July Newsletter

Welcome Falcons!

Bentley University

7/1/2016

Newsletter Edition 2

Your Bentley Falcon Card When you arrive on campus, your ID card will be key to getting around campus. The Falcon Card is the official identification card for all Bentley students, faculty and staff.

Your ID is used for many different aspects of campus life, including:  Gaining access to residence halls  Entering the main dining hall – The 921  Using discretionary dollars at various campus dining locations  Retrieving packages at the mail stop  Falcon funds – which can be used when doing laundry, going to the on-campus Dunkin Donuts, using vending machines, and more  Boarding our Harvard Square shuttle and campus loop bus  Student discounts – offered at various stores  Required to gain entrance to certain campus events (i.e. concerts) In order to have your ID ready for you when you get to campus, you’ll need to submit a photo of yourself! There is a link on your MyBentley portal that will connect you to the portal where this must be completed. Please follow all instructions and submit your photos by August 1st!

LIVE SNAPCHAT Q&A Did you miss our first snapchat question and answer session? No worries, we’ve compiled our answers and tips HERE for you to see what questions your peers have been asking. We are also planning another Q&A session for JULY 11th, so be sure to tune in, see some snapchats of campus, and ask your questions!

UPCOMING DEADLINES 

 Complete Bentley Beginnings: Online Orientation » PAST DUE  Complete Health History and Input Immunization record » PAST DUE  Laptop Selection » PAST DUE  Course Preference Submission (first-year students only) » Due July 11th  WEBINAR EVENTS » July 13th » July 20th » August 10th » Check social media for more info!  Enroll in or waive student health insurance (at universityhealthplans.com) » Due August 1st  Submit Payment for student account bill » Due August 1st  Electronically sign Terms and Conditions form via MyBentley » Due August 1st  Complete Part I of AlcoholEdu and Haven » Due August 19th

GETTING INVOLVED ON CAMPUS! College is full of endless opportunities, and involvement outside the classroom is one of the best ways to cultivate new passions. Bentley hosts MANY different student organizations (find the complete list here), and they all want you to join them this fall! During your first week on campus, there will be an activities fair, during which nearly every campus group will advertise their organization and encourage you to sign up for email information about their meetings. This is a great way to get to know a bunch of organizations and find what fits you best.

If you’d like to see what campus groups were up to last year, take a look at SP&E’s blog, which highlights programs and events that were hosted on campus.

When you get to campus on August 24th, you will get to know some of the most involved students on campus – the Orientation Leaders! We sat down to chat with a few of them about their involvements on campus. Check out what they had to say, and get a sense for some of the groups on campus.

Name: Riley Hynes Year: Sophomore Involvements: Varsity volleyball team manager, starting middle and secretary of the men’s club volleyball team, Director of Production and model for the BUB Fashion Show

“I chose my clubs/roles/organizations really based off of what I was most interested in (ex: sustainability and community service). My experience at Bentley would not be the same without the organizations and clubs I am a part of!”

Name: Sarah Donovan Year: Sophomore Involvements: Bentley Dance Team

Starr Coughlin, Class of 2018

Name: John Cilli Year: Junior Involvements: Bentley Climbing Club, intramural sports, the Venture Capitalist Club and the social fraternity Alpha Epsilon Pi Name: Tom Caldwell Year: Junior Involvements: Service Learning Project Manager, Ultimate Frisbee Team Name: Starr Coughlin Year: Junior Involvements: President for Her Campus, Students for Sustainable Business Executive Board, Service Learning Project Manager, Wellness Educator

Name: Katie Giacobbi Year: Senior Involvements: Panhellenic Council, Alpha Phi, Her Campus, Bentley Marketing Association

Name: Eric Olsen Year: Senior Involvements: VP of Sigma Pi, Service Learning, Bentley Marketing Association and the Ski and Snowboard “The best advice that I can give, is to get involved Club in as much as possible and then figure out what you can commit to. Going off of that, talk to Name: Nimay Barman Year: Junior Involvements: South Asian Student Association (SASA), Bentley Microfinance Group, the Vanguard

everyone. Everyone has a story and if you are willing to listen, they may point you to an opportunity to connect with new people and enjoy activities you had never tried or didn’t even know

Name: Steph Robinson Year: Sophomore Involvements: Track & Field team, Honors Council, VP of Scholarship and Awards for her business fraternity (Delta Sigma Pi), Service Learning, intramural sports

existed.”

