Western Kentucky University
EN-13: Community Service

Employees are encouraged to engage in community service, but there is no university-wide policy or practice that includes incentives. Incentives may be offered on a case by case basis, by departments or colleges. In 2015/2016, Human Resources included Community Service as a Wellness Activity. Data on number of participants and hours served will be available at the end March, 2017 (per Wade Pinkard). This initiative was discontinued in the Fall of 2016 due to the dissolution of the Alive Center, the WKU entity responsible for coordinating volunteer activity.

2466 Greek students completed 49,977 community service hours in the 15/16 Academic year. In addition, WKU Greek students donated a collective $5,000.00 to the College Heights Foundation, 1239 pints of blood to the American Red Cross, and collected 27,094 canned goods to be donated to the local food pantry throughout Greek Week. As well, in total, WKU Fraternities donated a cumulative $49,279 to their individual charities, and WKU Sororities a collective $91,771. Service hours at the Office of Sustainability - 90 volunteers served 401 volunteer hours 320 Student Athletes completed over 2,000 hours of Community Service during the 15/16 Academic year. SGA's Earn-A-Computer Program spurred 940 hours of Community Service by 35 student applicants throughout the fall of 2016. GameDay Recycling Challenge - 15 students - 40 hours Stadium Recycling Pilot Program - 47 students - 110 hours Earth Day - 20 students FOLK 330 T. Evans - 20 students $100 Solution FOLK 330 B. Kaufkins - 20 students $100 Solution WKU Rural Health Scholars of WKU - HONORS 301 B. Strenacki - 15 students $100 Solution Hill House - 4 Graduate Students Bonner Leaders Program - 17 students Student Ambassadors of Service - 14 students for Academic Year 2016/2017 as of 2/20/2017 Faces of Homelessness Panel - 12 students Healthy Kids for a Healthy Future -22 Alive Center's Meaningful Acts of Service - 40 students Buddy Walk - 10 students Parker-Bennett-Curry After-School Homework Help - 6 students Clothesline Project - 4 students M.A.S.T.E.R. Plan's Big Red Blitz - 223 students Project Affect - 150 students National Volunteer Week - 70 students (Total: 1,017 students) Dance Big Red - Up Til Dawn St. Jude's Children's Hospital - Alternative Spring Break - (Mindy Johnson) - Stadium Clean-Up Pilot - 53+17