| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 74.81 |
| Liaison | Kelli O'Day |
| Submission Date | March 6, 2020 |
University of California, Davis
EN-13: Community Service
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.72 / 5.00 |
Sue
Vang Engagement and Zero Waste Program Manager Office of Sustainability |
Does the institution wish to pursue Part 1 of this credit (student participation in community service)?:
Total number of students:
Number of students engaged in community service:
Percentage of students engaged in community service:
Does the institution wish to pursue Part 2 of this credit (community service hours)?:
Total number of student community service hours contributed annually:
Number of annual community service hours contributed per student:
Does the institution have a formal program to support employee volunteering during regular work hours?:
A brief description of the institution’s program to support employee volunteering:
Does the institution track the number of employee community service hours contributed through programs it sponsors?:
Total number of employee community service hours contributed annually through programs sponsored by the institution:
Website URL where information about the institution’s community service programs is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The Worklife Office, a branch of UC Davis Human Resources, has a volunteer opportunities webpage that strongly encourages all staff and faculty to participate in community service. There are numerous volunteer opportunities to accommodate all schedules and interests as well as reasons why staff and faculty should volunteer.
https://hr.ucdavis.edu/departments/worklife-wellness/community
https://hr.ucdavis.edu/departments/worklife-wellness/community/volunteer
The UC Davis Community Service Resource Center connects students, staff, and faculty with volunteer opportunities on and off campus. The center promotes volunteerism and encourages the university to participate. Volunteer opportunities are provided through five main channels: weekly listservs, a volunteer database with over 500 non-profits in the county, Weekends of Service that allow students to volunteer with local non-profit organizations, tutor/mentor program with the Davis School of Independent Study, one-on-one drop-in student advising times to find local volunteer opportunities.
https://aggielife.ucdavis.edu/organization/ucdaviscommunityservice
In addition, the Community Service Resource Center recognizes the varied and generous dedication to community service by UC Davis students, staff, faculty, and student organizations, through its annual UC Davis Community Service Awards (https://icc.ucdavis.edu/find/volunteer/awards). The recipients all receive certificates under different categories based upon dedicated service to others as well as breadth, quality, and time committed to community service. The categories are Outstanding, Gold, Silver, and Bronze. The Outstanding and Gold Recipients are invited to attend a reception with distinguished members from UC Davis administration. They may also be eligible for the UC Davis Civic Engagement Award.
Volunteer opportunities on campus include the following:
Student Housing and Dining Services recruits 10-20 volunteers annually to assist with recycle stations during the residence halls move-in. Volunteers help staff waste stations to collect cardboard and Expanded Polystyrene for recycling and welcome new Aggies to campus.
The Office of Sustainability recruits 10-20 volunteers annually to assist with waste and recycle stations during a home football game at the UC Davis Health Stadium as part of the annual GameDay Recycling Challenge and another 5-10 volunteers every Fall and Spring Quarter to assist with waste and recycle stations at the campus Farmers Market. Volunteers help staff the stations and educate users about proper waste sorting techniques.
The Sorority and Fraternity Life at UC Davis organizes an annual clean-up after the campus Picnic Day every April. Each organization is asked to have a minimum 10% participation at this event.
The Iota Phi chapter of Alpha Phi Omega requires all members to fulfill projects in the four fields of service: chapter, campus, community, and country. Alpha Phi Omega’s service program has grown over the years and members regularly commit between 10,000 and 12,000 hours in total per year.
https://www.iotaphi.org/iphi2/history/
The Food Recovery Network at UC Davis is a chapter of the nation-wide Food Recovery Network, and made up of UC Davis students who want to help feed the community and reduce food waste. Members of the club deliver food from vendors to places that feed the local community and help spread awareness about food waste and hunger. https://aggielife.ucdavis.edu/organization/food-recovery-network-at-uc-davis
The Arboretum and Public Garden has 130+ students participating in their Learning by Leading program. Of these students, 104 receive credit or are volunteers. They contribute approximately 12,480 hours/year. In addition, the Arboretum also has approximately 500 students volunteers at plant sales held throughout the year. These students contribute 3,000 hours/year. https://arboretum.ucdavis.edu/
Currently 42 UC Davis alumni serve as Peace Corps volunteers in countries around the world. Since the Peace Corps’ founding in 1961, over 1,550 UC Davis alumni have served as Peace Corps volunteers. The Peace Corps has ranked UC Davis #23 among large universities on its 2020 list of top volunteer-producing colleges and universities. This is based on FY 2019 volunteer count. https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.peacecorps.gov/documents/topschools2020.pdf.pdf
The Worklife Office, a branch of UC Davis Human Resources, has a volunteer opportunities webpage that strongly encourages all staff and faculty to participate in community service. There are numerous volunteer opportunities to accommodate all schedules and interests as well as reasons why staff and faculty should volunteer.
