Bonner Congress 2019 Printed Program

Centre CollegeOctober 4 -6, 2019

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Table of Contents
About
Welcome 1........................................................................................................................
Community Service Ofﬁce 2...........................................................................................
Centre College 3..............................................................................................................
Danville 4..........................................................................................................................
National Partners 5...........................................................................................................
Agenda
Friday, October 4 9..........................................................................................................
Saturday, October 5 10...................................................................................................
Sunday, October 6 12......................................................................................................
Strategic Track Workshops
Block 1 13..........................................................................................................................
Block 2 14..........................................................................................................................
Block 3 15..........................................................................................................................
Elective Workshops
Block 1 16..........................................................................................................................
Block 2 17..........................................................................................................................
Ground Rules & Safe Space Norms for Dialogue 19..................................
All Group Sessions
Opening Session 20.........................................................................................................
From Service to Social Justice 22....................................................................................
Resources
Dyads 26............................................................................................................................
Thank You 27.....................................................................................................................
Expectations and Emergencies 28.................................................................................
Map Back Page..................................................................................................................

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Welcome from the Centre College
Bonner Congress Planning Team
Welcome to Bonner Congress 2019! We are pleased to host you here at Centre College in Danville,
Kentucky. The theme “Social Justice at the Centre” highlights the emphasis we must place on moving
our work from direct service to seeking and creating system-change solutions. We invite you to think
about the ways social justice is at the “center” of our work, transforming individuals, communities, and
institutions towards positive social change.
How have students contributed to social justice throughout
American history? How are students working for social justice
today? How does service lead to justice, or does it? How are or
can colleges and universities help affect positive social
change?
The stain glass mosaic design in the logo is a nod to Centre’s
premier glass blowing program and in honor of the recent
passing of glass art master and Centre College Professor and
alumnus, Stephen Rolfe Powell, in March of 2019.

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About the Community Service Office
More than 85 percent of Centre College students volunteer on a regular basis, experiencing the joy of
creating positive change in our community. In the words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. “Anyone can be
great, because anyone can serve.” The mission of Centre College is to prepare students for lives of
learning, leadership, and service in a global society. For students at Centre, service is not just a one-
time activity – it’s a way of life – an opportunity for the life-long integration of learning and community
engagement. Centre’s Community Service Office provides resources and opportunities to students
looking to get involved in volunteerism and civic engagement, locally in Danville/Boyle County and
beyond.
Centre College joined the Bonner Network in 1999 with the Bonner Leader Program and added the
Bonner Scholar Program in 2008. Twenty years later, the Bonner Program at Centre College is a
network of 60 students on campus dedicated to alleviating poverty and improving education through
active community service and civic engagement. The motto, “Access to Education, Opportunity to
Serve” rings true in the Program as it includes 30 Bonner Scholars, with high financial need, and 30
Bonner Leaders, with Federal Work-Study support, who are committed to making an impact through
service and have an interest in making service a priority during their Centre experience. The year 2019
celebrates the 20th year of the Bonner Program at Centre College and Centre College’s 200th year as
an institution.
Centre Bonners have served alongside a number of student organizations and programs including
STAND, Alpha Phi Omega, and Greek organizations at several local agencies such as Grace Cafe, the
Central Kentucky African American Cemetery Association, Blue Bird Market, Centro Latino, and various
voter registration drives. These groups organize opportunities to engage in the community and recruit
and coordinate Centre volunteers around the purposes of activism, advocacy, and social justice. The
director and coordinator of community service and the Bonner Program serve as liaisons between
Centre’s campus and the Danville/Boyle County area, identifying community needs and assets and
developing mutually beneficial relationships.

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About Centre College
Welcome to Centre College! Centre was founded in 1819, making 2019 the bicentennial year. With a
mission to prepare students for lives of learning, leadership, and service, Centre is nationally
recognized as a deeply engaged campus with an intensely personal education. With around 1,400
students, the college offers a liberal arts education with 27 majors and 26 minors available. Notably,
Centre is one of only a few colleges to offer a glassblowing program through its art department. In
2018, the Social Justice Minor was introduced so that students can study social inequalities and
marginalization.
The Centre Commitment guarantees students who meet the college's academic and social
expectations an internship or collaborative research experience, study abroad experience, and
graduation in four years. If a student is unable to secure the components of the Centre Commitment
within four consecutive years of enrollment, the college will provide up to an additional year of study
tuition-free.
Roughly 85% of Centre student study away for a semester at one of eight international partnerships
and three United States partnerships. In 2013, Centre was ranked the top school for study abroad
options and experience. Greek Life is popular on campus with 11 sororities and fraternities to choose
from. Centre College has hosted two Vice-Presidential debates in 2000 and 2012, becoming the
smallest college in the smallest town ever to serve as a host site for a general election debate.

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About Danville
Danville has been named one of the best small towns in America, with all the charm and security of a
historic small town. Along Main Street you will find restaurants, clothing stores, coffee shops, the
courthouse, green spaces, and the Centre College Bookstore. The Boyle County Public Library is
walkable to Centre’s campus and Millennium Park is nearby.
Danville has also been called the “City of Firsts” because of its history of having the first courthouse in
Kentucky, the first Kentucky constitution was written here, and it was the first capital of Kentucky. The
city was founded in 1787 under the Virginia Legislature and became a part of the Commonwealth of
Kentucky in 1792. With a 2018 estimated population of 30,000 people in Boyle County, the area has
two public school systems, and including Centre College, four colleges and universities.
Danville is known as the “Birthplace of the Bluegrass” with a heavy influence on music and culture.
Danville has its own bourbon distillery along the Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Wilderness Trail Distillery,
with 45-acres of land for events and celebrations. Several outdoor adventures are available in Danville
including Bike trails, parks, and hiking paths. The Pioneer Playhouse is Kentucky’s oldest outdoor
theater at 70 years old.

