Bonner Meeting Archive

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Each year, the Bonner Network gathers multiple times as a community, with various groups of students, administrators, faculty, partners, alumni, and friends in attendance. Since we use the wiki meeting pages to plan each meeting, featuring new agendas, registration links, and more, this page has been created for those seeking prior meeting agendas and information.

This information also gives a great sense of the key themes and focus of the Foundation and Bonner Network, and how it continues to evolve each year. You can download the agendas here, beginning in summer 2007. For prior versions, contact the foundation (Ariane Hoy - ahoy@bonner.org).

Summer Leadership Institute 2007,

hosted by Oberlin College.

Focus on Diversity, with a train-

the-trainers program on cultural competencies and being an ally, involving multicultural affairs staff.

New Directors Meeting 2007, hosted by the Foundation in Princeton. Core Bonner 101 training and extensive program planning.

Bonner Congress 2007,hosted by Lynchburg College. Action team planning. Special participation by Linda Biehl of the Amy Biehl Foundation in South Africa.

Fall Directors Meeting 2007, hosted by Montreat Center. Featured program planning workgroups tied to the Bonner

goals and campus assessments, providing time to strategize about program improvements.

Summer Leadership Institute 2008, hosted by Allegheny College. Focus on connecting service and politics—with participation by RESULTS, CIRCLE, Roosevelt Institute, New Organizing Institute, & TFA.

New Directors Meeting 2008, hosted by the Foundation in Princeton. Bonner 101, revisited and streamlined.

Bonner Congress 2008, hosted by West Virginia Wesleyan College—within the larger Engaging Our World Conference, sponsored by Oxfam America.

Big focus on Serve 2.0 initiative (NOI).

Fall Directors Meeting 2008, hosted by Montreat Center. Launch of the network-wide focus on Issues to Impact, with issue-based discussion & planning sessions. Training on Serve 2.0 & web tools.

Summer Leadership Institute 2009, hosted by Stetson University. Focus on Issues to Impact, with issue-based organizing with community partner reps & campus teams. Bonner Video Project showcase!

New Directors Meeting 2008, hosted by the Foundation in Princeton. Participation by over 15 new campuses.

Bonner Congress Meeting 2009, hosted by the University of Richmond. Launch of Congress Big Idea proposals and planning - with sessions dedicated to student leadership.

Fall Directors Meeting 2009, hosted by Montreat Center. Reflection and future thinking by the network as Bonner neared its 20th Anniversary.

Summer Leadership Institute 2010 and the 20th Anniversary Celebration, hosted by Berea College. Participation by nearly 500 people and 75+campuses, including college presidents.

New Directors Meeting 2010, hosted by the Foundation in Princeton.

Bonner Congress Meeting 2010, hosted by Washburn University. Launch of Congress Regional Teams, in addition to continuing focus on Congress Big Idea proposals & planning.

Fall Directors Meeting 2010, hosted by Kanuga Conference Center in NC. This meeting featured strategy sessions on a number of new Initiatives, found on this page, such as Bonner Alumni, international partnerships, faculty engagement, & staff development.

Prospective Bonner Program Orientation, hosted by the Bonner Foundation in Princeton, NJ. This meeting involved staff representatives from nearly 20 campuses that are considering starting a Bonner Program.

Summer Leadership Institute 2011 at Siena College explored how the Bonner Program and Network are part of a larger movement for social change through the theme

Pieces of the Movement. Partners included CIRCLE, Echoing Green, RESULTS, NY Campus Compact, Peacework, Roosevelt Campus Network, SIT Study Abroad, and more. This meeting included a Faculty Track called the Engaged

Scholarship & Teaching Symposium.