersion at its best!

What’s not to like?  120 BLP interns and class of ’17 full-time hires from Bentley, Notre Dame, Georgetown, Univ. Chicago, Northwestern, Davidson and B.C.,  among others flown, to  Charlotte for 4 days of executive presentations, team building, community service projects, summer assignments revealed, NASCAR simulation and dress-for-success fashion show. Think “Fun and Smart”.

With an exceptionally high internship conversion rate, the best path for Bentley juniors (of any major!) to join Synchrony Financial is through …

By Leonard Morrison
Leonard Morrison Director of Undergraduate Career Services
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