1980s: Building Boom
Although the core of Bentley's Waltham campus opened in 1968, the college continued to periodically add and/or renovate property to increase the number of services it could offer and the number of students it could house.
The 1970s saw some impressive expansion, most notably the Dana Center which originally opened in 1973.
The 1980s, however, were sometimes referred to in the student newspaper as Bentley's "Building Boom" - yet another significant expansion when a lot of the modern footprint of campus came into existence.
Just some of the projects of the 1980s are highlighted in these photos.
- Collins Hall - then known as Brook Hall - opened in 1980, and around 1985 got a renovation that included the hundreds of dorm rooms now contained within.
- A formal President's House was planned early in the 1980s and opened in 1983.
- Also opened in 1983 - the Adamian Academic Center, which was called the Graduate Center until President Adamian's retirement in 1991.
- The Falcone Apartments opened in 1985.
- The Rauch Administration Center, dedicated to original Trustee Henry E. Rauch, opened in 1986.
- Cape House, also known as "The Cape" opened in 1986 as well.
- The Orchard Apartments (North & South) opened in 1988.
As if that wasn't enough, the Dana Center got a new pool, and the Lower Caf got a renovation!