Bentley College

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Coordinates: 42°23′16″N 71°13′14″W / 42.387633, -71.22061

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Bentley College
Established:	1917
Type:	Private
Endowment:	U.S. $223 million
President:	Gloria Cordes Larson
Faculty:	450
Undergraduates:	4,253
Postgraduates:	1,304
Location:	Waltham, MA, USA
Campus:	Suburban, 163 acres (0.66 km²)
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 (16 km) 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 #30 on BusinessWeek's top 100 undergrad business schools.[1]

Contents 1 Timeline 2 Rankings/Recognition By Major Media 3 Campus 3.1 Non-Residence Hall Buildings 3.2 Residence Halls 3.2.1 Upper Campus 3.2.2 Lower Campus 3.3 North Campus 4 Notable alumni 5 Athletics 6 Campus media 7 Other Facts about Bentley 8 External links 8.1 Greek Organization 8.2 Student Governance 8.3 Student Recreational Organizations 9 Reference

[edit] Timeline

• Founded as the "Bentley School of Accounting and Finance" by Harry C. Bentley in 1917, who served as president until 1953.
• Maurice M. Lindsay was second president from 1953 to 1961.
• Changed name to "Bentley College of Accounting and Finance" in 1960.
• Thomas L. Morison was third president from 1961 to 1970.
• Bentley offered its first four-year bachelor of science program in 1961 under President Morison.
• 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 1968.
• Founder Harry C. Bentley dies in 1967 at age 89.
• Gregory H. Adamian was fourth president from 1970 to 1991. He is credited by the college as a major force in its development.
• Changed name to "Bentley College" in 1971 and added bachelor of arts programs.
• First graduate program launched in 1973, graduate school opened in 1974.
• Joseph M. Cronin was fifth president from 1991 to 1997.
• In the late 1990s, pioneered integration of information technology into the core business curriculum.
• Joseph G. Morone was sixth president from 1997 to 2005.
• Graduate school renamed "McCallum Graduate School of Business" in 1999 after generous gift from alumnus Elkin B. McCallum's family foundation.
• Opens campus in Bahrain in 2002 in partnership with Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance.
• 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]
• Former state and federal government official and Boston-based la