Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 76.34
Liaison Elida Erickson
Submission Date March 1, 2019
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

University of California, Santa Cruz
EN-13: Community Service

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.42 / 5.00 Ellen Vaughan
Water & Climate Action Manager
Sustainability Office
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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):
16,952

Number of students engaged in community service (headcount):
1,605

Percentage of students engaged in community service:
9.47

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:
23,848

Number of annual community service hours contributed per student :
1.41

Optional Fields 

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
http://shr.ucsc.edu/procedures/volunteers/index.html

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:
The Service Recognition Ceremony is an annual event held each spring that recognizes students, staff, and faculty that have provided exemplary community service during their time at UCSC. https://volunteer.ucsc.edu/programs/src.html The Staff Advisory Board formally organizes multiple volunteer activities: https://sab.ucsc.edu/outreach-committees/index.html Current UCSC promoted volunteer opportunities: https://volunteer.ucsc.edu/resources/current-volunteer-opportunities.html

Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Reflects service performed by students through the following service-based programs and organizations per last survey: Colleges Nine & Ten (non-service learning programs) Colleges Nine & Ten: Praxis, Alternative Spring Break, and Esprit de Corps programs Rotaract Club of Santa Cruz County Kresge College Transformative Action class Kresge-64 College 8 Core Class community service UCSC Student Volunteer Center Sustainability Office / SUA Campus Cleanup Day Alumni Engagement: Slug to Slug and Senior Class Council

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