Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 68.42
Liaison Austin Sutherland
Submission Date Feb. 18, 2025

STARS v2.2

University of Pennsylvania
EN-13: Community Service

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.98 / 5.00
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

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:
28,201

Number of students engaged in community service:
2,485

Percentage of students engaged in community service:
8.81

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:
71,680

Number of annual community service hours contributed per student:
2.54

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:

The Netter Center at Penn's Volunteers in Public Service (VIPS) program is responsible for providing volunteer activities for faculty, staff, and alumni. The program manages a variety of activities that include creating volunteer activities, informing the University community and community at-large about available volunteer programs, and managing several University-wide volunteer activities. These activities are included, but not limited to: University-Assisted Community School Nights, Nonprofit Institute, Penn WorkPlace Mentoring Program, Penn Scholarship Program, and Dropsite Volunteers for various drives.


Does the institution track the number of employee community service hours contributed through programs it sponsors?:
No

Total number of employee community service hours contributed annually through programs sponsored by the institution:
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Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about the institution’s community service programs is available:
https://www.nettercenter.upenn.edu/

Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

https://www.nettercenter.upenn.edu/what-we-do/courses


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