Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 52.41
Liaison Susan Dorward
Submission Date April 14, 2015
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STARS v2.0

Raritan Valley Community College
EN-12: Community Service

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.72 / 5.00 Susan Dorward
Sustainability and Energy Coordinator
Facilities and Grounds
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Number of students engaged in community service:
900

Total number of students :
3,600

Does the institution wish to pursue Part 2 of this credit (community service hours)?:
Yes

Total number of student community service hours contributed during a one-year period:
35,000

Does the institution include community service achievements on student transcripts?:
Yes

A brief description of the practice of including community service on transcripts, if applicable:

Student Leadership Transcript

"The Student Leadership Transcript will document your service learning experience by course
and semester. It is an official transcript from the college that you can use to enhance your
resume and transfer applications and it should be noted on both. Building your resume and
transfer applications are one of the many benefits of service learning and they are an important
part of educational/career planning. Volunteer experience is just as valuable as paid job
experience and many employers look very favorably upon students who volunteer. Most college
transfer applications ask what type of service you have done and service learning should be
included on your application to enhance its acceptance.

Upon successful completion of a service learning project, students will receive a Student
Leadership Transcript. Transcripts are issued when students submit their fully completed and
signed time sheets documenting their service leaerning hours to the Service Learning Office.


Does the institution provide incentives for employees to participate in community service (on- or off-campus)?:
No

A brief description of the institution’s employee community service initiatives:
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The website URL where information about the institution’s community service initiatives is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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