Media and Culture Labs and Studio
The Media and Culture Labs and Studio supports the English and Media Studies Department’s Film and Media Studies major, the joint Creative Industries major, as well as the university’s double major in Liberal Studies with a concentration in Media, Arts and Society. This state-of-the-art facility provides resources for all forms of media production: video, sound, digital photography and design. The labs house industry-standard software for video editing, screenwriting, sound mixing, animation, as well as graphic and motion design. The professional production tools available include digital and 4K HD cameras, lighting and grip equipment, microphones, and audio accessories. A soundproofed studio with green screen and lighting grid complete the professional production environment. Students are encouraged to visit the labs and studio in Lindsay Hall.
Location: Lindsay Hall, Room 10
User Experience Center (UXC)
The global user experience consulting group based at Bentley University was founded in 1999. Since that time, the UXC has provided hundreds of clients around the world with user experience research, design and strategy services.
Affiliation with the master’s program in Human Factors in Information Design provides the Center with unique access to internationally-recognized experts and the latest research in the fields of user experience, design, human factors, usability, marketing, and business.
Location: Smith Academic Technology Center
The Hughey Center for Financial Services (HCFS)
The Hughey Center for Financial Services (or the Trading Room) is a world class academic facility providing students with hands-on, practical, and experiential learning opportunities in areas such as equity and fixed income research, portfolio management, risk management, and analytical decision making. The HCFS enables students to stay current in their fields and gain certifications in Bloomberg (Bloomberg Markets Concepts), Factset (Financial Modeling), and Morningstar. In addition, students have the opportunity to engage in multiple thought leadership sessions that are run throughout the year, including sessions on Blockchain, Behavioral Finance, ESG, Lifecycle of a Trade and Conversations with Senior Investment Professionals. For more information, please contact Jay Sultan, Director of The Hughey Center for Financial Services at jsultan@bentley.edu.
Location: Smith Academic Technology Center
The CIS Sandbox
At Bentley's CIS Sandbox, innovation meets exploration and collaboration. Our mission is to prepare you to succeed in your CIS courses and to thrive in a technology-driven business world. The CIS Sandbox is the place to go to get help with homework, as well as to hang out with other students excited to create what's possible.
Our tutors are passionate about the courses they have taken, so they can help you learn the concepts you need when working on an assignment. They are patient, friendly, and welcoming. Ask them your questions. Come prepared with questions to ask, and be ready to learn. We provide tutoring services for most undergraduate and graduate CS courses. You can drop by in person during the day, join online on nights and weekends, or make a one-on-one appointment with a tutor if you want directed support. See cissandbox.com for the current schedule of who's working when.
Whether you're playing with programming languages, delving into data analytics, tinkering with technology, or building your own applications, the CIS Sandbox provides the tools and guidance to bring your visions to life. We have desktop computers running Windows, Linux and Mac operating systems, and specialized software, Android tablets, Raspberry Pi devices, Amazon Alexa and Google Home smart speakers, Oculus Virtual Reality Headsets, augmented reality glasses, large wall displays, and other high-tech gadgets. You can hone your presentation skills by practicing in front of our SMART Board, meet with your team at one of our collaboration stations to work on a group project, or brainstorm at our huge glass board. These are available to you when you visit the CIS Sandbox in person.
The CIS Sandbox is also a community of learners, current students, alumni, and industry leaders, who come together in person and online to share their career accomplishments or discuss the latest technology trends, as part of our Topics in Tech speaker series. Our partnerships with alumni at local companies through the Industry Engagement Program provides micro-internship opportunities for CIS Sandbox tutors to gain real-world experience on industry projects and share their work with the CIS Sandbox community.
At the CIS Sandbox, learning happens outside the classroom. Yes, we'll help you with your homework, but we offer so much more. Come for the tutoring, stay for the tech. Get hands-on experience, play with the coolest tech on campus. Become part of a community that thrives on discovery, and gives you a head start in your professional journey.
Location: Smith 234 and online at cissandbox.com .
The Howard A. Winer Learning Lab for Economics, Accounting and Finance (LEAF)
The goal of the LEAF is to provide a welcoming and inclusive learning environment where students are encouraged to seek academic support for their accounting, economics and finance courses. Students utilizing the LEAF will find peer tutors knowledgeable in accounting, economics, and finance, ready to help and prepare students to thrive in the Bentley business curriculum.
The LEAF is designed to allow students hands-on experience by integrating technology into their areas of study and work together on group projects and case studies. Additionally, students will find peer led tutoring for the subject areas covered by the lab.
The LEAF has networked individual workstations plus group workstations with 42" display screens, and a conference room with a Smartboard.
Location: Lindsay 21