Projects Report
This report shows the various collaborative projects between UNO and the community.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 14
Start Academic Year: 2016-17
UNO Student Hours: 119
End Semester:
None
Total K-12 Students: 21
End Academic Year:
None
K-12 Student Hours: 866
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Wildlife/Animal Welfare
Description : Jay Pratte's UNO Animal Behavior Lab worked with 8th grade OLL science students. Students observed animals at Henry Doorly Zoo and did additional research regarding the issue the zoo identified. Students then did poster presentations at OLL to share their findings. P-16 BIOL 4280, PSYCH 4270, 8276 CPACS Animal Behavior Lab
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 13
Start Academic Year: 2017-18
UNO Student Hours: 156
End Semester:
None
Total K-12 Students: 23
End Academic Year:
None
K-12 Student Hours: 253
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
STEM/STEM Education, Wildlife/Animal Welfare
Description : Rose Strasser's UNO Animal Behavior Lab worked with Shelly Brown's 8th grade OLL science students. The students observed animals at Henry Doorly Zoo and then did additional research regarding the issues the zoo had previously identified on the selected animals. Students created poster presentations and presented their findings at Our Lady of Lourdes in the late fall.
Engagement Type:
Knowledge and Resource Sharing
Activity Type:
None
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 0
Start Academic Year: 2017-18
UNO Student Hours: 0
End Semester:
None
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
None
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Capacity Building
Description :
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 30
Start Academic Year: 2017-18
UNO Student Hours: 300
End Semester:
None
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
None
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Literacy
Description : Students are creating a resource book for WIC clients to increase access to resources available to them.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 82
Start Academic Year: 2016-17
UNO Student Hours: 1,410
End Semester:
None
Total K-12 Students: 11
End Academic Year:
None
K-12 Student Hours: 74
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Climate and Sustainability
Description : Students from Leigh Anne Optiz's Human Geography class work with 4th through 6th graders in Annie O'Farrel's Montessori class. They partner with Intercultural Senior Center. There were two events this semester to help students learn about culture. At the first event seniors were invited to share a recipe from their home country that would later be put into a intergenerational and intercultural cookbook. At the second event, seniors shared prepared dishes from their home countries. P-16 GEOG 1020 Arts and Science Introduction to Human Geography
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 10
Start Academic Year: 2016-17
UNO Student Hours: 100
End Semester:
None
Total K-12 Students: 10
End Academic Year:
None
K-12 Student Hours: 80
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Climate and Sustainability
Description : UNO Human Geography students and upper elementary students at Montessori Co Op School worked together to create a cookbook for Intercultural Senior Center in the fall semester. The two student groups went on monthly shopping trips to buy recipe items for monthly cooking demonstrations of cookbook recipes. The seniors at the Intercultural Senior Center helped the two student groups cook the recipes at monthly cooking demonstrations.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 16
Start Academic Year: 2016-17
UNO Student Hours: 320
End Semester:
None
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
None
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Inter/Trans-culture, Refugees
Description : Traditional GEOG1000 Arts and Sciences Fund World Regional Geography
Engagement Type:
Volunteering
Activity Type:
Volunteerism
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 24
Start Academic Year: 2016-17
UNO Student Hours: 30
End Semester:
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
None
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Medical Services
Description : Packaged and distributed safe-sex kits
Engagement Type:
Volunteering
Activity Type:
Volunteerism
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 19
Start Academic Year: 2016-17
UNO Student Hours: 35
End Semester:
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
None
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Medical Services
Description : Packaged safe-sex kits
Engagement Type:
Volunteering
Activity Type:
Volunteerism
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 8
Start Academic Year: 2017-18
UNO Student Hours: 0
End Semester:
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
None
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Medical Services
Description : We are providers of condoms to over 40 sites in North Omaha and the surrounding community. We need assistance with preparing our condom distribution bags and inventory of our swag items.