Bentley University to Ring The Nasdaq Stock Market

ADVISORY, April 19, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

What:  Bentley University will visit the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square in celebration of its 100 year anniversary.

In honor of the occasion, Gloria Larson, president , will ring the Closing Bell.  

Where: Nasdaq MarketSite – 4 Times Square – 43 ^rd & Broadway – Broadcast Studio

When: Thursday, April 20, 2017 – 3:45 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET      

Bentley University Contact: Meredith Mason 781-891-2755 mmason@bentley.edu    

Nasdaq MarketSite: Emily Pan (646) 441-5120 emily.pan@nasdaq.com   

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Social Media: For multimedia features such as exclusive content, photo postings, status updates and video of bell ceremonies, please visit our Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/NASDAQ .

For photos from ceremonies and events, please visit our Instagram page: http://instagram.com/nasdaq  

For livestream of ceremonies and events, please visit our YouTube page: http://www.youtube.com/nasdaq/live  

For news tweets, please visit our Twitter page: http://twitter.com/nasdaq  

For exciting viral content and ceremony photos, please visit our Tumblr page: http://nasdaq.tumblr.com/   

Webcast: A live stream of the Nasdaq Closing Bell will be available at:   https://new.livestream.com/nasdaq/live or http://www.nasdaq.com/about/marketsitetowervideo.asx   

Photos:  To obtain a hi-resolution photograph of the Market Close, please go to http://business.nasdaq.com/discover/market-bell-ceremonies and click on the market close of your choice.

About Bentley University Bentley University is one of the nation's leading business schools, dedicated to preparing a new kind of business leader and one with the deep technical skills, the broad global perspective and the high ethical standards required to make a difference in an ever-changing world. To achieve our goal, we infuse our advanced business curriculum with the richness of a liberal arts education. The results are graduates who are making an impact in their chosen fields and turning their passions into success stories. Located on a classic New England campus just minutes from Boston, Bentley is a dynamic community of leaders, scholars and creative thinkers.

Today, the challenges of a rapidly changing world have made business skills and experiences hot commodities. More students are considering business as the foundation of their higher education experience, and considering Bentley in the process. With our unique blend of business, technology and the liberal arts, Bentley, a private, not-for-profit institution, provides students with relevant, practical and transferable skills.

At Bentley, we blend the breadth and technological strength of a large university with the values and student focus of a small college. Students interested in business professions choose from a wide range of programs that address all functional areas including accountancy, finance, marketing, management and liberal arts — all anchored in technology.

About Nasdaq Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ ) is a leading provider of trading, clearing, exchange technology, listing, information and public company services across six continents. Through its diverse portfolio of solutions, Nasdaq enables clients to plan, optimize and execute their business vision with confidence, using proven technologies that provide transparency and insight for navigating today's global capital markets. As the creator of the world's first electronic stock market, its technology powers more than 85 marketplaces in 50 countries, and 1 in 10 of the world's securities transactions. Nasdaq is home to approximately 3,800 listed companies with a market value of $10.1 trillion and nearly 18,000 corporate clients. To learn more, visit: business.nasdaq.com .

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