Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 60.32
Liaison Andy Mitchell
Submission Date July 16, 2021

STARS v2.2

University of Illinois Chicago
EN-13: Community Service

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.15 / 5.00 Cynthia Klein-Banai
Associate Chancellor for Sustainability
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:
33,390

Number of students engaged in community service:
1,255

Percentage of students engaged in community service:
3.76

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

Total number of student community service hours contributed annually:
17,941.62

Number of annual community service hours contributed per student:
0.54

Does the institution have a formal program to support employee volunteering during regular work hours?:
No

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

There are numerous opportunities for the student body to get involved in community service and it is difficult to get an exact count since there is no one central repository. The Office of Student Leadership, Development and Volunteer Services operates a volunteer opportunity listing on their site mentioned above.

The Honors College which requires its students to engage in community service each semester. https://honors.uic.edu/involvement/service-opportunities/

UIC also has a Co-Curricular Leadership Certificate program. Credit for this certificate can be obtained through volunteering for service opportunities in the Chicagoland area, tutoring, etc. https://slce.uic.edu/leadership/leadership-certificate/


There are numerous opportunities for the student body to get involved in community service and it is difficult to get an exact count since there is no one central repository. The Office of Student Leadership, Development and Volunteer Services operates a volunteer opportunity listing on their site mentioned above.

The Honors College which requires its students to engage in community service each semester. https://honors.uic.edu/involvement/service-opportunities/

UIC also has a Co-Curricular Leadership Certificate program. Credit for this certificate can be obtained through volunteering for service opportunities in the Chicagoland area, tutoring, etc. https://slce.uic.edu/leadership/leadership-certificate/

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