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Bonner Meetings
Your Toolbox for Training, Reflection, Management, and Development
What We’ll Cover
• Why are meetings important?• What kinds of meetings?• Core Student Development frameworks• Strategy:
• Training & Enrichment in BWBRS
Why are meetings important?
• Bonner Student Impact and Alumni Survey suggests that the strongest elements of program effectiveness are:
• dialogue across difference
• mentors (staff, peers, site supervisors, & faculty)
• structured reflection magnifies unstructured reflection
Bonner Wiki:
See Research & Assessment
Bonner Wiki: Research and Assessment
Prezi - Engagement Multiplied
Moreover, these meetings:
• Build skills (i.e., project management) and knowledge (i.e., diversity) needed to do best work in communities
• Build a sense of belonging —Bonner Love
• Promote accountability
• Foster campus-wide and community connections
• Promote retention and graduation
Class Meetings - at least every other weekCohort-based meetings for each class year (or two, if small program)
What kinds of meetings?
All Bonner Meetings - every monthEngage the Common Commitments, partners and issues, broader themes, and community
Cornerstone or Project Meetings - occasionallyPreparation for service trips, campus-wide events, Bonner Congress, Bonner Leadership Team
Other kinds of meetings...
Site Meetings by issue, team, or cluster - every other week or monthly —engage students (& leaders) in planning, project management, & issue learning
Other kinds of meetings...
Campus-wide or National Events Speaking events, faculty-led sessions, IMPACT Conference, national conferences... flavor not main ingredient
Course-based Meetings - can be used for Cohort or projectsYou may choose to link training & enrichment with credit-bearing options, such as a first year experience course or third-year community based research course
Resource Sharing for Great Meetings
Semester Staff Student Leaders Community PartnersSummer Planning Orientation Participate in OrientationWeek 1 Model:
Lead Class MeetingRotate to visit sitesLead Class Meeting
Lead All Bonner Meeting
Monthly rotation:Meeting - by ClassMeeting - by Site
Meeting - by ClassAll Bonner Meeting
Week 2Model:
Lead Class MeetingRotate to visit sitesLead Class Meeting
Lead All Bonner Meeting
Monthly rotation:Meeting - by ClassMeeting - by Site
Meeting - by ClassAll Bonner Meeting
Meet with teamWeek 3
Model:Lead Class MeetingRotate to visit sitesLead Class Meeting
Lead All Bonner Meeting
Monthly rotation:Meeting - by ClassMeeting - by Site
Meeting - by ClassAll Bonner MeetingWeek 4
Model:Lead Class MeetingRotate to visit sitesLead Class Meeting
Lead All Bonner Meeting
Monthly rotation:Meeting - by ClassMeeting - by Site
Meeting - by ClassAll Bonner Meeting
Week 5 Model, then delegate:Lead Class MeetingRotate to visit sites
Guest leads Class MeetingHost partner at ABM
Monthly rotation:Meeting - by ClassMeeting - by Site
Meeting - by ClassAll Bonner Meeting
Week 6Model, then delegate:
Lead Class MeetingRotate to visit sites
Guest leads Class MeetingHost partner at ABM
Monthly rotation:Meeting - by ClassMeeting - by Site
Meeting - by ClassAll Bonner Meeting
Meet with teamWeek 7
Model, then delegate:Lead Class MeetingRotate to visit sites
Guest leads Class MeetingHost partner at ABM
Monthly rotation:Meeting - by ClassMeeting - by Site
Meeting - by ClassAll Bonner MeetingWeek 8
Model, then delegate:Lead Class MeetingRotate to visit sites
Guest leads Class MeetingHost partner at ABM
Monthly rotation:Meeting - by ClassMeeting - by Site
Meeting - by ClassAll Bonner Meeting Speak at Bonner Meeting
Week 9 Model and delegate:Lead Class MeetingRotate to visit sites
Intern leads Class MeetingCoach BLT to lead ABM
Monthly rotation:Meeting - by ClassMeeting - by Site
Meeting - by ClassAll Bonner Meeting
Week 10Model and delegate:
Lead Class MeetingRotate to visit sites
Intern leads Class MeetingCoach BLT to lead ABM
Monthly rotation:Meeting - by ClassMeeting - by Site
Meeting - by ClassAll Bonner Meeting
Meet with teamWeek 11
Model and delegate:Lead Class MeetingRotate to visit sites
Intern leads Class MeetingCoach BLT to lead ABM
Monthly rotation:Meeting - by ClassMeeting - by Site
Meeting - by ClassAll Bonner MeetingWeek 12
Model and delegate:Lead Class MeetingRotate to visit sites
Intern leads Class MeetingCoach BLT to lead ABM
Monthly rotation:Meeting - by ClassMeeting - by Site
Meeting - by ClassAll Bonner Meeting
Week 13 Lead Class Meeting Meeting - by ClassWeek 15 End-semester CelebrationEnd-semester CelebrationEnd-semester Celebration
Have a mix of meetings each semester...
