Summer Internships & Bonner Fellowship

Creating a developmental summer experience for your Bonners

•Description

•Planning

•Resources

•Bonner Summer Fellowship Program

•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 of ServiceStudent Reflections

• Reflections based on meeting type:

• 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

Bonner Summer Fellowship Program

Bonner Summer Fellowship Program

Summer 2012 Pilot in DC & NYC

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;

Bonner Summer Fellowship Host Cities

Bonner Summer Fellowship Program Structure

Fellowship Program Dates: Monday, June 11 - Friday, August 3

Service Hours: All fellows must ensure to complete 280 hours: 80% service, 20% training)

Number of participating fellows: 14 (DC, NY & Princeton)

Number of participating agencies: 12

Training & Enrichment

Fellowship orientation, site orientation provided by site, weekly partner trainings, regular alumni check-ins and gatherings, Bonner Foundation site visit

• Bonner Summer Fellows

• Bonner Fellowship program orientation

• Weekly check-ins with site supervisor

• Training & Enrichment

• Participation in end of term presentations

• Professionalism

• Utilize Foundation fellows

Bonner Summer Fellowship Program Expectations• Bonner Partner Agencies

• Bonner Fellowship program orientation

• Identified Site Supervisor

• Weekly check-in with Bonner fellow

• Training & Enrichment

• Evaluation

• Utilize Foundation fellows

Bonner Summer Fellowship ProgramSample Training Calendar

Program Training Dates Training & Enrichment Facilitators

Tuesday, June 12 - 9am-2pm Bonner Fellowship Orientation by Foundation staff

Wednesday, June 20 - 3:00pm-4:00pm L’Arche of Greater Washington DC

Wednesday, June 27 - 3:00pm -4:00pm Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting

Week of July 2 CIRCLE

Wednesday, July 11 - 3:00pm-4:00pm RESULTS

Week of July 16 Bonner Foundation site visit (July 19 & 20) Campus Kitchens Project on Wednesday July 18

Wednesday, July 25 - 3:00pm-4:00pm Fair Elections Legal Network

Wednesday, August 1- 3:00pm- 4:00pm National Coalition for the Homeless

Reflections

Bonner Summer Fellowship Program Student Perspective

• When I started working at the NCH, I was terrified when I got my assignment. While I came into the internship with an open mind and not knowing what to expect, I subconsciously had the image of a typical “intern” in my head. I imagined I would be a small component of a larger project, working under the supervision of someone else, doing a lot of work, but ultimately not being the one “in charge” of the project. This was not the case, and I was hit with the reality that HPAN was all on me. I had no idea where to start. I got a list of states to reach out to, and some contact suggestions from my supervisors, but other than that I did not receive any direction for the project. It was time to get creative. At first, it was overwhelming seeing the other interns work. Our office is tiny, and the environment is not competitive at all, very friendly. However, while everyone sat at their desks furiously typing all day long I felt like I was sitting in my chair, staring at my computer, thinking for the first 3 weeks of my

Katherine NguyenRutgers University- Camden, 2015Hometown: Cherry Hill, NJ

Service Site: National Coalition for the Homeless, Washington DC Fellow

Bonner Foundation Summer Fellows

Gian Parel Morgan Schrankel