Location: about 15 minutes west of Greensboro, NC

Enrollment: 2,462

Other interesting tidbits:

Guilford College has the distinction of being the only Quaker founded college in the southeastern United States. Originally opening in 1837 as New Garden Boarding School, the institution transformed itself into a four year liberal arts college in 1888. Guilford College continues to place its Quaker heritage at the center of its mission, though it has broadened its outlook beyond North Carolina and the Religious Society of Friends – to include students from a wide variety of faith traditions, regions, and life experiences and strives to educate creative leadership for the twenty-first century. Throughout its history, the institution has endeavored to offer a practical liberal arts education informed by Quaker testimonies. Like New Garden Boarding School, Guilford College adapts and grows to meet the educational needs of a community. 

BONNER PROGRAM AT A GLANCE

Name of Campus-Wide Center: Bonner Center For Community Service & Learning

Relevant website: http://www.guilford.edu/bonner

Type of Program: Bonner Scholars

Year Began: 1990

Bonner Program website: 

http://www.guilford.edu/academics/bonner-center-for-community-service-and-learning/bonner-scholars-program-overview/

Number of Bonner Scholars: 60

Active in Bonner AmeriCorps:10

Active in Learn & Serve CBR: Yes

KEY CONTACTS

President: Jane Fernandes

Center Director: James Shields

     E-mail: jshields@guilford.edu

     Phone: (336)316-2447

Bonner Coordinator: vacant

Bonner Senior Intern(s): Jennifer Urdaneta, Mara Stern 

Bonner Junior intern: Marimar Matuano

Bonner Congress Representatives:

Bonner AIDS Fellows: Mamta Gurung

Bonner Hunger Fellows:

MORE ABOUT US (our partners, trips, structure, best or unique practices)

2013-14 is shaping up to be an exciting year for the Guilford College Bonner program. Below is an overview of our committed Bonner sites where many of our Bonner Scholars do service, several new independent projects students have started this year, and a few highlights from center activities which many Bonners help organize and participate in.

Bonner Committed Sites - See details here: http://gcbonnerlove.blogspot.com/

• The Servant Center - temporary shelter for homeless men
• Pathways - temporary housing shelter for families
• Teen Families - support group for young mothers and their children
• CAT Kids - after school theatre and arts enrichment program
• Latino IMPACT - tutoring and mentoring Latino students towards academic success
• Oakwood - tutoring and mentoring program based in participants home community
• Ashton Woods - tutoring African immigrants and refugees 
• Rosewood - engaging with the local Montagnard Dega community 
• Glen Haven - community center for immigrant and refugee youth and families
• Lunch Buddies - mentoring youth during the lunch hour at Newcomers elementary school
• Elimu Empowerment Services - supporting and empowering African immigrant and refugee youth
• Empire Crossings - apartment complex based support services

Independent projects in development by Bonner Scholars

• Roads to College
• African Youth Initiative
• Sustainability Working Group
• Cupcakes for a Cause
• Guilford College Farm Site
• Family Relationships, Household Stategies and Hypertension Risk in SE Asian Adults in the US South: Focus Group Discussions 

2013-14 Highlights

• Project Coordinators participated in a week of leadership training prior to the first week of classes
• The first year Bonner Orientation included a panel on homelessness, volunteering on the campus farm, and meeting community partners
• The Volunteer and Internship Fair provided all Guilford students with the chance to find a meaningful site of service
• The CSI (Community Service Institute) showcased many on and off campus community initiatives 
• This years Red Cross Blood Drive exceeded their goal for units collected

• Many Bonners helped plan and lead the Soy un Lider conference for Latino youth
• On-Campus Farmer's Market produce gave staff, faculty, and students a convenient place to support local growers
• Development of a Mobile Market to expand access to health fresh food in Greensboro 
• The senior class won the Civic Engagement Challenge competition among Bonner classes 

• About 95 local children from our community sites attended the Annual on-campus Kids Fest Fall Celebration
• 1st Year Bonner Trip -Engaging with the Gullah/Geechee Nation (Charleston, SC Spring Break)

PHOTOS

Bonner Hunger Fellow Helen Mandalinic and Junior Bonner Jon Macemore set up for the on-campus Farm Market

Senior Bonner Jodie Geddes presents at the CSNAP (Citizenship, Service, Networking and Partnerships) Conference

Sophomore Bonner Congress Reps Emmanuel Williams & Lek Siu at Rhodes College for the Bonner Congress Meeting

Bonner Alum Elena Conley presents about Civic Engagement at the October All-Bonner Meeting

The 2013 First Year Bonner Class, Project Coordinators and Bonner Staff working on the campus farm during orientation