Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 48.56
Liaison Alan Turnquist
Submission Date July 8, 2020
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Michigan Technological University
EN-13: Community Service

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.84 / 5.00 Jay Meldrum
Executive Director of Sustainability
Facilities Management
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Part 1 

Number of students enrolled for credit (headcount; part-time students, continuing education, and/or graduate students may be excluded):
7,203

Number of students engaged in community service (headcount):
1,506

Percentage of students engaged in community service:
20.91

Part 2 

Does the institution wish to pursue Part 2 of this credit (community service hours)? (if data not available, respond 'No'):
Yes

Total number of student community service hours contributed during the most recent one-year period:
15,478

Number of annual community service hours contributed per student :
2.15

Optional Fields 

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
https://www.mtu.edu/student-leadership/service/difference/

None
Does the institution include community service achievements on student transcripts?:
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Does the institution provide incentives for employees to participate in community service (on- or off-campus)? (Incentives may include voluntary leave, compensatory time, or other forms of positive recognition):
No

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A brief description of the institution’s employee community service initiatives:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
Community_Service_Hours_-_Greek_Life.pdf

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The community service data that is collected from Greek Life and Make a Difference Day. See attached document that shows how many community service hours from those participating in Greek Life (pg 2 & 4) in the 2018-2019 academic year. Make a Difference Day data can be found at: https://www.mtu.edu/student-leadership/service/difference/ . Hours from Make a Difference day are: 1711 and 569 students participated. This is added to the total from the Greek Life service hours. Other community service hours are done by many other students on campus but that data is not collected.

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