Cal Corps Bonner Leaders
Training Sequence 2008-09
Student Learning Outcomes
As a result of participating in the Bonner Leaders Program students will learn to:
1. Detail personal definitions of leadership, service, and justice.
2. Lead diverse groups of people.
3. Build healthy communities
Fall
August 21-22
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Bonner Leaders Orientation (Overnight)
Introduce Bonner Leaders to each other, staff, program(s), and communities in which they will serve
Build excitement by highlighting achievements of past student leaders, particularly Senior Bonners
Increase confidence of students for volunteer recruitment
o Service Projects – Southwest Berkeley
o Movie, Current Events and Reflection (“Berkeley in the 60s”)
o Cal Corps Overview (Megan)
o Mong begins 30-minute BWBRS Training, 3-6 at a time
o Bonner Leaders Overview, Including AmeriCorps (Mike)
o Basic Communication: Feedback and Conflict Management (Dickson, Johari Window)
o Marketing/Recruiting Volunteers/Public Speaking (Minh)
o Designing Flyers (Carrie)
o In Cohorts: IDPs, Work Plans (Group) (Cohort Staff, Mike with Suzan’s)
o Group Photo/Evaluations Day Two/Closing Comments
August 27
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September 3
Bonner Wednesday (Begins): All-Bonner Community Meeting
Journal: What is your vision for a healthy community?
What are indicators of health for individual, group, community
Time Management, Suzan Akin
Bonner Wednesday: Cohort
K-12:
Volunteer Managers:
Program Managers (in 505):
September 10
Bonner Wednesday: Track
September 17
No Meeting
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Recruitment
Sustainable Partnership Plan Part I: Getting A Lay Of The Land
Distribute office policies, Goalsetting
By September 20
Individual Advising Session 1:1
What Advising 1:1s are for
Explore the personal motives for service: What Inspires Me to Serve?
Define personal values
September 20 Student Leaders in Service Retreat, 8:30am-1pm: Bonner, Alt Breaks, CP, BUILD
 Introduce Alt Breaks Leaders, Bonner Leaders, BUILD Student Directors, and Community Projects Leaders to
one another and develop awareness of the range of projects and experience.
 Develop understanding of risk management expectations and strategies.
 Expose student leaders to strategies that will help you work effectively in the community and develop and
maintain strong community partnerships.
 Enjoy each other!
o Keynote Speaker: Raj Jayadev, Founder, De-Bug
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These are the baseline for ALL Bonner Leaders. Individual Cohorts may have additional SLOs.
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Safety Essential
Healthy Groups Workshop Break-outs
Community Panel
David Kakishiba, Executive Director East Bay Asian Youth Center (EBAYC), President Oakland Unified
School District School Board
Miya Hayes, Partnership Coordinator, School University Partnerships
Dickson Lam, Youth and Student Groups Program Coordinator
September 24
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Bonner Wednesday: All-Bonner Community Meeting
Journal: Where do you see injustice in the world?
Check our assumptions
Identity (Big 8), Glenn Deguzman, Center for Student Leadership
October 1
Bonner Wednesday: Cohort
Program Managers: Interviewing Skills
Volunteer managers: How to Lead Reflection, including Use of Journals
October 8
Bonner Wednesday: Track
October 15
Cal Corps Leadership Workshops: 3 choices, Bonner/Alt Breaks (Required), Open to CP, BUILD
Syllabus Design/Reader (Alt Breaks Leaders)
Cal Corps Alumni Panel: For Second Year Bonners/Seniors
On-campus Fundraising to ask Megan Voorhees, Cal Corps
October 22
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Bonner Wednesday: All-Bonner Community Meeting
Journal: Proposed solutions or interventions to that injustice? Obstacles to these proposals? How do
leaders respond to challenges
Facilitation for Engagement: To Ask George Alonzo, Undergraduate Course Facilitator Training and
Resources Coordinator
October 26
Education Summit, MLK
October 29
Bonner Wednesday: Cohort
November 5
Bonner Wednesday: Track
November 12
Cal Corps Leadership Workshops: 3 choices, Bonner/Alt Breaks (Required), Open to CP, BUILD
Nonprofit Resume and Job Search, Career Center
Acting as Ally, Gender Equity Resource Center
November 15
Berkeley Project Day of Service
November 19
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Bonner Wednesday: All-Bonner Community Meeting
Journal: How Does Change Happen?
