Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 70.84
Liaison Troy Goodnough
Submission Date June 2, 2015
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

University of Minnesota, Morris
EN-12: Community Service

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.48 / 5.00 Troy Goodnough
Sustainability Director
Office of Sustainability
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Number of students engaged in community service:
626

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Total number of students :
1,946

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

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Total number of student community service hours contributed during a one-year period:
29,504

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Does the institution include community service achievements on student transcripts?:
No

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A brief description of the practice of including community service on transcripts, if applicable:
Currently, community service is not listed on student transcripts. Because of interest expressed by students, there is a plan in development to represent service.

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Does the institution provide incentives for employees to participate in community service (on- or off-campus)?:
Yes

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A brief description of the institution’s employee community service initiatives:
The Office of Community Engagement at Morris has awards that celebrate faculty and staff community service.

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The website URL where information about the institution’s community service initiatives is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
This number represents students who have gone through the Office of Community Engagement to pursue service opportunities. Many other students on campus engage in volunteerism but may not be represented. A survey of juniors and seniors suggests that 80% of upper class men have made a significant service commitment during their time at Morris.

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