Slides for the Bonner Congress Retreat

1. BONNER CONGRESS
THE MEETING

2. BACKGROUND
★Started in 1997 OATH OF DUTY
Developed in 1998 by Congress
★Congress has "I pledge to do my best to
represent and serve my peers in
expanded the Bonner Program. I promise to
help shape and articulate the
visions and policies of the program
★Bonner Scholar as well as promote communication
and sharing of ideas between
and Leader equity consortium schools. I, as a
representative of the Bonner
Student Congress, understand that
★Core source of my role is significant not only to
my peers, but to the entire
student voice &
program. I will do my utmost in
spreading knowledge and
understanding of the program
leadership whenever I am needed."

3. PLANNING STRATEGIES
★Summer Interns
★Leadership Team
★Network
Participation
★Real Roles
★Tied to Real Work
• Common Commitments (2000)
• Voter Education (2004)
• Action Teams (2006)

4. MUST DO’S
★ Communicate the role
— REPRESENT!
★ Leadership & skill
Development
★ Model best of Bonner
★ Build sense of
national network
★ Safe social activities
★ Housing

5. NICE TO DO’S
★City or local
immersion
★Service
★Scavenger hunts
★Games
★Social media
★Talent / dances

6. YOUR STORIES
★Favorite moments
★Programming you
remember
★Informal things you
remember
★A wish

7. BONNER CONGRESS
PROJECT PROPOSAL INTRODUCTION

8. BACKGROUND
★SLI Student
Feedback
★Campus
Administrator
Feedback
★Summer Survey
Results

9. WHAT WE WANT
★ Increased student buy-in
★ Focus on specific projects
★ Improvements in campus
programs
★ Structure of National
Congress Meetings
★ More committed participants

10. PROJECT GUIDELINES
★ Choose an area to improve
★ Develop a 2-3 page Project
Proposal OR make a 2-3
minute Video
★ Submit through the wiki
★ Review by Congress
Leadership Team
★ Bring proposal to National
Congress Meetings

11. PROPOSAL DETAILS
★Background
★Big Idea
★Plan of
Action

12. PROJECT CATEGORIES
★ Improving Bonner 101 and Retreats
★ Improving your Recruitment and Selection Process
★ Improving the Freshman Class Placement Process
★ Improving First Year Service Trip
★ Improving Sophomore Service Exchange
★ Working on Summer Placements
★ Improving Junior Year Placements
★ Building your Rising Senior Enrichment Fund
★ Improving your Senior Placements
★ Creating a venue for Senior Presentation of Service
★ Bringing the Issue-Based Model to Campus
★ Building Training and Enrichment Activities

13. WHAT WE NEED TO ACHIEVE
★ Committed, motivated
Congress Representatives
★ A meeting that leads to
action on campus
★ Increased support for
Congress Representatives
★ More follow-through
communication within the
National Network

14. HOW DO WE MAKE THIS WORK?
★What can and will
YOU do?
★ Demonstrating the
project for Richmond
★ Team Facilitation
Roles — Interests?
★ Individual Ideas