| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 81.34 |
| Liaison | Mary Whitney |
| Submission Date | Nov. 26, 2018 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Chatham University
EN-13: Community Service
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
4.79 / 5.00 |
Mary
Whitney University Sustainability Coordinator Office of Sustainability |
Number of students enrolled for credit (headcount; part-time students, continuing education, and/or graduate students may be excluded):
Number of students engaged in community service (headcount):
Percentage of students engaged in community service:
Does the institution wish to pursue Part 2 of this credit (community service hours)? (if data not available, respond 'No'):
Total number of student community service hours contributed during the most recent one-year period:
Number of annual community service hours contributed per student :
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Does the institution include community service achievements on student transcripts?:
Does the institution provide incentives for employees to participate in community service (on- or off-campus)? (Incentives may include voluntary leave, compensatory time, or other forms of positive recognition):
A brief description of the institution’s employee community service initiatives:
Each Fall and Spring semester Chatham sponsors Community Service Days, Make a Difference Day (Fall) and Martin Luther King Day (Spring). This is in addition to our other community service activities:
-Scheduled Community Service Activities - Regularly scheduled one-time co-curricular activities
-Community Service Day - One day each semester entirely dedicated to community service which involves current students, faculty, staff, and alumni
-Service Days - Once a month we will be venturing into Pittsburgh for a morning of service. Join us for one or all events.
-Emerging Leaders Institute - A semester-long leadership program that prepares students to advocate for an issue of their choosing while working closely with administration and city council leaders. (kelly)
-Relay for Life - Each year the Chatham community comes together to support the American Cancer Society in a twelve-hour relay (athletics)
-Empty Bowls Hunger Banquet - In partnership with the grassroots organization Empty Bowls and the Pittsburgh Community Food Bank Chatham is proud to support a hunger banquet in an effort to eliminate hunger inequity in Allegheny County (art department).
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The only 2 programs at Chatham that does not include community service is our BSN and MS in Nursing, as these programs are mandated by the state.
The only 2 programs at Chatham that does not include community service is our BSN and MS in Nursing, as these programs are mandated by the state.
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