Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ

www.rutgers.edu

CAMPUS AT A GLANCE & KEY FACTS

• Rutgers was chartered in 1766, making it one of nine colonial colleges founded before the American Revolution  
• The first game of college football was held at Rutgers, where they defeated Princeton 6-4
• Rutgers students come from all 50 states and over 100 countries  
• Nearly one third of Rutgers first-year students are first generation college students
• Rutgers became an official Big Ten member on July 1, 2014
• 43,000 students are enrolled at Rutgers-New Brunswick

BONNER PROGRAM AT A GLANCE

Headed by the Collaborative Center for Community Engagement,  a unit of the Division of Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Engagement (DICE), this program enables committed, passionate Bonner students to serve 8-10 hours per week performing direct service at community-based sites in New Brunswick. Funded by Federal Work Study, each year, Bonners enter the program as first-year students, creating cohorts for each level. As students progress in the program, they have opportunities to take on leadership positions. While engaging with the community, the students are supported by a unique mentoring structure that involves bi-weekly meetings that help them acquire personal and professional development skills in the areas of meeting facilitation, event planning, policy research, volunteer management, etc. 

Type of Program: Bonner Leader Program

Year Began: 2009

Bonner Program Website: www.engage.rutgers.edu

Application Deadline for 2019: Summer- Federal Work Study Application 

Where is the Bonner Program located: The Collaborative Center for Community-Engagement

Number of Bonner Students: 35

Highlighted Bonner Specific Programs:

•  Bonner Leader Alternative Spring Break Trip to Washington, D.C. (2009-2017), Puerto Rico (2018), Brenton, West Virginia (2019) 
  

MEET OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS

• City of New Brunswick, Division of YSS
• College Avenue Community Church
• Innovation, Design, and Entrepreneurship Academy (i.d.e.a.)
• Meals on Wheels in Greater New Brunswick
• New Brunswick Free Public Library
• PRAB
• Rutgers Center for Adult Autism Services
• Language Bank, The Language Center, Department of Spanish and Portuguese
• The Tiny Tots Spot
• Unity Square Community Center, Catholic Charities Diocese of Metuchen
• Upward Bound Math-Science
• Urban Health Collaborative
• Urban Revival Project