Premester Leaders’ Knowledge: Day-by-Day Checklist
Wed Aug 26
President's inauguration and site info displays
Study Abroad Fair
Sat Aug 29
CSI walk through
11-3 PM Congregational Nurse Health Fair @ Lewis Rec Center
Sun Aug 30 First All-Bonner meeting
Mon, Tues Aug 31-Sept 1
Start regular Project Community and project-site tabling
Start background checks
Start online training
Site visits by leaders
Mon-Friday, Aug 31-Sept 4
CoCoDA presentations on El Salvador
Wed Sept 2 Volunteer Fair
Sat Sept 5 CSI training for volunteers
Fri-Sun, Sept 11-13 National Folk Festival
Sat Sept 12 Day of Service
Wed Sept 16 Day of Reflection
Fri-Sun, Sept 18-20 Homecoming
Mon, Sept 21 CNNC start up date for sites
(Fri, Sept 25 MSW, BSW students begin work at CNNC sites)
Oct 3 Montagnard community festival
October World's Best Kids Fest day
Fri-Sun, Oct 30–Nov 1 Understanding Racism workshop
Feb 12-14 Understanding Racism workshop
April 1-3 Understanding Racism workshop
Caf Premester Hours
Premester
Day 1, Monday Aug 17 Your day starts at 11 AM and ends 10 PM
Day 2, Tuesday Aug 18 Your day starts at 9 AM and ends 9 PM
Day 3, Wednesday Aug 19 Your day starts at 8 AM and ends 9 PM
Day 4, Thursday Aug 20 Your day starts at 11 AM and ends 8:30 PM
Day 5, Friday Aug 21 Your day starts at 12 noon and ends 7 PM +
When Premester is over you should
• Know how to efficiently and effectively use the Bonner Center and College resources to plan events and projects
• Understand how to build a team that works together
• Understand the history of your site or project and be able to tell its story to others
• Have the plans for a butt-kicking Kids Fest ready to execute
When Premester is over you should
• Know how to efficiently and effectively use the Bonner Center and College resources to plan events and projects
• Understand how to build a team that works together
• Understand the history of your site or project and be able to tell its story to others
• Have the plans for a butt-kicking Kids Fest ready to execute
Post-Premester Important Dates
Mon Aug 24 Classes start Wed Aug 26
President's inauguration and site info displays
Study Abroad Fair
Sat Aug 29
CSI walk through
11-3 PM Congregational Nurse Health Fair @ Lewis Rec Center
Sun Aug 30 First All-Bonner meeting
Mon, Tues Aug 31-Sept 1
Start regular Project Community and project-site tabling
Start background checks
Start online training
Site visits by leaders
Mon-Friday, Aug 31-Sept 4
CoCoDA presentations on El Salvador
Wed Sept 2 Volunteer Fair
Sat Sept 5 CSI training for volunteers
Fri-Sun, Sept 11-13 National Folk Festival
Sat Sept 12 Day of Service
Wed Sept 16 Day of Reflection
Fri-Sun, Sept 18-20 Homecoming
Mon, Sept 21 CNNC start up date for sites
(Fri, Sept 25 MSW, BSW students begin work at CNNC sites)
Oct 3 Montagnard community festival
October World's Best Kids Fest day
Fri-Sun, Oct 30–Nov 1 Understanding Racism workshop
Feb 12-14 Understanding Racism workshop
April 1-3 Understanding Racism workshop
Caf Premester Hours
7-9 AM Breakfast (2.70)
12-1:30 PM Lunch (5.39)
4:30-6 PM Dinner (8.09)
Locations
Bonner = Bonner sun room
Leak is a lecture hall in Duke
Caf = Cafeteria
Gilmer is just inside the Caf
Atrium is inside the Caf
| DAY 1 MON AUG 17 | PREMESTER | BONNER FRESHMEN |
| BEFORE PREMESTER TO-DO LIST: • Watch cultural competency videos. Review if you've seen them before. (click here) • Watch these slide shows and read the accompanying captions per slide. Guilford Confesses, from 2013 CSI Welcoming Greensboro Initiative, from 2014 presentation to the City Council • Read (or reread) Ivan Illich’s To Hell with Good Intentions (1968) , from First Year Bonner class • Read this short excerpt, part 1 and 2, by Malcom Gladwell, Six Degrees of Lois Weisberg, (1999), from The New Yorker magazine • Read this short excerpt: “THE ORGANIZER is a talent searcher, he’s like a talent producer. He’s looking for not just the one star but all kinds of talent. And if you find the right talent that you can train, then almost anything’s possible. Talent, in a sense, is people who have relationships with other people... it’s the talent of relating, a person who understands how to build trust... That’s my life. I’m a talent scout.” — Mike Gecan, in Hope Dies Last by Studs Terkel | 11AM-12 PM Check-in@Founders Dump your stuff and then be on time for lunch gathering. If you wish to come early, you can hang out at Bonner. | 11AM-12 PM Check-in@Founders |
| 12-2 PM Thinking Lunch@Caf (rear) Andrew and Leaders, Three themes and how they’re connected.
