| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 68.35 |
| Liaison | Andrew Porter |
| Submission Date | March 3, 2023 |
University of Cincinnati
EN-13: Community Service
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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1.29 / 5.00 |
Alex
Roman Gonzalez Sustianability Coordinator PDC |
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Part 1. Percentage of students participating in community service
Yes
Total number of students:
40,281
Number of students engaged in community service:
6,624
Percentage of students engaged in community service:
16.44
Part 2. Community service hours per student
Yes
Total number of student community service hours contributed annually:
149,519.85
Number of annual community service hours contributed per student:
3.71
Part 3. Employee community service program
Yes
A brief description of the institution’s program to support employee volunteering:
UC Serves is a staff and faculty day of service hosted by Emerging Leaders in Student Affairs (ELSA) and the Center for Community Engagement (CCE).
UC Serves offers staff and faculty the chance to give back to the community while building a stronger network of colleagues on campus through the shared experience of intentional, focused service to the communities surrounding University of Cincinnati campuses.
Think of UC Serves as a way to embrace the university's commitment to enhancing community-wide partnerships and investing in faculty and staff development as outlined in UC's strategic vision - Next Lives Here. UC Serves will allow you to not only "talk the talk" but also "walk the walk."
UC Serves offers staff and faculty the chance to give back to the community while building a stronger network of colleagues on campus through the shared experience of intentional, focused service to the communities surrounding University of Cincinnati campuses.
Think of UC Serves as a way to embrace the university's commitment to enhancing community-wide partnerships and investing in faculty and staff development as outlined in UC's strategic vision - Next Lives Here. UC Serves will allow you to not only "talk the talk" but also "walk the walk."
Does the institution track the number of employee community service hours contributed through programs it sponsors?:
Yes
Total number of employee community service hours contributed annually through programs sponsored by the institution:
2,288
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
As with many initiatives during COVID, community service participation was down for much of AY20-21 and even into the following AY. However, online opportunities were nevertheless offered and taken advantage of; for example see https://www.uc.edu/news/articles/2022/05/uc-online-employees-volunteer.html
The numbers above for AY21-22 are likely under-reporting. The Office of Community Engagement has a portal that aids students and administrators in tracking community service, but participation is voluntary and many community service hours do not get logged into this system currently (for example, most of the estimated 20,000+ hours of service undertaken by members of the Greek System each year.) The number of students participating in community service counts the following: students who have logged hours in the CCE system; those who receive scholarships requiring service for renewal, members of fraternities and sororities that do service, and students required to do community service/service learning as part of their coursework (for example, 22 hours in the spring semester required from students in the college of Health Science; students in the business school and DAAP. The number of hours counts the required 30 annual hours from the approximately 4500 Cincinatus Scholarship recipients (i.e. 135,000 hours); 67,745 hours from the collective Greek system (see http://www.uc.edu/greeklife/about_us.html), and an additional (very conservative estimate) of 5,000 hours from other students holding scholarships or taking classes that require service hours.
The numbers above for AY21-22 are likely under-reporting. The Office of Community Engagement has a portal that aids students and administrators in tracking community service, but participation is voluntary and many community service hours do not get logged into this system currently (for example, most of the estimated 20,000+ hours of service undertaken by members of the Greek System each year.) The number of students participating in community service counts the following: students who have logged hours in the CCE system; those who receive scholarships requiring service for renewal, members of fraternities and sororities that do service, and students required to do community service/service learning as part of their coursework (for example, 22 hours in the spring semester required from students in the college of Health Science; students in the business school and DAAP. The number of hours counts the required 30 annual hours from the approximately 4500 Cincinatus Scholarship recipients (i.e. 135,000 hours); 67,745 hours from the collective Greek system (see http://www.uc.edu/greeklife/about_us.html), and an additional (very conservative estimate) of 5,000 hours from other students holding scholarships or taking classes that require service hours.
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