Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 75.88
Liaison Deborah Steinberg
Submission Date Dec. 17, 2024

STARS v2.2

Carnegie Mellon University
EN-13: Community Service

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.22 / 5.00 Elizabeth Vaughan
Associate Dean of Student Affairs
Office of Community Engagement and Leadership Development
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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:
14,425

Number of students engaged in community service:
1,784

Percentage of students engaged in community service:
12.37

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:
56,658

Number of annual community service hours contributed per student:
3.93

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:

Democracy Day at Carnegie Mellon University is dedicated to fostering civic participation, well-being and community engagement. It is an opportunity to underscore the CMU community’s focus on our shared institutional commitment to civic service and democracy on Election Day. For employees wishing to volunteer at the polls in service of the community at large, CMU recognizes time spent volunteering during Election Day as time worked and paid.

The university also encourages and provides opportunities for staff to take time during the work day for several formal initiatives such as the annual Staff Council Community Food Bank Drive, Toys for Tots, and University Police Polar Plunge.


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