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The College of New JerseyCAMPUS NAME AND ADDRESS
The College of New Jersey P.O. Box 7718, 2000 Pennington Road Ewing, NJ 08628-0718
CAMPUS AT A GLANCE (brief description) The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) is a highly selective institution that has earned national recognition for its commitment to excellence. Founded in 1855, TCNJ has become an exemplar of the best in public higher education and is consistently acknowledged as one of the top comprehensive colleges in the nation. TCNJ currently is ranked as one of the 75 “Most Competitive” schools in the nation by Barron’s Profiles of American Colleges and is rated the No. 1 public institution in the northern region of the country by U.S. News & World Report. TCNJ was also awarded, in 2006, a Phi Beta Kappa chapter—an honor shared by less than 10 percent of colleges and universities nationally.
KEY FACTS Location: TCNJ is located in Ewing and adjacent to Trenton, the state capital. It is also approximately one hour away from Philadelphia, New York and the Jersey Shore. It is also 15 minutes away from the Bonner Foundation in Princeton.
Enrollment: 5,600 Students
Other Interesting Facts: Former TCNJ and NBA Player, Greg Grant, is a Bonner partner. Greg runs the Academic Sports Academy in Trenton.
BONNER PROGRAM AT A GLANCE Name of Campus-Wide Center: The Bonner Center for Civic and Community Engagement Relevant website: http://www.tcnj.edu/~bonner
Type of Program: Bonner Community Scholars Year Began: 2004 Bonner Program website: Same as above
Number of Bonner Community Scholars: 70 Number of Bonners Community Scholars in NJBLP/AmeriCorps positions: 17 (including 2 full time positions) Active in Learn & Serve CBR: Yes Active in FIPSE Civic Ed Certficate/Minor: Yes
KEY CONTACTS President: Barbara Gitenstein Bonner Center Director: Patrick Donohue Bonner Associate Director: Paula Figueroa-Vega Bonner Program Assistant: Richard Wilson Democracy Project Fellow/Civic & Political Education: Brittany Aydelotte Democracy Project Fellow/Youth Development: Morgan Reil Democracy Project Fellow/Special Projects: Giancarlo Giametta 2009-2010 Bonner Senior Interns: TBD Bonner Congress Representatives: Marc Williams
MORE ABOUT US (our partners, trips, structure, best or unique practices) Bonners at TCNJ are organized into 12 issue-based teams that cover a range of topics--including urban education, developmental disabilities, juvenile justice, the environment, hunger, child welfare, homelessness and youth development. These teams provide the infrastrucre for the Bonners to not only transform themselves and their partner organizations through service--but also the larger campus community. Each year, for example, Bonners mobilize all 1300 first year students who must satisfy their civic engagement graduation requirement.
The Bonner Scholars mobilize the first year students via a co-curricular and curricular track. It begins in August when Bonners organize 25 floor meetings with students in the co-curricular track. Via a democratic process, each floor is divided into three issue focused teams (e.g. hunger) and connected to a date during the academic year. On that date, the relevant Bonner team (e.g. Trenton Area Soup Kitchen), guides the students via a day of learning-serving-and reflecting. They also look for regular "B Vols"; students who will come a few hours a week or month consistently.
Senior Bonner interns work over the summer with the staff to organize the curricular track and projects. This summer, for example, they are helping to shape projects for nearly 40 first year seminar courses. To view the current plans for the first year seminar courses please visit http://tcnjbonner.pbworks.com/CEL-+FSP+Organizers+Wiki+Page. The majority of these projects will benefit the Bonner Scholar Team sites. Upper level Bonners from those teams or a small group of Senior Interns will "staff" those projects during the fall; working closely with the faculty member to execute the original plan, help guide and supervise the students in the field, and respond to unexpected challenges or opportunities.
This First Year Community Engaged Learning project and work supplements the weekly service activities that the Bonners complete throughout the year. These activities are captured in Site Plans that are developed with community partners in August. They capture the major goals and objectives of the team as well as clarifies the leadership or management structure. Each team is co-led by a Student and Community Leader--but a staff member acts as the Site Manager, who provides assistance and direction as needed. He or she also acts as the 1 on 1 advisor for the students on his or her team.
In addition, TCNJ Bonners are involved in two additional capacity building and community education projects on a regular basis. Starting last year, each team was charged with working on an issue brief that responds to a question posed by their community partner. In addition, half of the teams each year are expected to organize a Critical Issues Forum. In the past, forums have focused on genocide in the Sudan, the urban-suburban acheivement gap, homelessness, hunger and immigration.
Finally, Scholars now participate in two trips each year to provide them with a national and international perspective. For years, they have worked on Hurricane Relief projects in New Orleans. This is a required trip for first year students and many upper class Bonners join them. A delegation of rising seniors and staff also visited Nicaragua this summer, where they participated in a Witness for Peace program. The group met with a number of non profit organizations and also explored how they might set up a long-term relationship with one neighborhood and center in Managua, the capital.
