Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 68.39
Liaison Sam Lubow
Submission Date June 29, 2012
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Stanford University
PAE-22: Community Service Participation

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.87 / 6.00 Jiffy Vermylen
Sustainability Coordinator
Sustainability & Energy Management / Office of Sustainability
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The number of students engaged in community service:
7,500

Total number of students, which may exclude part-time, continuing education and/or non-credit students:
15,666

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

The total number of students includes both graduate and undergraduate students. The total number of students involved in community service hours during one-year period is an estimate, which is drawn from our 2011 submission for the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. The survey does not provide detailed guidance or a definition for what constitutes "community service", and Stanford University does not track this data centrally. The definition provided, (i.e., "activities designed to improve the quality of life of off-campus community residents, particularly low-income individuals") is extremely broad.


The total number of students includes both graduate and undergraduate students. The total number of students involved in community service hours during one-year period is an estimate, which is drawn from our 2011 submission for the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. The survey does not provide detailed guidance or a definition for what constitutes "community service", and Stanford University does not track this data centrally. The definition provided, (i.e., "activities designed to improve the quality of life of off-campus community residents, particularly low-income individuals") is extremely broad.

The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.