Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 55.04
Liaison Prabhakar Shrestha
Submission Date Jan. 13, 2023

STARS v2.2

New Jersey Institute of Technology
EN-13: Community Service

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.33 / 5.00 Mikaila Ullal
Sustainability Specialist
Office of Sustainability
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

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:
11,901

Number of students engaged in community service:
3,704

Percentage of students engaged in community service:
31.12

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:
67,032

Number of annual community service hours contributed per student:
5.63

Part 3. Employee community service program

Does the institution have a formal program to support employee volunteering during regular work hours?:
No

A brief description of the institution’s program to support employee volunteering:
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Does the institution track the number of employee community service hours contributed through programs it sponsors?:
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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:
https://www.njit.edu/careerservices/volunteer-opportunities

Additional documentation to support the submission:
Community_Service_Number_2019.docx

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Some of the local organizations we routinely partner with are Newark Public Schools, The Greater Newark Conservancy, Care of the Park through Jersey Cares(Branch Brook Park), United Community Corporation, Ironbound Community Corporation, Hispanic Foundation of NJ, and the International Youth Organization.

Community and Public Service at NJIT
https://www.njit.edu/careerservices/volunteer-opportunities
https://catalog.njit.edu/undergraduate/special-programs/
https://www.njit.edu/careerservices/community-service-work-study-programs
https://honors.njit.edu/content/service-campus-and-community

Alternative Spring Break:
https://www.njit.edu/careerservices/alternative-spring-break

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.