Student Development Frameworks
• The result of network-wide input, program design and innovation, decades of experimentation, and assessment
•Common Commitments
•Skills
•Knowledge Areas
Common Commitments
Community Building
Diversity
International Perspective
Social Justice
Spiritual Exploration
Civic Engagement
Skills and CapacitiesPersonal• Active listening• Balance &
boundaries• Communication• Decision
making• Organization• Planning• Time
management• Goal setting Professional
•Budgeting•Event planning•Fundraising•Grant writing•Marketing •Mediation•Networking•Public education and advocacy•Volunteer management
Leadership
• Conflict resolution• Delegation• Planning• Public speaking• Running a meeting• Teamwork• Working with diverse
groups
Knowledge Areas
Place
Politics and Public PolicyPower &and Privilege
Poverty and Economic DevelopmentIssues
• 3 strategies can yield a rich array of training & enrichment events for all of your Bonners
How to create a meeting calendar
Strategy 1 Build around learning outcomes
Download rubrics from aacu.org
Diversity of communities and cultures...
Year 1Sense of identity and knowledge of community
Self
Year 4Knowledge and navigating complex community and institutional environment
Nation, world
Year 2Teamwork in diverse communities; focus on gender, race, & ethnicity
Team
Year 3Power and privilege; being an ally; more complex issues
Campus and community
Resource Development
Year 1Understanding Bonner funds; using community fund
Budgeting
Year 4Being a social entrepreneur
Initiating resource development campaigns
Year 2Understanding non-profit funding
Fundraising events (planning, leading)
Year 3Helping your site or community to increase its resource base
Grant writing; Making personal asks
In a nutshell, decide 4-6 learning outcomes for each year
Year 1Place-based knowledge
Active listening
Budgeting
Goal setting
Organizational skills
Reflection
Time management
Year 4Politics and public policy
Decision making
Evaluation/research
Marketing and public relations
Networking
Public education and advocacy
Public speaking
Year 2Knowledge of poverty (and economic development)
Balance & boundaries
Conflict resolution & mediation
Planning
Teamwork
Resource development and fundraising events
Year 3Power and privilege (dealing with isms)
Delegation
Event planning
Facilitation
Fundraising and grant writing
Planning and running a meeting
Volunteer management and team leadership
Remember these also link to positions, leadership roles, &and cornerstones
Year 1Place-based knowledge
Active listening
Budgeting
Goal setting
Organizational skills
Reflection
Time management
First Year Seminar
First Year Trip
Year 4Politics and public policy
Decision making
Evaluation/research
Marketing and public relations
Networking
Public education and advocacy
Public speaking
Capstone Course
Site Leadership Roles
Year 2Knowledge of poverty (and economic development)
Balance & boundaries
Conflict resolution & mediation
Planning
Teamwork
Resource development and fundraising events
Second Year Exchange
Learning Community
Year 3Power and privilege (dealing with isms)DelegationEvent planningFacilitationFundraising and grant writingPlanning and running a meetingVolunteer management and team leadership
BLT!