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Meet new Bonners and explain the themes | 12 PM Parents’ Lunch@Caf (Atrium) with James First Year Bonners’ Lunch@Caf (rear) Andrew, Three themes and how they’re connected. | |
| Church Under the Bridge is a great example of community outreach, working with community and learning from community members. Develop a list of do’s and don’ts, a guide, a list of expectations or a handbook for your site or project volunteers. They need it. | 2:30-3:15 PM Presentation@Leak Nicole, Connor, Working with Homeless People: A Manual Training for volunteers is essential. | 1-3 PM Goodbyes/Unpack |
| If you want progress, then your communication skills are vital. Example of 20-slides, 20 seconds (Pechakucha) format: Me and Domicien If you want to know how to really pitch, what to do and not do: This American Life, Million Dollar Idea. Click on Act 1 and listen (approximately 10 minutes long) | 3:30-5 PM Workshop@Leak Andrew, Mamta, Christy, Rebecca: How to Pitch, Email, Buzz, Pechakucha and Table Decorating your table with candy and info that’s useful | 3-5 PM Icebreaker@Bonner sun room James, Bonner 101, Part 1 |
| Put your skills to practice, inform new Bonners, and win them to your site | 5-6:30 PM Dinner@Caf (Gilmer) Leaders: Site & Project Pitches | 5-6:30 PM Dinner@Caf (Gilmer) Leaders: Site & Project Pitches |
| 8-10 PM Chill Out@Bonner Ben, Nicole, Sav: Groovin’ with Ben, Nicole and Sav | 8-10 PM Chill Out@Bonner Ben, Nicole, Sav: Groovin’ with Ben, Nicole and Sav | |
| DAY 2 TUES AUG 18 | PREMESTER | BONNER FRESHMEN |
| Breakfast service starts at 7AM | Breakfast@Caf | Breakfast at Caf |
| Be ready to connect your site or project to locations as we arrive. Group 1 Leaders = Ben, Sav, Nicole, Teresa B, Ro, Fernanda, Connor, Amburee, Roberto, Hlois, Zach, Rebecca, Mamta, Moira, Zi
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Group 2 Leaders =José, Risuin, Donza, Jarrett, Eliza, Isabel, Marimar, Jennifer, Lek, Christy, Nia, Emmanuel, Aiperi, Sam, Marek, Mo Mo, Elliott, Alex | 9AM Bus Tour@Bonner parking lot James and Susan, Sites, Projects and Partners Tour Group 1 Leaders go with tour.
