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Examples of Student Engagement in Politics and Careers:
What We Learned from Bonner Alumni Survey
To learn even more about our alumni, the Bonner Foundation and network celebrated our 20th anniversary by organizing the first large-scale Bonner Alumni Survey. The feedback we received was tremendous, and the findings are encouraging and significant. In the process, we received contact information for over 3,000 alumni. A total of 1,054 alumni responded to the survey, for a 32% response rate.
Below are some of the bulleted findings from our survey:
The Alumni Respondents:
- represented 24 schools;
- are evenly distributed across the 20 years;
- and 46% had received MS or MAs and 17% had terminal degrees, with many planning for a terminal degree.
We learned that:
- Many alumni had done a year of full-time service after graduation:
- 10% had done a year of service with a faith-based group;
- 8% served with AmeriCorps sponsored year-of-service programs; and
- 2% worked with Teach for America.
- A remarkable 31% work in the government sector.
- Impressively, another 34% in the nonprofit sector.
- The largest employment group is teachers (24%).
- 33% responded that the Bonner Program gave them advantage in finding a job and/or influenced the career they chose.
- 90% voted in the last November election (much higher than the national average for their age group).
- 78% had volunteered in the 12 months before the survey.
Click here for a brief summery of the Bonner Alumni Survey.
Examples of Adapted Foundation's "Student Impact Survey"
Sometimes, schools in the Bonner network use their own survey instrument or adapt the Foundation’s “Student Impact Survey” to not only assess the program’s impact on students’ growth, but also to understand their needs and perspectives on a range of topics as well as explore ways to improve students' program experience.
First Year Bonner Leader Survey: Wilkes University
Wilkes University's First Year Bonner Leader Survey includes questions pertaining to the first-year Bonner students’ experiences in a variety of areas including orientation, their first-year trip, and the Bonner Learning Outcomes.
