Overall Rating	Silver
Overall Score	47.04
Liaison	Debbie Liddick
Submission Date	April 21, 2023

STARS v2.2

Black Hills State University
EN-13: Community Service

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	0.89 / 5.00	Maggie Torness Sustainability Coordinator Facilities Services

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Part 1. Percentage of students participating in community service

Does the institution wish to pursue Part 1 of this credit (student participation in community service)?:

Yes

Total number of students:

5,768

Number of students engaged in community service:

753

Percentage of students engaged in community service:

13.05

Part 2. Community service hours per student

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

Yes

Total number of student community service hours contributed annually:

4,812

Number of annual community service hours contributed per student:

0.83

Part 3. Employee community service program

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:

Each year BHSU presents a Community Service Award to a department for their service to the Spearfish community, the Black Hills region, and the state of South Dakota. The nominee should demonstrate significant contribution of time or talent and may also involve facilitating change, leadership, taking risks and involving others. All BHSU employees are eligible.

Does the institution track the number of employee community service hours contributed through programs it sponsors?:

Total number of employee community service hours contributed annually through programs sponsored by the institution:

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Optional Fields

Website URL where information about the institution’s community service programs is available:

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Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Hours and student numbers were counted through student organization monthly reports. Hours outside of these reports that were not documented were not included.
Ability for students to engage with community service was impacted by Covid-19.