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This article describes the service-learning project at Bentley College in Waltham, Massachusetts. The Bentley Service-Learning Project (BSLP) has served as a catalyst for instituting the value of social responsibility into the business curriculum. With over 25% of the full-time faculty integrating service-learning into their courses, Bentley has had over 3000 students using their business skills to assist community agencies. The BSLP has helped to create an environment where business students, faculty, staff and administrators come together to work with and learn from the surrounding communities.
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Amy L. Kenworthy is the Administrative Coordinator of the Bentley Service-Learning Project. Her primary responsibilities include supervising the grant and scholarship student programs, developing service-learning course components through faculty outreach, integrating concepts of TQM into the BSLP, coordinating college/community partnerships and facilitating program development for Bentley faculty and staff. Her research interests include social responsibility, business ethics and corporate contributions.
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Kenworthy, A.L. Linking business education, campus culture and community: The Bentley Service-Learning Project. Journal of Business Ethics 15, 121–131 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00380268
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00380268