1976: Business Ethics
With the larger campus and new course offerings came an opportunity for Bentley to consider how it could expand its impact on the world of business education.
The result of these considerations was the Center for Business Ethics, opened in 1976 and still a huge part of Bentley's culture today. The Center was founded by Professor W. Michael Hoffman, who still serves as Executive Director as the CBE approaches its 40th anniversary.
The CBE was developed to ensure that Bentley students learned the value of corporate responsibility and thoughtful leadership before they became members of the working world. It offers a lending library of business ethics publications, and manages executive education and fellowships, as well as the Raytheon and Verizon Lectureships.