Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 68.50
Liaison Derek Nichols
Submission Date May 17, 2022

STARS v2.2

University at Buffalo
EN-13: Community Service

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.59 / 5.00 Rachel DiDomizio
Student Activities Associate
Student Life
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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:
31,543

Number of students engaged in community service:
959

Percentage of students engaged in community service:
3.04

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:
6,685.33

Number of annual community service hours contributed per student:
0.21

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:
At UB, we focus on creating and sustaining a healthy mix of work, personal life and academic pursuits — all in an effort to support each person’s need for work-life effectiveness. UB's workforce is engaged in opportunities to promote pride and camaraderie.

Wellness & Work/Life Balance's Community OutReach for Employees (CORE) program,
provides UB employees an easy way to volunteer and make an impact on UB’s surrounding communities and become part of a unified force of volunteers. Employees who join CORE are notified by email of opportunities to participate

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:
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Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about the institution’s community service programs is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
http://www.buffalo.edu/administrative-services/wellness-work-life-balance.html

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