| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 51.17 |
| Liaison | Tom Hartzell |
| Submission Date | Feb. 22, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Calvin University
EN-12: Community Service
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.90 / 5.00 |
Andrew
Haggerty Associate Director Service-Learning Center |
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Number of students engaged in community service:
1,922
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Total number of students :
3,893
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Does the institution wish to pursue Part 2 of this credit (community service hours)?:
Yes
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Total number of student community service hours contributed during a one-year period:
55,303
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Does the institution include community service achievements on student transcripts?:
Yes
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A brief description of the practice of including community service on transcripts, if applicable:
Students have a separate Service-Learning transcript. It can accompany the academic transcript. The Service-Learning transcript includes position title, site location, dates/hours served, and supervisor information.
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Does the institution provide incentives for employees to participate in community service (on- or off-campus)?:
Yes
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A brief description of the institution’s employee community service initiatives:
Calvin encourages staff and faculty to participate/mentor/facilitate service-learning initiatives. Calvin considers this as part of an employee's work that serves the college as well as the community. Staff do not have to use vacation time to participate. Some departments have organized half-day volunteer opportunities for their teams.
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The website URL where information about the institution’s community service initiatives is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Source:
1. The # of students engaged in community service comes from the Statistical Report for AY 14-15 from the Calvin College Service-Learning Center: "Total number of Calvin students who participated in service-learning." Available at this link: http://calvin.edu/dotAsset/335183fb-ccb1-4a4c-bc65-717adea9d587.pdf
2. Headcount total number of students is from the Institutional Characteristics performance year data (IC-3).
3. Total hours is from the same statistical report as Source Note #1: "Total amount of service-learning hours logged by Calvin 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.