Location: southwest Virginia

Enrollment: 1,000

Other interesting tidbits: Emory & Henry College's Appalachian Center for Community Service also oversees the department of Public Policy and Community Service.

BONNER PROGRAM AT A GLANCE

Name of Campus-Wide Center: Appalachian Center for Community Service

Relevant website: http://www.ehc.edu/community-service/appalachian-center-community-service

Type of Program: Bonner Scholars

Year Began: 1991

Bonner Program website: http://www.ehc.edu/community-service/service-scholarships/bonner-scholars 

Number of Bonner Scholars: 63

Active in Bonner AmeriCorps Ed Award: 4

Active in Other AmeriCorps Ed Award: 2

Active in Learn & Serve CBR: Yes

Active in FIPSE Civic Ed Certficate/Minor:  

KEY CONTACTS

President: Dr. Rosalind Reichard

Center Director: Tal Stanley

Bonner Director: Tal Stanley

Bonner Coordinator: Shannon Hoffman

     Office: 276-944-6250 Fax: 276-944-6170 E-mail: shoffman@ehc.edu

Bonner Senior Intern(s): Sheree Hairston, Rayce Lamb

Bonner Congress Representatives: Merideth Cox, Caitlin Hollaway, Anthony Jones

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

 This 2012-2013 school year, we are allowing our students to take on more leadership roles within the program by becoming a Bonner Reflection Leaders and First-Year Service Site Leaders.  

Overview of Bonner Reflection Leaders:

Two upperclass Bonners are chosen from each class to lead their class meetings, issue meetings, and helping the Bonner Coordinator with their ideas and inputs of the developing journal prompts. These leaders will meet on a regular basis with the Senior Interns and also the Bonner Coordinator as a group. Although, these students are given this opportunity to lead others, they do have requirements they must fulfill before beginning this journey. The requirements include the completion of a reflection training day and also helping assist with the Bonner first-year orientation any way possible.

Bonner Reflection Leaders for Senior class include Sophilia Hubbard and Brian Stanley.

Overview of First Year Service Site Leaders:

Upperclass Bonners are chosen to lead groups of 5-10 first year Bonner Scholars in their entry-level service. In order to eligible to be a leader, an upperclassman has to have already served atleast 1-2 years at a service site. Although, these students are given this opportunity to lead others they do have requirements they must fulfill before beginning this journey. These requirements include being able to meet with their given group once a week (i.e. for dinner), training new volunteers, and planning a large event for the community partner.

First-Year Service Site Leaders: Nic Dowdle and Joe Vaughn. 

Student Leadership Planning:

Click here for Congress Leadership Plans:

2010-2011 ANNUAL REPORT OF PROGRAM ACTIVITIES

• Emory and Henry Year at a Glance