Download - Bonner Summer Internships
Placing Your Students in Summer of Service Internships
Creating a developmental summer experience for your Bonners
• Description
• Planning
• Management
• Capturing the Summer
• Resources
• Other Summer of Service Models
• 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 Transition Procedure
‣ Enter Future Semester Start Dates‣ Enter Partners, Position Descriptions, and T&raining and Enrichments for the Summer
‣ Schedule a call with Foundation staff
The Bonner Web-Based Reporting System (BWBRS) system enables us to get a sense of community partners in our network, the intensity and variety of Bonner student placements, and the types of training and enrichment activities that enhance students' service and learning goals
You will want to make sure the following steps happen before your students leave for their summer of service internships.
Management
Managing Your SummerCommunity Learning Agreements
CLAs are written by the student to describe their specific position activities for that particular term
As a coordinator you want to make sure that this completed by each student who has a summer placement
E-Signatures
An electronic method for site supervisors, campus administrators, and Foundation staff to review and approve student hours
As a coordinator you will need to ensure that all site supervisors are set up to review and approve student hours
Creating Partner Evaluation Forms
Document used to measure the partnership over the summer, great for assessment and setting expectations for next summer’s placement
Capturing the Summer
Summer of ServiceStudent Reflections• Reflections
• 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
Other Summer of Service Models
Bonner Summer Fellowship Program
Pilot in 2012, Expand in 2013
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:
Summer Fellowship Cities 2013
Lessons Learned for a Successful Summer
• As you think about building the summer of service experience for your students consider the two elements:
‣Bonner Alumni Support
‣Meaningful Educational Support
Bonner Alumni SupportWith more than 6,000 graduates of the program, this
initiative wants to leverage the knowledge and expertise of alums to become a resource to current students.
Mobilizing Alumni Support
First, start with the alumni database and look for alumni who currently live in your city. You can connect with your Alumni Office on campus for
a complete list
Second, use social network websites like LinkedIn and Facebook where a large volume of
our alumni are active to spread the word
Third, connect with Foundation staff for any additional alumni lists
Creating Meaningful Educational SupportThese opportunities are structured for fellows to continue on with their learning that expands past the academic calendar.
Building and broadening Fellows’ perspective of their eco-social context, inspire civic engagement, develop
leadership potential.
Best Practices To Consider:Formulate, a training sequence where you seek the expertise of community partners,
students, or alumni to help facilitate
Develop, innovative small group projects with a focus on your local areas most pressing
issues to provide further awareness
Organize, weekly or bi-weekly social gathers with a reflection component
Questions and Reflections
The Philadelphia Center provides experiential education programs for undergraduate students that put into practice the liberal arts mission by integrating multidisciplinary seminars, comprehensive advising, and substantial internship opportunities in the context of an urban environment.
The Philadelphia CenterMichael Edmondson
Rosina Miller