Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 77.24
Liaison Jim Dees
Submission Date June 10, 2015
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

Appalachian State University
EN-12: Community Service

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.77 / 5.00
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Number of students engaged in community service:
6,885
+ Date Revised: Aug. 11, 2015

Total number of students :
14,923

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

Total number of student community service hours contributed during a one-year period:
206,894
+ Date Revised: Aug. 11, 2015

Does the institution include community service achievements on student transcripts?:
Yes

A brief description of the practice of including community service on transcripts, if applicable:

Involvement in ACT can be recorded on the Co-Curricular Transcript (SDR). The program is a comprehensive attempt to provide data and information regarding student involvement in co-curricular and related non-classroom activities. The SDR program is under the direction of the Lee H. McCaskey Center for Student Involvement and Leadership (CSIL). The SDR was developed to provide statistical information regarding student involvement, provide useful services to student organizations, and provide students with a chronology of their involvement.


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

A brief description of the institution’s employee community service initiatives:

The University recognizes the support roles of volunteers in the community and with non-profit organizations, Appalachian State fully supports the State policy on Community Service leave as outlined in the state personnel manual. All employees are granted 24 hours of leave to be used during a calendar year.


The website URL where information about the institution’s community service initiatives is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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