Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 68.23
Liaison Josh Lasky
Submission Date March 5, 2020

STARS v2.2

George Washington University
EN-13: Community Service

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.54 / 5.00 Amy Cohen
Dir. Civ. Eng. & Pub Svc
ODI
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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:
28,172

Number of students engaged in community service:
3,662

Percentage of students engaged in community service:
13.00

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:
759,891

Number of annual community service hours contributed per student:
26.97

Part 3. Employee community service program

Does the institution have a formal program to support employee volunteering during regular work hours?:
No

A brief description of the institution’s program to support employee volunteering:
GW employees are invited to join service events and projects across GW such as Freshman Day of Service, King Week, and others. Faculty and staff also act as mentors and advisors for student projects that are a part of GW UpStart. GW also hosts "Give a Gift" annually for faculty, staff, and students. This annual holiday event voices the needs and gifts wanted by partner organizations' constituents. GW departments, individuals and student groups provide educational and household items as well as toys and clothing. Individual requests and needs are fulfilled while complete privacy is maintained. More than 500 individuals receive gifts annually from the "Give a Gift" program.

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:
http://www.serve.gwu.edu/

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