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Guide for Creating a Bonner Program
Website
I. Content
Below are some listing of content you should consider including
on the web pages for your Bonner Program website and your
campus-wide community service programs/center.Planning Guides
A. Bonner Scholars Program
- staff contact information
- event calendar
- pictures and testimonials
- program history
- program mission
- program description
- Bonner requirements
- details on the Bonner Scholarship Award
- information on other program features including
- Common Commitments
- Four-year Student Development Model
- 1st Year Service Trip
- Cluster Meeting
- Community Fund
- Senior Presentation of Learning
- student leadership roles, including description of
committees for Community Fund, Advisory Board, etc.
- National network of Bonner Programs
- link to Bonner Foundation website
- list of Bonner Scholar colleges
- link to Bonner Leader Program colleges
- program news
- program application & other information for prospective
Bonners
- application process and form
- list of major service sites (or link to longer list)
- list of current Bonner Scholars (possibly with photo,
hometown, state)
B. Campus-Wide Center
- section about the campus center
- specific sections for service program
- listing of service-learning courses
- online version of newsletter
- events calendar, including training & enrichment activities
- calendar of conferences & workshops
- Federal Communnity Service Work-Study
- Service-related grants & funds
II. Other suggestions/observations
A. Links to the program:
- The links to community service/enagement should be easy
to find from the campus home page. Too often you cannot
find either a general link or the Bonner Scholars Program
link from the Student Life section of the site.
- The Bonner Scholars Program is typically embedded in
the broader campus-wide community service center
- A link to the program should also appear in the Financial
Aid section of the school's website
B. Content ideas
- BSP content should be updated at least annually
- Add content cut & paste or link to articles on service
& BS found in your campus alumni magazine or school
paper
- Recruit students (preferably Bonner Scholars) to maintain
content
- Note that you may want different students to handle
webpage design/programmer and content/editorial responsibilities
since they often are quite different skills sets
C. Design ideas
- Clearly label sub-sections of your site
- Break the Bonner Programs topics into separate web pages
if single page becomes too long
- Design page using campus-wide website template if possible
to maintain common "look & feel"
III. Sample Bonner Program Websites
- Campus wide centers
- Financial Aid Scholarships
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