| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 76.41 |
| Liaison | Krista Bailey |
| Submission Date | Dec. 12, 2023 |
Pennsylvania State University
EN-13: Community Service
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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3.83 / 5.00 |
Krista
Bailey Sustainable Campus Strategist Sustainability Institute |
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Part 1. Percentage of students participating in community service
Yes
Total number of students:
47,559
Number of students engaged in community service:
22,763
Percentage of students engaged in community service:
47.86
Part 2. Community service hours per student
Yes
Total number of student community service hours contributed annually:
3,767,750
Number of annual community service hours contributed per student:
79.22
Part 3. Employee community service program
Yes
A brief description of the institution’s program to support employee volunteering:
Penn State University occupies a unique and vital fundraising role in the annual Centre County United Way Campaign. In a typical year 40% of the total United Way dollars raised come from university employees who support the United Way through contributions and special event fundraisers. Penn State maintains an active Centre County United Way Steering Committee and contributes innumerable in-kind support services.
Many units on campus host a United Way committee, which works to inspire other faculty and staff to make a difference, encourages monetary contributions via payroll deduction, and raises additional funds through holding special events, such as sales of pizza, gift baskets, and raffle tickets, and social events such as an "office Olympics".
Many employees volunteer at the annual United Way Day of Caring, where faculty, staff, and students participate in a variety of work projects - such as painting, cleanup, and repairs - that benefit local community non-profit organizations. Further, employees are essential volunteers organizing and running the Trash to Treasure annual sale of student leftovers, and the Special Olympics competitions held each summer at Penn State.
Employees also provide support to the annual student-run IFC/ Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON) fundraiser, described in Notes. For example, Penn State Food Services formed a committee to provide nutritional guidance and support for THON dancers. Some Transportation Services staff volunteer to work long hours to oversee parking at the event. Other employees support student-led activities and events.
The Penn State University Park campus offers an institutional-level annual service award, the Barash Award for Human Service, which recognizes a full- time member of the faculty, staff, or student body who has contributed most, apart from regular duties, to human causes, public service activities and organization, or the welfare of fellow humans.
Many units on campus host a United Way committee, which works to inspire other faculty and staff to make a difference, encourages monetary contributions via payroll deduction, and raises additional funds through holding special events, such as sales of pizza, gift baskets, and raffle tickets, and social events such as an "office Olympics".
Many employees volunteer at the annual United Way Day of Caring, where faculty, staff, and students participate in a variety of work projects - such as painting, cleanup, and repairs - that benefit local community non-profit organizations. Further, employees are essential volunteers organizing and running the Trash to Treasure annual sale of student leftovers, and the Special Olympics competitions held each summer at Penn State.
Employees also provide support to the annual student-run IFC/ Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON) fundraiser, described in Notes. For example, Penn State Food Services formed a committee to provide nutritional guidance and support for THON dancers. Some Transportation Services staff volunteer to work long hours to oversee parking at the event. Other employees support student-led activities and events.
The Penn State University Park campus offers an institutional-level annual service award, the Barash Award for Human Service, which recognizes a full- time member of the faculty, staff, or student body who has contributed most, apart from regular duties, to human causes, public service activities and organization, or the welfare of fellow humans.
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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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Penn State is home to the largest student-run philanthropic event in the world, the IFC/ Panhellenic Dance Marathon, known as THON. The 46-hour dance marathon, held on Penn State's University Park campus, raises money for the Four Diamonds Fund, a program at Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital that helps families of children with cancer. Since its beginning in 1973, THON has raised more than $114 million. Campus organizations and THON Committees provide student volunteer opportunities for THON each year.
In SP22, the 50th anniversary of the event, THON raised a total of $13,756,374.50 — the largest one-year total in the history of THON, in large part due to the widespread involvement of student volunteers.
According to the official Thon website, 16,500 student volunteers dedicate an average of 15 hours per week to THON related events and activities throughout the year. More than 400 student organizations take an active role in THON. An estimate of hours given to THON each year was calculated 16,500*15 hrs/week*15 weeks.
https://thon.org/students/
In SP22, the 50th anniversary of the event, THON raised a total of $13,756,374.50 — the largest one-year total in the history of THON, in large part due to the widespread involvement of student volunteers.
According to the official Thon website, 16,500 student volunteers dedicate an average of 15 hours per week to THON related events and activities throughout the year. More than 400 student organizations take an active role in THON. An estimate of hours given to THON each year was calculated 16,500*15 hrs/week*15 weeks.
https://thon.org/students/
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