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National PartnersThis year’s Bonner Congress features eleven organizations that partner meaningfully with the Bonner
Network. Interact with the representatives at our National Partner Networking Fair and in workshop
blocks! Read more about each organization and the representative attending the Congress, below:
Campus Election Engagement
Project
Johanna Mudry, Pennsylvania and Kentucky
Director
Campus Election Engagement Project (CEEP) is a
national nonpartisan project that helps administrators, faculty, staff, and
student leaders at America’s colleges and universities engage students in
federal, state, and local elections. We work with stakeholders throughout our
more than 400 partner campuses to engage students in democracy. We provide personalized
coaching, guiding schools on how to use our resources and navigate students
through ever-changing barriers to voting.
Companion Community Development
Alternatives (CoCoDA)
Douglas Harms, Board Member and Professor of
Computer Science, DePauw University
Since 1992, CoCoDA has been connecting United States
citizens, churches, service clubs, universities, and organizations
with grassroots cooperatives and community development organizations in El
Salvador. In 2016, we brought this same approach to Nicaragua. We have two simple goals 1) To build
such strong relationships between the people of the United States and Central America that the United
States will never again subsidize the oppression of Central Americans 2) To help rebuild the
communities and infrastructure destroyed by United States dollars during the Salvadoran Civil War and
Nicaraguan conﬂict.
Crummer Graduate School of
Business at Rollins College
Matthew Caldwell, Graduate Assistant,
Admissions Development
The Crummer Graduate School of Business seeks to provide an excellent
education to these students who focus on leadership and philanthropy through
our immersive experiences. Our Early Advantage MBA allows students to learn by
experiences and serve the community through both in- and out-of-classroom
experiences. Bonner students and alumni who have successfully met the requirements of their
scholarship/service who apply to the Early Advantage MBA program at The Crummer School be
guaranteed $10,000 scholarship for admitted Bonner Graduates and an application fee waiver.

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Frank Batten School of
Leadership and Public Policy
Courtney Leistensnider, Admissions
Coordinator
The mission of the Batten School is to develop
leaders and generate new knowledge to solve the world’s toughest public
policy challenges. The Batten School embraced its role as a “conversation
changer,” collectively understanding that its road to excellence is not a
conventional one, rather one that requires creating new, unexplored pathways. The Batten School will
provide an application fee waiver for all Bonner Scholars and Bonner Leaders, and for those accepted
into the program, a minimum guaranteed fellowship of $10,000/year for Virginia residents and
$17,500/year for non-Virginia residents in each of the MPP program’s two years.
McCourt School of Public Policy,
Georgetown University
Julie Y. Ito, Director of Admissions
The McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown
University is a top-ranked public policy school located
in the center of the policy world in Washington, D.C.
Our mission is to teach our students to help design,
analyze, and implement smart policies and put them into practice in the public,
private, and nonproﬁt sectors, in the U.S. and around the world. The McCourt
School will waive the application fee for all Bonner Scholar and Leader applicants as well as provide up
to two admitted Bonner Scholars or Leaders a $25,000 minimum scholarship award.
Memphis Teacher Residency
Philip James, Recruiter
Memphis Teacher Residency (MTR) is an urban
teacher training program that includes a
Masters in Urban Education and a full-year
internship in an urban school paired with a highly effective mentor. MTR will
provide students in our partner neighborhoods with the same, or better,
quality of education as any child in Memphis receives by recruiting, training and supporting effective
teachers within a Christian context. During the residency year, MTR provides a stipend, housing and
full tuition for the master's degree. Following the residency year, MTR graduates commit to teaching
for three consecutive years in a Memphis high need school.
Peer Health Exchange, Inc.
Evan Joy Mclaurin, Manager, Business
Development and Ann W Peralta, VP,
Partnerships
Peer Health Exchange’s mission is to empower
young people with the knowledge, skills, and resources to
make healthy decisions. We do this by training college
students to teach a skills-based health curriculum in under-
resourced high schools across the country. Peer Health Exchange, with our partners,
will advance health equity and improve health outcomes for young people.

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Wagner Graduate School of Public
Service at New York University
Kylene Planer, Admissions Officer
NYU's Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service prepares
public service leaders to translate ideas into actions that have an effective
and lasting impact on the public good. Our faculty’s research changes the
way people frame, understand, and act on important public issues. We
provide our students with critical skills, access to all that New York City has
to offer, and a deep understanding of context surrounding public service
challenges—which they use to improve cities and communities across the
globe. NYU Wagner will waive the $85 application fee for all Bonner
Scholars and Bonner Leaders who apply to the program.
Wake Forest University
School of Divinity
Rayce Lamb, Director of Ministry &
Vocational Exploration
Located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Wake Forest University School of
Divinity is a growing, dynamic theological environment that prepares all folks to
minister in a rapidly changing world. Our mission is simple: equip students to
become agents of justice, reconciliation, and compassion.
DC Internships
Melissa Grannetino, Manager of
Recruitment Admissions and Program
Operations
Since 1967, The Fund for American Studies (TFAS) has been a leader in
educating young people from around the world in the fundamental principles of
American democracy and our free market system. TFAS has been the launching
pad for more than 17,000 students who have participated in our programs in Washington, DC and
around the world in Asia, Europe and South America. Alumni of our program are leaders in
government, business, the media and nonprofit sector.
Peabody College,
Vanderbilt
University
Kim Brazil, Director of Graduate Admissions and Recruitment
Located in Nashville, TN our mission is to enhance the human condition, with a
particular focus on children’s learning and development. We do this as we
always have, through the preparation of teachers and leaders; through cycles
of research, implementation, and refinement; through service to families, schools, and communities;
and through external engagement with professionals, leaders, and policy-makers. Peabody will provide
an application fee waiver for all Bonner Scholars and Bonner Leaders, and for those accepted into the
program, a partial tuition scholarship that applies to any of their 16 Master’s and 3 Ed.D. programs.