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(Group 2 Leaders: Meet in Bonner9-10:30 AM Presentation@Bonner Andrew, Calendar of important dates 10:30 AM-12 PM Class@Bonner Andrew, Bonner sites, projects and partners you must know) | 9AM Bus Tour@Bonner parking lot James and Susan, Sites, Projects and Partners Tour |
| Eating healthy is a part of wellness and general good health. Wellness improves your performance as a learner and appreciation of life. | 12-12:45 PM Zaytoon’s Lunch@Center Park Group 1 Leaders, assist
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(Group 2 Leaders:12-1 PM Lunch@Bonner Do it yourself spring rolls) | 12-12:45 PM Zaytoon’s Lunch@Center Park |
| 1-2 PM Tour reflection@TBD Leaders, assist 2:30 PM Return to campus Leaders, engage with First Year Bonners on your way back
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(Group 2 Leaders:1:00-2:00 PM Communication Examples@ Bonner) | 1-2 PM Tour reflection@TBD 2:30 PM Return to campus | |
| We connect global issues like migration caused by war to local newcomer populations in the area. We dropped the ball on Kids Fests twice. Together we plan the best Kids Fest ever, emphasizing education, identity, confidence and community. | 3-3:50 PM Presentation@Leak Andrew, Forced Migration, Refugees, Immigrants and Changing Local Demographics 4-4:45 PM Workshop@Leak Jarrett, Ian, How To Plan Events at Guilford Create a great Kids Fest | 3:30-5 PM James, Bonner 101, Part 2
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| Social justice is a part of everything we do. As a
community activist, meet some community champions over lunch and make
connections. Students see only a tiny part of what Bonner Center does. Here's the bigger picture. | 5-6 PM Dinner@Gilmer Guests with Hosts Lek, Aiperi, Emmanuel, Zach, Networking with Social Justice Influencers Connect with important community leaders 6-7:00 PM Presentation and discussion@East Gallery Ben, Nicole, Sav, Stuff You Must Know About Bonner Ben, Nicole Sav, Day of Service and Day of Learning | 5-6 PM Dinner@Gilmer Guests with Hosts Lek, Aiperi, Emmanuel, Zach, Networking with Social Justice Influencers Connect with important community leaders |
| 8 PM + Ben, Nicole, Sav: Movie & Game Night@Bonner | 8 PM + Ben, Nicole, Sav: Movie & Game Night@Bonner |
| DAY 3 WED AUG 19 | PREMESTER | BONNER FRESHMEN |
| Early start. Be ready! | 8-8:15 AM Light breakfast@Farm Isabel, Marimar, set up | 8-8:15 AM Light breakfast@Farm |
| 40% of land is devoted to food production. We waste a lot of food. Farm work is steady, hard work. | 8-11 AM Service work@Farm Marek, Sam, Moira, John Work assignments | 8-11 AM Service work@Farm |
| 11 AM Take a break, clean up | 11 AM Take a break, clean up | |
| If we’ve got plenty of food, then why are adults at Glen Haven malnourished? The Hunger Fellows and Mobile Market have been building community relations over the past year. | 12-1:00 PM Lunch@Atrium Marek, Sam, Moira, John Reflection: Food Systems and Insecurity | 12-1:00 PM Lunch@Atrium Marek, Sam, Moira, Reflection: Food Systems and Insecurity |
| Major themes we will return to throughout the year. Finding information, sources, publications. This year we want coordinators and teams on sites and projects to be working even more closely. Bottom line: View priorities from the community's perspective, not Guilford’s | 2:00-3:30 PM Presentation@Leak Andrew, Teresa B, Donza, Terms You Must Know, from Core Values to Universal Design to High Impact Practices 3:30-4 PM Snack Break Christy, Hlois, set up 4-5:30 PM Caucusing@Leak Leaders, Who do you need to be regularly connecting to? Allies to your cause on and off campus? What’s your platform? | 1:30-2:30 PM Workshop@Learning Commons Time & Schedule Management
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2:30-3:30 PM Meeting@XXX Ben, Nicole, Ice-Breaker
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| 5:30-6 PM Pizza@MRC Ro, Eliza, set up With Irving Zavaleta, new International students 7-9 PM Presentations@Moon Room 1st Year Bonners, State of the World Ben, Nicole, Sav, set up | 5:30-6 PM Pizza@MRC Ro, Eliza, set up With Irving Zavaleta, new International students 7-9 PM Presentations@Moon Room 1st Year Bonners, State of the World Ben, Nicole, Sav, set up | |
| DAY 4 THURS AUG 20 | PREMESTER | BONNER FRESHMEN |
| Breakfast on your own. | Bonner Freshmen join Freshman Orientation | |
| Before 11 AM discussion, watch Civic Engagement videos online. If you’ve seen them before, review and be ready to take a trainer's role facilitating and helping new leaders learn how to conduct a reflection. | Before 11 AM View Civic Engagement + Cultural Competency Training Videos | X |
| How should you use these videos and discussions to push your team? At Guilford we talk about social justice and community engagement but most Guilfordians don’t know how to conduct themselves on site or how to build personal relationships with community members | 11 AM-12 PM Presentation@Bonner Andrew, CSI Training: Why train? and Building community relationships |
