This workshop, led by Ariane Hoy and David Roncolato, was part of the 2018 Bonner Fall Directors Meeting at the Claggett Center. In it, we discuss strategies to integrate programmatic and curricular supports for undergraduate students in the Bonner Program to achieve planning and doing an integrative capacity building capstone. This is supported by new curriculum from the Bonner Foundation.

1. The Sweet Spot
Supporting Your Program to
Integrate Capstones
Ariane Hoy and Dave Roncolato
Bonner Fall Directors Meeting 2018

2. Workshop
Goals
Engage you as
student staff in
helping to integrate
capstones for
Bonners on your
campus
Give you a preview
of the 8-Part
Capstone Series
Provide discussion
and support for how
students might
connect their Bonner
service with
academics and
college more broadly
1
2
3

3. THE FRESHMEN SERIES
Today’s Agenda
1
INTRODUCTION
2
THE PROGRESSION
3
YOUR WORK WITH
KEY STAKEHOLDERS
4

4. INTRODUCTIONS1

5. THE SWEET SPOT
academic
and other
learning
who you are
and want to be
service
& civic
involvement

6. A project that
connects your
identity,
service, and
learning
A project
created with
the community
A signature
experience
Bonner Capstone:

7. “Signature Work”: A culminating educational
activity in which students integrate and apply their
learning to a significant project with meaning to the
student and society

8. Capstone Examples
Capstones take many forms:
• Volunteer Handbook or Study
• Curriculum or Training
• New or Changed Program
• Grant Proposal or Fundraising
• Theater Production or Journalism
Series
• Social Action Campaign
• Policy Analysis/Recommendation
• Research Project
• Oral Histories
and more…

9. For students, this is part of a developmental
progression involving all experiences.
1st
Year
Most Capstones Can Come from
the Union of Partner and
Student Interest
2nd
Year
3rd
Year
4th
Year
Summer Summer Summer

10. Will add few more

11. This may be managed by you,
and also carried out by trained students.
Exploration
The Partner Voice and Perspective
Can Come Through Dialogue
ExampleExperience Expertise
Reflection Leadership Integration
The 8-Part
Series Builds in
Structural Supports
for this union

12. THE FRESHMEN
SERIES
2

13. #1 #2
Explore Your
Palette:
An Introduction to
the Bonner
Capstone
Your True Colors:
Integrating Learning,
Service, and Identity
through a Bonner
Capstone
Both use simple activities designed
to get first year (new) students
thinking about what are their
interests and how to integrate them.

14. The series uses
simple activities

15. Circle three academic priorities (prospective
major, issue research, policies, etc.)
Circle three community service priorities
(sites, issue area, site needs, etc.)
Circle three identity or vocational priorities
(experiences, career prospects, etc.)

16. Palette
Priorities

17. THE
PROGRESSION
3

18. 4
3
2
1
Explore
Experience
Example
Expertise
Explore passions and interests
Build campus and community network
Develop capacity building skills
Determine Capstone purpose
Narrow down Capstone idea
Write proposal, get resources
Do work plan
Do project
Focus on sharing
Capstone
Progression

24. Davidson
College

25. The College of
New Jersey

26. Key Strategies
Recommended Take Aways for You
1 2 3
USE FIRST 2
SESSIONS
PILOT WITH
WILLING
UPPER CLASS
SUPPORT
STUDENTS AS
COLLEAGUES

27. YOUR WORK
WITH KEY
STAKEHOLDERS
4

28. 4 Corners Activity
In each round, choose the description
that best describes your campus context.
1 2
3 4

29. Juniors are mostly
working within a site
d e l i v e r i n g t h e
programs
DIRECT
SERVICE
What kind of work are your
current juniors doing?
1 2
3 4
SERVICE
LEADERSHIP
CAPACITY
BUILDING
CAPSTONES
Juniors are mostly
leading site or
issue teams
J u n i o r s a r e m o s t l y
integrating capacity
building in some way in
their Bonner positions
Juniors are planning or
doing formal capstones
(even if you don’t call it
t h a t , b a s e d o n t h i s
definition)

30. Yo u r c e n t e r d i re c t o r
r e p o r t s t o D e a n o f
Students or Vice President
of Student Affairs.
STUDENT
AFFAIRS
Where is your
Bonner Program Housed?
1 2
3 4
ACADEMIC
AFFAIRS
PRESIDENT OTHER
Your center director
reports to Provost or Vice
President of Academic
Affairs.
Your center director
reports to President or
Chief of Staff.
Your center director reports
to a Chaplain, individual
faculty member, or you
don’t know.

31. Who is your best ally?
1 2
3 4
Your Dean of Students or
Vice President of Student
Affairs is a great ally.
STUDENT
AFFAIRS
ACADEMIC
AFFAIRS
PRESIDENT OTHER
Your rovost or Vice
President of Academic
Affairs is a great ally.
Your President, Chief of
Staff, or other key Senior
L e a d e r s ( V P o f
Enrollment) is a great
ally.
Your center director reports
to a Chaplain, individual
faculty member, or you
don’t know.

32. Community partners (i.e.,
size, needs) seem like the
b i g g e s t c h a l l e n g e f o r
capstones at our school.
PARTNERS &
PROJECTS
What are the biggest
challenges for your program with
implementing this?
1 2
3 4
FACULTY &
CREDIT
STAFFING
TIME
STUDENTS
Getting support from faculty
seem like the biggest challenge
for capstones at our school.
Issues with staff (i.e., busy,
new, etc.) seem like the
b i g g e s t c h a l l e n g e f o r
capstones at our school.
Issues with students (i.e.,
morale, time, etc.) seem like the
biggest challenge for capstones
at our school.