Bonner Program History
The Bonner Community Scholars Program at TCNJ is supported by this foundation, based in Princeton, NJ.
What is the Corella and Bertram F. Bonner Foundation?
The Bonner Program’s developmental model involves this many years of community engagement and academic learning.
What is Four Years?
This commitment involves managing stress and supporting well-being through strategies like mindfulness, exercise, and spending time in nature.
What is Wellness?
Bonner students must complete this number of service hours per semester, unless otherwise indicated in their contract.
What is 150 hours?
This was the original name of The College of New Jersey from 1958-1996
What is Trenton State College
The Bonner Scholars Program was created to provide these two key opportunities for students.
What are access to higher education and an opportunity to serve?
Bonner students are expected to dedicate this number of hours each week to service, training, education, and reflection.
What is 8-10 hours?
This Bonner Common Commitment focuses on exploring and participating in activities such as service, political engagement, social action, and public policy.
What is Civic Engagement?
To maintain their standing, Bonner students are required to respond to all Bonner-related emails within this timeframe.
What is two business days?
This former TCNJ Bonner Scholar played a unique role on campus as the person behind the college’s mascot, Roscoe the Lion.
Who is Dylan Nguyen?
This year the Bonner Community Scholars Program was established at TCNJ.
What is 2004?
Within the Bonner Program, students have opportunities to engage in positions like this, which involves representing their peers and contributing to program development.
What is BLT?
Understanding other cultures and countries to successfully participate in a global world is part of this Bonner Common Commitment.
What is International Perspective?
Bonner site leaders are responsible for maintaining this type of record at their sites on a weekly basis.
What are attendance records?
This TCNJ alumnus went from playing basketball at TCNJ to a career in the NBA.
Who is Greg Grant?
This was the primary focus of the Bonner Foundation, established by Mr. and Mrs. Bonner, aiming to create a significant impact.
What are hunger and education?
Within the Bonner Program, students engage in community service alongside these activities to enhance their learning and impact.
What are training, education, and reflection?
This Bonner Common Commitment involves exploring and reflecting on the meaning and purpose of life and discovering one's calling.
What is Spriitual exploration?
If Bonner students have more than two consecutive or three total unexcused absences in a semester, they will be placed on this status.
What is probation?
TCNJ's student newspaper, which has been in publication since 1885.
What is the Signal
What are the 7 Bonner common commitments?
What are Civic Engagement, Community Building, Diversity, International Perspective, Social Justice, Spiritual Exploration, Wellness?
The Bonner Program includes rigorous expectations and experiences both within and outside the classroom, contributing to students’ development as this type of leader.
What are community leaders?
Addressing systemic social and environmental issues with fairness, impartiality, and equity is covered under this commitment.
What is Social Justice?
Bonner students must log and sign all hours in this system by midnight every Friday to ensure approval.
What is the Bonner Web-Based Reporting System (BWBRS)?
This residence hall, known for its modern amenities, opened in 1963, renovated in 2010 and is named after a former English Professor and Dean of Students.
What is Decker Hall (Vernetta F. Decker).