New Jersey Bonner Summit, October 15 & 16, 2010 Friday, October 15, 2010

Time Activity Location

5:00 PM Registration Begins Trenton High School Main Entrance

5:30 PM Democracy House Orientation Trenton High School Gymnasium

6:30 PM Family Style Dinner Trenton High School Cafeteria

7:30 PM Opening Plenary with Rev. Karen Hernandez Trenton High School Auditorium

8:30 PM Let’s Get To Know Each Other! Trenton High School Gymnasium

9:30 PM Adjourn

Saturday, October 16, 2010Time Activity Location

8:30 AM Breakfast Trenton High School Cafeteria

9:30 AM Service Track Begins Trenton High School Auditorium

9:30 AM Workshop Block 1 Trenton High School Hall A100

10:30 AM Workshop Block 2 Trenton High School Hall A100

11:30 AM Workshop Block 3 Trenton High School Hall A100

12:30 PM Lunch Trenton High School Cafeteria

1:30 PM Closing Plenary with Rev. Wayne Meisel Trenton High School Auditorium

2:30 PM Adjourn

Overnight Accommodations will be provided at:

Westminster Presbyterian Church1140 Greenwood AvenueTrenton, NJ 08609

Contact Names and Phone Numbers:

Christen Foell: 609-751-2000Maria De La Cruz: 848-203-0891In the event of an emergency, please call 911

Workshop Options Block 1: 9:30 AM - 10:20 AM

Best Practices in Social Media: Formulating a Strategy for YOUR CampusDavid Karas, TCNJ Bonner Senior Intern/Social Media TeamRoom A104How is your campus harnessing the power of social media to build and promote your program? Why is social me-dia important for Bonner campuses? This interactive session wi# a#ow participants to share their own social me-dia initiatives and ideas as the group works to formulate a social media "strategy" geared towards Bonner Pro-grams. Aside $om evaluating various online platforms, the session wi# also explore the benefits of building pro-ductive relationships with members of the local news media, and wi# offer tips for working with reporters and garnering interest in your program. Motivating PeersGabriella Zanatta, Bonner Leader, Kean University and Anna Bialas, Bonner AmeriCorps Member, Middlesex County College Room A111Motivation is the key to change. Through group activities we wi# discuss and discover the importance of motivat-ing our peers, as we# as the most effective ways in doing so. Joins us in a discussion that wi# motivate YOU to motivate OTHERS! Ready, Go - Incorporating Service Learning Projects into After-school ProgramsChristen Foell, Program Director, The Bonner FoundationRoom A103Participants wi# be introduced to fun, engaging service projects that can be done with elementary, middle, and high school students.  Come learn how to promote civic engagement and volunteerism among K-12 students.  You wi# not leave this workshop empty-handed!  Ideal for anyone working with youth.

 Leading Big Events for Kids: We Mean Really BigBrittany Aydelotte, Sejour Stephens, and Justin Freedman, TCNJRoom A102At TCNJ we have many large events for Trenton kids throughout the school year. This workshop wi# give you a few ideas on how to organize events like ours and encourage you to think about how these events could fit into your program.   We wi# touch on a great way to connect professors and classes $om your campus to the community, encouraging student athletes to learn life ski#s and how to promote literacy through fun using Dr Seuss based ac-tivities. 

Team TrialsThomas Cordon and Sanket Raval, Bonner AmeriCorps Members, Burlington County CollegeRoom 109A workshop focusing on the elements that contribute towards a successful team. Individuals wi# participate in a very interactive workshop involving cooperation, listening & communication ski#s, and of course loads of team-work. This workshop wi# also emphasize on the importance of every individual team member. Activities wi# be fo#owed by a reflection that wi# a#ow participants to relate team based ski#s to everyday situations. Watersheds, Streams and PollutionMeghan Keffer and Virginia Jaquish, NJ Watershed AmbassadorsRoom A101This presentation wi# cover material related to the watersheds, po#ution, and stream ecology. The participants wi# learn what a watershed is, how communities contribute to point and non-point source po#ution, how water po#ution can be minimized, and the role of stream ecology in assessing a stream's health. Using Your Resources Rana Shariatdoust, Bonner Scholar, TCNJRoom A100Participants wi# learn how to identify and take advantage of the resources at their disposal.  O+en times people overlook abilities and relationships that can help them acheive their goals. The workshop wi# enable them to look at existing relationships and existing resources they have within their programs and also how to identify new ones.  This wi# be exemplified at the end through how I planned a sucessful hunger banquet my $eshman year with little experience and had to utilize the resources I discovered through my Bonner service. Understanding the Public Policy Process Erin McGrath, New Jersey Bonner Program AlumaRoom A110 

Your service experience offers a unique window into the many ways in which public policy decisions influence life in America and therefore better equips you to engage in shaping those policies. Influencing the public policy process requires an understanding of what we mean by “policy,” how it is made, and the ability to identify key decision makers and voices of influence. This workshop is designed to provide a basic overview of the instruments and process of policy making and more importantly, to help identify the best places for citizens to influence it.

