| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 70.52 |
| Liaison | Ruairi O'Mahony |
| Submission Date | Aug. 10, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Massachusetts Lowell
EN-13: Community Service
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.50 / 5.00 |
Patricia
Coffey Assistant Director of Community & Cultural Affairs University Relations |
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Part 1
13,408
Number of students engaged in community service (headcount):
8,493
Percentage of students engaged in community service:
63.34
Part 2
Yes
Total number of student community service hours contributed during the most recent one-year period:
214,712
Number of annual community service hours contributed per student :
16.01
Optional Fields
None
Does the institution include community service achievements on student transcripts?:
Yes
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):
Yes
None
A brief description of the institution’s employee community service initiatives:
The faculty union contract (http://faculty.uml.edu/msp/contract/documents/2014_Contract.pdf) indicates that the criteria for promotion and tenure include convincing evidence of excellence or strength in teaching, research and service that includes service to the community. In 2011, the Provost and college deans in collaboration with the executive board of the faculty union, developed a workload policy. “The primary goal is to ensure that all tenured faculty have an equitable total workload, which is defined as the sum of efforts in teaching, research and service.” Each college then developed policies determining expectations in these areas. For example, excerpted from the Workload Policy of the College of Health Sciences: “All members of the faculty . . . are expected to provide excellent service to University constituents: students, faculty, staff members, and community members…..Faculty members are encouraged to provide their professional expertise to professional societies, community agencies and other external organizations. Such service is recognized as an important asset to the university. Impact on workload will be assessed on an individual basis.” The College of Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences is in the process of revisiting their current workload policies. There has been significant dialogue around further specifying what might be eligible for course reductions. The College is proposing to build into the system provisions that would encompass engagement activity. Currently, on a case by case basis, the dean grants course load reductions to allow faculty to work on specific types of service projects.
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The university was recently renamed a “community engaged” university by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching until the year 2025.
See: http://www.massachusetts.edu/news/press-releases/umass-one-two-systems-nationally-honored-community-engagement
UMass Lowell also was designated to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for the fifth year.
See: http://uml.edu/News/press-releases/2014/Honorroll121914.aspx
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