COMMUNITY PARTNERS Academic Sports Academy Mission: The GGrant94ft, Inc. Academic Basketball Academy is designed to foster learning through rigorous academic tutoring as well as through basketball training that stresses high expectations for students. Our program includes parent/family involvement and school/community volunteers so that students will acquire a base of real world experiences. Through these experiences our student athletes will become life-long learners and positive community participants. Programs/Services: tutoring; afterschool enrichment; mentoring Website: http://www.ggrant94ftinc.com/ACAD.htm
Columbus Elementary School (Trenton) Mission: The goal of Coumbus is to assure learning experiences that will help students achieve their greatest potential to adapt and adjust to a diverse and ever changing society,and also to serve students with the understanding that diversity of gender, physical or mental ability, culture, and background is a strength to be respected. Programs/Services: K-8 “partially-included” elementary education; after-school tutoring, supplemental education, and enrichment. Website: www.trenton.k12.nj.us/columbus/
El Centro de Recursos Para Familias (Trenton) Mission: The mission of El Centro is to promote a world in which immigrant families reach their full potential, achieve self-sufficiency and live in a just and compassionate world. Programs/Services: adult basic education; ESL; individual and family counseling; health screenings and education; men and women support groups; information and referral; after-school tutoring and enrichment; community forums and advocacy.
Farmers Against Hunger (Central New Jersey) Mission: The mission of Farmers Against Hunger is to develop the capacity of emergency food providers, feed the hungry, and educate the poor about nutrition. Programs/Services: food rescue & distribution; volunteer gleanings; community/nutrition education; advocacy. Website: www.njagsociety.org/fah/fah.htm
Habitat for Humanity/East Trenton Neighborhood Center (Trenton) Mission: The mission of Habitat is to embrace people of all faiths and work in partnership with them to build decent, affordable housing and to create healthy vibrant and self-sufficient communities. Programs/Services: sweat equity housing construction; emergency food pantry/distribution; homeless shelter (winter months); after-school homework assistance; summer enrichment and recreation camp; clothing distribution; narcotics anonymous. Website: www.habitatnj.org
Kidsbridge (Ewing and Trenton) Mission: The goal of Kidsbridge is to encourage the students, families and educators of the greater Mercer County region to understand and appreciate the strengths and opportunities that are inherent in the diverse, mosaic cultures of our community and world. Programs/Services: character education; conflict resolution; mediation; life-skills; children’s museum tours; community education & awareness. Website: www.kidsbridgemuseum.org
LifeTies Mission: The goal of LifeTies to provide quality care and services to youth in crisis that are abused, neglected homeless and/or living with HIV/AIDS. Programs/ Services: Safe & Supportive Supervised Living Accommodations, Money Management Skills, Independent Living Skills Training, Career Planning, Advanced Independent Living Skills Training, Community Involvement and Service, Life Skills through the Arts, Counseling, 24 Hour Group Residential Services, Intensive Medical Care, HIV/AIDS Education, Substance Abuse Assessment and Referral Website: http://www.lifetiesinc.org/Index.html
Division of Natural Resources/City of Trenton (Trenton) Mission: The goal of the Division of Natural Resources is to enhance the quality of life for residents by establishing comprehensive and professional natural resource management programs, including park maintenance, recreation maintenance and urban forestry; thereby providing a healthy, pleasant environment for both active and passive forms of recreation. Programs/Services: park planning, maintenance and renovation; open space maintenance; tree maintenance and planting. Website: www.ci.trenton.nj.us
Salvation Army (Trenton) Mission: The mission of Salvation Army is to meet the needs of the Trenton community without discrimination. Programs/Services: homeless drop-in center; mobile-feeding unit; job readiness/life-skills; substance abuse counseling; men’s fellowship groups; after-school tutoring; religious education. Website: www.newjerseysalvationarmy.org
Trenton Area Soup Kitchen (Trenton) Mission: The mission of TASK is to respond to the needs of people in the Trenton area by providing meals to all those who are hungry, delivering services to encourage self-sufficiency and improve the quality of life, informing the wider community of the needs of the hungry, and advocating for resources to meet these needs. Programs/Services: soup kitchen (lunch and dinner); adult basic education; GED preparation; social work/case management; health screening and counseling; adult art; youth enrichment. Website: http://www.trentonsoupkitchen.org
Trenton Medical Arts Academy (Trenton) Mission: The Medical Arts Academy is dedicated to offering high level skills necessary for career success in the professions encompassing the various medical technologies and/or therapies or the field of professional nursing. The students’ personalized educational plan is designed to move him/her along a personalized developmental ladder culminating with a senior internship at a local medical center or social service agency. Programs/Services: Providing a curriculum rich in science and mathematics, assisting in student career focus, providing state-of-the-art equipment, resources materials, computer skills and writing enhancement. Website: http://www.trenton.k12.nj.us/tchsmedarts/Default.htm
Visitation Home (Hamilton) Mission: Visitation Home is a Catholic community (open to all) where people with developmental disabilities and those without, live together as family, called by the truth of the Gospel principle that human life is sacred at every stage and in every situation. We recognize our responsibility to grow in a spirit of openness, simplicity, and love through meaningful relationships. It is through these relationships that we discover each other's gifts and the inherent dignity of each individual. Programs/Services: a shared living community where developmentally disabled adults and their assistants live together as family. Website: http://www.visitationhome.org/component/option,com_frontpage/Itemid,1/
Young Scholars Institute (Trenton) Mission: The mission of YSI is to promote academic excellence and the pursuit of higher education. Programs/Services: tutoring; after-school enrichment; science exploration; model Congress; ESL; SAT preparation; college tours/admissions workshops; supplemental education services. Website: http://www.youngscholarsoftrenton.org/programs.html
Student Leadership Planning: Click here for Congress Leadership Plans:
ANNUAL REPORT OF PROGRAM ACTIVITIES 2009 ANNUAL REPORT OF PROGRAM ACTIVITIES
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SPRING 2009 INITIATIVES Serve 2.0
Bonner AmeriCorps
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