Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 30.89
Liaison Dingilizwe Ncube
Submission Date Oct. 2, 2012
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STARS v1.1

Hawaii Pacific University
PAE-23: Community Service Hours

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.32 / 6.00 Dingilizwe Ncube
Facilities Project Coordinator
Facilities Department
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The number of student community service hours contributed during a one-year period:
46,616

Total number of students, which may exclude part-time, continuing education and/or non-credit students:
6,038

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

The total hours performed for students who participated in community service was collected from HPU's Student Life and First Year programs department who oversee HPU's student organizations, cheer and dance programs, HPU's President's Host, Residence Life, and new student orientation and Sea Warrior Service Day. Information was also collected from HPU's athletics department who engage HPU student athletes in various community service projects. Each student organization at HPU is required to perform community service every semester, and a total of 4,823 hours of community service were performed by these student organizations during the 2011-2012 academic year. Out of all of HPU's sports teams, 171 student athletes engaged in a total of 27,702 community service hours during the 2011-2012 academic year. HPU's Spirit Club consisted of 130 students in the 2011-2012 academic year, all of whom engaged in a total of 11,854 community service hours. Residence Life requires all students living in on-campus housing to perform community service, and 198 students conducted an average of 3 hours of community service each, for a total of 594 hours during the 2011-2012 school year. In addition to these students, community service was performed by students in HPU's cheer and dance programs, HPU's President's Host program, and at the Sea Warrior Service Days on September 2nd, 2011 and October 13th, 2011 (total of 1,643 hours). Total number of students includes full-time graduate and undergraduate students as of May, 2012.


The total hours performed for students who participated in community service was collected from HPU's Student Life and First Year programs department who oversee HPU's student organizations, cheer and dance programs, HPU's President's Host, Residence Life, and new student orientation and Sea Warrior Service Day. Information was also collected from HPU's athletics department who engage HPU student athletes in various community service projects. Each student organization at HPU is required to perform community service every semester, and a total of 4,823 hours of community service were performed by these student organizations during the 2011-2012 academic year. Out of all of HPU's sports teams, 171 student athletes engaged in a total of 27,702 community service hours during the 2011-2012 academic year. HPU's Spirit Club consisted of 130 students in the 2011-2012 academic year, all of whom engaged in a total of 11,854 community service hours. Residence Life requires all students living in on-campus housing to perform community service, and 198 students conducted an average of 3 hours of community service each, for a total of 594 hours during the 2011-2012 school year. In addition to these students, community service was performed by students in HPU's cheer and dance programs, HPU's President's Host program, and at the Sea Warrior Service Days on September 2nd, 2011 and October 13th, 2011 (total of 1,643 hours). Total number of students includes full-time graduate and undergraduate students as of May, 2012.

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