Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 58.54
Liaison Jay Price
Submission Date March 2, 2016
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

University of Tennessee at Knoxville
EN-12: Community Service

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.37 / 5.00 Preston Jacobsen
Sustainability Manager
Facilities Services
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Number of students engaged in community service:
2,018

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Total number of students :
27,410

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Does the institution wish to pursue Part 2 of this credit (community service hours)?:
Yes

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Total number of student community service hours contributed during a one-year period:
41,541

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Does the institution include community service achievements on student transcripts?:
No

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A brief description of the practice of including community service on transcripts, if applicable:
While the University of Tennessee does not include community service on the academic transcript, the Center for Leadership and Service does track community service hours through a self-reporting tool and can issue official service hour transcripts upon request. Additionally, student who complete 100 hours or more of community service are recognized with a medallion to wear at commencement.

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Does the institution provide incentives for employees to participate in community service (on- or off-campus)?:
Yes

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A brief description of the institution’s employee community service initiatives:
The Smart Communities Initiative encourages faculty members to participate in their service learning programs with departmental and University-wide recognition of their and their students' work and funding channeled to their department or program.

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The website URL where information about the institution’s community service initiatives is available:
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