CAMPUS INFORMATION
DePauw University
Bonner Scholars Program
Hartman House
500 E Seminary
Greencastle, IN 46135
Phone: 765-658-4615
Fax: 765-658-6542
CAMPUS AT A GLANCE
Founded in 1837 by the Methodist Church, DePauw University is a private, selective, coeducational, residential, undergraduate College of Liberal Arts and School of Music. One hundred percent of students live on campus and can choose from a diversity of living options - everything from traditional residence halls to Greek Houses, from singles to suites, from University-owned apartments and duplexes to theme houses. In our communities, residents have the opportunity to become involved in leadership, athletic, and social events. Our rich mix of extracurricular offerings consist of more than 95 clubs and organizations, including academic and athletic clubs, fraternities, sororities, and political and service organizations.
KEY FACTS
Location: Greencastle, Indiana (about an hour drive west of Indianapolis)
Enrollment: 2,396
Other interesting tidbits:
Hartman Center for Civic Engagement and Leadership
http://www.depauw.edu/studentlife/hartman/
This is the first year that our Bonner Scholar program will be in the Division of Academic Life. We have co-located on campus with other offices. More about the changes here.
Type of Program: Bonner Scholars
Year Began: 1993
http://www.depauw.edu/studentlife/hartman/bonner/
Number of Bonner Scholars: 62
KEY CONTACTS
President: Dr. Brian Casey
Bonner Coordinator: Jessie ScottBonner Program Adviser: Dough Harms
Bonner Senior Intern: Page Daniels, Amarilis Roman
Bonner Congress Representatives: Jazmine Lesane, Alex Melendez
Class of 2016 Chair: Daniel Chen
Class of 2017 Chair: Alex Ruger
Class of 2018 Chair: Liz Aguilar
Community Fund Chair: Page Daniels
Honor Chair: Michaela Belcher
Public Relations Chair: Skip Brea
MORE ABOUT US
A Year At A Glance:
Bonner Orientation: Every August upperclass Bonner mentors welcome twenty new Bonner Scholars to campus. Common staples of the orientation include: dinner with the president, a "Tour de Greencastle" visiting community partner sites, Bonner history, a rock climbing wall, and tons of bonding events! We have found that working with students before school gives them a sense of the Bonner family before the whirlwind of activities picks up; it also allows students to get a feel for the Bonner programming and expectations.
All-Bonner Retreat: During the fall semester the whole Bonner program takes a day to spend time together doing a service project and seeing a new part of Putnam County. We have spent the day at local State Parks and Recreation areas. At Cataract Falls State Park, we helped to clean the trails and waterways and picnicked at the covered bridge. Last year, we had class competitions and sharing activities while enjoying the fall scenes from a shelter house at McCormick's Creek.
First-Year Seminar and Trip: Our first-year Bonners take a required pre-college program over mid-August titled
"Civic Education from Classroom to Community." This course utilizes the six Bonner Common Commitments
as a framework, and concludes with a "This I Believe" writing exercise. Our first-year service trip is an
element of this course. For the fourth consecutive year, The Brother David Darst Center for Justice and Peace, Spirituality and Education in Chicago served as our host for the trip. Our service sites included REST warming shelters, Su Casa, San Miguel Schools, and the Greater Chicago Food Depository.
Junior-Senior Symposium: The Symposium encourages students to connect and apply acquired skills and knowledge from leadership in service, internships, and off-campus study to life after DePauw. Students will leave feeling empowered to make intentional choices about professional opportunities and to articulate how their out-of-class experiences make them engaged members in their community and workplace.
Sophomore Service Exchange: We get the opportunity to partner with Earlham College each Spring to engage in various service projects in the Indianapolis area. The reflections and connections with Bonners with different backgrounds and program experiences is memorable.
"Bonner-Que": For the last meeting each academic year, our Bonners traditionally gather to share a meal together. We pitch in with grilling and set-up and take time to share each other's company as the year winds down and finals gear up.
Recent Highlights:
BONNERS IN THE NEWS
Bonner Scholars and the Community:
Senior is named Greencastle "Green Citizen of the Year"
Being 'green' costs less for American taxpayers
Civic responsibility important
San Diego Winter Term In Service
PHOTOS
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Each year in December, the Bonner Scholars coordinate the 5000 Lights Luminaria on the DePauw campus. This year's luminaria event was held in conjunction with the Greencastle Civic League's "Lights of Love" program on the town square. In this photo, Bonner Scholar Bryn Gehring sets up one of the luminaria. |
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The DePauw Bonner class of 2011 poses at the Darst Center before departing from the Chicago service trip in January. | All Bonner Scholars came together and cleaned up DePauw's Nature Park on service day. |
ANNUAL REPORT OF PROGRAM ACTIVITIES
2010-2011 ANNUAL REPORT OF PROGRAM ACTIVITIES