Bonner Foundation

Work Study Position Description / Fall 2012 - Spring 2013

High Impact Assistant

ABOUT THE BONNER PROGRAM

The Bonner Program is a campus-based community service and service-based scholarship program currently at eighty colleges and universities nationwide.  A program of a private philanthropy called the Bonner Foundation, in partnership with The College of New Jersey, the Bonner Program provides more than 3,000 undergraduate students with an opportunity to engage in community service while in college, and to receive financial support for tuition, in the form of scholarships, Federal Work Study stipends, and AmeriCorps Education Awards.  The campus-based program provides colleges with a replicable model through which to develop students through service, positively impact communities, and build an infrastructure for sustained campus-community partnerships.  Through providing students with an access to education and an opportunity to serve, the Bonner Program also provides a higher education model that promotes colleges’ commitment to civic engagement, community building, diversity, international perspective, spiritual exploration, and social justice.

High Impact Assistant

Assistant(s) will work closely a member of the Bonner Foundation staff to design and carry out special resource development and research related to the Bonner High-Impact Initiative.  The Bonner High-Impact Initiative is working to catalyze and support a three-year developmental strategy for campus teams involving faculty, administrators, students, and community partners at higher education institutions to develop high-impact educational practices that are integrated with high-impact community engagement.  In 2012-2013, roughly fifteen institutions of higher education are involved in this multi-year transformational change effort to link high-impact practices with community engagement.  The Assistant will help research effective models for: (1) first year seminars/experience programs, (2) learning communities, (3) undergraduate research, and (4) capstones, as well as other high-impact practices.  In addition, the Assistant will help, through internet and phone research, to document campus examples and individuals with expertise in high-impact practices and measuring community engagement. Positions require interest in reading and in writing; using interviews; and strong interpersonal skills. Positions also require attention to detail and the ability to manage one’s time and perform effectively as a support to a full-time staff member.

ADDITIONAL POSITION REQUIREMENTS

• Excellent attention to detail and ability to read and process information
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including ability to work with a team internally
• Interest in and experience with higher education is helpful
• Ability to effectively manage multiple tasks and projects at the same time
• Computer proficiency, especially with social media (wiki) platforms

For more information, please attend the Ice Cream Social on Thursday, September 13 at 4:00 pm at our office on 10 Mercer Street, Princeton, NJ 08540.  Or call (609) 924-6663 and speak with Ariane Hoy