This page provides downloadable resources to help you plan and implement Bonner Orientation. These materials include handbook templates, planning guides, presentations, and worksheets designed for campus staff and student leaders.
This document provides an orientation for Brown University students working in Providence communities. It begins with a brief history of Brown's founding through the displacement of Native Americans and involvement in the slave trade. It then discusses concepts of power, privilege, and gentrification. Students share their identities and reflect on how Brown's history may impact their work. Guidelines are provided for respectfully engaging with communities, which emphasize learning from, listening to, and acknowledging the impact of one's actions on locals.
These slides provide an overview for planning Bonner Orientation and other cornerstone activities for Bonner Scholars or Bonner Leaders. They cover the essential building blocks and what to include when welcoming a new cohort of Bonners. Your institution should adapt these to incorporate distinctive campus and community features.
Use these slides for: Staff training, orientation planning meetings, or student leader preparation sessions.
These printable planning guides complement the presentation slides. They're useful for training student leaders to plan and implement Bonner Orientation and include several campus examples for orientation elements.
The Bonner Foundation hosted a Pop-Up Webinar in July 2017 to help train student leaders in planning Bonner orientation. The audio recording is available below for reference by student leaders and campus Bonner staff.
This worksheet was designed to accompany the slides and handouts. It's ideal for group planning meetings where you review the slides and then brainstorm ideas for your program's orientation.
