Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 65.17
Liaison Taylor Smith
Submission Date July 26, 2022

STARS v2.2

University of Maryland, Baltimore County
EN-13: Community Service

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.97 / 5.00
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Part 1. Percentage of students participating in community service 

Does the institution wish to pursue Part 1 of this credit (student participation in community service)?:
Yes

Total number of students:
13,497

Number of students engaged in community service:
1,133

Percentage of students engaged in community service:
8.39

Part 2. Community service hours per student

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

Total number of student community service hours contributed annually:
34,156

Number of annual community service hours contributed per student:
2.53

Part 3. Employee community service program

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:
In 2021, Governor Hogan announced Maryland’s participation in the national JustServe program and offered state employees -- including the University of Maryland -- four hours of paid administrative leave to take part in a volunteer activity of their choice. These four hours were available at any time from September 11 to October 10, 2021. https://goci.maryland.gov/dtsstateemployees/

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:
1,899

Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about the institution’s community service programs is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Student Community Service Hours are being performed but not tracked by UMBC Athletics and Student Life. These hours cannot be counted, thus, reported hours are artificially low.

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