Bonner Foundation Announces New Graduate School Partnership with Vanderbilt University’s Department of Biostatistics

Bonner Foundation Announces New Graduate School Partnership with Vanderbilt University’s Department of Biostatistics

The Bonner Foundation is pleased to announce a new partnership with Vanderbilt University’s Department of Biostatistics to support Bonner students and alumni on their journey with graduate education.

Adding to the growing consortium of the Bonner Foundation’s graduate school partnerships, the new partnership with Vanderbilt’s Department of Biostatistics is mutually beneficial and furthers the missions of both the Biostatistics Graduate Program and the Bonner Foundation. Bonner students and alumni receive financial assistance, such as application fee waivers, to alleviate the economic barriers to pursuing a graduate degree. While Vanderbilt University’s Biostatistics Graduate Program connects to a talented pool of predominantly low-income, first-generation students who are civically-minded, high-achieving and contribute significantly to their campuses' and communities' culture of service and higher learning.

Mercer Council on Alcoholism and Drug Addiction Open Position

Mercer Council on Alcoholism and Drug Addiction Open Position

Please join our Mercer Council on Alcoholism and Drug Addiction (Mercer Council) professional team! We are a passionate group that is focused on partnering with our Mercer County community concerning prevention, targeted intervention, and harm reduction. The Mercer Council team are all trained and/or certified in evidence-based prevention and early intervention programs. Our team members come from diverse career backgrounds as teachers, social workers, case managers, public health educators, certified prevention specialists, National Certified Peer Recovery Support Specialists, and/or licensed mental health professionals. Our core values include integrity, teamwork, empathy, accountability, relevance, and commitment to those we serve and one another.

Introducing New National Partner Kalos Academy

Introducing New National Partner Kalos Academy

Introducing a new partner, Kalos Academy, offering a virtual volunteer opportunity. Kalos Academy reveals the hidden curriculum of college success to first-generation, low-income, or traditionally underrepresented students. We help students thrive, graduate at the top of their class, and enter excellent graduate schools through active near-peer mentoring. This is an opportunity for virtual volunteering, where mentors can learn from fellow students, graduates, and top instructors nationwide while addressing one of America's biggest educational crises.

Guaranteed Scholarship for Bonner Students, Alumni, and Staff at UPenn's Master of Science in Nonprofit Leadership Program

Guaranteed Scholarship for Bonner Students, Alumni, and Staff at UPenn's Master of Science in Nonprofit Leadership Program

The University of Pennsylvania provides a guaranteed, one-time $10,000 scholarship to Bonner students, alumni, and staff who enroll in The Master of Science in Nonprofit Leadership Program (MSNPL).

The Master of Science in Nonprofit Leadership aims to prepare nonprofit leaders and social entrepreneurs to guide organizations tackling some of the world’s most complex social challenges. We offer the program online, on-campus, full-time, and part-time. In addition to coursework with world-class faculty and practitioners or students also complete a hands-on, career-focused leadership practicum with a host organization or executive-level leader.

Berry College Invites Applicants for Assistant Director/Coordinator of the Bonner Scholars Program!

Berry College Invites Applicants for Assistant Director/Coordinator of the Bonner Scholars Program!

Berry College invites applications and nominations for the position of Assistant Director/Coordinator of the Bonner Scholars Program (BSP). We seek a candidate who will work closely with students and community partners to facilitate engagement experiences that are mutually meaningful. The Bonner program at Berry encourages students to strengthen their skills and commitment as effective community problem-solvers. The successful candidate will nurture the culture of the program as part of Berry's comprehensive efforts to shape a Good Neighbor culture on campus and in relation to the needs of our diverse local community.

BSP is a four-year scholarship program for undergraduate students who have a need for financial assistance and a desire to improve their local community through ongoing involvement. A cohort-based scholarship program enrolling twenty students in each cohort, the BSP consists of approximately eighty students from diverse backgrounds. Each student completes 140 hours of community service each semester with a non-profit organization in the local community as well as two summers of service consisting of 280 hours. BSP student teams also work collaboratively with community partners to understand complicated social problems and develop sustainable solutions. Students are asked to reflect regularly on the significance of their service and its connection to their broader educational experience.

Guaranteed 30% Minimum Scholarship for Bonner Students and Alumni at Carnegie Mellon University Heinz College Masters Programs

As a reminder, the Bonner Foundation’s strategic partnership with Carnegie Mellon University’s Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy guarantees a 30% minimum scholarship award when Bonner Scholars, Leaders and Alumni enroll in one of our master’s programs. 

Prospective graduate students from a wide spectrum of majors and backgrounds will be interested in learning more about our highly ranked master’s degree programs in Information Systems & Management, Public Policy & Management, and Arts & Entertainment Industry Management. 

Community Housing Development Corporation Seeking a Community Engagement Manager!

Community Housing Development Corporation (CHDC) is looking for a Community Engagement Manager to lead our outreach efforts to promote clean vehicle adoption and fair financing in disadvantaged communities across California. This is an exciting opportunity to join a community-based organization based in Richmond, CA and play a leadership role in developing an equity-based economic empowerment program by supporting the adoption of clean vehicles. Bonner alumni are encouraged to apply for the position.

