The final component of Bentley’s approach is outreach to other colleges and universities, the corporate sector and the not-for-profit world. As part of the Center for Business Ethics’ programs, for example, the 2004 Business Ethics Gadfly workshop went global, inviting visiting scholars from Budapest University (Hungary), the University of Pretoria (South Africa), the Norwegian School of Management (Sandvika, Norway), York University (Toronto, Ontario), IAE (Argentina), L'Ecole de Management de Lyon (France), DePaul University (Chicago) and Western Washington University (Bellingham, WA) to join Bentley faculty. This past May (2005), State Street Corporation became the program sponsor, and the workshop was expanded to 20 faculty (8 from Bentley, 12 from other institutions). Visiting faculty came from the Stockholm School of Economics (Sweden), University of Asia & the Pacific (Philippines), Jerusalem College of Technology (Israel), Xiamen University (China), New York Institute of Technology (NY), Prairie View A& M University (TX), University of Seattle (WA), University of Southern California (CA), University of Baltimore (MD), University of Maryland (MD), Western Washington University (WA), and Andover Newton Theological School (MA).

As an extension of the teaching workshop, a day-long symposium on ethical issues was also added that is open to other academic institutions and the corporate and not-for-profit sectors. The intent of the Symposium is to bring together international experts for in-depth discussions of current practices and challenges in business ethics and corporate responsibility. The purpose of the day long event is to both learn and inform by:

• Exploring current practices in other institutions, countries and cultures
• Identifying ways to enhance issues of ethics and corporate responsibility in business education and in outreach to the corporate community
• Disseminating this experience throughout the academic and practitioner worlds.

The focus of the inaugural 2005 Symposium was "Ethics and Risk Management in a Global Environment." Emphasis is placed on uniting business and higher education in the common goal of building a strong ethical foundation from which to serve our many constituencies and communities. The 2006 Symposium will focus on "Corporate Social Responsibility in the 21^st Century: Coping with Globalization." Further information can be found at: http://www.bentley.edu/symposium.

Working with the Ethics Officer Association, which was established through the Center for Business Ethics, CBE also offers a "Managing Ethics and Organizations" (MEO) program. Since 1995 over 400 ethics and compliance officers and graduate students have completed the five-day MEO course. Over the years, the course has provided attendees with practical advice and tools for creating and managing an effective ethics and compliance initiative.

Additional information on the Bentley Alliance for Ethics & Social Responsibility and the Center for Business Ethics can be found at:
http://www.bentley.edu/academics_research/alliance