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Plan Your Congress
Experience
This Bonner Congress is designed to support your learning
on these complex topics…
SELF
Tools for Personally Responsible Civic Engagement
(Service & Leadership)
GROUP
Tools for Participatory Civic Engagement
(Leadership & Capacity Building)
SYSTEM
Tools for Justice-Oriented Civic Engagement
(Social Action & Systems Change)
Use the icons above to identify which strategy sessions you want to attend
that correspond with the learning you want to gain from this weekend.

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Friday, October 4
Time Activity Location
2:00 pm -
6:00 pm
Registration & Check In
Receive important information for Bonner Congress 2019, such as
housing information, meal wristbands, a printed program and more.
Upstairs in
Ewen Room,
Campus Center
5:30 pm -
6:45 pm
Dinner
Hot browns, Ale-8, Bourbon mashed potatoes… 
Enjoy a taste of Kentucky!
Cowan Dining
Hall, Campus
Center
7:00 pm -
8:30 pm
Opening Session: Welcome 2019 Bonner Congress
The opening session will feature a welcome from President Roush,
Centre Bonner Program staff, Centre Planning Team, and Bonner
Foundation staff. We will then hear from Founder and Executive
Director of Grace Cafe, a non-proﬁt pay-what-you-can restaurant, who
will speak to what “social justice at the centre” means in the context of
the Danville community and as a community partner. We will hear from
two inspiring Bonner Network Student Keynotes on their interpretation
of the theme and then round the evening out with beloved activist and
faculty member, Dr. Rick Axtell, who will set the stage for the rest of the
conference by introducing a framework for engagement and provide
his interpretation of what we should keep at the “center” of social
justice work.
• Rochelle Bayless, Founder and Executive Director, Grace Cafe,
Inc.
• Destinee Filmore ’21 and Naomi Moss ’21, Spelman College,
Bonner Network Student Keynotes
• Dr. Rick Axtell, H. W. Stodghill, Jr. and Adele H. Stodghill
Professor of Religion, College Chaplain
Young 113
8:30 pm -
10:00 pm
8:30 pm -
11:00 pm
Social Activities:
• The Candy Campaign - Join us in the Warehouse for a community
service opportunity. Wrap some candies in encouraging messages
for students at Toliver Elementary here in Danville!
•
• The Biggest Bonner Birthday Bash (Ever) - You're invited to
celebrate Centre Bonner’s 20th birthday with some Bonner bonding,
Bachata dancing, and a cake decorating contest at the best birthday
blowout--and bring your best buddy!
Combs Center
(Warehouse)

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8:00 am -
8:45 am
Breakfast Cowan Dining
Hall
9:00 am -
10:30 am
All Group Session: From Service to Social Justice
In this session, we will build upon the framework introduced and reflect
on your own participation or lack thereof in various forms of social
change efforts (from direct service to participatory to political) through
an issue analysis activity. The strategy sessions throughout the rest of
this weekend will provide you an opportunity to gain skills and
knowledge at each of three levels: self, group, and systemic.
Young 113
10:30 am -
10:45 am
Snack & Coffee Break Young Lobby
10:45 am -
12:00 pm
Strategy Session — Block 1
Choose from one of the following six sessions targeted at one or multiple of the
following levels: self, group, and systemic. Locations and descriptions found on page 13.
A Vow To Poverty? Reimagining Financial Wellness as a Tool of Vocational
Discernment
Interpersonal Inclusion
Just Mercy, Mass Incarceration, and the Death Penalty
Lead in, Lead out: The Power of Inﬂuence in Leadership
Social Action 101
7 Key Ways Students Can Act To Stimulate Electoral Engagement on Campus
12:00 pm
- 1:00 pm
Lunch Cowan Dining
Hall
1:00 pm -
2:15 pm
Elective Workshops — Block 1
Choose from one of the following elective workshops. Locations and descriptions found
on page 16.
• Art and Justice: Lessons from Latin America
• Cross-Cultural Engagement
• Education Inequity in Memphis: An Historical Consideration of Today's Injustice
• Emergent Strategy
• Leveraging Service Work to Land Your Dream Job
• Navigating the Graduate School Admissions Process
• Reducing Harm in Service
• The Value of Service in the Business World
Saturday, October 5

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2:15 pm -
2:45 pm
Snack Break & National Partner Networking Fair
Come enjoy a snack and coffee and visit with national partners at the
networking fair.
Ewen Room,
Campus Center
2:45 pm -
4:00 pm
Civically-Engaged Careers
Don’t Tell Me Your Values, Show Me Your Budget and I’ll Tell You What You Value
Interpersonal Inclusion
What I Wish I Had Known: Lessons Learned from 7 Years and 10 Elections Worth
of Political Campaigns
Social Justice & Technology
UNDOCUPEERS
4:05 pm -
5:20 pm
A Vow To Poverty? Reimagining Financial Wellness as a Tool of Vocational
Discernment
Developing the Inside to Shape the Outside
Grassroots Community Organizing 101
What I Wish I Had Known: Lessons Learned from 7 Years and 10 Elections Worth
of Political Campaigns
Understanding Identity, Intersectionality, Privileges, and Our Role in
Communities
7 Key Ways Students Can Act To Stimulate Electoral Engagement On Campus
5:30 pm -
6:30pm
Dinner
Come enjoy ﬂavors from “Around the World.”
Cowan Dining
Hall
Saturday, October 5 Con’t

