Overview of Bonner Program history, goals, and meeting agenda.

1. The Bonner Program: The Big Picture
Welcome to the Bonner Community

2. Introductions

3. Mural Board
Exercise #1
(Name, School, Title, Years @ School)

4. Mural Board
Exercise #2
(Place school name on map)

5. Bonner Program
History &
Commitments

7. Bonner Program
Motto
To afford college students an
opportunity to use their energy,
talents, and leadership skills to
engage in community service
while providing developmental
and
fi
nancial support.
Access to Education,
Opportunity to Serve

8. Bonner Common Commitments
Participate intentionally as a citizen in the
democratic process, actively engaging in public
policy and direct service.

9. Bonner Common Commitments
Establish and sustain a vibrant community of
place, personal relationships and common
interests.

10. Bonner Common Commitments
Respect the many different dimensions of
diversity in our public lives.

11. Bonner Common Commitments
Advocate for fairness, impartiality and equality
while addressing systemic social and
environmental issues.

12. Bonner Common Commitments
Develop international understanding that
enables Bonners to participate successfully in a
global society.

13. Bonner Common Commitments
Explore personal beliefs while respecting the
spiritual practices of others.

14. Bonner Program
Model

15. Who is a Bonner?
• A college student who
demonstrates
fi
nancial need
• Exhibits an ethic and
commitment for service and
social justice
• Comes from diverse
backgrounds
• Engages in a four-year program

16. How do they do it?
• Join a team of other Bonners who...
• Engage every week, every semester
• Develop and grow as an agent of
change
• Serve community-de
fi
ned needs
and make an impact
• Connect service and studies, and
connect people
• Graduate and stay involved

17. Bonner Program Pathway

18. Bonner Scholar
vs
Bonner Leader

19. What's the same? What's different?
Bonner Scholar Bonner Leader
Commitment 4-year program 4-year program
School Year Service
8-10 hours per week
120-140 hours per semester
8-10 hours per week
120-140 hours per semester
Summer Service 280 hours x two summers required Encouraged
Financial Aid
School Year & Summer Service;
Meet Total Need with Loan Cap
School Year Stipend at least = to
Federal Work-Study Award
First Year Trip Required Encouraged
Sophomore Exchange Required Encouraged
National Bonner Mtgs Required attendance Required attendance
Capstone Project Expected Expected
Senior Presentation of
Learning
Expected Expected

20. Bonner Scholar
Model
• Four year commitment
• School meets total
documented need with a
loan cap
• $3,000 School Year Award
• $2,500 for each of two
summer of service
• $500 Rising Senior Fund

21. Bonner Leader
Model
• Four year commitment
• Work/Service Stipend
Expected = Federal Work
Study
• Some schools include
service scholarship
• Funding summers not
required

22. Federal Work
Study
• Meet with your Financial Aid
Of
fi
ce to
fi
nd out what the FWS
allocation is and to negotiate
how Bonners can receive slots.
• Institutions are required to use
7% of their allocation at off
campus community
organizations/sites.

23. Bonner Leader Funding Survey
Funding Level Schools Additional Notes
Less than $2,500 2 programs
1 Liberal Arts/
1 large public
Between $2,500-
$3,000
3 programs
2 Liberal Arts/
1 large public/
Tuition varies ($11K-41K)
$3,350 14 programs
Most common
(regardless of summer)
More than $3,350 11 programs
Number of students range from 8
to 93; old and new programs

24. Bonner Leader Funding
School Funding Per Student Tuition
College of Saint Benedict
$3,500 (FWS) +
$2,500 scholarship
$39,402
Montclair State University $2,575 $11,318
University of North
Carolina - Chapel Hill
$2,175 $8,340
Ursinus College $4,000 (tuition discount) $50,360
Washington and Lee
University
$3,350 +
summer award
$44,507

25. Q&A Breakout by
Bonner Program Type

26. Bonner Program:
Why does it work?

28. Fall Spring Summer
~1,960 hours
in 4 years!
1st Year
2nd Year
3rd Year
4th Year

33. Bonner Program
Impact

34. • Four years are signi
fi
cant
• Dialogue across difference
• Proven skill learning
(developmental model)
• Commitment to social justice
• Power of structured and
unstructured re
fl
ection
• The importance of mentors
• Civic-minded professionals
Bonner Impact
on Students

35. • Yield tool for access and diversity
• Multi-year developmental,
program model
• Integrates curricular and co-
curricular pathways
• Deepens sustained community
partnerships
• Builds campus-wide
infrastructure to engage
everybody everyday
• National network for advise and
standard setting
Bonner Impact
on Campus

37. Social Action 2 campaigns | 6 students | 360 hours
Capacity Building Projects 12 projects | 27 students | 3,500 hours
Service Internships 69 students | 5,650 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
Bonner Impact in Communities

38. Mural Board
Exercise #3
(What part of the Bonner Program
model do you
fi
nd most compelling?)

39. Our Goals

40. Student
Development
“Access to
Education,
Opportunity to
Serve”
Campus Infrastructure
Culture of service
Community
Partnerships
Measurable
impact
Bonner Integrated Goals & Approach

41. Community
Campus
Leverage Bonner Network
as a community of best practice, and
resource for higher education locally
and nationally
Systems
Provide capacity-building support
for collaboratives to achieve
measurable community and systemic
change.
Build campus center that leads
effort to make place-based
community engagement deep,
pervasive, integrated &
developmental.
Organizations
Provide capacity-building support
for organizations to improve
effectiveness, ef
fi
ciency, and
resources.
Develop and integrate
community engaged learning
courses & programs.
Programs
Train & support leaders who
develop & manage evidence-
based programs and projects.
Develop & engage students’
knowledge, skills, values, and
collective action.
Individuals
& Places
Mobilize students, faculty, staff, &
community members to support
individuals & places.
Bonner Transformation Goals

42. Capstone-Level
Community-Engaged
Projects
Graduating Class of 400 Students
100% of Bonner Graduates... 15
20-25% of All Graduates... 65
15
20
Bonner Strategic Goals
=
Highest level of
community &
student impact

43. Agenda
Zoom Sessions

50. Bonner Learning
Community
Quick Tour