Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 56.90
Liaison Cody Friend
Submission Date March 19, 2019
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

University of Nebraska at Omaha
EN-13: Community Service

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.34 / 5.00 Sarah Burke
Sustainability Coordinator
Student Affairs
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Part 1 

Number of students enrolled for credit (headcount; part-time students, continuing education, and/or graduate students may be excluded):
15,627

Number of students engaged in community service (headcount):
6,997

Percentage of students engaged in community service:
44.78

Part 2 

Does the institution wish to pursue Part 2 of this credit (community service hours)? (if data not available, respond 'No'):
Yes

Total number of student community service hours contributed during the most recent one-year period:
326,458

Number of annual community service hours contributed per student :
20.89

Optional Fields 

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
http://www.unomaha.edu/engagement/index.php

None
Does the institution include community service achievements on student transcripts?:
No

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:
Though specifically administered by an individual's supervisor - voluntary leave, compensatory time, or public recognition for community service are all forms of incentives for employee participation in community service.

Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The University is currently working on adding community service achievements on student transcripts...however, Service Learning courses are designated on the transcript. Our most current information is from FY16-17, thus the headcount of students differs from the rest of the report.

The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.