Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 77.43
Liaison Elida Erickson
Submission Date Feb. 28, 2022

STARS v2.2

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

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.87 / 5.00 Ellen Vaughan
Water & Climate Action Manager
Sustainability Office
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

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:
21,173

Number of students engaged in community service:
2,004

Percentage of students engaged in community service:
9.46

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:
29,786

Number of annual community service hours contributed per student:
1.41

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:
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 participates in 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

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:
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

Data is from the 2019 report as confirmed by Monika Urbanski, AASHE 11/29/21

The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.