Student Profile
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Five Bonners Selected as 2025 National Bonner ...

Meet our 2025 National Bonner Summer Interns! Michael Deem Jr. from Rider University brings his expertise in film and storytelling, while Spelman College's Olivia Gray focuses on advancing educational equity. Oberlin's Joseph (JP) Liddy contributes his experience in event coordination and community building, and Centre College's Kayla Rogers brings her passion for policy advocacy and civic engagement. Together, these talented student leaders will support the Bonner Foundation's mission while gaining valuable professional experience in the nonprofit sector.

Five Bonners Selected as 2025 National Bonner Foundation Summer Interns
Alumni Profile
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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
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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
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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
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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

Guilford College Spotlights Bonner Scholar Ben James ’22

Guilford College Spotlights Bonner Scholar Ben James ’22

Bonner Scholar Ben James ’22 had plans to play soccer for a college in his home state of Pennsylvania when he realized he needed to make a bigger change.

“There was a lot of transformation going on, but by the time I made all of these decisions, it was the spring of my senior year, and the recruiting is all but closed by that time,” he says. “During a tournament in February of 2018, the assistant coach from Guilford contacted me and said they were still looking to fill the recruiting class, so I applied.”

Ben didn’t have a chance to visit Guilford before making the decision, but the opportunity to play soccer, as well as the financial aid that went along with being a Bonner Scholar, made it an easy choice.

Study Finds Spike in Pediatric Firearm Injuries During Pandemic

Study Finds Spike in Pediatric Firearm Injuries During Pandemic

Davidson College Bonner alumnus, Xzavier Killings’ 16 and other researchers have found spikes in firearm injuries sustained by and inflicted by children during the pandemic, a time when gun sales to first-time owners also were rising. Increased rates of firearm ownership, school closures, and a suspected decrease in supervision during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic place young children at increased risk of firearm injuries. They measured trends in firearm injuries in children and inflicted by children discharging a firearm during the pandemic and correlated these changes with a rise in firearm acquisition.

Carnegie Community Engagement Classification 2024 Launched

Carnegie Community Engagement Classification 2024 Launched

The Carnegie Community Engagement Classification central office announces that the first time and re-classification applications for the 2024 Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement are now available on GivePulse. Interested campuses must initiate an application by October 31, 2022. The deadline to submit an application is May 1, 2023. Click on the GivePulse logo to access the application portal.

Bonner Alumna Announce as United Foundation of Central Florida New Board Member & A Bonner Student is One of Five New Junior Board Members

Bonner Alumna Announce as United Foundation of Central Florida New Board Member & A Bonner Student is One of Five New Junior Board Members

United Foundation of Central Florida is pleased to announce on its Eight Year Anniversary the appointment of one new board member, Nadia Oakley, and five new junior board members, Nerstafara Emilzo, Melissa Monde, Shannon Biassou, Christie St. Vil, and Gardyson Etienn

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Charleston Area Urban League Features Kaytlin Brown '23

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Charleston Area Urban League Features Kaytlin Brown '23

Kaytlin Brown, CAUL Intern, shares her thoughts about the Urban League:

I am a junior at the College of Charleston pursuing a Bachelor's of Science in Public Health and double minoring in Communication and Political Science, on the Pre-Law track. My interests lie within the intersections of interface communication and advocacy.

My goal is to utilize my experience in such a field to evoke change for minorities in the realms of public policy, public health, and business operations.

Jack Kelly, Stetson '11: Tracking Illicit Nuclear Material In Europe

Jack Kelly, Stetson '11: Tracking Illicit Nuclear Material In Europe

It sounds like the makings for a Hollywood action movie:

Good Guy wonders where all the missing bits of nuclear material have gone. He joins a think tank in Europe to learn how to stop the bad guys from getting their hands on it. He brings back everything he’s learned to the U.S. and saves the day!

But this isn’t a Hollywood movie. It’s reality for Stetson University Bonner alumnus Jack Kelly ’11.

Madison County School honored Bonner alum as principal of the year at school board meeting

Madison County School honored Bonner alum as principal of the year at school board meeting

Mars Hill University alum, Marshay Huskins '01, was honored as Madison County principal of the year. Ms. Huskins plays a crucial role in the success of our district. She is always a strong voice on our district leadership team. One of the most powerful components that Ms. Huskins exhibits is her knowledge and research around teaching to trauma and poverty.

Albion College Community Collaborative Featured as Model for Post-Covid Engagement

Albion College Community Collaborative Featured as Model for Post-Covid Engagement

Albion College’s Community Collaborative (AC3) is featured in this Inside Higher Ed column by Vicki L. Baker titled “Reimagining Community Engagement for a Post-COVID World.” The article “offers four lessons that colleges should consider in developing these partnerships and programs.”

University of Mississippi's First Bonner Program Cohort Gets to Work

University of Mississippi's First Bonner Program Cohort Gets to Work

OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi has its first-ever cohort of Bonner Program students who have started their four-year campaigns to transform their campus and community through service projects.