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Sunday, October 6
8:00 am -
8:45 am
Breakfast Cowan Dining
Hall
9:00 am -
10:15 am
Elective Workshops — Block 2
Choose from one of the following elective workshops. Locations and descriptions found
on page 17.
• Activism in our Modern World
• Contested History
• First Generation Action
• Graduate School... Can I Get Some Advice?
• Managing Projects
• Power of Near Peers in Driving Impact in Health Education
• To Heck with Mission Trips
10:30 am -
11:30 am
Closing All Group Session
Wrap up Bonner Congress 2019 with an activity that’s sure to “tap” into
the Bonner Love!
Young 113
7:00 pm -
8:30 pm
All Group Session: Art, Music, & Social Justice
Come be inspired by fantastic musician, artist, and environmental
activist, Jeri Katherine Howell, Centre Bonner Alumni Class of 2016.
Hear about Jeri’s journey from service to social justice and take part in
reﬂection and artistic expression yourself.
Young 113
8:30 pm -
9:30 pm
9:30 pm -
11:00 pm
Social Activities
• Ice Cream and Ice Breakers - Grab some ice cream and a partner
and head outside to get to know a fellow Bonner with a beloved
Centre Bonner classic ice breaker - dyads! Find dyad questions on
page 26.
•
• Lip Sync Battle - Pop out for justice at Bonner Congress' lip sync
battle! "Sing" your heart out in a friendly competition with the
nation's best Bonners. Don’t forget to snap some pictures for social
media at the photo booth!
Cowan Dining
Hall

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Strategy Session Block 1
Saturday, October 5 — 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
AVow To Poverty? Reimagining
Financial Wellness as a Tool of
Vocational Discernment (Young 102)
Vocational Exploration, Wake Forest
University School of Divinity
Discovering one’s vocation is a sacred act. But does
following one’s call come at a cost? This workshop
works with students around their financial wellbeing
by exploring their philosophical and theological
viewpoints around money, while providing practical
budgeting tools and money management advice to
help students build a stable financial grounding for
their ministry.
Interpersonal Inclusion (Crounse 301)
Jo Teut, Assistant Director of Diversity
and Inclusion Programming, Centre
College
Come engage in a dialogue around
concepts of privilege and oppression considering
multiple identities. Participants will discuss the role of
unconscious bias and methods for combating our
biases. Participants will identify micro-agressions and
learn more about how to react to them in the
moment. Finally, participants will consider their role in
providing inclusive spaces as a person and a
professional and brainstorm action steps to continue
as we move forward.
Just Mercy, Mass Incarceration, and
the Death Penalty (Crounse 313)
Byron McCane, Professor of Religion,
Centre College
In this workshop we will draw upon the
book, Just Mercy (by Bryan Stevenson) in order to
explore the concurrent issues of mass incarceration
and capital punishment. Participants will explore the
troubling dimensions of these issues and will seek to
identify those solutions which might be most
constructive.
Lead in, Lead out: The Power of
Influence in Leadership (Young
101)
Sara Byler, Senior Intern, Waynesburg
University and Bonner Foundation
Summer Intern ’19
When should we lead? When should we follow? What
is the role of a healthy change agent? These are the
questions we are going to be diving into during this
session. Whether a leader or a team member,
everyone has powerful influence to create effective
change. We are going to take a deeper look into how
a team can create more effective change through
each individual playing a key role in the vision.
Social Action 101 (Young 111)
Sophia Lombardo, Coordinator of
Community Service & the Bonner
Program, Centre College
This session will explain how YOU as an
undergraduate college student can teach a Social
Action course, how students can lead the way for
social change on their college campuses and
empower each other to make a difference.
7 Key Ways Students Can Act To
Stimulate Electoral Engagement
On Campus (Crounse 302)
Johanna Mudry, State Director,
Campus Election Engagement Project
Campus Election Engagement Project (CEEP) works
with campus administrators, faculty, staff, and student
leaders, helping them engage their students in local,
state and federal elections. Student voting doesn’t
just happen. It takes cultivation. We’ve developed
seven key areas of electoral engagement to create a
roadmap for increasing your level of success, areas
that complement each other as you effectively
engage your campus. Our approaches address all the
key barriers to participation, from lack of information
about the election process, to student cynicism about
whether their voices matter. You don’t have to do
everything on this list to make a major difference, but
these approaches reinforce each other, so it’s crucial
to address all seven areas — choosing approaches
that fit your campus best.

