2021 Bonner Virtual Sophomore Exchange

Saturday, February 20th 12-4 PM EST “Hoe is whee the is”

1 An Online Event fo Bone Students!

Each year two or more Bonner schools gather together for a Sophomore Exchange event. This year due to the limitations of in-person gatherings, the Bonner Foundation is hosting the first Bonner Network-Wide Virtual Sophomore Exchange event taking place on Saturday, February 20, 2021 from 12-4 PM EST.

The purpose is to provide students with a broader and deeper understanding of the Bonner Program and of campus-community engagement. We hope to inspire in students a sense of the broader magnitude and place in the service and civic engagement movement in higher education. We also seek to strengthen a sense of belonging in a national network of students and programs. The theme of the Bonner Network-Wide Virtual Sophomore Exchange is “Home is Where the Heart Is” which seeks to explore concepts of place, leadership, and community.

The 2021 Virtual Sophomore Exchange is open to all Sophomore Bonner students in the network. We know many Bonner cornerstone events, including Sophomore Exchanges, had to be canceled or postponed last year due to COVID-19. Therefore, the exchange is also open to any Bonner student who missed their Sophomore Exchange or Bonner cornerstone event.

The 2021 Virtual Sophomore Exchange features three block sessions, including a small group discussion with Bonners across the network, a Q&A panel with leaders in the civc engagement and higher education field, and an interactive Escape Room utilizing a leadership style assessment. Find the full agenda below.

2 Agenda

Time Activity Zoom Info

12:00 PM Welcoe to the 2021 Vitual Sohooe Exchange - 12:10 PM Kick off the 2021 Virtual Sophomore Exchange with a welcome and introductions from the Planning Committee and Bonner Foundation Staff. Learn more about the day’s sessions and what we hope you’ll gain by participating. Link: https:// us02web.zoom. 12:10 PM Block 1: Place & the Si Como Comitments Exchange us/j/ - 1:10 PM 81288463812 What does spirituality in Meadville look like? How about diversity in Staten Island? Or civic engagement in Atlanta? In the first session, get Meeting ID: to know Bonners across the Network by sharing your thoughts and 812 8846 3812 experiences on what the six common commitments looks like in your community and learn about other communities in the Bonner Network. Passcode: exchange21

1:10 PM - Break: Get off your screen! Take a stretch, go for a quick walk, and 1:25 PM enjoy a break before diving into the next session.

3 1:25 PM - Block 2: Leadeship in Comunities 2:45 PM Participate in a Q&A panel featuring three outstanding leaders in the civic engagement in higher education field as they share what leadership looks like in rural, suburban, and urban communities. Our keynote speakers include:

• Kimberly Dean-Anderson, Associate Director of Community Link: https:// Relationships and UR Downtown at the University of Richmond. Kim us02web.zoom. Dean-Anderson is a University of Richmond Bonner alumna and will us/j/ explore leadership in suburban communities. 81288463812

• Dr. Matt Bryant Cheney, Director of the Center for Community Meeting ID: Engagement & Assistant Professor of English at Carson-Newman 812 8846 3812 University. Dr. Bryant Cheney is a Carson-Newman Bonner alumnus and will explore leadership in rural communities. Passcode: exchange21 • Dr. Mary Schmidt Campbell, President of in Atlanta, GA. President Campbell will explore leadership in urban communities.

2:45 PM - Break: Get off your screen! Take a stretch, go for a quick walk, and 3:00 PM enjoy a break before diving into the next session. 3:00 PM - Block 3: Yor Leadeship Style in Actio *Due to 4:00 PM Escape Room Put your leadership skills to practice by participating in a virtual Escape limitations, Room! Complete the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator personality inventory this session is (approximately 15-20 minutes to complete) prior to this session. The first come, purpose of the inventory is to better understand the strengths and first serve to leadership style of yourself and others. To complete the MBTI use this the first 500 link: https://www.16personalities.com/free-personality-test. After participants. “escaping” discuss answers to the following questions with your team.

Discussion Questions: Link: https:// 1.What was your personality type and strengths indicated by your MBTI us02web.zoom. results? Did your group members have similar or different strengths? us/j/ 81288463812 2.How did the strengths identified help you navigate out of the Escape Room?

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4.Now knowing your group members strengths, would you approach the Passcode: Escape Room differently? Why or why not? exchange21

4 keynote Speakers

Kimberly Dean-Anderson

Associate director of community relationships and UR Downtown, Kim earned a B.S. in psychology with a minor in women's studies from the University of Richmond, where she was also a Bonner and CIGNA Scholar and past president of Women Involved in Living and Learning. She earned an M.Ed. in social foundations from the University of Virginia's Curry School. Dean-Anderson joined the CCE in July 2007 as the director of the Bonner Scholars Program before assuming the role of director of Richmond Families Initiative and UR Downtown in February 2011. Dean-Anderson assumed her current role in July 2017.

