Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 49.23
Liaison Maria Dahmus
Submission Date June 21, 2018
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

University of St. Thomas
EN-13: Community Service

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.88 / 5.00 Dustin Killpack
Associate Director
Center for the Common Good
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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):
6,199

Number of students engaged in community service (headcount):
2,379

Percentage of students engaged in community service:
38.38

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:
45,062

Number of annual community service hours contributed per student :
7.27

Optional Fields 

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
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Does the institution include community service achievements on student transcripts?:
Yes

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

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A brief description of the institution’s employee community service initiatives:
The new Center for the Common Good coordinates an annual United Way campaign on behalf of the university community. The university allows faculty and staff to participate in a VISION international or domestic service program with undergraduate students during January term or spring break. Faculty and staff VISION program "advisors" are allowed up to three weeks of paid time off when their participation in the program is pre-approved by their supervisor.

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