Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 80.73
Liaison Austin Eriksson
Submission Date Oct. 3, 2024

STARS v2.2

California State University, Northridge
EN-13: Community Service

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.08 / 5.00 Sarah Johnson
Sustainability Program Analyst
Institute for Sustainability
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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:
29,866

Number of students engaged in community service:
3,876

Percentage of students engaged in community service:
12.98

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:
77,500

Number of annual community service hours contributed per student:
2.59

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:

CSUN hosts many opportunities for employees to be actively engaged in volunteering on-campus and in the community. Some examples of programs and events from the 2023-24 academic year include multiple tree planting events for Arbor Day and Earth Day, our first-ever Moveout event held in partnership with Student Housing in May, A service day in the CSUN orange grove on Cesar Chavez day, and workdays in the Institute Food Garden every Saturday.

In addition, all state employees are fully compensated for participating in jury duty to encourage active participation in civic duties.


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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Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about the institution’s community service programs is available:
http://www.csun.edu/undergraduate-studies/community-engagement

Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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