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: In the socio-economic environment that differs with the effect of globalization, the duties of higher education institutions are becoming more important and deepening. Higher education institutions’ duties of teaching, research and social responsibilities are becoming more prominent and valuable in today’s conditions and the third mission is especially has been more questionable. In this research, data were collected by means of a five-point Likert scale with 25 items in four sub-dimensions named as Faculty Social Responsibility scale which was developed by the researcher in order to measure the social responsibility fulfillment level of the hosting institution from 361 undergraduates’ perceptions. Findings reveal that there was not a statistically significant difference between male and female participants except the Transferring the Social Responsibility Consciousness to Students sub-dimension. A significant difference was found among the participants in the 25+ age group in favor of the participants in the 19-21 age range in all sub-dimensions and the scale overall in the age variable. Except the Transferring Academic Knowledge sub-dimension, a significant difference was found in all sub-dimensions and the scale overall in favor of positive emotions by means of the social activities attended. A significant difference was found between Pre-School and Special Education Teaching programs with the other programs that undergraduates study in the department variable. There was no significant difference in the participants’ grade level, academic average grade and the reasons of participation in the social activities. A positive and high level correlation was found between all sub-dimensions of the scale. As an overall conclusion, it was found that the social responsibility fulfillment level of the institution where the research was conducted found to be at a moderate level regarding the participants’ perceptions.

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