Overall Rating	Gold - expired
Overall Score	76.81
Liaison	Aaron Durnbaugh
Submission Date	March 6, 2020

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Loyola University Chicago
EN-13: Community Service

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	3.52 / 5.00	Aaron Durnbaugh Director of Sustainability Office of Sustainability

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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:

19,332

Number of students engaged in community service:

7,020

Percentage of students engaged in community service:

36.31

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:

377,880

Number of annual community service hours contributed per student:

19.55

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:

Employee incentives for community service engagement include a Human Resources Policy supporting employee participation (http://www.luc.edu/hr/policies/policy_immersion.shtml) and an annual employee service day (http://www.luc.edu/mission/employeeprograms/ignatianservicedays/). Additionally, many university departments and programs encourage faculty and staff involvement in student service programs such as the Alternative Break Immersion program or Saturday of Service.

Does the institution track the number of employee community service hours contributed through programs it sponsors?:

Yes

Total number of employee community service hours contributed annually through programs sponsored by the institution:

2,095

Optional Fields

Website URL where information about the institution’s community service programs is available:

http://luc.edu/serve/

Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

All students must take an Engaged Learning course as part of Loyola University Chicago's Core Curriculum requirements. Service Learning courses are among the 5 categories of Engaged Learning courses and require that students spend more than 20 hours of service
Employee incentives for community service engagement include a Human Resources Policy supporting employee participation (http://www.luc.edu/hr/policies/policy_immersion.shtml) and an annual employee service day (http://www.luc.edu/mission/employeeprograms/ignatianservicedays/). Additionally, many university departments and programs encourage faculty and staff involvement in student service programs such as the Alternative Break Immersion program or Saturday of Service.