Students will provide service at the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen (TASK) by serving on the food line, organizing donations to the facility, and staffing the pantry. The students will meet in the Brower Student Center at 8:30 am before departing and return to campus at 4:30 am. Bonner Scholars regularly serve on the food line, [...]

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First-year students will perform service at Visitation Home, a nonprofit assisted living facility for adults with developmental disabilities in Hamilton. Students will organize and clean the facility, along with engage with the residents of Visitation Home. The students will meet at 9:00 am in the Brower Student Center and return to campus at 5:00 pm.

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On this CEL day, roughly 20 first-year students will assist Bonner Scholars on a community asset mapping project on The College of New Jersey’s campus. They will be providing service to the beginnings of a campus-wide tree inventory, allowing for a better understanding of how green TCNJ is currently. Students will meet at the Brower [...]

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On this CEL day, roughly 25 first-year students will assist Bonner Scholars on a community asset mapping project in the Trenton area, particularly abandoned properties. In order to engage with the community and complete these projects, students will have the opportunity to interview various community members, print paper surveys, and document these areas with cameras. [...]

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On this CEL day, roughly 20 first-year students will assist Bonner Scholars on a community asset mapping project in the Trenton area, particularly civic associations, non-profits, community gardens and churches. In order to engage with the community and complete these projects, students will have the opportunity to interview various community members and learn the importance [...]

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On this CEL Day, Bonner Scholars and first-year students will work with several groups of sixth through eight grade Hedgepeth/Williams students on their semester-long writing projects. The students will visit TCNJ campus, go on a campus tour and then be divided into separate class rooms. There, the Bonner Scholars and first-year students will assist the [...]

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On this CEL Day, Bonner Scholars and first-year students will celebrate Earth Hour. Students will meet at 1:30 PM in the Brower Student Center. They will visit Fernbrook Farms to work on activities including building a solar oven and other energy-related tasks. Students will return to campus by 5:00 PM, break for lunch and begin [...]

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On this CEL day, students will volunteer at the Trenton Central High School. Service includes organization and beautification of a teacher’s lounge. The students will meet at 8:00 am in the Brower Student Center and return to campus at 4:00 pm.

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Students will provide service at the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen (TASK) by serving on the food line, organizing donations to the facility, and staffing the pantry. The students will meet in the Brower Student Center at 8:30 am before departing and return to campus at 4:30 am. Bonner Scholars regularly serve on the food line, [...]

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For the first time, the Bonner Center will be hosting an art-focused CEL day. Students from Trenton High School will, along with several Bonner Scholars and first-year students, Grounds for Sculpture. There, they will visit and discuss the various exhibits, learn about the importance of art in culture and related lifeskills topics. Students will meet [...]

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