Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 57.98
Liaison Jay Price
Submission Date March 6, 2020
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

University of Tennessee at Knoxville
EN-13: Community Service

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.08 / 5.00 Jay Price
Sustainability Manager
Facilities Services
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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):
29,460

Number of students engaged in community service (headcount):
5,686

Percentage of students engaged in community service:
19.30

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:
148,630

Number of annual community service hours contributed per student :
5.05

Optional Fields 

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
https://trackyourhours.utk.edu/login.php

None
Does the institution include community service achievements on student transcripts?:
No

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

None
A brief description of the institution’s employee community service initiatives:
The Smart Communities Initiative encourages faculty members to participate in their service learning programs with departmental and University-wide recognition of their and their students' work and funding channeled to their department or program.

Additional documentation to support the submission:
Volunteer_Hour_Data_for_STARS_EN13.png

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
https://trackyourhours.utk.edu/login.php leadserve.utk.edu Starting in the fall of 2018, service hours will be included on a co-curricular transcript.

The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.