Block 1 1: 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM  New BonnersKelly Behrend, Program Associate, The Bonner FoundationGymThis workshop is designed for a# New Bonners and wi# a#ow participants to get to know each other and the na-tional network. Bonner Foundation staff wi# share the unique history of the Bonner movement and how it con-nects with a series of historical social movements such as the civil rights, women's liberation, and equal education movements. Participants wi# have the opportunity to discuss their passions and connect them with those of Bon-ners past and present. In the end, the group wi# reflect on their own co#ective story, integrated into the context of the national student movement for service and activism. The session wi# end with participants discussing their program priorities in terms of Student Leadership, Campus-Wide Culture of Service, Community Impact, and the National Network. With this background in mind, students wi# set out some goals for themselves, thinking about how they could impact their schools, communities, and the national network. Congress RepresentativesMichael Richardson, Program Associate, The Bonner FoundationRoom A100This workshop is designed for Congress Representatives to have the chance meet each other and to share their Big Ideas proposals for this year.  In addition, the workshop wi# a#ow participants to begin brainstorming ideas for activities and ways to connect and support Bonners regiona#y.  Participants wi# develop a outline and action steps around specific projects the participants come up with  to connect the New Jersey region through congress initia-tives.    Site Leaders and Project LeadersMaria De La Cruz, Program Associate, The Bonner Foundation and The College of New Jersey Room AuditoriumBonner students o+en play strong leadership roles both within the structure of their Bonner Programs, but also in campus-wide service organizations and with their service placements. This is supported through intentional de-velopment of their ski#s, both in community contexts and in on-campus organizing and leadership roles. In this workshop site leaders and position leaders wi# get a chance to clarify their own position-based goals, assess the work that they have done so far in a specific position, and exchange position-based resources. 

 Senior Interns and CoordinatorsAnnie Pasqua, Assistant Director, Rider UniversityRoom A102Bonner students o+en play strong leadership roles both within the structure of their Bonner Programs, but also in campus-wide service organizations and with their service placements. This is supported through intentional de-velopment of their ski#s, both in community contexts and in on-campus organizing and leadership roles. In this workshop senior interns and coordinators wi# get a chance to clarify their own position-based goals, assess the work that they have done so far in a specific position, and exchange position-based resources.  ****If you do not fall within one of these categories and are not doing service please go to the session that you would like to be in. For example you would like to be a site leader next year, please attend the site leader workshop.****

Block 1 1 1: 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM 

Hunger 101Cynthia Douglas, Bonner AmeriCorps Member, Learning to End Hunger Campaign Coordinator, Rutgers UniversityRoom A111This workshop wi# a#ow participants to independently identify hunger issues within the broader community. In a series of activities we wi# learn and discuss Hunger, its effects on the community and ways to attack the crisis. College Access in the 21st Century: Ensuring our low income youth obtain admission to higher education institutionsJerome Goings, Bonner AmeriCorps Member, Rutgers Future Scholars College Access Coordinator, Rutgers University Room A103In the information-driven, service economy of the 21st century, a co#ege education is extremely important in achieving professional and personal success. The rate at which students enro# and complete co#ege is dramatica#y influenced by their parents’ education level, family income, course selection and high school performance. This workshop wi# focus on the current national statistics on co#ege access and putting this into perspective with New Jersey schools. There wi# also be discussion on how to best engage students early to make decisions regarding a fu-ture in higher education.

PolicyOptions | New Jersey — Your Community Think TankRobert Hackett, President, The Bonner FoundationRoom A104

Learn how you and your campus can launch a local community think tank that wi# provide information and a forum for discussing the cha#enges facing your local community and current and proposed solutions to solving them.  The PolicyOptions Initiative is mobilizing co#ege students to analyze current public policy issues, examine best practices, and stay up-to-date on the latest news and research affecting our non-profit and government part-ners. This practical approach seeks to inform deliberations about how we should most effectively end homelessness, close the achievement gap, support prisoner re-entry, and a host of other pressing concerns.

Exploring Policies- Education EditionBrittany Aydelotte and Justin Freedman, The College of New JerseyRoom A110During this workshop we wi# discuss education policies and news articles. As Bonner Community Scholars we should be informed and taking action on the issues we care about! We wi# discuss what we can realistica#y do to make a change. Our goal is for you to leave motivated (maybe even a little heated) and ready to act on the prob-lems in our education system! Defining an American DREAM: National Identity, Human Rights, and the Modern Im-migration DebateKelly Behrend, Program Associate, The Bonner FoundationRoom A102This workshop is designed for students interested in immigration issues, particularly in terms of the DREAM Act and modern debates on immigration in America. The workshop wi# cover notions of identity, belonging, and hu-man rights in the context of American immigration policy. Join others in learning about both sides of the debate, where you may stand, and how we can a# work together to best serve the immigrant population in America. Go To JailPatrick Donohue and Kristina Merced, The College of New JerseyRoom A109Why should Bonners go to jail?  During this interactive workshop, we wi# explore why Bonners should consider working on prisoner education and reentry projects, highlight some current innovative programs that you can replicate (e.g. the prison magazine project, the single-day resume-writing and enrichment projects etc...), share what we've learned about working in prisons and with prisoners, and fina#y--help you address and respond to potential obstacles to getting involved in this type of work.   Shared LeadershipPhillip Vazquez and Jes GulutzRoom A 101Exploring a format of networks which give way to successful, sustainable, and empowering leadership organiza-tions.