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| Experience the exercise that your team members will go through. If you’ve done this before, be ready to facilitate or evaluate the exercise and suggest improvements. You’ll be training your team during CSI. | 12:30-2:00 PM Lunch@Tandoor Training exercise Zi, Mo Mo, Civic Engagement + Cultural Competency review and training | X |
| Let’s take a very close look at assumptions and obstacles about experiential learning, from Study Abroad to High Impact Practices. • Andrew, The Montagnard Measure , Triad City Beat, July 2014 Church Under the Bridge is one example of cultural competency in operation. Here we present more examples. Dream big, think big. An introduction to education and social change. A few published studies by CNNC researchers on the people we work with: • Dharod, What changes upon resettlement: Understanding difference between pre- and post-resettlement dietary habits among South Asian refugees | 3-5:30 PM Discussion@Leak Andrew, Learning and Cultural Competency, High Impact practices at work, and planning CSI Presentations@Leak Presentations illustrating High Impact 4 minutes, 4 slides • Sav, Crappy housing in Greensboro and what you can do about it • Vung, PEO speech • Aiperi, Integrated Health Program • Mamta, Bhutanese Health and Wellness Program • Moira, Sustainable Food Systems • HLois, Community Service to Research • Juliette Terry, Rethinking Glen Haven |
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| City Market is located just off S Main St in downtown Guilford College as a true steward of place. Let people know what you, your team and site are doing. | 6-7 PM Dinner downtown on your own@City Market stalls 7-8 PM Building relationships@City Market (downtown) Caucus leaders and supporting leaders, Make your pitch | X |
| Before we call it a night. | 8-8:30 PM Reflection@downtown TBA All leaders, What did you experience? How easy or hard do you find direct community outreach? | X |
| DAY 5 FRIDAY AUG 21 | PREMESTER | BONNER FRESHMEN |
| Wake up later Leaders interacting with Glen Haven, Ashton and Oakwood Be familiar with • CNNC, Volunteer Training Manual Everyone else, meet with Project Community | Breakfast, Lunch on your own
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12-1:30 PMCNNC-Bonner Meeting@Alumni House Andrew, CNNC partners, Glen Haven, Ashton and Oakwood leaders
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12-1:30 PM Planning@Bonner Amburee et al, Project Community Council | Freshman Orientation |
| The bottom line on forms, why Guilford must impose them, and why you must comply. Tracking volunteers’ hours and why. You will required to plan, request funds for and execute a funded project on your site. BAB is leading the way with accountability of hours and special fund sourcing for sites and projects. | 1:30-2:30 PM Workshop@Leak Andrew, Paying For It: Event Planning and Liability Getting Kids Fest forms returned early 2:30-3:30 PM Workshop@Leak Ben, Sav, Nicole, Amburee, Entering your hours, How to track volunteers’ hours, Paying For It: Budget First, Funding Sources and Compensation for Services, 3:30-4:30 PM Meeting@Leak Bonner Advisory Board (BAB): Year Goals, Accountability, Consequences | X |
| Mentoring and inspiring teens and young adults from low income families is vital. |
4:30-5:30 PM
Workshop@Leak José, Implementing Roads To College programming at Bonner sites | X |
| New organization of Project Community, and your role. Coming days and weeks calendar | 5:30-6 PM Meeting@Bonner Leaders, Project Community Council Meeting
6-6:30 PM
Andrew, Your Checklist of Follow-up Things To DoMeeting@XXX | X |
| Take home, submit online | Final Test 7 PM Free! Grasshoppers Baseball Game@downtown stadium Escorts Connor, Roberto |
| WHAT’S NEXT | LEADERS | BONNER FRESHMEN |
| Look for the next scheduled series and attend Understanding Racism, Part 1 and Part 2 workshops | Project Community Council Tasks • Kids Fest follow-up plans BAB Tasks • Select cohort reps Caucus Tasks Individual Leaders’ Tasks • Kids Fest follow-up tasks • Create a funded project • Be an active member or leader of your caucus • Expect to regularly table • Plan to engage classes and instructors about your site or project work • JPS class, other classes • Expect to participate in Project Community events • Create a volunteer guide or list. Your site or project must have expectations, behavior, responsibilites, hours, etc clearly spelled out for volunteers Checklist, secondary |
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Group 1
Ben
Sav
Nicole
Teresa B
Ro
Fernanda
Connor
Amburee
Roberto
Hlois
Zach
Rebecca
Mamta
Moira
Zi
Group 2
José
Risuin
Donza
Jarrett
Eliza
Isabel
Marimar
Jennifer
Lek
Christy
Nia
Emmanuel
Aiperi
Sam
Marek
Mo Mo
