Projects Report
This report shows the various collaborative projects between UNO and the community.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
None
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 11
Start Academic Year: 2023-24
UNO Student Hours: 8
End Semester:
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
None
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Description : Students taking TED 2050 are paired with a local high school class of multilingual learners. Students can put their class learning to use by supporting high school students by preparing lessons on UNO, the college experience, Social Emotional Learning, and more. TED 2050.002 P-16/Direct
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
None
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 18
Start Academic Year: 2023-24
UNO Student Hours: 12
End Semester:
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
None
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Description : This course offers a comprehensive exploration of Latinx cultures, focusing on emotional well-being, current events, and pressing cultural issues. Through an experiential/service learning component, students will gain firsthand insights into the challenges and triumphs of Latinx communities by interacting with students from Bellevue East High School and Schuyler High School. As a General Education course in Humanities and Fine Arts, SPAN 1110 contributes to a broad understanding of diverse perspectives and fosters cultural sensitivity. SPAN 1110.004 P-16/Direct
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
None
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 17
Start Academic Year: 2023-24
UNO Student Hours: 14
End Semester:
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
None
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Description : This service-learning project partnered students from two University of Nebraska Omaha (UNO) courses with the Center for Immigrant and Refugee Advancement (CIRA) to provide hands-on support for refugee resettlement and explore career paths in the non-profit sector. Students had the opportunity to visit a CIRA apartment designated for a refugee family, where they assisted with setting up furniture and household items. This experience allowed them to gain firsthand experience in the resettlement process and understand the challenges faced by newcomers. In addition, CIRA staff members visited UNO to share their personal and professional journeys, providing students with insights into the rewards and challenges of working with refugee populations. These presentations aimed to inspire students to consider careers in non-profit organizations serving community needs. EXPL 1010.006 Traditional/Direct
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
None
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 10
Start Academic Year: 2023-24
UNO Student Hours: 56
End Semester:
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
None
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Description : Dr. Taylor and her piano studio students in MUS 115 have been working on their Service Learning Project: “Living Composers” all semester. The students performed both piano and organ pieces written by composers that are still alive. MUS 115L.001 P-16/Direct
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
None
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 28
Start Academic Year: 2023-24
UNO Student Hours: 20
End Semester:
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
2023-24
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Description : Students from HIST 4910 and a Brownell Talbot 8th grade class worked together to create posters about propaganda in the First World War. Then, they traveled to the Durham Museum to see their work on display in the First World War exhibit. HIST 4910.001 P-16
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
None
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 8
Start Academic Year: 2023-24
UNO Student Hours: 20
End Semester:
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
None
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Description : This course offers USA students and students in Poland the opportunity to work collaboratively to explore and critique literature describing the experience of aging, public and private resources for older adults, and the work, social, and economic contexts of aging and being old in the USA and in Poland within a global framework. Traditional GERO 4480.001 & .820
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
None
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 14
Start Academic Year: 2023-24
UNO Student Hours: 26
End Semester:
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
None
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Description : Students work in groups (or independently) and partner with a local nonprofit organization to learn about their efforts to combat the effects of racism (i.e., redlining, mass incarceration, food deserts, inequitable public education, predatory lending, maternal mortality, and voter suppression) or any other “ism” covered in class. Students research and inform fellow groups on the nonprofit organization’s history, significance, goals/mission statement, rationale, stakeholders and targeted groups, events, program activities, planned outcomes, clients, staffing, management plan, financial support/budget, and their personal experience volunteering at the organization. Each student is expected to volunteer at least five hours of community service to the selected organization from the list provided. Lastly, students vote on which local nonprofit organization presented could most benefit from UNO’s $1,000 MPI course grant based on the course project findings. CRCJ 8120.001 MPI
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
None
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 22
Start Academic Year: 2023-24
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:
Description : In groups, students select and research a nonprofit organization in Omaha and conduct an interview to aid in creating a digital campaign. The final project is presented to the class and nonprofit partners. CMST 2410.001 Traditional
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
None
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 45
Start Academic Year: 2023-24
UNO Student Hours: 3
End Semester:
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
None
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Description : students utilize the Omaha zoo as a learning lab for observation and inquiry-based learning. UNO students provide the zoo’s education department with lesson plans to enrich the learning before, during, and after a zoo field trip. UNO students are also trained in the Project WET and Trees and Me early childhood environmental science curriculum and offer educational experiences to the zoo’s education students and Omaha area early childhood students during practicum. TED 4290.001 Traditional/Direct
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
None
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 25
Start Academic Year: 2023-24
UNO Student Hours: 11
End Semester:
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
None
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Description : This course is designed to help students explore issues and perspectives related to children, adolescents, and young adults with a variety of ability and disability experiences. It provides an introduction to the historical factors, legislation, terminology, etiology, characteristics that are commonly encountered when addressing the needs of diverse students with disabilities ranging from mild, moderate to severe. SPED 1500.002 P-16/Direct