Montclair State University
1 Normal Avenue
Montclair NJ 07043
http://www.montclair.edu/
CAMPUS AT A GLANCE & KEY FACTS
Type of School: Public Liberal Arts institution
Year Began: 1908
Number of Students: 16,810 undergraduate, 4,177 graduate
Student/Faculty Ratio: 17:1
Average Class Size: 23
Honors:
- In 2016, the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education recognized Montclair State as a Research Doctoral University, in recognition of the substantial growth in its doctoral-level education and research activities.
- Montclair State met the criteria set forth by the U.S. Department of Education to be considered a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI), highlighting the institution’s unprecedented growth and its commitment to providing underserved populations access to affordable higher education.
- In 2015, the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching named Montclair State a Community Engaged Campus, in recognition of the University’s long-standing dedication and commitment to community engagement.
- Montclair State was named to the Campus Pride Top 30 LGBTQ-Friendly Colleges and Universities list in 2016.
BONNER PROGRAM AT A GLANCE
Type of Program: Bonner Leader Program
Year Began: 2008
Bonner Program Website: http://www.montclair.edu/center-for-community-engagement/bonner-leader-program/
Application Deadline for 2023: July 10, 2023
Where is the Bonner Program located: Academic Affairs
Number of Bonner Students: 40
Highlighted Bonner Specific Programs:
- Bonner Orientation
- The Montclair State University Bonner Leader Program orientation is a week-long service trip in New Jersey to continue to improve local communities impacted by poverty. Each year Bonners participate in service from 8:30am-4:00pm and participate in training and development 7:00pm-11:00pm Monday - Friday. While the orientation is intense, it provides an opportunity for the entire program to bond as a team and heighten morale. Students consistently rate orientation as one of their favorite parts of the program.
CAMPUS-WIDE ENGAGEMENT AT A GLANCE
- National Day of Service and MLK Dy of Service
- Bonner Leaders play an integral part in the development and successful coordination of two large days of service on campus at Montclair State University. One Bonner each year sits on the campus wide committee to plan and implement a National Day of Service and Remembrance for 9/11 and an MLK Day of Service providing insights and assisting with coordinating all service placements. Both days of service have between 400-700 volunteers each, with community placements both on ad off campus in our surrounding communities. Bonners receive training in advance of each day and serve as the site leaders at each community placement to ensure a successful and difficulty free service day.
- Leadership Development through Civic Engagement Minor
- The Leadership Development through Civic Engagement Minor is the largest interdisciplinary minor on campus at Montclair State University. All incoming Bonner Leaders are required to be a part of the leadership minor and take the first service-learning course in the curriculum their first semester at Montclair State. The minor was developed to integrate civic engagement into a core curriculum that provides students with real world leadership skills. What started as a small minor has grown substantially in the past few years to incorporate many students from different colleges and disciplines.
- Check it out here: http://catalog.montclair.edu/programs/leadership-development-civic-engagement-minor/
Center for Community Engagement Staff:
Bryan Murdock (he/him), Director
Center for Community Engagement
murdockb@montclair.edu
973-655-6831
Jessica Pichardo (she/her),Project Specialist
Center for Community Engagement
pichardoj@montclair.edu
973-655-7882
Daniela Chica (she/her), AmeriCorps Assistant Project Coordinator
Center for Community Engagement
chicad@montclair.edu
973-655-3973
Mikaela Guzman (she/her), Community Engaged Learning Coordinator
Center for Community Engagement
guzmanm@montclair.edu
973-655-7645
Bonner Leadership Team:
Jess Kershenblatt (she/her), Intern: Program Mentor Support
Major: Family Science & Human Development
Miinor: Pyschology & Leadership Development through Civic Engagement
Fun fact: I am in Taylor Swift's top .5% of listeners
kershenblatj1@montclair.edu
Mariana Luna Martinez (she/her), Intern: Community Partnerships
Major: Biology
Minor: Leadership Development through Civic Engagement
Fun Fact: I know how to draw out blood and insert an IV in patients
lunamartinem1@montclair.edu
Keiva-Nevaeh Edghill (she/her), Intern: Logistics
Major: Biology
Minor: Leadership Development through Civic Engagement
Fun fact: I love to bake different pastries from around the world!
edghillk1@montclair.edu
Jayde Worthen (she/her), Fundraising Chair
Major: English
Minor: Business Relations and Professional Selling
Fun fact: I have 4 pets: a cat, a dog, a bird, and a ladybug!
worthenj1@montclair.edu
Bonner Congress Reps:
Lorraine Mota (she/her)
Major: Educational Foundations for Elementary Teachers
Minor: Leadership Development through Civic Engagement
Fun fact: I participated in my high school production of little shop of horrors!
motal1@montclair.edu
Nathalie Afanador (she/her)
Major: Political Science
Minors: Pre-law studies + Leadership Development through Civic Engagement
Fun fact: I paint as a hobby!
afanadorn1@montclair.edu
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