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Civically Engaged Careers (Young
102)
Clare Blim, Bonner Program, Centre
College, The Bonner Foundation
Summer Intern ’19 and Ariane Hoy,
Vice President, The Bonner
Foundation
What does it mean to have a civically engaged
career? This session will explore that question and the
vast possibilities there are for careers in the civic
engagement field. We will provide new and engaging
resources for students in the Bonner Program and
more broadly the higher education industry that can
be used for professional development.
Don’t Tell Me Your Values, Show
Me Your Budget and I’ll Tell You
What You Value (Young 101)
Dexter Horne, Policy Researcher and
Non-Profit Consultant, Center for
Environmental Policy and Management, University
of Louisville, Centre Bonner Alum ’16
In this session, we will explore why your direct
participation in the budgeting process at home, at
your schools, and at the city government level is the
best way you can see your social justice priorities
come to fruition. As they say in my favorite musical,
Hamilton: “follow the money and see where it goes.”
Interpersonal Inclusion  
(Crounse 301)
Jo Teut, Assistant Director of Diversity
and Inclusion Programming, Centre
College
Come engage in a dialogue around concepts of
privilege and oppression considering multiple
identities. Participants will discuss the role of
unconscious bias and methods for combating our
biases. Participants will identify microagressions and
learn more about how to react to them in the
moment. Finally, participants will consider their role in
providing inclusive spaces as a person and a
professional and brainstorm action steps to continue
as we move forward.
What I Wish I Had Known:
Lessons Learned from 7 Years and
10 Elections Worth of Political
Campaigns  
(Crounse 313)
Ethan Epping, Senior Analyst, Democratic National
Committee (DNC), Centre Bonner Alum ’12
Are you interested in politics? Campaigns? Social
Justice? In this session, you'll hear personal and
professional reflections on how to pursue social
justice through the high-intensity and occasionally
opaque world of political campaigns and electoral
politics.
Social Justice & Technology
(Young 111)
Sophia Lombardo, Coordinator of
Community Service & the Bonner
Program, Centre College
How do you use LinkedIn to market yourself towards
a social justice career? How do you use Twitter to
share your response to a world event? What apps do
you use to communicate a cause? Everyday we use
technology and social media to promote ourselves,
share our passions, and to be activists. In 2019, online
campaigns and movements are able to change laws
and make a difference in the world, but when does
the online activism cause problems? As the world is
advancing the use of technology and social media,
we can learn how to be better social justice advocates
and deter the negative impacts of online activism.
UNDOCUPEERS  
(Crounse 302)
Katherine Duarte, Bonner Program,
Centre College
This training will allow you to become a
visible ally for the members of the undocumented
community in order to help shape a positive
statement about humanity of all people. The topics
and information discussed in the training are meant to
equip members of the community with the tools to be
better informed about immigration issues and the
other (lack of) protections the undocumented
community has/is experiencing. Undocupeers was
created by United We Dream, the largest immigrant
youth organization in the country. This training has
been carried out across the country and was brought
to Centre in the Spring of 2018.
Saturday, October 5 — 2:45 PM - 4:00 PM

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AVow To Poverty? Reimagining
Financial Wellness as a Tool of
Vocational Discernment (Young
102)
Vocational Exploration, Wake Forest University
School of Divinity
Discovering one’s vocation is a sacred act. But does
following one’s call come at a cost? This workshop
works with students around their financial wellbeing
by exploring their philosophical and theological
viewpoints around money, while providing practical
budgeting tools and money management advice to
help students build a stable financial grounding for
their ministry.
Developing the Inside to Shape
the Outside (Young 101)
Kristi Cordier, NJ Bonner AmeriCorps
Program Director, The Bonner
Foundation
The goal of this session is to go beyond the surface
and facilitate the development of the people the you
lead. This session will stimulate thoughts around how
to determine our values to shape a character and
behavior development systems within your Bonner
Program and Bonner Leadership Team
(BLT).
Grassroots Community
Organizing 101 (Young 111)
Dave Newton, Democracy Organizer,
Kentuckians For The Commonwealth
and Nia Dye, Bonner Program, Centre College and
Voter Empowerment Organizer, Kentuckians For
The Commonwealth
This workshop is an introduction to a Grassroots
Community Organizing model utilizing case studies
from Kentuckians For The Commonwealth. The model
places an emphasis on the restoring Voting Rights
campaign, which works to restore voting rights to
people with felonies in their past.
What I Wish I Had Known:
Lessons Learned from 7 Years and
10 Elections Worth of Political
Campaigns  
(Crounse 313)
Ethan Epping, Senior Analyst, Democratic
National Committee (DNC), Centre Bonner Alum
’12
Are you interested in politics? Campaigns? Social
Justice? In this session, you'll hear personal and
professional reflections on how to pursue social
justice through the high-intensity and occasionally
opaque world of political campaigns and
electoral politics.
Understanding Identity,
Intersectionality, Privileges, and
Our Role in Communities
(Crounse 301)
Rachayita Shah, Community Engagement
Scholarship Director, The Bonner Foundation
This session is intended for participants to critically
reflect on different aspects of their identity (race,
class, gender, sexual orientation, religious/spiritual
affiliation etc.) and the ways in which these aspects
intersect with one another. It provides a safe space to
recognize areas of vulnerability as well as privileges,
and engage in collective meaning-making of these
experiences. The session also includes a discussion
around historical policies and social contexts, which
reflect structural forms of prejudice. At the end,
participants share their perspectives on being
cognizant of one’s power and privileges and
structural forms of prejudice, while working with
communities (especially marginalized populations).
7 Key Ways Students Can Act To
Stimulate Electoral Engagement
On Campus (Crounse 302)
Johanna Mudry, State Director,
Campus Election Engagement Project
Campus Election Engagement Project (CEEP) works
with campus administrators, faculty, staff, and student
leaders, helping them engage their students in local,
state and federal elections. Student voting doesn’t
just happen. It takes cultivation. We’ve developed
seven key areas of electoral engagement to create a
roadmap for increasing your level of success, areas
that complement each other as you effectively
engage your campus. Our approaches address all
the key barriers to participation, from lack of
information about the election process, to student
cynicism about whether their voices matter. You don’t
have to do everything on this list to make a major
difference, but these approaches reinforce each
other, so it’s crucial to address all seven areas —
choosing approaches that fit your campus best.

