Accountability

As a Bonner, we are expected to represent Siena College within the community of Albany and create a mutualistic link between our high-end campus and the impoverished regions that rest just beyond the fine surroundings of Loudonville. This responsibility, although enveloped with feelings of reward and duty in serving others as Bonners, is also teeming with stress, time management worries, and ability to retain a steady balance between academic, athletic, and social aspects as well. Since the efforts of the Bonner Service Leaders program at Siena are ultimately working towards benefitting the well-rounded education of Siena students under the values of St. Francis and the proactive approach to universal problems existing in our local communities, if we as Bonners fail to live up to our expectations as leaders, we are disrupting the process of the goals that this program is trying to gradually attain. Although the members of this program are empathetic to the exceeding demands of college courses and understand the other activities that we as students may be interested in participating in, our commitment to Bonner must be a 100% effort and be held as one of the highest priorities in our lives. If it is not, then perhaps we should re-evaluate the activities that we are doing rather than blogging, finishing that paper that was assigned for tomorrow, going to the Bonner dinners at 6 pm on Thursdays (!), studying for the test you have in History, or going to the gym to stay in shape. Facebook, although a primary source of entertainment and a sense of connectivity with our peers, should not be a top priority. The updating of your status or the next "When will Kanye West interrupt your life?" quiz can wait until you've arrived back from your community service site or sat with the Bonner group at one of our fabulous meetings. And remember, if you miss any engagement that you accepted as your responsibility to attend, I WILL write on your wall, for the world to see, about your abscence! Accountability is very important and any "slacking" will not be tolerated! With that being said, I love each and every one of you and expect the most from you not because I hope to yell at you, but because I know the greatness and potential that every one of you possesses. Love you!

Bonner Loveeeeeee,
Chels