Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 60.83
Liaison C Jane Hagen
Submission Date March 2, 2018
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Virginia Commonwealth University
EN-13: Community Service

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 4.15 / 5.00 Joseph Costa
Sustainability Projects and Program Coordinator
Sustainability
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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):
31,231

Number of students engaged in community service (headcount):
22,419

Percentage of students engaged in community service:
71.78

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:
1,302,000

Number of annual community service hours contributed per student :
41.69

Optional Fields 

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
http://www.community.vcu.edu/

None
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

None
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.

Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Community service is an important part of VCU's relationship with the city of Richmond. In addition to our on-going formal partnerships, students and employees alike take great pride in the service they do in and around Richmond.

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.