Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 66.35
Liaison Trevor Ledbetter
Submission Date May 2, 2017
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

University of Arizona
EN-13: Community Service

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.53 / 5.00 Benjamin Champion
N/A
Office of Sustainability
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Number of students enrolled for credit (headcount; part-time students, continuing education, and/or graduate students may be excluded):
42,236

Number of students engaged in community service (headcount):
3,656

Percentage of students engaged in community service:
8.66

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:
112,726

Number of annual community service hours contributed per student :
2.67

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Does the institution include community service achievements on student transcripts?:
Yes

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):
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A brief description of the institution’s employee community service initiatives:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Student community service data were obtained for the 2014-15 school year. Statistics were assembled gathering data from VolunteerUA (a clearinghouse for student volunteer opportunities) as well as Athletics and Greek community contacts which also maintain statistics on levels of volunteerism among their members.

These sources are not comprehensive, but are the best direct accounting of student volunteerism that currently exist at UA. As a result, these numbers are substantially lower than our 2012 submission. However, the 2012 submission merely extrapolated from national survey data and assumed UA students volunteer at similar levels to the national average. Even though this results in a lower score for our 2016 submission, we felt it would be a good idea to rely on direct data rather than extrapolations and assumptions.

Latest update: February 2016


Student community service data were obtained for the 2014-15 school year. Statistics were assembled gathering data from VolunteerUA (a clearinghouse for student volunteer opportunities) as well as Athletics and Greek community contacts which also maintain statistics on levels of volunteerism among their members.

These sources are not comprehensive, but are the best direct accounting of student volunteerism that currently exist at UA. As a result, these numbers are substantially lower than our 2012 submission. However, the 2012 submission merely extrapolated from national survey data and assumed UA students volunteer at similar levels to the national average. Even though this results in a lower score for our 2016 submission, we felt it would be a good idea to rely on direct data rather than extrapolations and assumptions.

Latest update: February 2016

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