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Elective Workshops Block 1
Art and Justice: Lessons from Latin America
(Young 111)
Laura A. Chinchilla, Spanish Professor, Centre
College
Participants of this workshop will discuss the
intersection of art and activism in Latin America. What
can we learn from performers and artists about
fighting injustice and building better worlds? Our
main focus will be the drama methodology
developed by Brazilian playwright Augusto Boal, who
envisioned theatre as a space for democracy and
political participation. We will practice games and
techniques from Boal's
"Theatre of the Oppressed" as
well as look at how Boal's
work is currently used in the
United States by activists,
teachers, and community
organizers. Participants should
leave this workshop
emboldened, ready to try out
techniques with their own
communities and groups they
serve.
Cross-Cultural
Engagement (Crounse
301)
Lori Hartmann, Director of the Center for Global
Citizenship; Professor of International Studies,
Centre College and Jeffrey Chen, Bonner
Program, Bonner Congress Planning Committee,
Centre College
This workshop will feature best practices in the area
of cross-cultural interaction especially for students
studying abroad. We will explain and demonstrate
ways to be mindful of cultural difference in order to
make the most of your abroad experience. In
addition to our experiences, the workshop will
feature a panel of international students from Centre
College.
Education Inequity in Memphis: An
Historical Consideration of Today's Injustice
(Crounse 405)
Philip James, Recruiter, Memphis Teacher
Residency
Education inequity around the country is among the
greatest social justice and civil rights issues today.
How did it develop in Memphis, and what can we
learn from looking at the issue in Memphis to apply
to our own cities, neighborhoods, homes? In addition
to some lecturing, there will be times for discussion,
reflection, and Q&A
Emergent Strategy (Young 101)
Roland Donnelly-Bullington, Sophomore
Coordinator, Rhodes College
Emergent Strategy is a guide for facilitation, a
framework for change-making, and a grounding for
radical self- and community-help. Developed out of
the work of Octavia Butler, emergent strategy blends
community organizing, nature,
science fiction, and spirituality
to benefit our movements
through change. This
workshop will provide an
introduction to emergent
strategy principles and
practices.
Leveraging Service Work
to Land Your Dream Job
(Young 112)
Melissa Grannetino,
Manager of Recruitment
Admissions and Program Operations, The Fund for
American Studies, DC Internships
Do you struggle with representing service work and
community involvement on job applications? Learn
how to identify, convey and leverage your service
experience to help you bridge the gap from college
to career. This session will offer tips for identifying
and conveying your unique skills to employers
through your application and in interviews.
Additionally, we will discuss tools and strategies to
expand your professional network.
Navigating the Graduate School Admissions
Process (Crounse 302)
Kylene Planer, Admissions Officer, NYU Wagner
Graduate School of Public Service
Are you interested in applying to graduate school,
but concerned that you'll miss a key step because
you've never done it before? Or are you fairly certain
you want to apply to graduate school, but still have a
few lingering questions about the process? If you
answered yes to either of these questions, then this
workshop designed to demystify the graduate school
admissions process was designed for you!

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Reducing Harm in Service (Crounse 313)
Douglas Harms, PHh.D., Board Member,
Companion Community Development
Alternatives (CoCoDA) and Professor of Computer
Science, DePauw University
Too often, the service of volunteers does as much
harm as good. The resources of host communities
and organizations are depleted in order to give the
volunteer a “positive” experience. Students have their
stereotypes and privilege reinforced rather than
challenged. Even with a thoughtful ethical framework
for such engagements, the chief beneﬁciary is often
the student volunteer. However, understanding the
inherent inequities in these collaborations can
mitigate the possible harms. This workshop will offer
a tested orientation tool designed to encourage “fair
trade” in both local and international community
service.
The Value of Service in the Business World
(Young 102)
Matthew Caldwell, Graduate Assistant,
Admissions Development, Crummer Graduate
School of Business, Rollins College
This workshop will explain many of the ways in which
service and the work students do in the Bonner
Program not only translate but are needed in the
world of business. This session will also include tips
on how to succeed professionally with the power of
service.
Activism in our Modern World (Crounse 302)
Landy Lin, Bonner Program, Bonner Congress
Planning Committee and Hannah DiDomenico,
Bonner Program, Bonner Congress Planning
Committee, Centre College
This will be a workshop that asks students to delve
into the history of activism in the United States and
how it relates to them. Students will explore activism
in the context of social movements in the past and
present. Participants will explore the mechanisms of a
social movement, and how they are started. Many
different perspectives of activism will also be
considered as students will create their own
difference awareness campaigns.
Contested History (Young 101)
Andrew Patrick, Assistant Director of Experiential
Learning; Assistant Professor of History, Centre
College
This workshop will explore the ways our histories, and
the ways we choose to remember it, shape
contemporary social issues. Using the lens of public
history, participants will uncover the hidden
arguments about the past that surround us every day
and practice crafting their own alternatives.
First Generation Action (Young 112)
Cesar Romero, Grissom Scholar, Centre College
As a preeminent group at Centre College, ﬁrst
generation students have unique experiences before
college, during college, and after their four years at a
higher institution. The Grissom Program is composed
of incredible students who have important stories to
share with the community and through a group
panel, they will voice their experiences with Bonners
and have profound discussions about social change
in their different communities.
Elective Workshops Block 2
Sunday, October 6 — 9:00 AM - 10:15 AM

