| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 83.26 |
| Liaison | Megan Litke |
| Submission Date | Feb. 12, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
American University
PAE-23: Community Service Hours
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
6.00 / 6.00 |
Joshua
Kaplan Sustainability Outreach Specialist Office of Sustainability |
Criteria
Institution engages students in community service, as measured by average hours contributed per full-time student per year.
Institutions may exclude non-credit, continuing education, and/or part-time students from this credit.
Applicability
This credit applies to all institutions.
Scoring
Institutions earn the maximum of 6 points available for this credit by engaging their students in an average of 20 hours of community service per year. Incremental points are available based on the average number of hours contributed. For example, an institution where students contributed an average of 10 hours per year would earn 3 points (half of the points available for this credit).
Measurement
Timeframe
Report on the most recent data available.
Sampling and Data Standards
Institutions may use a representative sample or survey to determine student community service participation. Institutions may also choose to exclude part-time, continuing education and/or non-credit students, as long as they are excluded from both the count of students engaged in community service and the count of total students.
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.