Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 73.17
Liaison Megan Litke
Submission Date Feb. 28, 2018
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

American University
EN-13: Community Service

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.19 / 5.00 Hannah Moskowitz
Sustainability Analyst
Office of Sustainability
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Number of students enrolled for credit (headcount; part-time students, continuing education, and/or graduate students may be excluded):
14,971

Number of students engaged in community service (headcount):
2,326

Percentage of students engaged in community service:
15.54

Does the institution wish to pursue Part 2 of this credit (community service hours)? (if data not available, respond 'No'):
Yes

Total number of student community service hours contributed during the most recent one-year period:
108,414

Number of annual community service hours contributed per student :
7.24

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Does the institution include community service achievements on student transcripts?:
Yes

Does the institution provide incentives for employees to participate in community service (on- or off-campus)? (Incentives may include voluntary leave, compensatory time, or other forms of positive recognition):
No

A brief description of the institution’s employee community service initiatives:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
These numbers include community service from AU and the WCL. https://www.wcl.american.edu/impact/initiatives-programs/publicinterest/ for the Washington College of Law.

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