Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 39.69
Liaison April Thompson
Submission Date March 2, 2018
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STARS v2.1

Creighton University
EN-13: Community Service

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.41 / 5.00
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Number of students enrolled for credit (headcount; part-time students, continuing education, and/or graduate students may be excluded):
10,190

Number of students engaged in community service (headcount):
4,799

Percentage of students engaged in community service:
47.10

Does the institution wish to pursue Part 2 of this credit (community service hours)? (if data not available, respond 'No'):
Yes

Total number of student community service hours contributed during the most recent one-year period:
1,338,234

Number of annual community service hours contributed per student :
131.33

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Does the institution include community service achievements on student transcripts?:
No

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):
Yes

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

The university hosts "Project Homeless Connect" each year. This initiative is "a one-day event that serves as a “one-stop shop”, connecting homeless individuals to needed services, including: housing, healthcare, legal resources, Social Security, food-stamp benefits, and employment." Employees are invited and encouraged to attend. They receive time off to attend and participate. Government agencies, non-profit agencies, local businesses, volunteer groups, medical providers, legal experts and many other service providers come together to offer on-site immediate assistance to individuals, families, seniors, veterans and youth who find themselves homeless. Project Homeless Connect Omaha has assisted homeless individuals improve their lives and exit life on the streets.

Since 2006 Creighton has participated annually in the national program, Empty Bowls. The program "pairs ceramics students from the Department of Fine and Performing Arts with the Siena/Francis House homeless shelter in Omaha. Students create artful ceramic bowls, most in the $5-$10 range, that can be purchased along with a soup-and-bread meal courtesy of Sodexo and Rotella’s Bakery. All proceeds benefit the homeless shelter. The public is welcome to attend.

Visit https://www.creighton.edu/community for more information about Creighton's involvement in the community,


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