Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 61.60
Liaison Megan Curtis-Murphy
Submission Date Feb. 28, 2023

STARS v2.2

Northeastern University
EN-13: Community Service

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.28 / 5.00 Megan Curtis-Murphy
Director of Campus Sustainability & Engagement
Climate Justice & Sustainability Hub
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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:
47,071

Number of students engaged in community service:
3,028

Percentage of students engaged in community service:
6.43

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:
57,286

Number of annual community service hours contributed per student:
1.22

Part 3. Employee community service program

Does the institution have a formal program to support employee volunteering during regular work hours?:
No

A brief description of the institution’s program to support employee volunteering:
Northeastern strives to give back to Boston neighborhoods, especially those surrounding the University. Some of the numerous examples by which this is accomplished include: Volunteer projects and partnerships with local and city agencies; programming/events that integrate service and learning; research to benefit the local communities; direct support to organizations; clothing drives, food donations, and toy drives; public programming; creating jobs and supporting business development; investments in educational achievement; fostering social, racial, and health equity.

The Office of City and Community Engagement supports employee engagement efforts in the community and works with numerous employee groups campus-wide to plan one-time or ongoing staff community engagement. The Planning, Real Estate and Facilities Department has conducted regular one-time service projects as have several other departments.

Does the institution track the number of employee community service hours contributed through programs it sponsors?:
No

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

Website URL where information about the institution’s community service programs is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Currently, the Office of City and Community Engagement does not have a system designed to capture all of the service that happens across campus though it is known that quite a bit of service is completed by Athletics, service-focused student Clubs, sororities and fraternities, individual students, faculty, staff and departments.

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