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Graduate School... Can I Get Some Advice?
(Crounse 313)
Courtney Leistensnider, Admissions Coordinator,
Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public
Policy, University of Virginia, Rayce Lamb, Director
of Ministry & Vocational Exploration, Wake Forest
University School of Divinity, Kylene Planer,
Admissions Ofﬁcer, Robert F. Wagner Graduate
School of Public Service, New York University, and
Matt Caldwell, Graduate Assistant, Crummer
Graduate School of Business, Rollins College
Looking for inside scoop on graduate programs to
boost your application as a Bonner? Hear from a
panel of experienced admission directors and
recruiters as they discuss ways to navigate the waters
of higher education. They’ll discuss what you should
know before starting your advanced degrees journey
from the rigorous application process to connecting
with potential advisers to translating your degrees
into successful careers of impact.
Managing Projects (Young 111)
Arthur Tartee Jr., Alumni Network Manager and
Bobby Hackett, President, The Bonner Foundation
Today we are often expected to simultaneously work
on multiple tasks independently and as a member of
a team. This requires project management skills that
are often not taught in a classroom. This session
unpacks the bare bones of project management as
part of the new 8 Themes Curriculum. Using a
capacity building project as a case study, participants
will gain an overall understanding about project
management processes and be introduced to a
number of tools that support the planning,
implementation, and conclusion of projects
regardless of
its’ size,
discipline, or
importance.
Power of Near Peers in Driving Impact in
Health Education (Young 102)
Evan Joy McLaurin, Manager, Business
Development and Ann W Peralta, VP, Partnerships,
Peer Health Exchange
Participants will experience directly the power of Peer
Health Exchange’s innovative and interactive skill-
building program that uses college students as near-
peer educators, discuss the strengths and limitations
of the near-peer model and its correlation with
known impact to date. Then participants will break
into small groups and co-design a new workshop
based on an unmet need or an un-addressed skill
necessary for health education. Each group will
design learning objectives, core skill-building
activities, and potential assessments.
To Heck with Mission Trips (Crounse 301)
Canela Gonzalez, Senior Congress Representative,
Pablo Rios-Cruz, Sophomore Congress
Representative, Alexis Warren, Junior Congress
Representative, Earlham College
Imagine a Jenga tower. With every piece that gets
removed, the tower becomes more and more
unstable. Eventually, the tower will collapse due to
the continuous removal of fundamental pieces that
sustain the structure. Now imagine that this tower is a
community and pieces that have been removed are
part of a community’s identity that were changed or
stripped away. In this workshop, we will examine
“voluntourism” and the “white savior complex,” as
well as their effects on communities in order to
educate ourselves and become more critical and
aware of the inﬂuence and impact we have abroad.

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Ground Rules & Safe Space
Norms for Dialogue
To create and sustain a space that is inclusive for all and that also protects and values the “Beloved
Community,” we ask that Bonner Congress meeting participants use these ground rules during our
time together. As leaders, you can also take these back to campus for your Bonner meetings, service
events, and other campus forums.
• Use “I” statements - Phrases like “I think” or “I feel” or “in my experience” can prevent another
person from feeling attacked by your comments.
• Be aware of non-verbal expressions - your body speaks volumes, give some thought to how what
you are “saying” affects others.
• “Seek ﬁrst to understand, then to be understood” - in other words, be open and listen
generously, putting aside thoughts of what you want to say next.
• “Tell me more…” - Ask clarifying questions. Probe gently to understand a viewpoint different from
your own. Find out how people arrive at their opinions, not just what their opinions are.
• Respect different
opinions - Be open
to conﬂicting
viewpoints and do
your best to make
this a safe space
for each other.
• Silence is O.K. -
There are lots of
ways to participate.
Actively listening or
listening closely
can be one form of
participation.
• What is said here,
stays here - Safety
and trust comes
from knowing that
our comments won’t be repeated elsewhere or attributed in another context. Take the learning and
leave the names.
• Say “ouch” - If you feel that a comment might be hurtful; be prepared to gently explain how you
understand a comment to be painful.
• YOGOWIPI - You Only Get Out What You Put In

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Human Concern
Compassion is beautiful,
A cup of water given to someone
thirsty,
Service to the sick,
and caring for the poor.
Compassion often means
one hears the plight of another
and reaches out in kindness
with service and with gifts.
Advocacy is prophetic.
It speaks out in court
and institutions
which maintain order and power,
when the rules and orders
have no effective beneﬁt
for those in need.
Advocacy declares on behalf of
another,
“Something must be done
to bring justice to be.
Systems must change.
You must respond.!”
Solidarity is beyond
the empathy
which brings compassion,
and beyond the intellect
which rationally advocates,
or passionately
touches the wounded,
or prophetically insists
on social change.
Solidarity stands
with the refugee
in her valley of despair,
walks beside the welfare
recipient
in his quest for dignity.
Solidarity doesn’t look at the
victim
or speak for the oppressed.
Solidarity is there.
Compassion is food pantries
and homeless shelters.
Advocacy is Bread for the World
and IMPACT.
Solidarity is Witness for Peace,
and Civil Rights Movement
and Welfare Rights Organizing.
We need all three.
—Grace Braley

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Dr. Axtell’s Wheel
Education
Relational
Engagement
Community
Organizing
Political Advocacy
Financial Giving
Lifestyle Integrity
Compassion

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In the last year, I have:
Volunteered regularly with a nonprofit
Donated money to a charity or cause
Attended training on diversity and inclusion
Purchased from locally owned or socially responsible businesses
(“buycotting”)
Prioritizes and practiced wellness/self-care
Vote regularly in elections (or voted in the last election)
Practiced recycling and efforts to reduce waste (reusable straws, energy
efficient lightbulbs)
Advocated for fair practices within an organization (hiring for diversity, equal
pay, etc.)
Has encouraged friends or family to take action (volunteer, donate, etc.)
Conducted community-based research (i.e., to find solutions)
Participated in community groups/organizations that are trying to affect
change on an issue
Worked on a political campaign
Participated in a protest or demonstration
Volunteered/worked to pass a piece of legislation (canvassed, phone-
banked, etc.)
Worked on a social action campaign (i.e., to advocate for a change, like a
new minimum wage)
Contacted or visited a public officials office (i.e., wrote a letter to lobby)
Conducted community organizing on an issue
My Civic Experience

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Your Issue
Nonprofits
Collaboratives
Government Agencies &
Stakeholders

