Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 69.24
Liaison Rob Andrejewski
Submission Date March 4, 2022

STARS v2.2

University of Richmond
EN-13: Community Service

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.45 / 5.00 Sylvia Gale
Associate Director
Bonner Center for Civic Engagement
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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:
3,890

Number of students engaged in community service:
2,503

Percentage of students engaged in community service:
64.34

Part 2. Community service hours per student

Does the institution wish to pursue Part 2 of this credit (community service hours)?:
No

Total number of student community service hours contributed annually:
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Number of annual community service hours contributed per student:
0

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:
In celebration of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, University of Richmond plans a variety of activities inviting students, faculty and staff to honor the holiday, serve in the community and learn about civil rights in Richmond. Following the day of service, all are invited to a commemoration event and reception with the University. The university is closed for the MLK Day holiday, but the campus community is invited to participate in a day of service and learning. Service opportunities included various tasks at an urban agriculture site, cleanup along the James River, and clearing brush and restoring pathways at a historic African American cemetery.

University of Richmond’s MLK Day events are co-sponsored by the Student Center for Equity and Inclusion and the Bonner Center for Civic Engagement. They are organized by an array of campus offices.

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:
Data provided by Sylvia Gale (CCE). Volunteer percentages are an average of student-reported community service experiences derived from exit surveys for the last 3 years.

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