Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 62.34
Liaison Christie-Joy Hartman
Submission Date Jan. 27, 2022

STARS v2.2

James Madison University
EN-13: Community Service

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.82 / 5.00 Steven Grande
Director
Community Service Learning
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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:
23,827

Number of students engaged in community service:
14,120

Percentage of students engaged in community service:
59.26

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:
421,608

Number of annual community service hours contributed per student:
17.69

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:
Classified employees receive 16 hours of paid leave per leave year to perform volunteer services through eligible non-profit organizations within or outside their communities. Such service may be provided as a member of a service organization or through authorized school assistance. https://www.jmu.edu/humanresources/benefits/leave/ft-classified.shtml#Set-1-A-community

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:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Responsible parties for Community Service-Learning: Dr. Steve Grande, Director, Community Service-Learning (CS-L) and Dr. Jamie Williams, Associate Director for Local Community Engagement, Community Service-Learning

*The student community service data is from 2017-18. The was the most recent data available that is representative. The 2019-21 service activity was significantly affected by the pandemic, and data were not collected and analyzed for this report due to the pandemic.

The student community service data (from 2017-18) primarily includes full-time undergraduate students, but there are some graduate students and some part-time students included because some programs' records do not differentiate based on status and enrollment. No continuing education students are represented in the numbers.

Information is compiled from CS-L information already tracked with timesheets/service logs and data from groups and units that regularly do community service (i.e., Fraternity & Sorority Life, Social Work, Nursing, Athletics, etc.) For departments that do not track and/or report, estimates were made based on course/major requirements and course enrollment.

Responsible party for staff service information: Mr. Richard Larson, Assistant Vice President for Human Resources, Training and Performance. Current information was provided at time of submission.

The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.