Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 60.91
Liaison Sarah Fortner
Submission Date March 5, 2021

STARS v2.2

Carleton College
EN-13: Community Service

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.75 / 5.00 Alexandra Miller
Sustainability Program Coordinator
Energy and 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:
2,097

Number of students engaged in community service:
1,290

Percentage of students engaged in community service:
61.52

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:
34,785

Number of annual community service hours contributed per student:
16.59

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:
Employees can take a paid leave of absence if they are Red Cross first responders to respond to disasters. Employees also participate in Food Recovery efforts, blood drives and Meals on Wheels annually.

Does the institution track the number of employee community service hours contributed through programs it sponsors?:
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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:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
We expect FY20 to be lower for volunteer hours due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Carleton Center for Community and Civic Engagement (CCCE) includes both the Academic and Civic Engagement programs (ACE, curricular service projects tied to courses) and Acting in the Community Together (ACT, co-curricular volunteer opportunities)

17-18 - 8,638 ACT + 374 Lighten Up +10,631 ACE + 4,300 CBWS = 23,943
18-19 - 9,927 ACT + 581 LU + 22,006 ACE + 4,936 CBWS + 800 Into the ARB = 38,250
19-20 - 7,627 ACT + 0 LU + 23,100 ACE + 3258 CBWS + 800 ITA = 34,785

17-18 - 432 unique students doing co-curricular + 730 ACE + 54 CBWS, sub-tracked overlap yielded 1042 unique students
18-19 - 362 unique ACT + 776 ACE + 62 CBWS + Into ARB (350), sub-tracked overlap yielded 1390 unique students
19-20 - 315 ACT + 567 ACE + 58 CBWS + 350 ITA = 1,290

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