Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 60.97
Liaison Natalie Hayes
Submission Date Aug. 6, 2020

STARS v2.2

Bentley University
EN-13: Community Service

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.92 / 5.00 Natalie Hayes
Associate Director of Sustainability
Office of Sustainability
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Does the institution wish to pursue Part 1 of this credit (student participation in community service)?:
Yes

Total number of students:
5,460

Number of students engaged in community service:
1,942

Percentage of students engaged in community service:
35.57

Does the institution wish to pursue Part 2 of this credit (community service hours)?:
Yes

Total number of student community service hours contributed annually:
30,000

Number of annual community service hours contributed per student:
5.49

Does the institution have a formal program to support employee volunteering during regular work hours?:
Yes

A brief description of the institution’s program to support employee volunteering:

One formal program that Bentley has annually is the Relay 4 Life program organized by the Wellness Center which involves employees and students and raises funds for cancer research.

Other groups organize blood drives, collections of canned goods and items for our troops. Campus Police runs a Toys for Tots donation program each December. Bentley's "Campus Connections" program also provides opportunities to give back to the community via Dress for Success and other clothing drives and the Waltham 5k Run in May, which is a fundraiser for local middle and high schools. In addition, Bentley staff volunteer their time to help with the Office of Sustainability's move out program Give 'N Go where usable items are collected to donate to local charities.

The programs through Campus Connections are subsidized through Bentley and often lunch is included or the 5K registration fee is paid for by Bentley. However, the majority of these programs are volunteer and there are no incentives that Bentley provides.


Does the institution track the number of employee community service hours contributed through programs it sponsors?:
No

Total number of employee community service hours contributed annually through programs sponsored by the institution:
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Website URL where information about the institution’s community service programs is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

All students complete community service projects during their freshmen and senior years at a minimum.
Bentley's Service Learning and Civic Engagement center estimates they engaged 850 students in 2019 with the total number of hours approximately 15,000.
We estimate that another 20% of Bentley's student body is actively engaged in community service projects each semester through Greek Life, Student Affairs and student group programs.


All students complete community service projects during their freshmen and senior years at a minimum.
Bentley's Service Learning and Civic Engagement center estimates they engaged 850 students in 2019 with the total number of hours approximately 15,000.
We estimate that another 20% of Bentley's student body is actively engaged in community service projects each semester through Greek Life, Student Affairs and student group programs.

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