Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 53.94
Liaison DeLayne Miller
Submission Date Dec. 15, 2022

STARS v2.2

Tennessee Technological University
EN-13: Community Service

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.11 / 5.00
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

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:
9,840

Number of students engaged in community service:
5,720

Percentage of students engaged in community service:
58.13

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:
113,660

Number of annual community service hours contributed per student:
11.55

Part 3. Employee community service program

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

A brief description of the institution’s program to support employee volunteering:
Tech has always supported volunteerism within the campus community but, since an F4 tornado hit the local community killing 19 people, TN Tech has identified March 3 as Tech Strong: Day of Service. On this day, and Spring Break that falls soon after, Tech has more actively supported and promoted community service and volunteering more than ever before.

Tech First Lady Kari Oldham launched Wings of Kindness as a special initiative to recognize students, faculty, staff and others across campus for choosing kindness through acts of service to others.

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:
---

Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about the institution’s community service programs is available:
https://www.tntech.edu/president/kindness.php

Additional documentation to support the submission:
Tech_Strong__Day_of_Service_Volunteer_Spirit.pdf

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
https://www.tntech.edu/volunteer/
https://www.tntech.edu/serve/
https://www.tntech.edu/serve/cpp.php#sts=Community%20Partner%20Programs

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