Jan. 13, 2014 We developed the NASCE because we believe service is beneficial to students, colleges and communities. Students learn, grow and become in many ways better citizens through service. Colleges succeed in living their missions through enhancing, facilitating and supporting service. And communities find ways to effectively partner with their college neighbors while experiencing needed assistance through the service performed by students. Service is a Win – Win – Win. Colleges celebrate their students, and with good reason. Students perform service. Yet, questions remain. How much? How often? How integrated into their service sites are they? The NASCE gives schools the data necessary to speak confidently on these topics. While anecdotal cases offer powerful examples of service, NASCE participant institutions are equipped with the statistical information to understand the role service plays throughout their campus community. In October 2013, Rollins College administered the National Assessment of Service and Community Engagement in order to better understand student service on its campus. Five hundred fifty-seven students participated in the survey, representing 29% of Rollins’ total undergraduate day students (for implementation details see Appendix 3). These students reported service patterns as detailed through this report. NASCE Quick Facts offers a brief summary of the survey findings. Seventy-three percent of Rollins students report participating in some type of community service while in college, a decline of 23 percentage points from high school levels. Measured via the NASCE-unique POP score (POP combines service, frequency, and depth into one score), Rollins demonstrates impressive service addressing Youth Needs, moderate service addressing Civic Participation, the Environment, Health, Homelessness, and Hunger, and low service in the areas of Economic Opportunity, Elder Care, and Religious Service. When compared to scores from 27,038 college students collected from 2009-2013 (see page 4), Rollins’ student body performed better in eight of the nine areas, achieving significantly higher scores in the areas of Civic Participation, Hunger, the Environment, Homelessness, and Youth. Overall, 96% of students agree that the college promotes service and 88% agree that Rollins does an appropriate job informing students of service opportunities. Because Rollins’ NASCE dataset had a disproportionately high number of female respondents (see page 16), we also weighted the data to reflect Rollins’ actual gender distribution of enrolled undergraduate students (59% female, 41% male) and to reflect an equal distribution of students between each of the four undergraduate cohorts. The weighted POP Scores for each area and overall are included on page 16. Thank you for participating in the 2013 NASCE. We hope you find the data and analysis in this report helpful in both assessing and understanding service at Rollins and in your strategic planning process as you move forward. We look forward to continuing to assist you in your efforts to enhance Rollins’ overall community contribution. Dr. Mathew Johnson and Dr. Don Levy Produced by the Siena College Research Institute © Dr. Mathew Johnson and Dr. Donald Levy
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