| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 74.78 |
| Liaison | Daryl Pierson |
| Submission Date | March 5, 2021 |
Portland State University
EN-13: Community Service
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
4.01 / 5.00 |
Amanda
Wolf Program + Assessment Coordinator Campus Sustainability Office |
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Part 1. Percentage of students participating in community service
Yes
Total number of students:
32,445
Number of students engaged in community service:
18,226
Percentage of students engaged in community service:
56.18
Part 2. Community service hours per student
Yes
Total number of student community service hours contributed annually:
924,000
Number of annual community service hours contributed per student:
28.48
Part 3. Employee community service program
Yes
A brief description of the institution’s program to support employee volunteering:
Incentives are up to individual departments. One example is the bi-annual Campus Beautification an in-service voluntary program for staff in Planning, Construction and Real Estate. Staff are paid for up to two hours twice a year to work on the campus grounds and then staff celebrate with a potluck.
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
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Community-based learning
In keeping with the Portland State University (PSU) motto Let Knowledge Serve the City, Community-University Partnerships marshals support for over 400 faculty, 7,800 students, and 1,000 community partners via community-based learning (CBL) and other civic engagement initiatives to address specific and compelling issues locally, regionally and worldwide.
(http://www.pdx.edu/oai/)
Senior Capstone
Capstone courses are designed by Portland State University's faculty to build cooperative learning communities by taking students out of the classroom and into the field. In Capstone courses, students bring together the knowledge, skills, and interests developed to this point through all aspects of their education, to work on a community project.
(http://www.pdx.edu/unst/senior-capstone)
Student Leaders for Service
Through SLS, 25 students make a commitment to serve 10 hours a week during the academic year at a local organization where they provide direct service to address community needs.
(www.pdx.edu/cae/sls)
Student Activities and Leadership Program (SALP) collects information on the number of students in clubs engaging in community service.
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Fiscal Year 2016
Included all students
In keeping with the Portland State University (PSU) motto Let Knowledge Serve the City, Community-University Partnerships marshals support for over 400 faculty, 7,800 students, and 1,000 community partners via community-based learning (CBL) and other civic engagement initiatives to address specific and compelling issues locally, regionally and worldwide.
(http://www.pdx.edu/oai/)
Senior Capstone
Capstone courses are designed by Portland State University's faculty to build cooperative learning communities by taking students out of the classroom and into the field. In Capstone courses, students bring together the knowledge, skills, and interests developed to this point through all aspects of their education, to work on a community project.
(http://www.pdx.edu/unst/senior-capstone)
Student Leaders for Service
Through SLS, 25 students make a commitment to serve 10 hours a week during the academic year at a local organization where they provide direct service to address community needs.
(www.pdx.edu/cae/sls)
Student Activities and Leadership Program (SALP) collects information on the number of students in clubs engaging in community service.
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Fiscal Year 2016
Included all students
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