Overall Rating	Gold
Overall Score	65.54
Liaison	C Jane Hagen
Submission Date	Sept. 3, 2024

STARS v2.2

Virginia Commonwealth University
EN-13: Community Service

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	0.85 / 5.00	C Jane Hagen Sustainability Data Analyst 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)?:

Yes

Total number of students:

28,919

Number of students engaged in community service:

2,712

Percentage of students engaged in community service:

9.38

Part 2. Community service hours per student

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

Yes

Total number of student community service hours contributed annually:

36,440

Number of annual community service hours contributed per student:

1.26

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:

VCU provides all full-time employees with 32 hours annually of community service leave that can only be used for volunteering within the community.

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

Yes

Total number of employee community service hours contributed annually through programs sponsored by the institution:

18,409.52

Optional Fields

Website URL where information about the institution’s community service programs is available:

http://www.community.vcu.edu/

Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Student community service hours were estimated based on information from individual departments and, primarily, using the VCU Relevant, Experiential, and Applied Learning (REAL) Data Dashboard (URL:https://real.vcu.edu/for-facultystaff/data/). REAL designated service learning course data was used to track the number of students and multiplied by the minimum number of hours needed to be designated as a service learning course. This methodology was decided upon with guidance from Shanza Isom, Associate Director of Engaged Transformative Learning and Erin Webster Garrett, Associate Vice Provost of Real, Experiential and Applied Learning