Overall Rating	Bronze
Overall Score	37.30
Liaison	Jennifer Dunseath
Submission Date	July 26, 2022

STARS v2.2

Roger Williams University
EN-13: Community Service

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	2.55 / 5.00	Allen Hance Associate Provost for Global and Community Engagement Community Engagement

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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:

5,318

Number of students engaged in community service:

3,709

Percentage of students engaged in community service:

69.74

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:

46,350

Number of annual community service hours contributed per student:

8.72

Part 3. Employee community service program

Does the institution have a formal program to support employee volunteering during regular work hours?:

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:

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Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

RWU’s commitment to community service is reflected in our Feinstein Service-Learning graduation requirement, which requires all full-time undergraduate students to participate in a meaningful community-engaged learning experience prior to graduation. For the past 20 years, the requirement has been satisfied through participation in the Community Connections program: a day of service for first-year students held during fall semester First-Year Orientation. In 2021, RWU restructured the Feinstein Service-Learning graduation requirement to make it more academically intensive and rigorous. The new graduation requirement is fulfilled by completing at least one of four types of community engagement activities:

* A community-engaged course involving a partnership with an external community-based organization or government agency (typically 3-credits)
* A public service internship (typically a minimum of 135 hours)
* An engaged research project overseen by a faculty member and involving an external partner
* An intensive volunteer experience with a community organization (50-60+ hours)