Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 76.21
Liaison Lindsey Kalkbrenner
Submission Date May 5, 2017
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Santa Clara University
EN-13: Community Service

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 4.66 / 5.00 Andrea Brewster
Curriculum Manager, Experiential Learning for Social Justice
Office of Undergraduate Studies
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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):
5,348

Number of students engaged in community service (headcount):
4,742

Percentage of students engaged in community service:
88.67

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:
180,322

Number of annual community service hours contributed per student :
33.72

Optional Fields 

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
https://www.scu.edu/provost/core/elsj/

None
Does the institution include community service achievements on student transcripts?:
No

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

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A brief description of the institution’s employee community service initiatives:
SCU values community service and employees are encouraged to give back to their communities. With respect to volunteering during their work hours, individual supervisors have the discretion to grant time off for personal leave. Policy #623 of the Santa Clara University Staff Policy Manual allows approved faculty to dedicate up to 40 work hours per calendar year to volunteer with an Ignatian Center run program or immersion trip. SCU annually recognizes employees who take initiative above and beyond to promote and enhance our community through volunteer service and personal responsibility outside of their job.

Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Academic year 2014-15

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