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Program Assessment 

Averett University

Averett University's Bonner Program uses a triangular approach to assess the program. Using this approach, community partners asses students, and students assess community partners, the director, and the program. The Bonner program staff also take input from other Averett staff. With faculty, there is a constant open line of communication with both community partners and students. Specifically, for students, the faculty uses a CARE report system to monitor students’ progress in their classes. The CARE report/early alert system is used at Averett University to help any student who might be having a challenge in class, seem withdrawn or less social, or just for any concerns that anyone might have about a student and are tracked through the Student Success Center. This approach creates an open line of communication with diverse stakeholders and helps them make sure it is operating in the best way.

• 2021-2022 Student Evaluation of Service Site and Bonner Program
• 2021-2022 Supervisor Evaluation of Student

Wilkes University 

Wilkes University's Bonner Program staff developed a survey in collaboration with their Institutional Research Office. The survey provides an opportunity for students to share their perspectives on Bonner Orientation, service sites, and other program activities. The survey data help staff assess different aspects of the program and its effectiveness, gauge student learning, and inform program planning. 

• Wilkes University's Bonner Program Survey

Campus-Wide Assessment 

Carnegie Community Engagement Classification

Currently, 29 colleges and universities in the Bonner Network have received the Carnegie Community Engagement Classification. It is a significant achievement to have so many institutions in the Bonner Network with this distinction. Earning it requires a thorough application through which an institution demonstrates that community engagement and community engaged learning are deep, pervasive, and integrated in the fabric of the curriculum and co-curricular life. It was managed by The New England Resource Center for Higher Education (NERCHE), a nonprofit organization based at the University of Massachusetts Boston and led by John Saltmarsh. ACE) and the Carnegie Foundation announced a partnership in February 2022 to reimagine the Classifications to better reflect the diversity of postsecondary institutions and more completely characterize the impact that today’s institutions have in society. A listing of all the institutions that currently hold the classification endorsement can be found here.

NASCE: National Assessment of Service and Community Engagement

A number of colleges and universities in the Bonner Network have completed the National Assessment of Service and Community Engagement (NASCE). Some of these institutions, like Siena College and Stetson University, have used their POP score to set numerical goals for enhancing the engagement of students. For instance, you may find examples of this in Stetson University's formal center strategic plan, which can be accessed here on the wiki at: Strategic Planning for Your Center - Campus Examples. 

Many of the other institutions have used the results of their NASCE to identify issue areas in which their service and community engagement work is strong or where they might deepen it to meet the needs and changing issues in their local surrounding communities. Because the NASCE provides a report of engagement by several issue areas, the data can be helpful in this way. The Bonner Foundation cannot share the reports of these institutions, but you may want to contact one of the institutions or Siena Research Institute to learn more. As of 2015, the following institutions had conducted the survey at least one time:

President's Higher Education and Community Service Honor Roll

The President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll recognizes institutions of higher education that support exemplary community service programs and raise the visibility of effective practices in campus community partnerships. Currently, there are 32 colleges and universities in the Bonner Network who have received this distinction in 2015.

* Bolded institutions received distinction in consideration to be a finalist for the Honor Roll's Presidential Award, presented to four institutions—one each in general community service, economic opportunity, education, and interfaith community service.

Virginia Commonwealth University's Service Learning Data Dashboard 

Virginia Commonwealth University's (VCU) Service-Learning Data Dashboard (SLDD) is a robust, public-facing digital platform that provides access to university service-learning data and visually illustrates the impact of experiential learning opportunities on student success. The SLDD provides data visualizations that increase access and understanding of the impact of experiential education, like service-learning. The dashboard houses decades-worth of service-learning data, including data sets collected from students, faculty and community partners. All data can be filtered to illustrate impact from the university to the department and unit levels over time and segmented by demographic details. It is housed in the VCU Center for Community Engagement and Impact (CEI). 

https://community.vcu.edu/service-learning/service-learning-data-dashboard/