Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 68.78
Liaison Amber Saxton
Submission Date Sept. 9, 2014
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

George Mason University
EN-12: Community Service

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.54 / 5.00 Tyler Orton
Projects Innovation Coordinator
Office of Sustainability
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Number of students engaged in community service:
2,237

Total number of students :
18,819

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:
35,151

Does the institution include community service achievements on student transcripts?:
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A brief description of the practice of including community service on transcripts, if applicable:
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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:

Full-time classified employees and administrative/professional faculty receive sixteen hours of paid leave per calendar year (pro-rated for part-time) to provide volunteer services through eligible non-profit organizations within or outside their communities. Such service may be provided as a member of a service organization or through authorized school assistance.


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

Data was originally submitted for Mason's STARS v. 1 report on August 9, 2011. The FY11 community service data is a conservative number and not comprehensive. George Mason University (Mason) tracks its service learning programs, alternative break programs, and signature volunteer programs. Data concerning number of students and student volunteer hours within the service, volunteer, and Greek organizations are limited. Mason is working on developing a mechanism to track that data.


Data was originally submitted for Mason's STARS v. 1 report on August 9, 2011. The FY11 community service data is a conservative number and not comprehensive. George Mason University (Mason) tracks its service learning programs, alternative break programs, and signature volunteer programs. Data concerning number of students and student volunteer hours within the service, volunteer, and Greek organizations are limited. Mason is working on developing a mechanism to track that data.

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.