| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 67.84 |
| Liaison | Noah Upchurch |
| Submission Date | March 1, 2024 |
Catawba College
EN-13: Community Service
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.88 / 5.00 |
Noah
Upchurch Senior Sustainability Specialist Center for the Environment |
Does the institution wish to pursue Part 1 of this credit (student participation in community service)?:
Total number of students:
Number of students engaged in community service:
Percentage of students engaged in community service:
Does the institution wish to pursue Part 2 of this credit (community service hours)?:
Total number of student community service hours contributed annually:
Number of annual community service hours contributed per student:
Does the institution have a formal program to support employee volunteering during regular work hours?:
A brief description of the institution’s program to support employee volunteering:
The College highly encourages faculty and staff participation during normal work hours to participate in service through our Day of Character. Offices at the College offer staff the opportunity to volunteer throughout the year with various local nonprofits and charities, such as Meals on Wheels and Rowan Helping Ministries.
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:
Website URL where information about the institution’s community service programs is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The College has intensified its focus in the 23-24 academic year on service through the addition of Pillar Days and a strategy from the athletics office. The College requires that all student-athletes complete at least 15 hours of service before the completion of the academic year. Additionally, the College has created four days within the academic calendar where students, faculty, and staff are to focus and participate in the cultivation of work related to our four pillars, being service, culture, character, and scholarship. The Day of Service was an institution-wide endeavor in Fall of 2023 and yielded great impact on the local Salisbury-Rowan community.
Catawba College maintains volunteer data through two central hubs: (i) Helper Helper, in coordination with our Athletics Department; and (ii) Presence, which is used by the Lilly Center for Vocation and Values. To calculate total volunteer numbers and volunteer hours, we calculated the total amount of all student service hours and the number of students recorded in Helper Helper and then sorted and eliminated duplicates from Presence before totaling service hours in Presence, which combined to reach the total. Data tracking can be made available upon request.
Catawba College engages a great deal of its campus community, including students and employees, with the Day of Service. On the first annual Day of Service, which was held on September 13th, 2023, the College worked with 23 community partners to serve the Rowan County community in a variety of ways, including local food bank and shelter support, park cleanups, tutoring and mentoring students, tree planting, senior citizen outreach, and more.
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