Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 65.36
Liaison Ian Johnson
Submission Date June 8, 2015
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

Colorado College
EN-12: Community Service

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.13 / 5.00 David Harker
Director of the Collaborative for Community Engagement
Community Engagement
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Number of students engaged in community service:
1,014

Total number of students :
2,096

Does the institution wish to pursue Part 2 of this credit (community service hours)?:
Yes

Total number of student community service hours contributed during a one-year period:
35,112

Does the institution include community service achievements on student transcripts?:
Yes

A brief description of the practice of including community service on transcripts, if applicable:

The Community-Engaged Leadership (CEL) Certificate is designed to assist students develop their interests and capacities in areas related to service, social justice, leadership and public engagement. The program involves a series of workshops as well as a senior capstone project in the community for each participating student. The CEL Certificate appears on student transcripts. Additionally, Community Based Learning courses appear on student transcripts. CBL courses involve community engagement through learning or research as part of the course description. Courses with a CBL notation include the intention of equipping students with the skills, knowledge and experience to exercise influence toward social, cultural, environmental or civic outcomes that benefit the common good. 23 courses were listed as CBL courses during the 2013-2014 school year.


Does the institution provide incentives for employees to participate in community service (on- or off-campus)?:
Yes

A brief description of the institution’s employee community service initiatives:

Full-time and part-time staff may request leave with pay to voluntarily participate in any of the civic or charitable-related trips or activities sponsored by Colorado College. The college offers this paid leave as a benefit to full-time and part-time staff scheduled to work during a college-sponsored community service event.


The website URL where information about the institution’s community service initiatives is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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