Situational Leadership
December 3
Bonner Leaders: End of Semester Paperwork Session (In CPU Lab)
Bonner Leaders End of semester Reflection Paper Due (3-5 pages)
Using specific, concrete examples from your Bonner experience this semester…What steps have you
taken toward making your vision for a healthy community a reality?
In answering this question:
Describe in detail three core characteristics of a “healthy community”.
Have your actions as a student leader aligned with your most cherished values?
In moving toward this vision, how has your understanding of your preferred leadership style helped you
channel the collective power of groups of individuals?
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December 10
Spring 2009
January 16
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By December 10 (4th years): Individual Advising Session 2
IDP progress assessment
Check-in with HCP
Summer and Postgraduate Planning
Ideally, supervisors to share feedback from MY eval before his session
Cal Corps/Bonner Leaders Holiday Celebration: Bonner (Required), Open to Alt Breaks
Bonner Leaders Mid-Year Retreat, 9am-5pm
Reflecting on the lived experiences of people in the community and how that ties in to your Bonner
position
Develop a clear sense of purpose with your Bonner position through reflecting on your activities from last
semester and setting goals for the new semester
Developing a clear perspective on how to implement your HCP
January 17
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service: Bonner, D:C, 8am-4pm
January 21
Bonner Wednesday: Cohort
January 28
Bonner Wednesday: NO MEETING (Leadership Symposium the coming Sat.)
Community Learning Agreements Due
By January 28: Individual Advising Session 2(1st-3rd yrs): Summer and Postgraduate Planning and Mid-year progress
assessment; check-in with HCP
January 31
Cal Leadership Symposium, 9am-5pm
February 4
Bonner Wednesday: All-Bonner Community Meeting (Leadership and Justice)
February 11
Bonner Wednesday: Cohort
February 18
Cal Corps Leadership Workshops: 3 choices, Bonner/Alt Breaks (Required), Open to CP, BUILD
Advanced Facilitation (Alt Breaks Leaders)
Community Assets/Needs Assessment
Bonner Seniors: Networking/Informational Interviewing
February 25
Bonner Wednesday: HCP Projects
March 4
Bonner Wednesday: All-Bonner Community Meeting (Servant Leadership)
March 11
Bonner Wednesday: Cohort
March 17-19
Bonner Group Interviews: Current Bonners Needed for Interviewing Applicants
March 18
Cal Corps Leadership Workshops: 3 choices, Bonner/Alt Breaks (Required), Open to CP, BUILD
Bonner Seniors: Finances
Life After Bonner: Living Your Values
March 20
April 1-3
April 1
All Healthy Community Projects Completed
Volunteer Managers Assist Supervisors with Individual Interviews
Bonner Wednesday: No Meeting
April 5 (Sat)
Individual Interviews: Current Program Managers and Service Advocates Interview Applicants
April 8
Bonner Wednesday: All-Bonner Community Meeting: Leadership Transitions
April 15
Bonner Leaders: End of Semester Paperwork Session (In CPU Lab)
April 22
Bonner Wednesday: Cohort
Volunteer Data DUE to Cal Corps
By April 22: 3rd (of 3) 1:1 Advising Sessions with Cal Corps Advisor Complete
April 29
Bonner Wednesday: Cohort (With Incoming 2009-10 Bonner Leaders)
End of semester Reflection Paper Due (3-5 pages)
May 4-6
BWBRS Exit Paperwork Sessions with Mong
May 6
Cal Corps Year End Celebration/Bonner Leaders Closing Event, 4pm-8pm