1. Bonner Student Leaders in Action

2. Students in Service
Move through a challenging set of
leadership roles at the site. Seek out
more responsibilities:
★Volunteer and stay
★Lead a team
★Improve or start a program
★Secure new resources
★Connect partner with a course or
faculty member
★Do research or academic work
★Build the capacity of the organization

3. Student Leadership Team
Create a structure for your Bonner
Program for student leadership:
★Class Representatives
★Committees
★Bonner Congress Representatives
★Senior Interns
★Community Outreach Interns
★Other ideas?
Work on:
Meetings, Trainings, Best Practices,
Campus-Wide Events, Culture of
Service

4. Bonner Congress Representatives
Represent their program and campus to
the network, nation, and world. Work to
improve their program and campus-wide
civic engagement through:
★Playing leadership roles on campus &
in the network
★Attending meetings (2x per year)
★Networking, learning & sharing
examples from other schools
★Building a movement on the wiki,
forum, email, and at meetings
★Taking initiative to strengthen their
programs

5. Sample Projects
Student leaders figure out challenges
they want to tackle and do them:
★Voter Education & Registration
(drives, campaigns)
★Social Justice focus on campus
(reflection sessions, film series, awareness weeks)
★Improving Bonner Program
(focus groups, surveys, meetings, committees)
★Planning & running meetings
(All Bonner Meetings, national networking events)
★Planning Campus-wide Events
(National All Bonner Service Day, Advocacy projects)
★Coordinating an Issue-Based Focus

6. Using the National Network
Tap into the 80+ schools
★Bonner Network Wiki
Student Handbook Live
★Bonner Network Forum
Join groups, start discussions, share ideas
★Bonner Blog
Post your writing
★Bonner YouTube Channel
Create and link your videos to share
★Bonner Summer Leadership
Institute & Fall Congress
June 3-6, 2009 at Stetson; October 19-21 at University of
Richmond