Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 62.26
Liaison Sean MacInnes
Submission Date Feb. 14, 2022

STARS v2.2

University of North Carolina, Greensboro
EN-13: Community Service

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.85 / 5.00 Sean MacInnes
Sustainability Specialist
Office of Sustainability
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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:
19,764

Number of students engaged in community service:
8,387

Percentage of students engaged in community service:
42.44

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:
68,943

Number of annual community service hours contributed per student:
3.49

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:
Student information was provided by the Office of Leadership and Engagement which reported 645 students participate in community service via their programs for a total of 5,304 hours. We also received data from Institutional Research which showed 919 students enrolled in a course with an Academic Service Learning Outcome, and from Campus Activities and Programs which oversees student clubs, as clubs typically contribute service - they reported 6,823 students in at least one club. Because there is no central data collection to determine all service hours, we used the average of 8.22 hours per student in OLCE programs to determine total hours for FY21.

In recognition of the State’s interests in supporting its employees who wish to volunteer in schools, communities, institutions of higher education, State agencies, and not-for- profit organizations, and recognizing the commitment of State employees to engage in volunteer service, Community Service Leave, ... may be granted to any employee for volunteer activity provided that the service is outside of the employee’s normal scope of duties and responsibilities and that the employee is not receiving any form of compensation for the services rendered. The twenty-four hours (24) of paid leave shall be credited to each employee on January 1 of each year, unless the employee chooses one of the special provision options for volunteering in a literacy program or tutoring/mentoring.

Payroll Services provided data on employee leave based on their records tracking the above mentioned program.

Does the institution track the number of employee community service hours contributed through programs it sponsors?:
Yes

Total number of employee community service hours contributed annually through programs sponsored by the institution:
2,570

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:
The website URL where information about the institution’s employee community service initiatives is available: https://oshr.nc.gov/policies-forms/leave/community-service-leave

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.