Placing Your Students in Summer of Service Internships

Creating a developmental summer experience for your Bonners

• Description

• Planning

• Management

• Capturing the Summer

• Resources

• Other Summer of Service Models

• Reflections

What We’ll Cover

Description

Summer Service Description

• Full-time

• At least seven (7) weeks

• 280 hours (300 hours for AmeriCorps)

• Include financial compensation (stipend, Education Award, etc).

Summer placements are;

Summer Service Expectations

• Bonner Scholars

• Required to do at least two Summer of Service

• Bonner Leaders

• Summer of Service strongly encouraged (some programs will require; find additional funds)

Summer Service:Types of Placements

First Summer Close to home or school, commuting to familiar site

Second Summer More intensive, perhaps living in a new area

Third Summer Making career connections, potentially going abroad

Summer of Service- Types of Placements

Summer Service:How it Fits in with Student Development

•Continuing service and development beyond school year

•Serving in a full-time capacity• Skill-building

- Personal: Reflection, Goal Setting, Time Management- Leadership: Working with Diverse Groups, Teamwork- Professional: Networking, Resume-Building, Career Connections

Summer Service:Potential for Life Changing Experience

• Local, national, and international experiences• Networking• Career building• Skill-building

Planning

Summer of ServiceHow to Plan for the Summer Timeline

Jan/Feb • Summer Service Packet handed out; Bonners research on site options, discuss interests in one-on-one meetings

March/Apr • Summer Service Application due

• Bonner Coordinator contacts summer service sites to confirm placement

May • Bonner Scholar Summer Earning Stipends disbursed

June • Summer CLAs due

August • Summer Hour Logs/Site Evaluations due

September • Bonner Scholar Summer Service Earning Stipends disbursed

• Discuss summer service experience in first class or monthly meeting

• Add new service sites and student reflections to the Summer Service Binder

Summer of Service Sample Forms

Site Approval Form- Part I: Summer Service Information Sheet

- Part II: Summer Site Validation Checklist

- Part III: Summer Service Placement Application

Site Evaluation FormReflection Guide

Summer Transition Procedure

‣ Enter Future Semester Start Dates‣ Enter Partners, Position Descriptions, and T&raining and Enrichments for the Summer

‣ Schedule a call with Foundation staff

The Bonner Web-Based Reporting System (BWBRS) system enables us to get a sense of community partners in our network, the intensity and variety of Bonner student placements, and the types of training and enrichment activities that enhance students' service and learning goals

You will want to make sure the following steps happen before your students leave for their summer of service internships.

Management

Managing Your SummerCommunity Learning Agreements

CLAs are written by the student to describe their specific position activities for that particular term

As a coordinator you want to make sure that this completed by each student who has a summer placement

E-Signatures

An electronic method for site supervisors, campus administrators, and Foundation staff to review and approve student hours

As a coordinator you will need to ensure that all site supervisors are set up to review and approve student hours

Creating Partner Evaluation Forms

Document used to measure the partnership over the summer, great for assessment and setting expectations for next summer’s placement

Capturing the Summer

Summer of ServiceStudent Reflections• Reflections

• All-Bonner: bridging summer service experiences with advocacy and awareness in campus and community

• Class-Based: conversations relative to their place in the student development model

• One-on-One: mapping out how to connect their summer service to their traditional service site and relevant training & enrichment opportunities

Resources

Summer of ServiceBonner Partner Wiki Page

Summer of ServiceIdealist.org - Resources

Summer of ServiceYour School Career Services

Other Summer of Service Models

Bonner Summer Fellowship Program

Pilot in 2012, Expand in 2013

From Passion to Profession

create a professional and collaborative network for students , alumni, and participating nonprofits;

leverage the knowledge, skills, and resources of our alumni network in the personal and professional development of our current students;

provide a capstone opportunity for our network’s most talented students and a pipeline for partner organizations; and

serve as a model for high-level public service fellowships across our network.

The Bonner Fellowship Program places Bonner Students in summer internships with national partner organizations and alumni with the

mission to:

Summer Fellowship Cities 2013

Lessons Learned for a Successful Summer

• As you think about building the summer of service experience for your students consider the two elements:

‣Bonner Alumni Support

‣Meaningful Educational Support

Bonner Alumni SupportWith more than 6,000 graduates of the program, this

initiative wants to leverage the knowledge and expertise of alums to become a resource to current students.

Mobilizing Alumni Support

First, start with the alumni database and look for alumni who currently live in your city. You can connect with your Alumni Office on campus for

a complete list

Second, use social network websites like LinkedIn and Facebook where a large volume of

our alumni are active to spread the word

Third, connect with Foundation staff for any additional alumni lists

Creating Meaningful Educational SupportThese opportunities are structured for fellows to continue on with their learning that expands past the academic calendar.

Building and broadening Fellows’ perspective of their eco-social context, inspire civic engagement, develop

leadership potential.

Best Practices To Consider:Formulate, a training sequence where you seek the expertise of community partners,

students, or alumni to help facilitate

Develop, innovative small group projects with a focus on your local areas most pressing

issues to provide further awareness

Organize, weekly or bi-weekly social gathers with a reflection component

Questions and Reflections

The Philadelphia Center provides experiential education programs for undergraduate students that put into practice the liberal arts mission by integrating multidisciplinary seminars, comprehensive advising, and substantial internship opportunities in the context of an urban environment.

The Philadelphia CenterMichael Edmondson

Rosina Miller