Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 60.35
Liaison Cody Friend
Submission Date May 6, 2024

STARS v2.2

University of Nebraska at Omaha
IN-47: Innovation A

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.50 / 0.50 Cody Friend
ORCA Researcher
Office of Sustainability
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Name or title of the innovative policy, practice, program, or outcome:
Engaged Scholar Transcript Disignation

A brief description of the innovative policy, practice, program, or outcome that outlines how credit criteria are met and any positive measurable outcomes associated with the innovation:
Community Engaged Scholars Transcript Designation (CESTD) documents and recognizes undergraduate students for their community engagement experiences. This designation offers an incentive and a competitive edge for students who choose to tailor their involvement and academic work in a way that capitalizes on UNO’s comparative advantage. Over the past three years that the designation has existed, about ten students per year have graduated with the distinction.
Requirements:
Completion of 1 community based-learning experience (3 credit hours)
Completion of 6 hours of service-learning coursework
Completion of 135 volunteer/community service hours (outside of the classroom)
Completion of a written reflection piece (one for each category along with a final reflection).
Minimum 3.0 Cumulative GPA at graduation

Optional Fields

A letter of affirmation from an individual with relevant expertise or a press release or publication featuring the innovation :
None
The website URL where information about the innovation is available :
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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