Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 69.87
Liaison Kevin Kirsche
Submission Date June 22, 2021

STARS v2.2

University of Georgia
EN-13: Community Service

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.82 / 5.00 Nate Shear
Sustainability Metrics Intern
Office of Sustainability
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Does the institution wish to pursue Part 1 of this credit (student participation in community service)?:
Yes

Total number of students:
38,920

Number of students engaged in community service:
21,212

Percentage of students engaged in community service:
54.50

Does the institution wish to pursue Part 2 of this credit (community service hours)?:
Yes

Total number of student community service hours contributed annually:
379,143.50

Number of annual community service hours contributed per student:
9.74

Does the institution have a formal program to support employee volunteering during regular work hours?:
Yes

A brief description of the institution’s program to support employee volunteering:

Public Service and Outreach Day of Service
FMD Day of Caring


Does the institution track the number of employee community service hours contributed through programs it sponsors?:
No

Total number of employee community service hours contributed annually through programs sponsored by the institution:
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Website URL where information about the institution’s community service programs is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Students:
Estimates from service learning courses, the department of engagement leadership and service, and Engage GA (GivePulse)

Hours:
Engage GA (GivePulse) - 42,373.43 hours
Service Learning Courses - 336,000 hours
Involvement Network - 143.5 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)


Students:
Estimates from service learning courses, the department of engagement leadership and service, and Engage GA (GivePulse)

Hours:
Engage GA (GivePulse) - 42,373.43 hours
Service Learning Courses - 336,000 hours
Involvement Network - 143.5 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)

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