Overall Rating Bronze
Overall Score 28.04
Liaison Jodi Kennedy
Submission Date July 5, 2022

STARS v2.2

Georgia Southern University
EN-13: Community Service

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.89 / 5.00 Urkovia Andrews
Assistant Director for Service-Learning
Office of Leadership and Community Engagement
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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:
30,231

Number of students engaged in community service:
2,770

Percentage of students engaged in community service:
9.16

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:
48,500

Number of annual community service hours contributed per student:
1.60

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:
Educational Leave Policy: https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1085&context=humanres

All full-time, non-temporary employees who work at least 40 hours per week will have a new type of leave available for use, which provides eligible employees with up to eight (8) paid hours of Educational and Volunteer Assistance per calendar year. Eligible employees will be able to request to use the Educational and Volunteer Assistance to participate in activities related to student achievement and academic support that promote education in Georgia. This leave will be available to all eligible employees, both parents of students and non-parents, and may be considered for activities supporting public, private, and home school achievement.

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