From July 10th through 22nd, the Bonner Institute at The College of New Jersey was busy providing High School students their very own college experience. Through the Bonner Pre-College Program, 43 students were given the opportunity to enroll in a two-week college-level credit-bearing course, or one-week non-credit course, each of which had community engaged learning… Continue Reading
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Bonner Perspectives: Wanderlust and Whiteness
I expanded my Arabic vocabulary this year. I backpacked across six European countries by myself. I confirmed my belief that Muslims are, indeed, just people who believe in God.* I watched the sunset from the tallest mountain in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) desert with a man whose nationality I’ve only ever associated with… Continue Reading
CELR Center Strategic Plan 2016-2021 released
We are pleased and excited to share with you all the Strategic Plan for TCNJ’s Center for Community Engaged Learning and Research for 2016-2021. This document is the product of over six months of meetings, conversations, feedback, and revisions involving more than 200 individuals from TCNJ and the community. The plan is available here, and… Continue Reading
Summer Leadership Institute: Maryville College, Tennessee
June 7, 2016 – June 10, 2016 In the beginning of June, Bonner Scholars and staff members from colleges and universities across the United States gathered at the Summer Leadership Institute, the largest annual event hosted by the Corella and Bertram Bonner Foundation (www.bonner.org) for students in the Bonner network. The goals of this conference… Continue Reading
Bonner Scholars and Advanced CEL course projects showcased in annual TCNJ Celebration of Student Achievement
On Wednesday, May 4th, two featured programs of TCNJ’s Center for Community Engaged Learning and Research will be highlighted during the College’s Celebration of Student Achievement (CoSA). This annual event demonstrates “the research, scholarship and creative activity of TCNJ students from all disciplines. The event will include paper presentations, poster sessions, art exhibitions, and other… Continue Reading
Bonner Scholars featured in the Signal: Immigration Monologues fight off stigma
How many of us living in this country grew up without electricity? How many lived in a home without running water? How many of us had to skip a meal for lack of food?
These were questions raised at the Immigration Monologues held on Tuesday, March 29, in the Business Building Lounge. The event was organized by a group of Bonner scholars from the College who volunteer to teach English as a Second Language classes at El Centro, a learning center in Trenton, N.J. Continue Reading
Everybody Can Be Great. Because Anybody Can Serve…
When people visit Atlanta today, they will see a city that has modernized over time. Georgia’s capital is home to the global headquarters of several Fortune 500 companies, three major sports franchises, and the site of the Centennial Olympic Summer Games. It boasts a booming economy, one of the country’s largest metropolitan areas by population,… Continue Reading
A Time to Get Rejuvenated, Refocused and Refreshed
Junior Bonner Community Scholar, Julia Livesey, shares about the Bonner Program’s annual orientation. August 2015. Continue Reading
Providing a Broader Education: Professor Kamber Receives the Robert Anderson First Seminar Instructor of the Year Award
The Robert Anderson First Seminar Instructor of the Year award is presented to a faculty member that embodies the spirit of liberal learning and shape courses that create a well-rounded education. This year three out of the four nominees, Richard Kamber, Todd McCrary and Michelle Tarter, are long time partners of the Community Engaged Learning Program within the Center for Community Engaged Learning and Research. We send congratulations to the recipient of the award, Professor Richard Kamber. Continue Reading
Solidarity or Charity?
Seven rising seniors and one rising sophomore joined Advanced Community Engaged Learning Coordinator Adams Sibley of the Bonner Institute and Paula Figueroa-Vega, Director of the Bonner Institute, during a thirteen day trip to Nicaragua. Partially funded by the Bonner Foundation endowment to TCNJ, this annual trip has afforded the students the opportunity to gain an… Continue Reading
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Forcina Hall, Room 337
The College of New Jersey
P.O. Box 7718
2000 Pennington Rd.
Ewing, NJ 08628