Site Leadership
International Trip
Research Course
Find relevant trainings on the Bonner Wiki under Trainings, Common Commitments or Student Handbook
Each training module is a full lesson plan, with activities and handouts
Strategy 2 Use and create a training calendar
Bonner Sample CalendarDevelopmental Model Training Calendar
Fall Year 1 (First Years) Year 2 (Second Years) Year 3 (Third Years) Year 4 (Fourth Years)
August • Orientation covering Bonner 101, community partner introductions, community/team buildling
• Games, Games, Games Galore & Icebreakers
• Identity Circles: A Personal Exploration of Diversity
• Back-to-school refresher; update Bonner Wiki
• Setting Service Objectives (at higher level)
• Introduction to Civic Engagement
• Back-to-school refresher update Bonner Wiki; find courses for juniors
• Learning Circle (class based)
• Back-to-school refresher; update Bonner Wiki & find senior year capstones
• BHAGs: Setting Big Hairy Audacious Goals
September • Introduction to Effective Communication
• Community Asset Mapping part 1 (introduction, scavenger hunt)
• Developing an Action Plan• Budgeting (involve
presenter from campus/community)
• Global Poverty (NEW)
• Leading Learning Circles: A Train-the-Trainers Approach
• Bridging the Gap Between Service, Activism, and Politics
• Hearing the Call: Listening to Your Inner Voice
• Vocation: Board of Directors
October • Community Asset Mapping part 2 (involving partner)
• Community Asset Mapping part 3 (involving campus assessment)
• Introduction to Effective Communication: Do You Hear Me?
• Advocacy 101: Tools for Political Engagement
• Facilitation 202: More Techniques and Strategies
• Get-Out-the-Vote
• Introduction to Spiritual Exploration
• Evaluation (involve faculty presenter)
November • Time Management: Managing by Calendar
• Time Management: Managing by Calendar Follow Up (planners)
• Conflict Resolution: Steps for Handling Interpersonal Dynamics
• Facilitation 101: Roles of Effective Facilitators
• Building Coalitions• Building Coalitions (part 2:
application for campus project) or Grant Writing
• Tuesdays with Morrie Discussion
• Personal Vision: Creating One
December • Setting Service Objectives • Group feedback session (modeling previous trainings)
• Vocation: “The Bridge Builder” poem and reflective discussion
• Personal Vision 2: Follow up and sharing & Building Shared Vision
December/January
• Mid-Year Bonner Retreat integrating:• Community building (move diversity workshops from other areas or add new ones)• Common Commitments (use Bonner Wiki videos from STUDENT HANDBOOK LIVE! and new modules)• Reflection & visioning• Most recommended: Cover Story, Four Corners (changing questions), River Stories/Introduction to Community Building,
Leadership Compass, Vocation workshops
• Mid-Year Bonner Retreat integrating:• Community building (move diversity workshops from other areas or add new ones)• Common Commitments (use Bonner Wiki videos from STUDENT HANDBOOK LIVE! and new modules)• Reflection & visioning• Most recommended: Cover Story, Four Corners (changing questions), River Stories/Introduction to Community Building,
Leadership Compass, Vocation workshops
• Mid-Year Bonner Retreat integrating:• Community building (move diversity workshops from other areas or add new ones)• Common Commitments (use Bonner Wiki videos from STUDENT HANDBOOK LIVE! and new modules)• Reflection & visioning• Most recommended: Cover Story, Four Corners (changing questions), River Stories/Introduction to Community Building,
Leadership Compass, Vocation workshops
• Mid-Year Bonner Retreat integrating:• Community building (move diversity workshops from other areas or add new ones)• Common Commitments (use Bonner Wiki videos from STUDENT HANDBOOK LIVE! and new modules)• Reflection & visioning• Most recommended: Cover Story, Four Corners (changing questions), River Stories/Introduction to Community Building,
Leadership Compass, Vocation workshops
Bonner Sample CalendarDevelopmental Model Training Calendar
