2006-07 Plans

Valerie Munson, Defiance College

Idea:

To make our weekly/ monthly meetings centered around the common commitments so that our bonners know what they are and can uphold Bonner standards.

Background:

• Importance is that DC Bonners don’t know the commitments and what they mean.
• Resources needed are the common commitments and students who want to present/ discuss the service they do linked to the commitments.

Goals:

My goal is to work on the commitments for about a month or two while incorporating them with service we already do on and off campus and have student Bonners present and do activities related to the event. By the end of the year, I hope that Bonners have an opportunity to present and also that they know the commitments.

Action steps:

At the beginning of the year, have people sign up for a meeting date related to a commitment that they want to present on

1. For two months, work on one commitment
2. By the end of the year, the Bonners will have a better understanding of the commitments and how it relates to our service community.Fatima Carson, Earlham College

Project: Hold all Bonner meeting foucusing on making academic connections with our service.

Background:

As an academic institution with a commitment to service and engaging in the world, earlham has many resources available to facilitate learning and serving that are surrently underutilized.

Vision:

To have an engaging meeting that incorporates both professors and community partners in an effort to build academic connections with service work.

Goals:

1. Engage in discussions with faculity about service learning ( early fall)
2. Identify a professor or professors to attend a meeting, follow up and choose topic.
3. Discuss the idea with community partners and find one willing and excited to participate
4. With help of professors and parteners chose an article for a Bonners to read before meeting to extablish a common point of discussion
5. Have meeting

Action Steps:

1. Get professors and partners involved
2. Increase student engagement and morale
3. Provide an intentional space for an academic connections and reflection
4. Utilize faculity strengths to supplement student sicine.
   

Llamilet Gutiernez, Dickinson College

To bring unity to the group, and introduce new members. Over all it should be a bonding experience. Vision:
A closely knit group

Resources Needed
 
1. Retreat site
2. Transpotation
3. Food?
 
Resources Available:

1. Markers, paper, etc
At least 3/4 of Bonners Attend
Big/Little pairing at retreat
Generate attendance at meetings afterwords
Reflections/ evaluations

Actions:
Bring ideas up to director and officers
Find a site
Obtain transportation
Tell Bonners/ Emphasize importance
Plan Retreats
1. Workshops/activities
2. warm ups
3. games
Get everyone’s names
Bring supplies
Planning meeting in early September
Service project that weekend?
Select date

Mathew Horton, Rhodes College

1) facilitate a reflection/BWBRS training workshop (discuss logging hours practically and philosophically)
2) to address the issues of students not understanding how to use BWBRS and why it is needed
3) plan and lead a workshop (Fall semester)
4) a) talk to administrator (this summer) and Bonner Foundation
b) return to campus early and plan meeting before orientation for freshmen (Aug.)
c) lead workshop either during orientation or during Fall Bonner retreat (all Bonners) (Sept.)
5) a) learn more about BWBRS and the Foundation (history, vision, goals, philosophy, system)
b) come up with reflection/discussion questions and plan implementation of workshop

Shanita Bennett, Ferrum College

To be done by April so that it continues throughout the years. Meetings/reflections become better than the last.

1. To have more reflections so that students become aware of local issues.
   • make the bonner meetings more exciting and w/ more energy
   • to get all students input about the program
   • more retreats!!
2. To become a better program: Bonner Love, Bonner website, awareness
• get students involved/students have “say” documentaries, first-hand experiences, stories…community partners/for support and input.
3. To have exciting bonner meetings/trainings that students love to come to
   • to become a better program as a whole
   • by doing more retreats, students will be drawn to the program
4. more discussion of local issues
   • keep the interest of students throughout the whole year
   • meeting to become better and better
5. use more resources that are available

• use ideas from SLI to better the meetings (creativity, fresh ideas, student involvement)
• incentives (food, bonner hours, etc.)Sophia King, Rhodes College

1. Work with other students to find ways to personalize BWBRS, and work with the Foundation to increase access and ease of use for BWBRS
2. Sometimes we feel as if logging hours takes the joy out of the hours that we have just served. The way that sites can be added is time consuming and can be confusing and is not streamlined.
3. Work this summer on gathering Ideas from students on how to improve the system, so that it meets the majority of needs. IN the fall, form a committee to discuss how to implement these ideas. Later, work with the foundation to improve the system.
4. Make the site more user friendly!! Get user imput on how to improve the system. Make a list of changes to suggest to the foundation.
5. E-mail students for ideas!!!! Talk to coordinator about flexability of suggestions. Decide on potential solutions to suggestions. Present suggestions and solutions to foundation for consideration
   

Suki Horton, University of Alaska Anchorage

Goals: Get students at my school more involved with the community. I could possibly run a movie in the auditorium and the money would go towards purchasing winter clothing for school.

Reflection: Homeless children in the Anchorage School District and their rising number

Brainstorm:

• Coats for kids
• Can food drive for food bank
• Sports program/camp
• Neighborhood clean up

Why: Kids walk to school w/out coat, hats, and gloves in sub-zero temperatures. Every child should have a hat, coat, and pair of gloves to go to school in.

When: End of first mo nth of school.

How: Would need some money for advertising and getting the word out. Setting up bins, making sure everything is cleaned (clean coats that are dirty)

Brainstorm:

1. Service trip to New Orleans
2. Trip to Scotties Place (WV)
3. Some kind of international trip so that students connect the service they do to the rest of the world.
   • Students might be restoring the outhouse
   • Building something (fence etc.)
   • Counseling the kids