Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 65.84
Liaison Morgan Hartman
Submission Date Dec. 12, 2022

STARS v2.2

University of Nebraska - Lincoln
EN-13: Community Service

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.32 / 5.00 Morgan Hartman
Recycling Coordinator
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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:
24,431

Number of students engaged in community service:
15,310

Percentage of students engaged in community service:
62.67

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:
307,118.60

Number of annual community service hours contributed per student:
12.57

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:
UNL has an employee Civil Leave program. In the event a request is made by a federal agency or other disaster relief organization, i.e., the Red Cross, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) or other federally designated department, the University President or Chancellor or his/her designee may authorize an employee up to (5) days civil leave to assist in the request. The five day limit may be extended upon approval of the University President or Chancellor or his/her designee.

An employee who is a Certified Disaster Service Volunteer of the American Red Cross may, with the authorization of his or her supervisor, be granted civil leave not to exceed fifteen working days in each year to participate in specialized disaster relief services in Nebraska for the American Red Cross, upon the request of the American Red Cross, without loss of pay, vacation leave, sick leave, or earned overtime accumulation.

Employees who wish to volunteer for disaster relief assistance and other related activities/drills (not requested by a federal agency or disaster relief organization and not designed by the University President or Chancellor) will be required to use vacation or compensatory leave.

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:
267

Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about the institution’s community service programs is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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