| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 50.16 |
| Liaison | Elaine Durr |
| Submission Date | Nov. 9, 2015 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Elon University
EN-12: Community Service
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.58 / 5.00 |
Mary
Morrison Assistant Dean of Campus Life; Director Kernodle Center for Service Learning and Community Engagement |
Number of students engaged in community service:
Total number of students :
Does the institution wish to pursue Part 2 of this credit (community service hours)?:
Total number of student community service hours contributed during a one-year period:
Does the institution include community service achievements on student transcripts?:
A brief description of the practice of including community service on transcripts, if applicable:
The Elon Experiences Transcript (EET) is a co-curricular transcript kept for all undergraduate students, which documents participation in the five program areas that make up the Elon Experiences: Leadership, Service-Learning, Internships, Study Abroad/USA and Undergraduate Research. Service is tracked by the Kernodle Center for Service Learning and Community Engagement and linked to a student's Elon Experiences Transcript. Each entry on a student's EET lists the semester, year, service location and number of hours. Elon requires all undergraduate students to complete an Experiential Learning Requirement (ELR), as well. Students complete the ELR through internships, practica, co-ops, study abroad, student teaching or approved field-based courses. The ELR may also be met through service, leadership or individualized learning experiences. The ELR encourages students to become actively involved in the world around them, practice close observation of their activities and reflect insightfully about those observations.
Does the institution provide incentives for employees to participate in community service (on- or off-campus)?:
A brief description of the institution’s employee community service initiatives:
Elon offers Service Sabbaticals to university employees with two or more years of service. During sabbaticals, employees are relieved of their duties to the university for one month or less in order to work full-time for a community organization. Recipients continue to receive their university paychecks during their sabbaticals. It is expected that projects and organizations will have goals and principles consistent with the Elon University Mission Statement.
Any full-time university employee (with 2 or more years of service) who has a record of service to a community organization — and who has an idea of how his or her full-time service for one month will benefit that organization in a significant way — is welcome to apply for a Service Sabbatical.
http://www.elon.edu/e-web/academics/special_programs/project_pericles/ServiceSabb.xhtml
The website URL where information about the institution’s community service initiatives is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The provided number of students engaged in community service and the number of community service hours is based on student self-reporting (FY 14-15) to the Kernodle Center.
The total number of students provided is full-time students for FY 14-15.
The provided number of students engaged in community service and the number of community service hours is based on student self-reporting (FY 14-15) to the Kernodle Center.
The total number of students provided is full-time students for FY 14-15.
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.