Before joining the CCE staff, Dean-Anderson was director of programs at Partnership for the Future (PFF), a Richmond-based nonprofit focusing on college access and transition. Dean-Anderson has served on several University of Richmond search committees and is currently a member of the WILL* advisory board and Institutional Coordinating Council on Thriving, Inclusion, Diversity and Equity. Dean-Anderson is also a co-recipient of Campus Compact for Virginia’s 2020 Community Engagement Professional Award.

Matt Bryant Cheney, Ph.D.

Dr. Matt Bryant Cheney became Director of the Center for Community Engagement (Formerly the "Bonner Center") and joined the English Faculty at Carson-Newman in 2018. He has taught courses in Rhetoric & Composition, Social Justice, US Literature, African American Literature, Social Entrepreneurship, Film, and specific courses for Bonner Scholars and Honors Students. As Director of the Center for Community Engagement, Dr. Bryant Cheney provides operations and programming oversight for all of the Center's scholarship programs and initiatives, including

5 Bonner Scholars, Faith & Justice Scholars, Faculty Service Learning, Community Connections, Service Corps, and Eagles Engage. His academic specialties are 20th & 21st Century US Literatures and Cultures, Southern/Appalachian Literatures & Cultures, Community-Engaged Pedagogy, Social Theory, Comics and Graphic Novels.

Mary Schmidt Campbell, Ph.D.

On Aug. 1, 2015, Dr. Mary Schmidt Campbell began her tenure as the 10th president of Spelman College. A leading liberal arts college for women of African descent located in Atlanta, Georgia, Spelman has long enjoyed a reputation as the nation’s leading producer of Black women scientists.

Prior to arriving in Atlanta, Dr. Campbell was a major force in the cultural life of . Her career in New York, which included various challenging roles, began at the Studio Museum in Harlem where she served for 10 years. Her role there began at a time when the city was on the verge of bankruptcy and Harlem was in steep decline. However, under her leadership, the museum was transformed from a rented loft to the country’s first accredited Black Fine Arts Museum. Dr. Campbell also established herself as a stalwart supporter who championed the need for professional development opportunities for women and people of color in the arts.

Dr. Campbell received her B.A. in English literature from . She earned her master’s in art history as well as her Ph.D. in humanities from . Having recently completed a book, "An American Odyssey: The Life and Work of ," she is the recipient of the 2018 Hooks National Book Award and is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Campbell served as a member of the Alfred P. Sloan Board from 2008-2020, and was elected to the Unity Technologies Board in September 2020. She also serves on the boards of the J. Paul Getty Trust, the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, and the High Museum of Art in Atlanta.

6 List of schools attending

• Allegheny College (Meadville, PA) • Rhodes College (Memphis, TN) • Averett University (Danville, VA) • Rider University (Lawrenceville, NJ) • Berea College (Berea, KY) • Rollins College (Winter Park, FL) • Birmingham Southern College • University of Lynchburg (Lynchburg, VA) (Birmingham, AL) • University of Nevada - Reno (Reno, NV) • Capital University (Columbus, OH) • University of North Carolina - Chapel • Centre College (Danville, KY) Hill (Chapel Hill, NC) • Christopher Newport University • University of Richmond (Richmond, VA) (Newport News, VA) • University of Tampa (Tampa, FL) • Concord University (Athens, WV) • Sewanee: University of the South • College of Saint Benedicts/Saint John’s (Sewanee, TN) University (St. Joseph, MN) • Siena College (Loudonville, NY) • Davidson College (Davidson, NC) • Spelman College (Atlanta, GA) • DePauw University (Greencastle, IN) • Stetson University (DeLand, FL) • Guilford College (Greensboro, NC) • The College of New Jersey (Ewing, NJ) • High Point University (High Point, NC) • Ursinus College (Collegeville, PA) • IUPUI (Indianapolis, IN) • Washburn University (Topeka, KS) • Lindsey Wilson College (Columbia, KY) • Washington & Lee University • Macalester College (Saint Paul, MN) (Lexington, VA) • Mars Hill University (Mars Hill, NC) • Warren Wilson College (Swannonoa, • Maryville College (Maryville, TN) NC) • Montclair State University (Montclair, • Waynesburg University (Waynesburg, NJ) PA) • Notre Dame of Maryland University • Widener University (Chester, PA) (Baltimore, MD) • Wofford College (Spartanburg, SC) • Oberlin College (Oberlin, OH)

7 Thank You!

Special thanks to the the following individuals who served on the Bonner Virtual Sophomore Exchange Planning Committee. These individuals worked hard to make the 2021 Bonner Virtual Sophomore Exchange a success.

• Aly Bonilla, Bonner Junior Intern at the University of Lynchburg

• Alexander Nichols*, Bonner Coordinator at Carson-Newman University

• April Love-Loveless*, Director of the Bonner Program and Coordinator of Volunteerism at Averett University

• Arthur Tartee Jr.*, Alumni Network Manager at the Bonner Foundation

• Diala Al Shamasneh, Bonner Senior Intern at Washington & Lee University

• Jeniffer Gonzalez Reyes*, Coordinator of the Bonner Program at Allegheny College

• Jess Matilszki, Bonner Senior Intern at Stetson University

• Liz Brandt*, Community Engagement Director at the Bonner Foundation * = Bonner alumni

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