Spring Year 1 (First Years) Year 2 (Second Years) Year 3 (Third Years) Year 4 (Fourth Years)
January • Vocation: “Dead Poet’s Society” film clip and discussion
• Service-Based Reflection: How It Supports Making Service Meaningful
• Four Corners: Building Appreciation for Diverse Ideas and Dialogue
• Advocacy & Lobbying 101
• Citizenship: Rights, Responsibilities & Struggles or Introduction to Social Justice (similar)
• Leadership Compass or Meyers-Briggs/Work Style Inventory
• Finding Your Vocational Fit Worksheet
• Resume Writing & Interviewing Skills
February • Fishbowl Discussion: Defining Your Communities
• Research related to First Year Trip
• Building a Personal Network
• Resume writing workshop (Career Services)
• Power Mapping• Advocacy 201: Meeting
with an Elective Representative
• Public Speaking• Preparation for Senior
Presentations of Learning
March • Groups Within Groups: Exploring Dimensions of Diversity
• Gender 1: Building Gender Awareness
• Facilitation 201: An Intensive Introduction
• Gender 2: Deepening Gender Awareness
• Building Career Networks• Exploring Non-Profit
Careers
• Seeing Through Employers’ Eyes: Group Resume Game
• Senior Resume Review
April • Racism: Deconstructing It• Introduction to the Non-Profit
Sector (in preparation for summer)
• Planning Effective Meetings• Ethnocentrism: Exploring &
Tackling It
• Vocation: The Two Choices• Homophobia: Countering
It
• Preparing a Leadership Transition
• Want Ads:
May • Tower of “Me”sa Spiritual & Personal Exploration
• Vocation: Guided Reflections for Recommitment
• Vocation: “So What do you do?” personal exploration exercise
• Submission of Senior Presentations of Learning
• Last Words: a Reflection on My Life
June • Review trainings and customize plan.• Review other modules, such as on international perspective and poverty, using links on Wiki.• Plan your own trainings & plug them in!
• Review trainings and customize plan.• Review other modules, such as on international perspective and poverty, using links on Wiki.• Plan your own trainings & plug them in!
• Review trainings and customize plan.• Review other modules, such as on international perspective and poverty, using links on Wiki.• Plan your own trainings & plug them in!
• Review trainings and customize plan.• Review other modules, such as on international perspective and poverty, using links on Wiki.• Plan your own trainings & plug them in!July
• Review trainings and customize plan.• Review other modules, such as on international perspective and poverty, using links on Wiki.• Plan your own trainings & plug them in!
• Review trainings and customize plan.• Review other modules, such as on international perspective and poverty, using links on Wiki.• Plan your own trainings & plug them in!
• Review trainings and customize plan.• Review other modules, such as on international perspective and poverty, using links on Wiki.• Plan your own trainings & plug them in!
• Review trainings and customize plan.• Review other modules, such as on international perspective and poverty, using links on Wiki.• Plan your own trainings & plug them in!
Fall 1st Year 2nd Year 3rd Year 4th Year
Orientation Bonner 101 & Community Partner 101 Introduction to Civic Engagement Learning Circle BHAGs: Setting Big Hairy
Audacious Goals
Week 1 Issue/Site Team MeetingsIssue/Site Team MeetingsIssue/Site Team MeetingsIssue/Site Team Meetings
Week 2 Overview of the Civic Engagement Center and Campus Action Planning Leading Learning Circles: A Train-
the-Trainers Approach Hearing the Call: Listening to
Your Inner Voice
Week 3 All Bonner MeetingAll Bonner MeetingAll Bonner MeetingAll Bonner Meeting
Week 4 Community Asset Mapping part 1 - Scavenger Hunts Budgeting Bridging the Gap Between
Service, Activism, and Politics Vocation: Board of Directors
Week 5 Issue/Site Team MeetingsIssue/Site Team MeetingsIssue/Site Team MeetingsIssue/Site Team Meetings
Week 6Community Asset Mapping part 2
- Community Partner presents schools issues
Intro to Effective Communication: Do You Hear
Me?
