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What are two goals of the Program?
**Access to education and opportunity to serve.**
The Bonner Program is designed to transform not only the students who are directly supported by the program, but also the campus and community in which they serve and learn. The goals of the program are identified in four areas: students, community, and campus, and higher education.
For the Student:
-Provide access to a college education to students with high financial need.
-Afford these students an opportunity to use their abilities, talents, and leadership to serve others while in college.
-Create a supportive community of students on campus whose common focus on community service gives them a sense of purpose and meaning
For the Community:
-Channel the energies and talents of college students, faculty, and staff to help address the challenges of and opportunities within local communities.
-Break down the socio-economic barriers within communities, leading to greater cooperation and collaboration.
For the College:
-Help recruit and retain a diverse group of students who might not otherwise be able to attend college.
-Challenge and support the college community in its effort to create a culture of service, where the school's mission of service is translated in such a way that every member of the student body, faculty, and staff is encouraged to serve.
-Support a core group of student leaders eager to build and strengthen the organizations on campus that promote a culture of service.
For Higher Education:
-Serve as a successful model to other colleges and universities that are interested in starting their own community service scholarship program.
-Serve as a powerful consortium of diverse institutions that share a common commitment to service.
-Provide leadership to a nation searching for ways to value and include young people in meaningful acts of citizenship