Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 74.59
Liaison Chris Adam
Submission Date Sept. 7, 2020
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STARS v2.1

Dawson College
EN-13: Community Service

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.29 / 5.00 Chris Adam
Coordinator
Sustainability Office
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Number of students enrolled for credit (headcount; part-time students, continuing education, and/or graduate students may be excluded):
7,731

Number of students engaged in community service (headcount):
749

Percentage of students engaged in community service:
9.69

Does the institution wish to pursue Part 2 of this credit (community service hours)? (if data not available, respond 'No'):
No

Total number of student community service hours contributed during the most recent one-year period:
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Number of annual community service hours contributed per student :
0

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
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Does the institution include community service achievements on student transcripts?:
Yes

Does the institution provide incentives for employees to participate in community service (on- or off-campus)? (Incentives may include voluntary leave, compensatory time, or other forms of positive recognition):
Yes

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

As of 2019, staff involved in the Sustainable Happiness Certificate and pay-it-forward project could use paId "work time" to participate in the workshops and develop the final project. Showcasing how being involved in sustainability action influences one's happiness, and by extension one's well-being, has been a profound shift in thinking. Some would not call this volunteer time as the employees were still being paid, but the concept discussed is not to penalize employees who can give time outside of their job description to help implement Dawson's core value of Well-Being for All.


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

Sustainability Office Volunteer Program information: https://www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca/sustainable/volunteer/


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