Editorial Staff

Editor

Susan Simpson

Managing Editor

Caleb Cochran

Art Director/Designer

Amy E. Arnpriester

Assistant Art Director/
Photography Editor
Lori Lindholm

Online Editor
Gordon M. Hardy

Video Technologies Manager Steven C. Salina

Contributors
Deblina Chakraborty
Lisette Diamant ’09
Richard Lipe ’77
Kyle Mack
Eileen McCluskey
Therese O’Neill
Tracey Palmer
Maura King Scully
Anne-Marie R. Seltzer
Jennifer A. Spira
Kristen L. Walsh
Michele Walsh

Executive Director of
Marketing Communication

Katherine H. Blake

Between the lines
Two days, 22 hours, 51 minutes, 33 seconds. That is the total amount of time
invested by alumni and others who went online to check out the spring 2009
Observer. The issue broke ground with an interactive format designed to complement
the traditional print edition.
As of mid-May, www.bentleyobserver-digital.com had drawn close to 1,400 individual
visitors, who arrived from six continents, 35 countries, and 119 U.S. area codes. These
are metrics to warm an editor’s heart.
A handful of readers seized the moment to hit the electronic “Feedback” button. The
cyber-missives imparted praise (great idea and very easy to navigate), caution (I have
dial-up and the time to load each page makes it impractical) and advice (add a zoom
icon to the navigation bar). We are grateful to everyone who took time to comment.
This summer issue — our online-only edition for 2009 — ramps up interactivity.
Specially developed video clips and slide shows let you hear directly from featured
faculty, students and alumni. Other stories have links that whisk you to related
Development and Alumni
Relations Update Staff
information living elsewhere on the Bentley web site. As always, we welcome

Directors
Jennifer A. Aquino
Leigh K. Gaspar
Gary E. Kelly
Peter L. Kent

Manager
Katharine T. Jackson

Associate Directors
Nicole (Fernandez) Gamer ’02
Meghan B. Lee
Mackenzie L. Nurse ’02

Assistant Director
Katherine (Oliver) Dilly ’04

Coordinator
Mildred E. Murphy ’00

your perspectives and ideas. The magazine returns to print and electronic form
in September.
All the best until then,
EFMD

Toll free: 800.523.6853

Administration

President
Gloria Cordes Larson

Vice President for
Development, Corporate
and Alumni Relations
Robert H. Minetti

Vice President for
Marketing, Communication
and Public Affairs
Sandra T. King

Bentley University is one of three business schools in the United States, and 116 worldwide, to earn accreditation by EQUIS (European Quality Improvement System), and is one of about 50 business schools worldwide accredited by both EQUIS and AACSB International (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business).

BENTLEY UNIVERSITY is a leader in business education. Centered on teaching and research in business and related professions, Bentley blends the breadth and technological strength of a university with the core values and student focus of a close-knit campus. Our undergraduate curriculum combines business study with a strong foundation in the arts and sciences. The McCallum Graduate School emphasizes the impact of technology on business practice, in offerings that include MBA and Master of Science programs, PhD programs in accountancy and in business, and custom executive education programs. Located minutes from Boston in Waltham, Massachusetts, the school enrolls approximately 4,000 full-time undergraduate, 250 adult part-time undergraduate, 1,400 graduate, and 30 doctoral students. Bentley is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges; AACSB International — The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business; and the European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS), which benchmarks quality in management and business education.