Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 56.23
Liaison Rachael Wein
Submission Date July 11, 2014
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

Smith College
EN-12: Community Service

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.79 / 5.00 Jennifer Walters
Dean
Religious Life
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Number of students engaged in community service:
1,500

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Total number of students :
2,510

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

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Total number of student community service hours contributed during a one-year period:
83,000

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Does the institution include community service achievements on student transcripts?:
No

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A brief description of the practice of including community service on transcripts, if applicable:
We do not include community service on official academic transcripts. However, students may elect an academic concentration which require practical work such as internships and community service. The concentrations are included on the transcript.

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Does the institution provide incentives for employees to participate in community service (on- or off-campus)?:
Yes

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A brief description of the institution’s employee community service initiatives:
Smith permits employees to receive one paid day of voluntary community service per year. In addition, Staff Council sponsors a Day of Service and our Center for Community Collaboration notifies employees of service opportunities in the community.

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The website URL where information about the institution’s community service initiatives is available:
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