Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 57.04
Liaison Larry Cook
Submission Date Feb. 29, 2016
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

University of South Carolina
EN-12: Community Service

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.15 / 5.00 Namita Koppa
Assistant Director for Program Management
Office of Sustainability
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Number of students engaged in community service:
26,584

Total number of students :
32,971

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:
240,672

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:

Student transcripts include completion of USC's Graduation with Leadership Distinction's Community Service pathway, which includes 300 hours of community service per student


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:

Positive recognition is provided to faculty teaching service learning classes, including grants and university MLK Jr Social Justice Awards


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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