Virtual Student Summit: Considerations for Community Engagement and Engaged Research

This one-day virtual conference, offered in collaboration with Campus Compact and the Graduate Student Network of the International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement, is open to any and all undergraduate and graduate students and early career professionals interested in community engagement and community-engaged research.

Apply for the Colorado College Summer '24 Activism Institute Today!

Apply for the Colorado College Summer '24 Activism Institute Today!

The CC Activism Institute is offering a .25-credit internship program for students to work on activism and advocacy. The program focuses on community organizing, immigrant detention work, and movement lawyering. Students will collaborate with community-based organizations in the US Southwest. The program is open to current first-years, sophomores, and juniors at select colleges. The program takes place from May 28 to July 14, 2024. Application and interview are required. The cost is $5,000 for non-CC students. Deadline for application is January 26, 2024.

Open Positions at the Swearer Center at Brown University

Founded in 1764, Brown is a leading institution for education, discovery, and global intellectual progress as well as one of the largest employers in Rhode Island. Working at Brown brings more than just a paycheck and generous benefits; it offers an opportunity to contribute to a greater good. Join us in supporting the pursuit of knowledge and individual growth that defines higher education and enriches our community. Please review our two new open positions at the Swearer Center at Brown University below.

Manager, Community Partnership

(Grade 9, full time)

Priority consideration date: September 14, 2023

Questions about this role can be directed to swearer-partnership@brown.edu.

Assistant Director, Curricular Initiatives

(Grade 10, full time)

Priority consideration date: September 30, 2023
Questions about this role can be directed to jesús hernández.

Open Program Coordinator I Position at Rutgers Camden

Open Program Coordinator I Position at Rutgers Camden

The Program Coordinator for Community Partnerships is open for applications!

The Program Coordinator for Community Partnerships promotes community engagement and cultivates partnerships with external individuals, groups, and organizations to support Rutgers University—Camden civic and community engagement initiatives, serving as a liaison between campus and community partners.

Open Coordinator Position at Middlesex College

Open Coordinator Position at Middlesex College

We would like to share with our network an open coordinator position for Civic Engagement and Community Partnerships is open at Middlesex College. As an essential contributor to the overall goals of the Career and Community Development department, the Coordinator plays a pivotal role in fostering community and civic engagement opportunities for all students at Middlesex College.

Reading Partners AmeriCorps New Open Positions

Reading Partners AmeriCorps New Open Positions

Reading partner is currently recruiting for all of our regions except for NY with the following benefits and timeline:

  • Our current AmeriCorps opportunities are 8 months/1.200 service terms

  • Most of our roles start in October and are accepting applications until by September 11.

  • The education award upon completion of service is $4,895

  • The Mid-year bonus of $375 and an end-of-year bonus of $2,500

  • Public Transportation reimbursement of $127/month

Registration Open! 2023 Fall Bonner Congress at the YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly Oct. 27-29

Registration Open! 2023 Fall Bonner Congress at the YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly Oct. 27-29

The Bonner Foundation is excited to host an in-person 2023 Fall Bonner Congress from Friday, October 27th to Sunday, October 29th in partnership with The YMCA Blue Assembly Assembly in Black Mountain, North Carolina. Bonner Congress is a student focus gathering of approximately 150 Bonner students and invited representatives from national partner organizations, alumni, and others across the Bonner Network.

Announcing Housing Action Illinois Partnership

Announcing Housing Action Illinois Partnership

Housing Action recently launched a new initiative called the Career Path .

This training series is two-fold—to introduce participants to the housing counseling industry, and to prepare them for the HUD counseling certification exam. The course covers six core topics: 

  • Financial Management

  • Homeownership

  • Housing Affordability

  • Fair Housing

  • Foreclosure

  • Tenancy

We are currently looking for individuals with a heart for service within their communities!

International Affairs Online Graduate School Fair – July 20

Thinking about a Masters, Mid-Career, or PhD Program? Searching for an international career in the private, public, or non-governmental sector?

Whether you’ve just started your search or have a shortlist in mind, join representatives of the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA)’s top international affairs and public policy graduate schools on July 20. This online graduate school fair offers young professionals and students the chance to build personal relationships with 20+ top graduate schools of international affairs and policy.

University of Mississippi Center for Community Engagement Hiring an Academic Mentor

University of Mississippi Center for Community Engagement Hiring an Academic Mentor

The University of Mississippi Center for Community Engagement, proudly held in the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement, is hiring a full-time Academic Mentor! The incumbent will provide academic mentoring, program management, and leadership development to promote student success through leadership programs. The Academic Mentor will primarily manage the first year and sophomore year experience in the UM Bonner Leaders Program in addition to supporting other student leadership programs in the Center for Community Engagement. 

The team welcomes Bonner alumni and/or those with Bonner experience to apply. This is an exciting opportunity to support the growing Bonner Leaders Program (launched in August 2021) at the University of Mississippi, the state’s public flagship, R1-research institution located in beautiful and historic Oxford, MS.