2. What We’ll Cover
• Recruitment & Selection
• Bonner Program: Setting Expectations
• Tracking
• Bonner Program Visibility
• Staying Connected & Foundation Support
3. Berea pilot | + 22 schools in next two years
1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025
“End of start-up” | 4 year model | campus-wide
Bonner Leaders (FWS + AmeriCorps)
Common Commitments | Skills
Academic Journey (FIPSE)
Serve 2.0
Impact Focus
Community-Based Research funding (L&S)
Bonner Cornerstones
Knowledge Areas
PolicyOptions
Capstone Projects
Social Action
Pathways Project
8 Themes
Developmental Stages
Bonner Program History
5. Who to Recruit
• Ethic of service and 4-year
commitment
• 10+ size per class
• > 75% Federal Work Study eligible
• > 60/40 gender balance
• > diversity of school
6. Recruitment Basics
• Incoming students (+ some
upper-class leaders)
• Build into school recruitment &
admissions process as yield
tool (liaison)
• Engage current Bonners in
process
• Formal application
• On-campus interviews
7. Admissions
Collaboration
• Designate 1-2 admissions
counselors as liaisons
• Annual presentation to all
Admissions staff
• Identify eligible students
• Align application process
• Intentional outreach
• Recruitment events/calls
• Synchronize timelines
8. • Begin where campus stands as a
whole
• Male, Students of Color, First
Generation
• Admissions has these stats
• Diverse Recruiters, Engage
Bonners
• “Small & Wide Net” Pipelines
• Appealing Language/Approaches
Recruiting for Diversity
10. Interview Day
• Face-to-face interaction
• Engage Bonners and key
campus contacts
• Go over Program
Requirements
• Service partners and
placements
• Parent/family sessions
15. Keys for a Successful Year
Communicate clear
expectations through . . .
• Orientation
• Handbook
• 1-on-1 Advising
• Skill-Building &
Community-Building
Activities
Set clear expectations
for…
• Service Hours
Requirement
• Education & Training
• Leadership Roles
• Community
Partnerships
16. • History of Bonner
• Bonner Student Development
• Bonner Expectations
• Code of Conduct
• Logging Hours on BWBRS
• Leave, Probation, Dismissal Policies
• Student Pro
fi
les
• Alumni Network
Bonner Student Handbook
Bonner Program Handbook
2020-21
20. Counting Community Engagement
Events / Partners Total Students Total Hours
1x Service 8 1,000 5,000
Client Service
(Weekly)
18 120 8,400
Service Leadership 45 4,000
Service Internships 32 40 3,200
Capacity-Building
Projects
20 65 2,800
Social Action 4 50 1,500
1,320 24,900
21. Counting Community Engagement
Total Students
Bonner Program 15
School Year Internship Program 40
Summer Internship Program 45
Department-Based Senior Capstones 50
CBR Course Projects 30
Food Security Concentration 10
Social Justice Minor 15
PolicyOptions Research Fellows 15
220
23. Counting Community Engagement
Social Action 2 campaigns | 6 students | 360 hours
Capacity Building
Projects 12 projects | 27 students | 3,500 hours
Service Internships 69 students | 1,650 hours
Service Leadership 14 teams | 39 students | 2,290 hours
Regular Direct Service (Weekly) 18 teams | 55 students | 3,300 hours
1x Service Events 7 events | 450 students | 2,250 hours
39. Foundation Staff Support
Start-Up
‣ Bonner
Program 101
on campus
‣ Recruitment
and Selection
‣ Training
Calendar
Design
‣ Campus-
wide
Collaboration
Program
Development
‣ Service Structure
and Positions
‣ Training Calendar
and Student
Development
‣ BWBRS
Management
‣ Student Leadership
Team Retreats
‣ Faculty Trainings
Other
‣ Orientation/
Sophomore
Exchange
‣ Celebrations
‣ Check - In Visits
Strategic
Planning
‣ Intensive Visits
for 2 days
involving staff,
students, faculty,
partners, and
alums
‣ 3-5 year plans
Alignment
‣ Discrete
meetings with
President and
Senior
Administrators
40. National Meetings
• 2021 Fall Directors Meeting
• 2021 Fall Bonner Student Congress Meeting
• 2022 Summer Leadership Institute