1. The Bonner Program:
Student Development & Training
“Access to Education,
Opportunity to Serve”
A program of:
The Corella & Bertram Bonner Foundation
10 Mercer Street, Princeton, NJ 08540
(609) 924-6663 • (609) 683-4626 fax
For more information, please visit our website at www.bonner.org

2. Student Development & Training:
Overview
• Overview
- Types of outcomes
- Types of meetings
- Intentional sequence (roadmap and calendar)
- Training meeting
- Orientation
- Advising
• Resources
• Best Practices
• Self-Assessment & Evaluation
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3. Student Development & Training:
Outcomes in Four Areas
Our student development approach offers
students a journey including opportunities to
develop:
Experience
•
Skills
•
Values
•
Knowledge
•
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4. Student Development & Training:
Six Common Commitments
Civic Engagement: Participate International Perspective: Develop
intentionally as a citizen in the international understanding that enables
democratic process, actively engaging in Bonners to participate successfully
public policy and direct service. in a global society.
Community Building:
Social Justice: Advocate
Establish and sustain a for fairness, impartiality and
vibrant community of place, equality while addressing
personal relationships and systemic social and
common interests. environmental issues.
Diversity: Respect the many
Spiritual Exploration: Explore
different dimensions of diversity in personal beliefs while respecting the
our public lives. spiritual practices of others.
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5. Student Development & Training:
The Five E’s
Expertise
Through Service
(Developmental
placements, learning Example
through action)
Experience
Co-Curricular Activities
(Training & Enrichment,
Exploration
Reflection, and Advising)
Academic linkages
Expectation
(Service-learning,
CBR, minor, major &
certificates)
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6. Student Development & Training:
Training and Skill Development
Personal Skills Leadership Skills Professional Skills
Active listening Conflict resolution Budgeting
• • •
Balance/boundaries Delegation Evaluation/research
• • •
Communication Planning Event planning
• • •
Decision making Public speaking Fundraising
• • •
Organization Running a meeting Grant writing
• • •
Planning Teamwork Marketing / public relations
• • •
Reflection/Time Working with diverse Mediation
• • •
management groups Networking
•
Goal setting
•
Public education /
•
advocacy
Volunteer management
•
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7. Student Development & Training:
Types of Meetings
• Tips: • Use resources:
The Basics:
• Involve students • Co-Curricular
• Holding class-based or
in planning and Implementation
small group meetings
facilitating group Guide: full
regularly; the standard is
meetings section on
twice per month and a
Class Meetings
best practice is weekly • Have a
structured • Advising
• 80/20 rule
sequence of Implementation
• Meetings should balance activities Guide
training, reflection,
• Link advising • Training
problem solving, &
meetings to Modules
administrative
CLAs and other
management
• Reflection
activities
resources
• Advising 1-to-1 meetings
should be held once per
• Student Best
semester Practices
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8. Student Development & Training:
Intentional Sequence
• Tips: • Use resources:
• The Basics:
• Utilize Civic • Use the
• Create and implement a
Engagement Roadmap
training calendar around
modules planning tool &
Common Commitments,
sample training
skills & knowledge areas
• Engage staff and calendar to get
faculty from
• Articulate 4-6 intended you started
across campus
outcomes per year and
• 60+ training
build around them
• Engage partners modules
as co-educators
• Plug your plan into
• Partners as Co-
BWBRS (visible to • Engage students Educators
students & Foundation) as peer leaders
handout
• Start simple and
• Handout on
modify over
engaging others
time
across campus
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9. Student Development & Training:
Roadmap Example
Expertise
Articulate an intentional Academic Research
Career planning & vocation
training & enrichment Evaluation
Example Networking
sequence Public Speaking
Leading inquiry & reflection
Skills for lifelong involvement
Personal and civic values
Project coordination
Fundraising & Grant Writing
Advocacy skills
Experience Academic Connection
Critical thinking
Diversity
Group dynamics &
communication
Exploration Project planning
Introduction to social issues/
Community knowledge civics
Personal exploration
Setting goals
Time management
Active listening
Teamwork
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10. Student Development & Training:
Training Calendar Example
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11. Student Development & Training:
Training Meeting Example
In an hour meeting:
1) Warm Up — 5 minutes
2) Overview of managing by calendar—5 minutes
3) Interactive introduction — 5 minutes
4) The basic steps—15 minutes
5) Small group activity/practice — 20 minutes
6) Follow up and Close — 5 minutes
Meeting 1: Planners; Covey article
Meeting 2: Training—Managing by Calendar
Meeting 3: Follow Up—Discussion of Sites
Meeting 4: Ask for Calendar Workplan
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12. Student Development & Training:
Orientation
Process
Content Resources
• Involve upper-
• Community building • Co-Curricular
class students Implementation
• Bonner culture, history, & Guide: full
• Have an agenda
expectations section on
• Provide written
• Student Development Orientation
handbook
Model
• Bonner Quiz
• Model
• Orientation to • Sample Agendas
expectations
community (partners,
issues, asset mapping) • Training
• Model Modules
relationships
• Orientation to campus
(staff, center programs)
• Model service
• Inspiration
• Possibly service
immersion
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13. Student Development & Training:
Some Orientation Examples
Use Agendas and other examples Integrate Bonner Jeopardy
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14. Student Development & Training:
Advising
• Tips: • Use resources:
• The Basics:
• Ask students to • Advising
• Individualized advising
prepare using a Implementation
underscores a student’s
few questions Guide—section
development,
on 1-to-1s
engagement, & retention
• Involve several
staff in doing 1- • Sample
• Programs integrate 1-
to-1 meetings Guidelines—
to-1 meeting each
Guide & In
semester
• Integrate Good Form
information
• Integrate conversations
from partner • CLA Quickstart
about the student’s
calls & visits Guide
placement, CLA, training,
academic connections, • Ask questions
etc. about
academics
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15. Training & Enrichment & Training:
Resources
• Sample Training Calendar
• 60+ Training Modules
• Co-Curricular Implementation Guide
• Advising Implementation Guide
• Vocation Implementation Guide
• Roadmap Planning Tool
• Community Partners & Bonner Partners
• Other schools, Bonner staff, and STUDENTS
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16. Training & Enrichment & Training:
Self-Assessment and Evaluation
Developmental Model: integrated and implemented throughout program; students engaged in the
framework
Developmental Structure and Leadership: developmental structure; student leadership positions;
Bonner Program committees; site coordinators; other management positions
Management and Meeting Structure: adequate frequency (from 15-20% of total hours, at a
frequency of two meeting per month or more by class); comprehensive program of training, enrichment, and
reflection
Orientation: covers key elements of the program (campus and Bonner Program history, context, and
frameworks), models key process points (student leadership, professionalism), and meets recommended
requirements for time (at least one full day)
One-on-One Meetings: two one-to-one meetings (one per semester) for each student; individualized
advising and support for their development and performance
Student Reflection: ongoing student reflection, including activities that help students to make
connections between their service work and their academic study, research, the Common Commitments;
good reflection practices; students in leadership roles
Common Commitments: Common Commitments and deeper values of the college philosophy are
integrated
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17. Student Development & Training:
Best Practices
• Kevin Buechler, Advising and class meetings
• Laura Megivern, Cover Story and utilizing
resources
• Rina Tovar and Jessily Ramirez, training calendars
and engaging students in training & enrichment
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