Alumni Profile
Robert Hackett
Spelman College Bonner Alum, Dr. Maranda C. ...

Maranda C. Ward, Ed.D., MPH, Spelman College Bonner Scholar ‘02 Alum has been awarded Campus Compact’s Ernest A. Lynton Award for the Scholarship of Engagement. Dr. Ward is the assistant professor and director of the Equity Department of Clinical Research and Leadership at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences.

Spelman College Bonner Alum, Dr. Maranda C. Ward, Awarded The Ernest A. Lynton Award for the Scholarship of Engagement
Campus Profile
Robert Hackett
A Banner Year for Bonners: TCNJ Bonner Program ...

TCNJ’s Bonner Community Scholars Program launched 20 years ago, it started with just 12 Bonner Scholars — students who commit to 300 hours of community service annually in exchange for needs-based scholarships. Now, with close to 100 participants each year, the TCNJ program is one of the largest and most successful in a nationwide network of Bonner college programs.

A Banner Year for Bonners: TCNJ Bonner Program Celebrates 20th Anniversary
Staff Profile
Robert Hackett
From the Heart of The Bonner Foundation: Elaine ...

In celebration of Elaine Wheeler's retirement, we honor her invaluable contribution to the Bonner Foundation. Her commitment and mentorship have been instrumental in our growth as a Foundation and the Network we have today. As she embarks on her retirement, we celebrate her legacy of dedication and look forward to the path she has paved for us.

From the Heart of The Bonner Foundation: Elaine Wheeler's Retirement Celebration
Robert Hackett
Announcing the Refreshed Bonner Wiki

With over three decades sharing campus examples, guides, and documents to download, the Bonner Foundation is excited to announce a recently updated Bonner Resources Wiki.

This summer, the five National Bonner Summer Interns at the Foundation — Anu Baskar (George Mason ‘24), Camila Guayasamin (The College of New Jersey ‘24), Dominique Dore (University of Houston ‘22), Mikaela Chin (High Point University ‘24) and Selah Ndouta (Capital University ‘22) — worked with the Foundation staff to refresh the look of the wiki’s homepage and, more importantly, update campus examples and other documents.

They devoted particularly attention to the Bonner Program Management and Community-Engaged Learning sections. In addition, Mikaela and Dominique also created a short video on how to navigate this wealth of knowledge.

Announcing the Refreshed Bonner Wiki

Staff Profile

Castel Sweet, University of Mississippi, Receives Nadinne Cruz Community Engagement Professional Award

Castel Sweet, University of Mississippi, Receives Nadinne Cruz Community Engagement Professional Award

Campus Compact is pleased to announce that Castel V. Sweet, Ph.D., director of community engagement and assistant professor of practice in community engagement at the University of Mississippi, has been awarded Campus Compact’s Nadinne Cruz Community Engagement Professional Award  . The award celebrates the ethical leadership and advocacy demonstrated by Community Engagement Professionals. Recipients have demonstrated collaboration with communities focused on transformative change; a commitment to justice-oriented work; and an impact on the larger movement to build ethical and effective community engagement locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally.

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‘Continuing The Dream’: Morehouse College Bonner Office of Community Service Hosts Annual MLK Day of Service

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‘Continuing The Dream’: Morehouse College Bonner Office of Community Service Hosts Annual MLK Day of Service

Morehouse College, Bonner Office of Community Service and community partner Target, held an MLK Day of Service, which celebrates the enduring legacy of Dr. King, class of 1948, who developed his philosophy of nonviolent social change during his time at Morehouse under the mentorship of renowned intellectual leaders.

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New Video Capturing Bonner Network Voices

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New Video Capturing Bonner Network Voices

As the Bonner Foundation moves toward the 35th Anniversary of the Bonner Program, marked in 2025 at the Summer Leadership Institute at the University of Richmond in June, the Bonner Foundation team is updating communications, including new videos that showcase the impact of the Bonner Program on students, institutions, and communities.

New Research from Allison Schultz Sheds Light on Bonner Students’ Transformational Growth through Increased Student Voice

New Research from Allison Schultz Sheds Light on Bonner Students’ Transformational Growth through Increased Student Voice

In July 2024, Allison Schultz, Director of Siena College’s Center for Academic Community Engagement (ACE), defended her doctoral research titled Listen to the Experts: What Happens When We Create Space for Authentic Student Voice in the Bonner Service Leaders Program? She completed her doctorate through the School of Education at Northeastern University in Boston, MA.

