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Bonner Civic Engagement Training Modules

(PDF documents or Microsoft Word files)

  • Ethnocentrism: Exploring and Tackling It
  • Grant Writing 101: An Introduction

Modules Submitted by Campuses in the Bonner Network

Union College has take many of the Civic Engagement Modules and, using supplemental material from other sources, repackaged content to suit one hour weekly Bonner Meetings. Also some modules directly address various Common Commitments. Download the trainer guides and related attachments here:

  • Exploring Personal Values: Stand and Declare
  • "Fraying at the Edges": Stress Management 101
  • Introduction to Civic Engagement
  • Introduction to Community Building
  • Introduction to Creating a Shared Vision: Where Are We Going?
  • Introduction to Diversity
  • Introduction to Effective Communication: Do You Hear Me?
  • Introduction to Social Justice: What Kind of Citizen?
  • Introduction to Spiritual Exploration
  • Additional Reflection Resources

    The reflections here incorporate provocative readings and discussion about current events, philosophical ideas, and broader themes connected to the Bonner Common Commitments. What is excellent about these reflections is that they also incorporate readings and exposure to noteworthy authors, playwrights, and other thinkers, which students may also be encountering in their coursework. You can download each of them for use in your meetings, programs, or other reflection activities. Please review the summary paragraphs on the Reflection Resources homepage, where you can also download them..

    • AIDS Day Reflection
    • Arthur Miller’s “An Enemy of the People” Reflection on Democracy
    • Coretta Scott King: Reflections on Her Life
    • Federal Budget Analysis Exercise
    • Grapes of Wrath and the Living Wage
    • Kurt Vonnegut’s Reflections on Poverty
    • Liberty and Dr. Martin Luther King
    • Rosa Parks and Her Life
    • The Life of Pi and Night
    • Victor Hugo’s Perspective on America Thought Exercise
     
       
       

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