Riley Hynes, Class of 2019

Name: Stacey Gravel Year: Sophomore Involvements: Hall Policy Coordinator for Residence Hall Association (RHA), Food Service Advisory Board, Service Learning Project Manager, Habitat for Humanity, BEAR Club, Women’s Leadership Floor

Name: Bryan Sweeney Year: Sophomore Involvements: Club Hockey - Executive Board Member

LIVING ON CAMPUS THIS YEAR AND WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOUR RESIDENCE HALL ROOM WILL BE LIKE? FOLLOW YOUR STUDENT COORDINATORS ON A VIDEO TOUR OF THE HALLS BY CLICKING THIS TEXT BOX. **You may be familiar with the term dormitory (dorm), but here at Bentley, we refer to the places you will live as residence halls, because they are your new home away from home**

Things to Bring!

As you start preparing to come to Bentley, here are some items you may want to pack! 

Bedding for your room: comforter, pillow, fleece blanket, bed sheets (twin XL size), extra bed sheets, mattress pad or “egg crate” pad

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For your room: clothes hanger,

WEBINARS AND VIDEO CHATS ARE COMING

desk lamp or bed lap, drinking cups, dishes and silverware for snacks, plastic containers with

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tight lids for storing snacks, snacks/drinks for your room 

Toiletries: bathrobe, shower shoes, towels, shower caddy,

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facial tissues, deodorant, chapstick or Vaseline, lotion, tooth brush, toothpaste, hair

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dryer, nail clippers 

Laundry: laundry basket/bag, laundry detergent, dryer sheets, change or Falcon Funds

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(Student ID) 

Stationary: binders, folders, paper, writing utensils,

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date and time)

calculator, day planner,

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stapler, paper clips 

Miscellaneous: headphones/ear buds, umbrella, flashlight, sewing kit, scissors, safety pins, firstaid kits, cold and flu medicine, cough drops, cell phone charger, cable TV coaxial cable

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Photocopies of important documents (international

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We will be hosting WEBINARS, where we stream to you LIVE with answers to your questions and information about campus  (and don’t worry, we’ll record the sessions in case you can’t meet with us live) July 13th at 5pm ET – Student Life o We will discuss living on campus, commuter resources, opportunities outside the classroom and finding balance in your first year th July 20 at 5pm ET – Essential Student Needs o This is a Session for Parents and Families – learning about our resources so you can best support your student August 10th at 5pm ET – True Life: I am a Bentley Falcon o EVERYTHING you need to know about orientation and your first semester at Bentley Bentley Student Support Services (check social media for

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This session is for families and students and will cover the services provided to students with documented disabilities and a general overview of the various academic support services available at Bentley.

Understanding Your First Semester Course Schedule(check social media for date and time)

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This session will cover how to interpret your first semester course schedule and an overview of your first year academic requirements.

students especially!!!)

**If you have any specific questions, sign up HERE for a one-on-

Access to money (bank

one SKYPE CALL with our student coordinators**

account, bank card, etc.)

Sustainability on Campus!

Bentley is a lean, green, recycling machine. We take our responsibility to the environment very seriously, which is why each room receives its own recycling bin. We also have many campus wide programs that encourage sustainable practices. Visit our website for more details about what we are doing to keep Bentley sustainable at http://www.bentley.edu/offices/sustainability. See the graphic below for details on our zero sort recycling system, which means that you don’t have to sort your recyclables! Just be sure to separate your trash and recycling, and you are good to go. ď Š

HEY! Are you an incoming transfer student? Well, CLICK HERE for some more awesome information about campus life and various ways to be prepared for your new school!

Are you joining the Bentley community from a different country? Well we are thrilled to have you, so CLICK HERE for more information that applies to you as an international student!

We look forward to seeing you on campus, via webinar, skype session or snapchat Q&A soon!

Keep checking MyBentley and the @WelcomeFalcons social media accounts for updates, and give us a call at 781-891-2271 or send us an email at GA_Orientation@bentley.edu with any questions!