Overall Rating	Gold
Overall Score	65.26
Liaison	Matt Wolsfeld
Submission Date	March 21, 2023

STARS v2.2

University of Saskatchewan
EN-13: Community Service

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	0.50 / 5.00	Matt Wolsfeld Community Engagement Co-ordinator Office of Sustainability

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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)?:

Total number of students:

26,155

Number of students engaged in community service:

Percentage of students engaged in community service:

Part 2. Community service hours per student

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

Total number of student community service hours contributed annually:

Number of annual community service hours contributed per student:

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:

While limited, the university does offer employees paid time off to engage in volunteer hours with some specific events throughout the year. The largest example of this is the university's Graduation Powwow, one of Saskatchewan's largest annual powwows held to honor and recognize Indigenous graduates from the university and secondary and post-secondary schools across the province. University employees are encouraged to volunteer with the event and are given permission to do so during work hours with no compensation penalties.

Does the institution track the number of employee community service hours contributed through programs it sponsors?:

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:

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Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Hours recorded are not reflective of the full extent of community service opportunities at the University of Saskatchewan, only those that were able to be verified. A central collection point for this data does not currently exist.