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Nonprofits:
Collaboratives:
Government Agencies &
Stakeholders:
Policies/Social Action:
From Service to Social Justice
Your Experience:

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Dyads
Dyads (from Greek, meaning a group of two) are a Centre College Bonner tradition.
Dyads are an opportunity for deep conversation to get to know someone beyond
surface level. Here are some questions to get you and your partner started, but feel free
to talk about whatever comes to mind! Take a walk, explore campus, or settle into a
comfy spot under a tree and then meet us at Cowan for the Lip Sync Battle, starting at
9:30pm!
1. What’s one of your biggest pet peeves?
2. What's your Bonner story?
3. Do you have a personal mantra, if so, what is it?
4. If you had a time machine, what moment in history/or in the future, would you like to
experience?
5. What has been your favorite activity today?
6. What’s a time when you doubted yourself?
7. What’s a recurring dream of yours?
8. Why did you choose your college?
9. What’s something you’re passionate about? Why?
10. What has been your favorite part of your college career?
11. What would your ﬁrst wish be if you met a genie?
12. What’s the story of your name?
13. What’s the best piece of advice someone has given you?
14. What’s been your most surprising takeaway from this weekend?
15. If you were stranded on an island and could only have 3 things, what would those items
be?
16. What’s something you’re grateful for today?
17. What’s been your favorite part about being a Bonner
so far?
18. In what way have you changed the most over the
past year?
19. What’s your favorite embarrassing moment/story?
20. What has been your hardest service moment as a
Bonner?

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The Bonner Foundation and Centre College would like to thank the following people who
have worked very hard to make the 2019 Bonner Congress Meeting a success.
Our National Partners
Campus Election
Engagement Project
Companion Community
Development Alternatives
(CoCoDA)
Crummer Graduate School
of Business at Rollins
College
Frank Batten School of
Public Policy at The
University of Virginia
McCourt School of Public
Policy at Georgetown
University
Memphis Teacher
Residency
Peer Health Exchange, Inc.
The Fund for American
Studies
Wagner Graduate School of
Public Service at New York
University
Wake Forest University
School of Divinity
Workshop Presenters
Alexis Warren
Andrew Patrick
Ann Peralta
Ariane Hoy
Arthur Tartee
Bobby Hackett
Byron McCane
Canela Conzalez
Clare Blim
Courtney Leistensnider
Dave Newton
Dexter Horne
Douglas Harms
Ethan Epping
Ean Joy McLaurin
Hannah DiDomenico
Jeffrey Chen
Jo Teut
Johanna Mudry
Katherine Duarte
Kristi Cordier
Kylene Planer
Landy Lin
Lori Hartmann
Matthew Caldwell
Melissa Grannetino
Nia Dye
Pablo Rios-Cruz
Philip James
Rachayita Shah
Rayce Lamb
Roland Donnelly-Bullington
Sara Byler
Sophia Lombardo
Keynote Speakers
Destinee Filmore
Jeri Katherine Howell
Naomi Moss
President Roush
Rick Axtell
Rochelle Bayless
Centre College Planning
Team
Aranxa Parra
Christy Alfaro
Clare Blim
Hanna Montalvo
Hannah Di Domenico
Ifeanyi Da Silva
Jeffrey Chen
Jessica Weasner
Jonathan Gambrel
Landy Lin
Nia Dye
Sophia Lombardo
Bonner Foundation Staff
Ariane Hoy
Arthur Tartee Jr.
Bobby Hackett
Kristi Cordier
Liz Brandt
Rachayita Shah
Centre College Staff
Community Service Office
Department of Public Safety
Dining Services
Facilities Management
Office of Diversity and
Inclusion
President’s Office
Residence Life and Housing
Office
Student Life Office
Thank You

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While on campus, participants must follow all
rules and regulations of Centre College, as well
as all laws of the State of Kentucky and of the
United States. In accordance with the Centre
College Handbook and the Bonner Congress
expectations:
• Alcohol or illegal drug use of any kind will
NOT be tolerated.
• There is no smoking in any building.
Should a participant be found intoxicated or
with any alcoholic drinks, that student will be
held for the charges, at minimum, against the
regulations of the sponsoring school and Centre
College. In the event a participant is found to be
in violation of any other college policies
(including damage to property), at minimum,
that student will be asked to leave and,
additionally, will be held responsible to Centre
College for costs. Should a participant be asked
to leave the conference, it will be that student’s
personal responsibility to arrange and pay for
return transportation. Should a situation warrant
criminal charges, the necessary authorities will
be notiﬁed.
We ask and expect that students and staff
participate fully in all aspects of Bonner
Congress. However, participation in social
activities is optional. We are together for only a
few days and want to build community in a safe,
responsible manner. Please recognize that we
view all participants as adults responsible for
personal actions and as representatives of
sponsoring campuses, the Bonner Program, and
the Bonner Foundation. Students who do not
adhere to these standards will be held
accountable by the sponsoring Bonner
Programs and campuses.
WIFI Access: CentrePublicWIFI
Additional Notes on Housing & Meals: 
• Participants will be held personally
accountable for any damage to Centre College
rooms and common areas and charged for the
cost of necessary repairs. 
• Centre College is not responsible for any
personal items that are lost or stolen. 
• Participants will receive bracelets for access to
the dining hall.
If you’re locked out, ﬁrst contact your host.
In case of emergency, contact:
Centre College
Department of Public Safety
(859) 236-4357
Emergency
911
Local Clinics & Hospitals:
Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center  
217 S 3rd St, Danville, KY 40422
(859) 239 – 1000
24 hours
First Care Urgent Care
1591 Hustonville Rd, Danville, KY 40422
(859) 724 – 3057
Everyday 8am – 8pm
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