Facilitation 202: More Techniques and Strategies
Introduction to Spiritual Exploration
Week 7 Issue/Site Team MeetingsIssue/Site Team MeetingsIssue/Site Team MeetingsIssue/Site Team Meetings
Week 8Faculty member presents classroom management
techniques
Advocacy 101: Tools for Political Engagement Get-Out-the-Vote Evaluation
Week 9 All Bonner MeetingAll Bonner MeetingAll Bonner MeetingAll Bonner Meeting
Week 10 Time Management: Managing by Calendar—give students journals
Conflict Resolution: Steps for Handling Interpersonal Dynamics Building Coalitions: Part 1 Tuesdays with Morrie Discussion
Week 11 Issue/Site Team MeetingsIssue/Site Team MeetingsIssue/Site Team MeetingsIssue/Site Team Meetings
Week 12Time Management: Managing by Calendar Follow Up—students
bring planners to discuss
Facilitation 101: Roles of Effective Facilitators
Building Coalitions (part 2: application for campus project) or
Grant WritingPersonal Vision: Creating One
Week 13 Issue/Site Team MeetingsIssue/Site Team MeetingsIssue/Site Team MeetingsIssue/Site Team Meetings
Week 14 Setting Service Objectives for second semester Group feedback session Vocation: “The Bridge Builder”
poem and reflective discussionPersonal Vision 2: Follow up &
Building Shared Vision
Week 15 All Bonner MeetingAll Bonner MeetingAll Bonner MeetingAll Bonner Meeting
In this example, we modify the first year by engaging partner and faculty reps.
Fill in with other enrichment opportunitiesStrategy 3
Student-led Faculty-led Partner-led
Capstone or Integrative SeminarCapstone or Integrative Seminar
Courses (many disciplines) with Full-time Internships
Courses (many disciplines) with Full-time Internships
Bridge Coursework: Methodology, Service-Learning, CBR, or Research
Bridge Coursework: Methodology, Service-Learning, CBR, or Research
Policy/ Political Analysis
Poverty/Economic Analysis
Global/International Awareness
Lead-in or Gateway CourseLead-in or Gateway Course
Academic Journey
Colorado College Certificate or Thematic Minor in Civic Engagement
Concord University Minor in Civic Engagement
Lynchburg College Minor in Civic Engagement
Mars Hill College Certificate in Civic Engagement (Co-curricular Transcript)
Morehouse College Minor in Civic Engagement
Portland State University Minor in Civic Leadership
Rutgers University Certificate in Women’s Leadership
Saint Mary’s College of CA Justice and Community Minor
The College of NJ Concentration in Civic Engagement
University of Alaska Certificate in Civic Engagement
UCLA Minor in Civic Leadership
Wagner College Certificate in Civic Engagement
Washington & Lee Univ. Minor in the Interdisciplinary Study of Poverty
West Chester University Honors Program (Civic Engagement focus)
Learn from campuses across USA
Training & Enrichment in BWBRS
• Every workshop, meeting, and eligible opportunity can be added into BWBRS so that, yes, students log it!
• a way to track learning; a portfolio
• a way to view intentionality
•program oversight
Sample Class Meeting
Sample All Bonner Meeting
Sample Faculty-Led Meeting
This student has attended 41 events since August 2010, totaling 140.5 hours in training (- plus courses!
What’s on your worksheet
•Discuss your meeting structure
•Brainstorm learning outcomes
•Study and apply the Bonner Training Calendar
•Understand how to write up a training event
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