https://hr.ucdavis.edu/departments/worklife-wellness/community
https://hr.ucdavis.edu/departments/worklife-wellness/community/volunteer
The UC Davis Community Service Resource Center connects students, staff, and faculty with volunteer opportunities on and off campus. The center promotes volunteerism and encourages the university to participate. Volunteer opportunities are provided through five main channels: weekly listservs, a volunteer database with over 500 non-profits in the county, Weekends of Service that allow students to volunteer with local non-profit organizations, tutor/mentor program with the Davis School of Independent Study, one-on-one drop-in student advising times to find local volunteer opportunities.
https://aggielife.ucdavis.edu/organization/ucdaviscommunityservice
In addition, the Community Service Resource Center recognizes the varied and generous dedication to community service by UC Davis students, staff, faculty, and student organizations, through its annual UC Davis Community Service Awards (https://icc.ucdavis.edu/find/volunteer/awards). The recipients all receive certificates under different categories based upon dedicated service to others as well as breadth, quality, and time committed to community service. The categories are Outstanding, Gold, Silver, and Bronze. The Outstanding and Gold Recipients are invited to attend a reception with distinguished members from UC Davis administration. They may also be eligible for the UC Davis Civic Engagement Award.
Volunteer opportunities on campus include the following:
Student Housing and Dining Services recruits 10-20 volunteers annually to assist with recycle stations during the residence halls move-in. Volunteers help staff waste stations to collect cardboard and Expanded Polystyrene for recycling and welcome new Aggies to campus.
The Office of Sustainability recruits 10-20 volunteers annually to assist with waste and recycle stations during a home football game at the UC Davis Health Stadium as part of the annual GameDay Recycling Challenge and another 5-10 volunteers every Fall and Spring Quarter to assist with waste and recycle stations at the campus Farmers Market. Volunteers help staff the stations and educate users about proper waste sorting techniques.
The Sorority and Fraternity Life at UC Davis organizes an annual clean-up after the campus Picnic Day every April. Each organization is asked to have a minimum 10% participation at this event.
The Iota Phi chapter of Alpha Phi Omega requires all members to fulfill projects in the four fields of service: chapter, campus, community, and country. Alpha Phi Omega’s service program has grown over the years and members regularly commit between 10,000 and 12,000 hours in total per year.
https://www.iotaphi.org/iphi2/history/
The Food Recovery Network at UC Davis is a chapter of the nation-wide Food Recovery Network, and made up of UC Davis students who want to help feed the community and reduce food waste. Members of the club deliver food from vendors to places that feed the local community and help spread awareness about food waste and hunger. https://aggielife.ucdavis.edu/organization/food-recovery-network-at-uc-davis
The Arboretum and Public Garden has 130+ students participating in their Learning by Leading program. Of these students, 104 receive credit or are volunteers. They contribute approximately 12,480 hours/year. In addition, the Arboretum also has approximately 500 students volunteers at plant sales held throughout the year. These students contribute 3,000 hours/year. https://arboretum.ucdavis.edu/
Currently 42 UC Davis alumni serve as Peace Corps volunteers in countries around the world. Since the Peace Corps’ founding in 1961, over 1,550 UC Davis alumni have served as Peace Corps volunteers. The Peace Corps has ranked UC Davis #23 among large universities on its 2020 list of top volunteer-producing colleges and universities. This is based on FY 2019 volunteer count. https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.peacecorps.gov/documents/topschools2020.pdf.pdf
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