Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 68.22
Liaison Mary Ellen Mallia
Submission Date Dec. 21, 2018
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

University at Albany
EN-13: Community Service

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.35 / 5.00 Mary Hunt
Senior Staff Assistant
Public Engagement
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Number of students enrolled for credit (headcount; part-time students, continuing education, and/or graduate students may be excluded):
17,743

Number of students engaged in community service (headcount):
7,995

Percentage of students engaged in community service:
45.06

Does the institution wish to pursue Part 2 of this credit (community service hours)? (if data not available, respond 'No'):
Yes

Total number of student community service hours contributed during the most recent one-year period:
889,962

Number of annual community service hours contributed per student :
50.16

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Does the institution include community service achievements on student transcripts?:
No

Does the institution provide incentives for employees to participate in community service (on- or off-campus)? (Incentives may include voluntary leave, compensatory time, or other forms of positive recognition):
Yes

A brief description of the institution’s employee community service initiatives:

The University has established an awards program honoring those that have engaged in exemplary community service and research. Public Engagement has been identified as a university priority, which has created a culture of encouraging research and participation in activities that collaborate with the community.


Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

The University was named to the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll.
In addition to the students engaged in community service listed above, 23 service learning courses had 6,701 student registrations. Our webpage for service learning is located at: https://www.albany.edu/appliedlearning/80763.php
Examples of service learning trips available through the Center for Global Health can be found here: https://www.albany.edu/globalhealth/service-learning.php
And some student experiences here (featuring one of our Eco-Reps): https://www.albany.edu/experientiallearning/student-experiences-service.php


The University was named to the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll.
In addition to the students engaged in community service listed above, 23 service learning courses had 6,701 student registrations. Our webpage for service learning is located at: https://www.albany.edu/appliedlearning/80763.php
Examples of service learning trips available through the Center for Global Health can be found here: https://www.albany.edu/globalhealth/service-learning.php
And some student experiences here (featuring one of our Eco-Reps): https://www.albany.edu/experientiallearning/student-experiences-service.php

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