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 Elective Workshops • Block 3

FRIDAY, June 5 — 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm EST

 

Our final block of elective workshops again has many enticing choices. Here's a list of the workshops by title, with links for pre-registration on Zoom. 

Birmingham Southern College's Distinction Programs: Academic Pathways for Engaged Learning

This workshop will discuss Birmingham-Southern College's four Distinction Programs: Black Studies, Leadership Studies, Poverty Studies, Public Health Studies.  These programs complement and enhance any major and provide students with concentrated focus on a particular issue or applied area of study.  Programs are by nature multi- or trans-disciplinary and include introductory courses, experiential components, and capstone requirements.  Staff and faculty involved in these distinction programs will share basic outlines of each program, how they were developed and how they have impacted student learning.

  • Presented by Kristin Harper, Director of Serivce-Learning; Kent Andersen, Director of Leadership Studies; and Katy Smith, Assistant Director of Internships at Birmingham-Southern College

Campus-Wide Community Engaged Scholarship & Learning: Developing a Culture of Engagement From the Bottom Up

Learning in the Community (LinC): The Center for Community & Civic Engagement at Washburn University began as a student organization in 1996, was institutionalized as an academic center in 2006, and today serves as the centralized location for community engaged scholarship and learning across campus. As LinC prepares to celebrate its 25th anniversary of existence and 20th anniversary of being a part of the Bonner network next year, a reflective look back reveals not only how far we have come, but how far we have yet to go. This workshop will briefly explore the strategies in getting to where we are now followed by an in-depth look at and interactive discussion of our current efforts to change the culture of engagement on our campus. This will include the development of a rubric to support faculty and the university in moving from random volunteering and service-learning to being an intentional community engaged campus, a tenure and promotion policy, and a transcript designation as well as materials we use in training faculty and how we connect all of this to the university mission and strategic plan.

  • Presented by Rick Ellis, Director and Professor and Kristine Hart, Associate Director and Senior Lecturer, of of Learning in the Community (LinC) at Washburn University

Hypocrisy in the Common Commitments: The State of Undocumented & DACA Students in the Bonner Network

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) protections have been targeted over the past four years, and the United States Supreme Court is preparing to announce a decision about DACA as early as this summer. Now, more than ever, DACAmented, undocumented students and Bonners need support from the Foundation, Bonner Programs, and campuses. This workshop will address campus climates for undocumented/DACAmented students, the ways campuses recruit and financially support students, and the ways students are protected and supported through graduation and beyond. Campuses will discuss these topics in order to share how they support DACAmented and undocumented students on their campuses and in communities. 

  • Presented by Danny Rodas Garcia, Bonner Coordinator at Earlham College (and Guilford Alum); Zaynah Afada, Guilford College Class of 2019 and Bonner Alum; and Amber Finnicum-Simmons, Bonner Coordinator at Stetson University

Morehouse College's Bonner Scholars Selection Process and Expectation

At Morehouse College, students on the Bonner Leadership Team play a major role with the selection of incoming first year Bonners.  Student leaders have developed a comprehensive approach to this process that allows the team to share their recommendations using a rubric and reflections, that supports moving from over 120 applications to a class of 15.  We will discuss the Morehouse Bonner Scholars recruitment  and selection model for prospective students. We will also share expectations of scholars in the Bonner Scholars Program. 

  • Presented by Kevin Chapman Jr. Assistant Director of the Bonner Office of Community Service; Gregory Bell '22, Tyrin Gamble '23, Jared Bailey '21(Senior Intern), and Lunden Stubbs '22, Morehouse College

Online Learning & Action with Omprakash: Global Social Impact Internships, Local Engagement, Digital Storytelling, and More

Willy Oppenheim, Co-Director of Omprakash, shares opportunities and insights with students & faculty who are wondering how to move forward with online learning and global/local community engagement in a world shaped by COVID-19.  Omprakash offers online internships and customizable online communities for learning and action, and has been working since 2005 to make social impact programming more ethical, affordable, and educational.  Willy will share some of the unique aspects of the Omprakash approach, explain how Omprakash is adapting its model in response to the pandemic, and highlight opportunities for campus/faculty partnerships as well as individual student engagement.

  • Presented by Willy Oppenheim, Founder and Co-Director of Omprakash

Navigating the Graduate School Admissions Process and Ask Me Anything with Admissions

Are you interested in applying to graduate school, but concerned that you'll miss a key step because you've never done it before? Or do you know you want to apply to graduate school, but still have a few lingering questions about the process? Or has COVID-19 thrown a wrench into your plans for grad school and left you feeling uncertain? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this information and Ask Me Anything (AMA) session designed to demystify the graduate school admissions process and give you direct access to an Admissions Officer in this unprecedented time was designed for you!

  • Presented by Kylene Planer, Admissions Officer at the NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service

Preparing Your Statement of Purpose for Graduate School

Join Director of Admissions, Brittney Romanson, for a session on how to prepare a successful personal statement. Reflective writing is challenging. Learn what admissions committees are seeking in a personal statement.

  • Presented by Brittney Romanson, Director of Admissions at Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University

Resilience and Relationships: Building, Implementing, and Sustaining Development Initiatives that Bear Fruit

Engagement centers are often challenged by the need to raise funds for their programs. This interactive workshop will shed light on methods used by one center that helped develop a strong collaborative relationship between the center and the development office on campus, build a brand, grow its donor base, and steward funding. This workshop will include a discussion on critical research and developing case statements, conclude with exploring best practices to maintain on-campus ties as well as donor relationships, and an opportunity for questions and comments.

  • Presented by Allison Schultz, Director of Academic Community Engagement and Robyn Sanders, Siena College Major Gifts Director at Siena College

Teaching Tools for Keeping the “Community” in Virtual Community Engaged Learning Environment

This session will discuss how to turn the challenges of teaching virtual service learning or community-engaged courses into opportunities for exciting learning, advocacy, and civic action.  Using free online tools, students can engage in community-based research, create powerful advocacy and civic action campaigns, and provide access to resources that guide neighbors and clients to needed services. 

  • Presented by Marina Barnett, Faculty Member in the Center for Social Work Education and Co-Director of Academic Service Learning with Grace Fischer, Bonner Leader, and Laura Rathsmill, Graduate Student, at Widener University

The Value of Service in Business

This interactive workshop will showcase the importance of businesses giving back to the community, especially in times like these. Learn the best strategies to aligning your Bonner service experiences with your job search and how to best identify companies that are genuine about being service oriented. Receive tips and advice for how to best navigate the job market using the experiences you have with Bonner. This workshop will be valuable to all job seekers and those trying to identify which path to follow. 

  • Presented by Matt Caldwell, Graduate Assistant in Admissions at the Crummer Graduate School of Business

You Can’t Vote by Zoom Call: Planning for Student Voter Engagement in a Pandemic

Berea College’s VEPAC (Voter Empowerment and Political Awareness Coalition) leverages student leadership, campus infrastructures, local community-campus collaborations, and resources available from national networks, in efforts to increase student voter registration and turnout, and engagement in civic dialogue. Local and national responses to the COVID-19 pandemic present new obstacles to students’ political engagement. This interactive workshop will explore barriers to and strategies for increasing students' political engagement during and beyond elections, including space for sharing how effective strategies and resources can be adapted and applied at diverse colleges and universities, all within the current context of uncertainty about upcoming election processes.

  • Presented by Ashley Cochrane, Director and Sarah Rohrer, Associate Director of CELTS (Center for Excellence in Learning through Service) at Berea College