Rutgers University, Senior Program Coordinator, Claudio Mir Is Named Middlesex College’s 2024 Alumnus of the Year

Rutgers University, Senior Program Coordinator, Claudio Mir Is Named Middlesex College’s 2024 Alumnus of the Year

Claudio Mir, a Dominican-born actor turned community engagement specialist, has been named Middlesex College's 2024 Alumnus of the Year. Mir's journey includes: Overcoming language barriers and pursuing education at Middlesex College, graduating from Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University, working in HIV/AIDS education through theater, and his current role as senior program coordinator at Rutgers' Collaborative Center for Community Engagement.

Mir credits Middlesex College for instilling a strong work ethic and providing essential tools for his success. He addressed the Class of 2024 at their Commencement ceremony on May 16, 2024.

From the Heart of The Bonner Foundation: Elaine Wheeler's Retirement Celebration

From the Heart of The Bonner Foundation: Elaine Wheeler's Retirement Celebration

In celebration of Elaine Wheeler's retirement, we honor her invaluable contribution to the Bonner Foundation. Her commitment and mentorship have been instrumental in our growth as a Foundation and the Network we have today. As she embarks on her retirement, we celebrate her legacy of dedication and look forward to the path she has paved for us.

2023 Bonner New Staff and Faculty Orientation: Welcome to the Bonner Network

2023 Bonner New Staff and Faculty Orientation: Welcome to the Bonner Network

On July 30 to August 2, the Bonner Foundation welcomed twenty-seven staff and faculty to the Bonner Network during the 2023 New Bonner Staff Orientation hosted at the Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton, New Jersey.

Participants include representatives from sixteen institutions of higher education, including five with established Bonner Scholar Programs, ten with established Bonner Leader Programs, and one school that might start a new Bonner Program in the future.

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Sewanee's Jim Peterman's Vision for a Better World

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Sewanee's Jim Peterman's Vision for a Better World

For over two decades, the philosophy professor and (now former) director of the Univeristy of the. South’s Office of Civic Engagement has been at the center of efforts to push Sewanee’s academic and co-curricular offerings out of the ivory tower and into the community, where they can make a real difference. Read full profile here.

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Paul Schadewald, Senior Program Director for Community-Based Learning and Scholarship, earns National Book Award

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Paul Schadewald, Senior Program Director for Community-Based Learning and Scholarship, earns National Book Award

In 2021, Paul Schadewald, Senior Program Director for Community-Based Learning and Scholarship at Macalester College and a Field Leader with the Bonner Foundation and Network, was awarded the NCPH Book Award, along with colleagues Rebecca Wingo and Jason Heppler, for the new book Digital Community Engagement: Partnering Communities with the Academy. The NCPH Book Award recognizes outstanding scholarship that addresses the theory and/or practice of public history or that includes the products of public history work. Digital Community Engagement: Partnering Communities with the Academy was recognized as the best book about or growing out of public history published in 2019 or 2020. Schadewald works within the Macalester College Civic Engagement Center, a center that was established more than thirty years ago and is home to a Bonner Leader Program.

James Shields Recognized for 20 Years Leading Bonner Center for Community Service at Guilford College

James Shields Recognized for 20 Years Leading Bonner Center for Community Service at Guilford College

James Shields ’00 is the Director of the Bonner Center for Community Service and Learning at Guilford. In more than 20 years, James has established new partnerships and helped secure grants to support the work of Guilford students in the community. He has made a difference in hundreds of lives of students, faculty, staff and other Greensboro community members. James is committed to community building, diversity, civic engagement, social justice, international perspective and spiritual exploration and is the epitome of Guilford’s commitment to providing hands-on learning experiences for students to learn critical problem-solving skills to thrive and make a difference as you serve the world's greater good. He received the Guilford College Alumni Excellence Award in 2016 for his work.

UNC-Charlotte's Tamara Johnson Honored as 'Emerging Leader'

UNC-Charlotte's Tamara Johnson Honored as 'Emerging Leader'

Tamara Johnson is the 2018 Civic Engagement Professional of the Year – Emerging Leader Award recipient, as presented by North Carolina Campus Compact.

This award recognizes a higher education administrator in the state who works to realize a campus-wide vision of service, supports the engagement of faculty and students and forms innovative campus-community partnerships. The “emerging leader” distinction is for an honoree who has been at the campus for five years or less.