Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 68.66
Liaison Eric Boles
Submission Date March 5, 2021
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

University of Arkansas
EN-13: Community Service

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.32 / 5.00 Angela Oxford
director
Volunteer Action Center
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Part 1 

Number of students enrolled for credit (headcount; part-time students, continuing education, and/or graduate students may be excluded):
27,788

Number of students engaged in community service (headcount):
7,179

Percentage of students engaged in community service:
25.83

Part 2 

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:
151,815

Number of annual community service hours contributed per student :
5.46

Optional Fields 

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
https://uark.givepulse.com/group/6748-University-of-Arkansas

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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

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A brief description of the institution’s employee community service initiatives:
If you are trained and certified as a disaster service volunteer by the American Red Cross and your specialized disaster relief services are requested by the Red Cross in connection with a disaster, you may receive up to 15 working days in any calendar year to participate in specialized disaster relief, without loss of pay or benefits.

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