Projects Report
This report shows the various collaborative projects between UNO and the community.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 8
Start Academic Year: 2020-21
UNO Student Hours: 132
End Semester:
Spring
Total K-12 Students: 15
End Academic Year:
2020-21
K-12 Student Hours: 105
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Capacity Building
Description : UNO students from the Freshman Leadership Council will partner with students from Nathan Hale middle school to learn about Secret Kindness Agents. They conducted activites such as identified specific secret kindness agent activites to incorporate into the semester. Students also participated in visits from special guests related to the Secret Kindness Agents. Freshman Leadership Council P-16 Traditional
Engagement Type:
Knowledge and Resource Sharing
Activity Type:
Other
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 2
Start Academic Year: 2016-17
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:
2
Topics:
Capacity Building, Physical Fitness
Description : Students and faculty worked with the volunteer coordinator at the agency to conduct an evaluation of the organization’s volunteer program. The aim was to provide the agency with quantitative and qualitative data and feedback from the perspective of their volunteers with the goal of improving volunteer and organizational outcomes.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 20
Start Academic Year: 2020-21
UNO Student Hours: 200
End Semester:
Fall
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
2020-21
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Raise Awareness, Capacity Building
Description : UNO CDIS 8450 will help with creation of video modeling activities for the ASN Fall Festival. The ASN Fall Festival will be conducted via Zoom this semester. UNO SLP and OT students will be split into small groups and develop video models of activities ASN participants can do in the comfort of their own home. All brainstorming sessions between UNO SLP and Creighton OT students will happen via Zoom – meeting times will be scheduled by group members based on their individual schedules. All activities recorded will still be based around a Fall Festival theme.
Engagement Type:
Knowledge and Resource Sharing
Activity Type:
Other
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 2
Start Academic Year: 2016-17
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:
3
Topics:
Capacity Building, Gerontology
Description : Students and faculty worked with the volunteer coordinator at the agency to conduct an evaluation of the organization’s volunteer program. The aim was to provide the agency with quantitative and qualitative data and feedback from the perspective of their volunteers with the goal of improving volunteer and organizational outcomes.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 27
Start Academic Year: 2020-21
UNO Student Hours: 243
End Semester:
Spring
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
2020-21
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Capacity Building, Develop./Physical Disability
Description : UNO students enrolled in CDIS 4420: Early Language Development, participated in a service learning project in collaboration with the LCC-SO Educational Navigators. UNO students met with LCC families via Zoom to provide information on how to better support language and literacy development to their children. CDIS 4420 820 P-16 Project
Engagement Type:
Knowledge and Resource Sharing
Activity Type:
None
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 3
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:
2
Topics:
Medical Services, Capacity Building
Description : Students and faculty worked with the volunteer coordinator at the agency to conduct an evaluation of the organization’s volunteer program. The aim was to provide the agency with quantitative and qualitative data and feedback from the perspective of their volunteers with the goal of improving volunteer and organizational outcomes.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 0
Start Academic Year: 2021-22
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:
Capacity Building
Description : UNO students enrolled in Kersten Borer SOWK 1500-001; Social Work and Civic Engagement, work alongside Ms. Amy Cerra’s Omaha South Pottery Class to support the staff from the D2 Center and help with burnout prevention. UNO students will design a workshop to support and encourage the D2 staff. In addition, UNO students will partner with Ms. Cerra’s Pottery Class who will help to support the D2 staff.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 0
Start Academic Year: 2021-22
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:
Capacity Building
Description : UNO students enrolled in Kersten Borer SOWK 1500-001: Social Work and Civic Engagement, work with the DSA Programs and sign up for events through Sign Up Genius. UNO students support programming throughout the semester and have the opportunity to participate in the Improv groups that happen on Saturdays for 3 hours in the morning, Down to Box group that happens on Saturdays, later in the day, which is open to all physical levels, a list of fall activities, and the DSA walk.
Engagement Type:
Knowledge and Resource Sharing
Activity Type:
Other
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 2
Start Academic Year: 2016-17
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:
1
Topics:
Capacity Building, Develop./Physical Disability
Description : Students and faculty worked with the volunteer coordinator at the agency to conduct an evaluation of the organization’s volunteer program. The aim was to provide the agency with quantitative and qualitative data and feedback from the perspective of their volunteers with the goal of improving volunteer and organizational outcomes.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 19
Start Academic Year: 2020-21
UNO Student Hours: 855
End Semester:
Spring
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
2020-21
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Capacity Building
Description : "Group 1: Virtual Programming Students worked virtually with learning community groups and parent groups based on curriculum outlined by Down Syndrome Alliance. UNO students worked virtually with YAS! -Young Adult (and Adolescent) Series (YAS!) is programming for tweens, teens, and young adults to adulthood. YAS! programs/classes this semester will focus on Circles, Down 2 Box, Improv, Cooking Classes and more. The classes ran on weekends/evenings -times/days vary depending on the class and event. Group 2: Planning Committee March is Down Syndrome Awareness month, and UNO students worked virtually brainstorming and creating ideas for bringing awareness to Down Syndrome. Participated in Inclusion Day, Giving Day and building resources and materials for dance parties and the cooking class. They also had the opportunity to develop motivational posts for use with social media as well as using those creative skills to assist the agency with outreach and awareness. SOWK 1500-821 P-16 Project