2. History
★ Started in 1997 OATH OF DUTY
Developed in 1998 by Congress
★ Congress has "I pledge to do my best to represent and
serve my peers in the Bonner Program. I
expanded promise to help shape and articulate the
visions and policies of the program as well
★ Bonner Scholar & as promote communication and sharing of
Leader equity ideas bet ween consortium schools. I, as a
representative of the Bonner Student
★ Core source of Congress, understand that my role is
significant not only to my peers, but to
student voice & the entire program. I will do my utmost in
leadership spreading knowledge and understanding
of the program whenever I am needed."
3. Your Roles
★ Represent, Build,
Lead !
★ Leadership & skill
Development
★ Model best of Bonner
★ Build sense of national
network
10. Highlights
AUGSBURG CENTRE MACALESTER
COLLEGE COLLEGE COLLEGE
1. Summer of Service Placements
Achievement Gap Community Voice 2. Junior Year Placements
3. Sophomore Exchange
11. “Big Idea” Teams
1. First Year Placements & Service
2. Second Year Exchange
3. Junior Service, Leadership & Internships
4. Integrating International Service
5. Leveraging Social Media to Organize Service
6. Building an Issue-Oriented Campus-Community Program
7. Building a Broad Campus-Community Campaign
8. Integrating Site-Based Teams with Your Community
Partners
9. Building Campus-Wide Engagement and a Campus
Culture of Service
10. Building Program Unity & Your Bonner Leadership Team
11. Foundations for Bonner Success - Orientation, Trainings,
& Trips
12. Planning Session #1
★ Getting to know you
★ Thinking Big
★ Brainstorm, Share,
Learn
★ Networking Fair
14. Planning Session #3
★ Campus Team Work
★ Strategy, Strategy,
Strategy!
★ Working on "The Pitch"
15. Shout Out to Facilitators !
★ Phillip Vazquez ★ Angel Torres ★ Hannah Sizemore
★ Chloe Drummond ★ Nisha Nadkar ★ Channing McLain
★ Lindsey Cermak ★ Juliet Carrington ★ Katherine Garib
★ Julia Sewell ★ David Karas ★ Hong Nguyen
★ UgoEtudo ★ Nicholas Flores ★ Kristin Bell
★ Chaz Barracks ★ Donta Goodwin ★ Laura Davis
★ Kelly Behrend ★ Michael Austerlitz ★ Maggie Sheridan
★ Jared Smith ★ Hannah Sizemore ★ Zachary Ferguson
16. What you can walk away with....
★ A new leadership role
★ New ideas for facing
challenges in
implementing your BIG
Idea
★ A detailed, calendar-
based action plan
★ A network of support
for follow-through
17. What’s Next ?
★ Post your pitch
★ Share with those you
represent
★ Report progress on
Bonner Network Wiki
18. Spread the Bonner Love
★ @ the IMPACT Conference March 19-21
in Little Rock, Arkansas
★ @ the Bonner Summer Leadership
Insitute & 20th Anniversary Celebration
June 3-6 in Berea, Kentucky