We are excited to publish the second edition of the CCE Corner, the newsletter where you can read about the work we are doing at the Center for Community Engagement. Check out the Spring 2021 CCE Corner to read about Collaborating Across Boundaries in Partnership with the Community, Capital City Youth Violence Coalition Collaborations, and… Continue Reading
Yearly Archives: 2021
Connect Trenton and Trenton Ninth’s Grade Academy Embrace New Restorative Justice Practices
The COVID-19 pandemic has widened opportunity gaps across the country. Communities like Trenton, which are home to a greater number of front-line workers, have more strongly experienced the secondary effects of the coronavirus across all areas of life. From work to housing, from school to leisure, and from medical health to mental health, Trentonians have… Continue Reading
CCE Strategic Plan
The Center for Community Engagement created a new strategic plan in 2020 with input from the Community Engaged Learning Council on approaches to the planning process. This revised edition identifies Awareness and Understanding of Center, Intentional Stakeholder Engagement, Innovative and Mission-Driven Opportunities, and Internal Operations as the four main areas of focus. Within these, the… Continue Reading
AmeriCorps Continue Work in Covid
During the unprecedented Covid Pandemic of 2020 the New Jersey Bonner AmeriCorps team members had to develop strategies to continue to deliver their services in a restricted face to face or virtual setting, while maintaining the standards outlined in the NJ Bonner AmeriCorps grant. From the stories shared by AmeriCorps members, it is clear that… Continue Reading
TCNJ Bonner Scholars Featured in Trenton Daily
The Trenton Daily featured TCNJ Bonner Scholars Kennedy Ferruggia and Josh Simpson this week. “TCNJ Bonner Scholars Create Virtual Thrift Store; All Proceeds Going to Trenton Rescue Mission” acknowledges their hard work on the creation of the virtual Thrift Store. Read the full article here. Continue Reading
Building Bridges: Bridge to Employment expands to Ewing High School
Through a grant partnership with Bridge to Employment (BTE), The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) Bonner Institute is excited to launch BTE-Ewing in the Fall of 2021! BTE is a Johnson & Johnson youth global initiative program with two main goals. Firstly, BTE aims to increase the number of students from economically disadvantaged communities who… Continue Reading
TCNJ Campus Garden & Growing Season 2020
Established in 2010, the TCNJ Campus Garden continues to be led by teams of Bonner Scholars, with assistance of volunteers and support from staff members. Originally located between lakes Ceva & Sylva, the garden celebrated its 7th growing season in its current location across from the historic William Green House. A typical growing season begins… Continue Reading
CCE Corner Newsletter
We are excited to publish the first edition of the CCE Corner, the newsletter where you can read about the work we are doing at the Center for Community Engagement. Check out the Fall 2020 CCE Corner to read about the Parent Connections Workshop, FYCEL in a Virtual World, and a Bonner Scholar who coordinated… Continue Reading
FYCEL in a Virtual World
First Year Community Engaged Learning (FYCEL) is a graduation requirement that brings the College’s values to life, and introduces students to the culture of the campus and community. First Year students complete their FYCEL requirement by taking the course IDS 103, which is a two-week course that consists of three in-class sessions and one half… Continue Reading
Bonner Scholar Coordinates Meals for TCNJ Students
Each TCNJ Bonner Scholar is assigned to one primary service site to dedicate their time and efforts in the local community. However, it is not uncommon for these amazing students to go above and beyond when they see a community in need. One such student is Janelle Ntim, a junior political science major who recognized… Continue Reading
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The College of New Jersey
P.O. Box 7718
2000 Pennington Rd.
Ewing, NJ 08628