| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 66.29 |
| Liaison | Kevin Kirsche |
| Submission Date | Dec. 22, 2017 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Georgia
EN-13: Community Service
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.74 / 5.00 |
Andrew
Lentini Sustainability Coordinator Office of Sustainability |
Number of students enrolled for credit (headcount; part-time students, continuing education, and/or graduate students may be excluded):
Number of students engaged in community service (headcount):
Percentage of students engaged in community service:
Does the institution wish to pursue Part 2 of this credit (community service hours)? (if data not available, respond 'No'):
Total number of student community service hours contributed during the most recent one-year period:
Number of annual community service hours contributed per student :
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Does the institution include community service achievements on student transcripts?:
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):
A brief description of the institution’s employee community service initiatives:
Public Service and Outreach Day of Service
FMD Day of Caring
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The Office of Service-Learning reported 12,710 UGA students engaged in 710,400 hours of community service during the 2014-15 academic year (the most recent year for which service totals are available).
These numbers include data from:
--Service-learning courses
--VISTA program students working at UGArden
--Campus Kitchen hours
--Center for Leadership and Service hours (which includes hours from major events such as the "Dawg Day of Service" and hours reported from about 50 (out of +700 total) student organizations which are required to report hours)
--College of Education student teaching field experience and clinical practice
--America Reads and Federal Work Study tutoring
Our total number also includes reports from the Greek Life office within Student Affairs of 95,334 hours of service completed. This office includes 7,002 students in the following councils:
--Panhellenic Council
--Interfraternity Council
--Multicultural Greek Council
--National Pan-Hellenic Council
Additionally, this total includes 58,500 hours completed by 1500 members of the largest philanthropic student organization on campus, UGA Miracle.
710,400 + 95,334 + 58,500 = 864,234 hours
12,710 + 7,002 +1,500 = 21,212 students
It should be noted that the number of students is an even lower estimate relative to the estimate for hours.
These numbers do NOT include the following:
--Any service work completed by over 650 student organizations which are not required to report their hours to the Center for Leadership and Service
--Any service hours completed by students independently
--Any service hours completed by students through non-campus organizations
--Any service hours completed by students as part of a (UGA or non-UGA) internship
--Any service hours completed by students as part of philanthropy for a sorority or fraternity that is NOT included in the Greek Life office (this includes some sororities/fraternities are solely dedicated to this, called "service fraternities")
--Any service hours completed by students as part of religious involvement (of which there are several at UGA)
These figures are expected to be very low. UGA students are characteristically engaged in service. Service is usually incorporated into any student organization's programming and is very often the sole mission of many student organizations. Additionally, with community service increasingly expected of applicants to UGA, many students feel compelled to continue community service after high school well into college. Service is part of the culture at UGA, and students are expected to give back, during and long after college.
An important note: In 2016, UGA created the Experiential Learning requirement: "UGA students are required to engage in at least one experiential learning activity that enhance learning and position them for success after graduation." Experiential learning credits are certified by UGA and listed on transcripts. These may include internships, research, or service. For example, a service-learning course would count toward this requirement. Every student, starting with freshmen and new transfer students in fall 2016, will be required to complete such a credit. We look forward to even more participation in and recognition of community service as a result of this requirement.
The Office of Service-Learning reported 12,710 UGA students engaged in 710,400 hours of community service during the 2014-15 academic year (the most recent year for which service totals are available).
These numbers include data from:
--Service-learning courses
--VISTA program students working at UGArden
--Campus Kitchen hours
--Center for Leadership and Service hours (which includes hours from major events such as the "Dawg Day of Service" and hours reported from about 50 (out of +700 total) student organizations which are required to report hours)
--College of Education student teaching field experience and clinical practice
--America Reads and Federal Work Study tutoring
Our total number also includes reports from the Greek Life office within Student Affairs of 95,334 hours of service completed. This office includes 7,002 students in the following councils:
--Panhellenic Council
--Interfraternity Council
--Multicultural Greek Council
--National Pan-Hellenic Council
Additionally, this total includes 58,500 hours completed by 1500 members of the largest philanthropic student organization on campus, UGA Miracle.
710,400 + 95,334 + 58,500 = 864,234 hours
12,710 + 7,002 +1,500 = 21,212 students
It should be noted that the number of students is an even lower estimate relative to the estimate for hours.
These numbers do NOT include the following:
--Any service work completed by over 650 student organizations which are not required to report their hours to the Center for Leadership and Service
--Any service hours completed by students independently
--Any service hours completed by students through non-campus organizations
--Any service hours completed by students as part of a (UGA or non-UGA) internship
--Any service hours completed by students as part of philanthropy for a sorority or fraternity that is NOT included in the Greek Life office (this includes some sororities/fraternities are solely dedicated to this, called "service fraternities")
--Any service hours completed by students as part of religious involvement (of which there are several at UGA)
These figures are expected to be very low. UGA students are characteristically engaged in service. Service is usually incorporated into any student organization's programming and is very often the sole mission of many student organizations. Additionally, with community service increasingly expected of applicants to UGA, many students feel compelled to continue community service after high school well into college. Service is part of the culture at UGA, and students are expected to give back, during and long after college.
An important note: In 2016, UGA created the Experiential Learning requirement: "UGA students are required to engage in at least one experiential learning activity that enhance learning and position them for success after graduation." Experiential learning credits are certified by UGA and listed on transcripts. These may include internships, research, or service. For example, a service-learning course would count toward this requirement. Every student, starting with freshmen and new transfer students in fall 2016, will be required to complete such a credit. We look forward to even more participation in and recognition of community service as a result of this requirement.
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.