Waynesburg University • May 28-31 2019 BONNER SUMMER LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE Leaving Your Fingerprints Don’t Forget to SHARE While You’re Here at SLI! TWITTER @BonnerNetwork FACEBOOK Bonner Love SNAPCHAT @BonnerNetwork / Bonner Love INSTAGRAM @bonnerlove OFFICIAL HASHTAGS #BonnerSLI2019 #BonnerLove #Bonnerintheburg #leaveyourfingerprint Table of Contents Welcome to Waynesburg! .................................................... Welcome to Waynesburg University .........................................4 Letter from President Lee .........................................................5 About Waynesburg University .................................................6 About the Center for Service Leadership .................................7 About Waynesburg, PA & Appalachia .....................................8 About the Theme ....................................................................9 Agenda ................................................................................. Tuesday, May 28 ..................................................................10 Wednesday, May 29 ............................................................11 Thursday, May 30 ................................................................13 Friday, May 31 .....................................................................15 All Group Sessions ................................................................ Opening Reflection Questions ................................................16 Role Based Tracks & Campus Strategy Descriptions……………..17 Elective Workshop Descriptions ............................................ Block 1 .................................................................................19 Block 2 ................................................................................20 Block 3 ................................................................................21 Block 4 ...............................................................................22 Block 5 ...............................................................................25 The Network ......................................................................... The National Bonner Network ................................................27 National Partners ..................................................................33 Featured Speakers .................................................................30 More .................................................................................... Restaurants & Entertainment in and near Waynesburg, PA .......40 Thank You .............................................................................41 Expectations and Emergencies ................................................43 Map ..............................................................................Reverse Welcome to Waynesburg UnIVERSITY! On behalf of the Bonner Foundation and Waynesburg University, we welcome you to the 2019 Bonner Summer Leadership Institute. Each summer, this conference provides student leaders, staff, faculty, and partners a chance to learn from each other and to celebrate our impact. This year’s theme, “Leaving Your Fingerprints,” will allow us to delve more deeply into the many ways that we, as individuals and together, make a difference in our own lives and those of our communities. Students, staff, and faculty colleagues from Waynesburg, its Center for Service Leadership, and the Bonner Foundation are eager to welcome everyone to this special event. We gather representatives from across the Bonner network and its 65 colleges and universities, with staff from more than 15 national partner organizations present. Over the past several months, the Waynesburg SLI Planning Team has been hard at work with everything from recruiting workshops, making mugs, ordering linens, and planning amazing social events. We are grateful and excited to create so many meaningful memories with you this week. We hope you have an excellent time in and around Waynesburg! The mission of Waynesburg University is faith, learning, and service – and students contribute more than 50,000 hours of service learning and community/civic engagement yearly. During your stay here, we encourage you to learn more and explore around the community in which we serve and the beautiful campus. While in Waynesburg, be sure to visit some hidden treasures on campus such as the Unity Trail, Miller Hall, and Hanna Hall. We have many social events planned throughout the week. So, we invite you to get to know others from all around the world and interact during these events. We are also grateful to you, our Bonner community. Thanks for choosing to make service and social justice an integral part of your life’s work and identity. We are excited to grow together over the next few days in pursuit of making more equitable and just communities. No matter if this is your first Bonner gathering or tenth, we value your place in this network and community. So, enjoy SLI, and don’t forget to share your photos and insights! Bonner Love <3 - 4 - A MESSAGE from WAYNESBURG’s president DOUG lee At Waynesburg University, each year during our incoming student orientation, we urge our new students to consider the question: “Where will you leave your fingerprints?” This tradition stems from the early years of the University. More than a century ago, a group of dedicated students with a vision for what Waynesburg University could be shaped 803,000 bricks to help build Miller Hall. They left their mark behind in the form of fingerprints that are still visible on the bricks today. Likewise, Bonner Scholars and Leaders across the country are charged with a similar task as they enrich their communities through meaningful service and civic engagement. Each year, Bonner Programs offered by more than 60 colleges and universities across the nation engage more than 3,000 undergraduates in a four-year developmental experience of service and learning. It is a privilege to be a part of that. The fundamental values of the Corella & Bertram F. Bonner Foundation align closely with Waynesburg University’s own mission, and for that reason it is truly a distinct honor to welcome Bonner Leaders and Scholars from across the country to our campus for the 2019 Bonner Summer Leadership Institute. Our own rich history with the Bonner Foundation began nearly three decades ago, and since then, the Bonner Program has become an integral part of Waynesburg University. Through our program, a generation of young leaders has become vital contributors to society through initiating thoughtful and strategic public service. I urge each of you to be open to growth this week as you are immersed in this wonderful learning experience, and I propose that you, too, thoughtfully consider the very important question: “Where will you leave your fingerprints?” Douglas G. Lee President, Waynesburg University - 5 - About waynesburg University Waynesburg University, a private, Christian university, provides a valuable, personal, and hands- on educational experience that prepares undergraduate and graduate students for lives of purpose and continued growth. The university was founded in 1849 by the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Located near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Waynesburg University’s main campus is located in Waynesburg, PA, with three additional sites for graduate and professional studies in the Pittsburgh region. Since its inception, Waynesburg University has consistently ranked as a top value school in ranking systems that examine outcomes and fiscal responsibility. Waynesburg University has emerged as a national leader in educational value and has built a reputation on affordability. With our motto of “Fiat Lux” meaning “Let there be light,” the University also maintains a commitment to service as a way of witnessing the love of God to the world. Graduates have become missionaries, educators, political leaders, and businesspeople who carry that mission throughout their lives. Waynesburg University was one of the earliest schools in America to develop programs that accepted both male and female students. Unique to Waynesburg University is a service-learning class, which is a General Education requirement that all students must fulfill in order to obtain their degree. Our Mission and Values Waynesburg University educates students to make connections between faith, learning, and service so they might faithfully transform their communities and the world. We strive to inspire and challenge every undergraduate and graduate student to a life of servant leadership and purpose for the glory of God. Waynesburg University strives to be a premier institution of Christian higher education recognized for a commitment to its strong mission and its preparation of 21st-century leaders through innovative, student-centered learning experiences. A few interesting things about Waynesburg University… • Hanna Hall, built in 1851, is home to the WU business program. As a building on the National Register of Historic Places, it is noted for its historical significance being the first Waynesburg University building. • Miller Hall was built by Alfred B. Miller, the former President of the college from 1859 to 1899. With the help of students attending the university, they made many of the 1,400,000 bricks by hand from the clay that they dug on site. If you look closely, you can see the fingerprints in the bricks (which is where this year’s theme, “Leaving Your Fingerprints” came from). Similar to Hanna Hall, Miller Hall has been listed on the National Register of