Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 51.95
Liaison C Jane Hagen
Submission Date July 24, 2015
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STARS v2.0

Virginia Commonwealth University
EN-12: Community Service

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.68 / 5.00 Parker Long
Sustainability Reporting and Outreach Coordinator
Facilities Management - Office of Sustainability
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Number of students engaged in community service:
17,419

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Total number of students :
31,163

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

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Total number of student community service hours contributed during a one-year period:
1,142,633

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Does the institution include community service achievements on student transcripts?:
Yes

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A brief description of the practice of including community service on transcripts, if applicable:
VCU includes Service-Learning courses on transcripts, where each service learning course equates to a minimum of 20 community service hours.

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Does the institution provide incentives for employees to participate in community service (on- or off-campus)?:
Yes

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A brief description of the institution’s employee community service initiatives:
VCU provides all full-time employees with 16 hours annually of community service leave that can only be used for volunteering within the community.

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The website URL where information about the institution’s community service initiatives is available:
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