Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 70.62
Liaison Darcy Coughlan
Submission Date Dec. 22, 2022

STARS v2.2

Coastal Carolina University
EN-13: Community Service

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.24 / 5.00 Darcy Coughlan
Associate Director
Sustain Coastal
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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:
9,895

Number of students engaged in community service:
2,246

Percentage of students engaged in community service:
22.70

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:
20,537

Number of annual community service hours contributed per student:
2.08

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:
John Brong Campus Planting Day - https://www.coastal.edu/sustain/campussustainabilityinitiatives/johnbrongcampusplantingday/

Founders Week - https://www.coastal.edu/aboutccu/historytraditions/founders/

Does the institution track the number of employee community service hours contributed through programs it sponsors?:
Yes

Total number of employee community service hours contributed annually through programs sponsored by the institution:
150

Optional Fields 

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:
These numbers were compiled from various sources and departments on campus engaged in community service.

Sustain Coastal and Student Life started tracking community service hours, which is why they are reporting SP 22 and FA 22. Greek Life and Dean of Students report using academic year. The totals provided for each are representative, though, of the year. Attached is documentation that shows how these community service hours were calculated.

UNIV 110 is First Year Experience - a course taken primarily in fall by Freshmen. UNIV 110C is a section of that class where students are required to complete at least 4 hours of community service as part of the class. In Fall 2022, approximately 400 students were enrolled in UNIV 110C. Some of the students participate in Sustain Coastal and Student Life fall activities. To avoid double counting for UNIV 110C, 150 students were subtracted from the total number of students to give a total of 250 students.

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