The university’s Bonner Program, housed at the new UM Center for Community Engagement, is part of a diverse, multistate network of colleges and universities with their own Bonner programs. The program is part of the Corella and Bertram F. Bonner Foundation, which works to “transform students, communities and campuses through service.”

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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.

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Berry Bonner Alumna has been selected for Georgia Trend 2021 40 Under 40

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Charlotte Collins Davis, Bonner 2014 alumna from Berry College has been selected for Georgia Trend's annual "40 Under 40" list of the state's top young leaders. The Deputy Director of Governmental Relations at the Georgia Municipal Association spends her days lobbying in the State Capitol, volunteering as a track coach and mentoring student-athletes at Berry.

Alicia Painter, Earlham ‘11, named CEO of Boys & Girls Clubs of Wayne County

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Wayne County has selected its next leader. Alicia Painter will become chief executive officer in January following Bruce Daggy's December retirement, according to a news release. She will be only the fourth leader — and the first female leader — in the Boys & Girls Clubs' 64-year history. Painter graduated from Earlham College '11 and was a Bonner Scholar at the school. She has served multiple roles, including camp director, program director, unit director, senior unit director and, most recently, director of operations, during her 10 years with the Boys & Girls Clubs.

These Nursing Alumnae Created a “LifeLine” for Aspiring Medical Professionals

After successful nursing careers at Widener, two graduates joined forces on social media to share their medical journeys and mentor future health care professionals.

Bonner alum from Widener University, Ricki Boateng ‘21 and Priscilla Adenugba ‘21 are the creators behind LifeLine, a social media account aimed at offering guidance and day-to-day insight for aspiring medical professionals. The former classmates launched the platform in their final year at Widener to shine a light on the often hard-to-navigate path to medicine, particularly for minorities.

The Shop at The College of New Jersey awarded $100,000 grant

The Shop @ TCNJ, a food pantry that opened its doors in February 2019, recently received a $100,000 grant to continue the fight against food insecurity on TCNJ’s campus and in local communities. The grant, which is part of Governor Murphy’s “Hunger Free Campus” initiative, will allow The Shop @ TCNJ to expand programming around hunger and homelessness awareness, add more fresh food options, add a mobile/drop-and-go service, and reconvene its hunger task force.

The Shop @ TCNJ has been a collaborative effort between the college, the AmeriCorps Scholars program within the Bonner Institute, and the Mercer Street Friends Food Bank.

Implications for Bonner Program Practices Based on Data about Bonner Students’ Service Experiences

More than 100 Bonner students and seven recent graduates of the program shared their service experiences with the Foundation Staff this Summer, highlighting the role the Bonner program played in their growth as students, advocates, and civically-engaged professionals. Their responses bring to light specific program aspects such as “exposure to or experience with diversity,” “long-term community engagement,” and “community-defined service-projects” with implications for program structure and practices. The program implications are discussed through two research briefs (included), prepared by Rollins Bonner Leader Emily Curran who served as the Student Impact Intern, and Rachayita Shah, Community-Engaged Scholarship Director at the Bonner Foundation.

University of Richmond Bonner Scholar Receives Grant Support For Environmental Justice Project

University of Richmond Bonner Scholar Receives Grant Support For Environmental Justice Project

UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND — University of Richmond students McKenna Dunbar, a junior from Washington, D.C., and Indya Woodfolk, a senior Bonner Scholar from Upper Marlboro, Maryland, received a $10,000 Davis Projects for Peace grant to support a project empowering minoritized peoples related to environmental justice.

Projects for Peace is an initiative supporting college students on grassroots projects that are designed to build peace.

Centre Bonner Students Complete Local Summer of Service Internships

Centre Bonner Students Complete Local Summer of Service Internships

Five Centre College Bonner students completed Summer of Service internships at different non-profit organizations around Danville, Kentucky.

Aidan Isaac ’24 (Lexington, Kentucky) interned with the Boyle County Farmers’ Market; Jonathan Gambrel ’22 (London, Kentucky) worked with Clark’s Run Environmental Education Corp. (CREEC); Lyric Hyde ’23 (Campbellsville, Kentucky) was a CentreWorks intern on campus; Cynthia Nieto ‘23 (Phoenix Arizona) worked with Shepherds House; and Melissa Perello ’23 (Louisville, Kentucky) worked at Blue Bird Market.

$5.5 Million Grant Helps Fund New Center for Community Engagement at High Point University

$5.5 Million Grant Helps Fund New Center for Community Engagement at High Point University

HIGH POINT, N.C., Aug. 16, 2021 – High Point University dedicates thousands of hours annually giving back to the community in many ways. The university will now be able to grow its community outreach programs thanks to a generous grant.

Oak Foundation is helping fund the creation of the HPU Center for Community Engagement which is expected to begin operating in the fall. The $5.5-million grant is one of the largest in HPU’s history. The international organization has funded more than 5,400 grants worldwide since it was founded in 1983.