Projects Report

This report shows the various collaborative projects between UNO and the community.

Engagement Type: Knowledge and Resource Sharing
Activity Type: Specialized service contract
Start Semester: Summer
Total UNO Students: 0
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: 0
Topics: Education, Capacity Building, Health Awareness

Description : For this project Kimbery Schwab serves as a yoga instructor for The Yoga Path in Omaha. Her teachings in yoga help influence her teachings in educational settings by placing an emphasis on the mind and body connection.
Engagement Type: Knowledge and Resource Sharing
Activity Type: Specialized service contract
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 0
Start Academic Year: 2019-20
UNO Student Hours: 0
End Semester: Summer
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year: 2019-20
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants: 0
Topics: Mental Health, Veteran Support, Capacity Building, Health Awareness

Description : For this project Lisa Scherer provided advice to Offutt Air force personnel on emotional intelligence which is a construct they want to start measuring and training their cadets to know and demonstrate, particularly in times of stress.
Engagement Type: Knowledge and Resource Sharing
Activity Type: Community-oriented lecture/event
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 3
Start Academic Year: 2020-21
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: 36
Topics:

Description : "Metro-Omaha Raise Me to Read hosted its second virtual screening of Resilience The Biology of Stress and the Science of Hope, partnering with The Wellbeing Partners and featuring their Mental Health/ACEs Call to Action report. A child reared in adversity experiences toxic stress, which affects brain architecture, behavior, current and future health, and readiness to learn. Of course, then, this subject is important to both of our organizations. It is important to (in words from the film) “weave the understanding” about adversity and resilience throughout our community so that it can make “wise choices” and move from reacting to problems to responding. Maverick|PR assisted in outreach and pitches to local news and school entities. The March screening had 76 individuals whose affiliation includes 36 entities in 14 different cities, three states, and two countries. The entities include (noting the cities of those who are not from Omaha) : Diocese of San Hose (Los Altos, CA), EDGE (Nebraska City, NE), Buffett Early Childhood Institute, University of Nebraska Omaha, Juvenile Justice Institute, University of East Anglia (Suffolk & Lincolnshire, United Kingdom), St. Lucy’s Catholic Church (Campbell & Los Gatos, CA), One World Health, Omaha Healthy Kids Alliance, Lincoln Public Schools (Lincoln, NE), Douglas County Health and Human Services, Omaha Public Schools, Learning Center of South Omaha, Educare/Indian Hill, Papillion LaVista Public Schools (Papillion, NE), Citylight Church, Omaha Street School, Galvin Nonprofit Consulting Service, Beaufort Hyde Partnership for Children (Greenville, NC), International Council for Refugees & Immigrants/Americorps, College of St. Mary, Wake County Public Library [WCPL] (Raleigh, NC), Roots & Shoots Learning (Milton Keynes, United Kingdom), Immigrant Legal Center, Lutheran Family Services, Wholeheartedly LLC, UNL Trauma Informed Educators (Lincoln, NE), Nebraska Extension (Grand Island, NE), UNL Extension (O’Neil, NE), UNL Extension, Partnership for a Healthy Lincoln, Metropolitan Omaha Planning Agency, First Presbyterian Church, Independent/Non-Affiliated (Lincoln & Omaha). Attachment: Metro-Omaha Discussion Questions & Resources Links: Follow-up conversation slides https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1gLEJkV3CKBem0DGIP7m5Yrm8KxydApv2gGizH3QeiU0/edit?usp=sharing; The Wellbeing Partners Mental Health Aces Report: ACEs_Call_to_Action_for_Web_1.pdf (douglascountyhealth.com) The Wellbeing Partners: The Wellbeing Partners “ Building wellbeing into the way communities grow and do business. Metro-Omaha Raise Me to Read: Raise Me to Read |"
Engagement Type: Service Learning
Activity Type: Course
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 18
Start Academic Year: 2016-17
UNO Student Hours: 180
End Semester: Fall
Total K-12 Students: 10
End Academic Year: 2016-17
K-12 Student Hours: 85
Total Number of Other Participants: 0
Topics: Health Awareness

Description : UNO faculty and students in JMC 3110/Photography worked with City Sprouts and and Montessori Co-Op. P-16 Project.
Engagement Type: Community-Based Learning
Activity Type: Internship/Externship
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 1
Start Academic Year: 2021-22
UNO Student Hours: 360
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 : UNO students hired as Collaborative interns are matched with community organizations, working 10 hours a week for that organization in the community. Students are paid through the grant-funded program. Nonprofits coordinate meaningful work for interns to benefit the student experience in different ways. Students typically intern during the fall and spring semesters and may serve the same organization for more than one academic year. Each unique student that works as a Collaborative intern with this specific community partner is identified within this project.
Engagement Type: Community-Based Learning
Activity Type: Internship/Externship
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 2
Start Academic Year: 2021-22
UNO Student Hours: 720
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 : UNO students hired as Collaborative interns are matched with community organizations, working 10 hours a week for that organization in the community. Students are paid through the grant-funded program. Nonprofits coordinate meaningful work for interns to benefit the student experience in different ways. Students typically intern during the fall and spring semesters and may serve the same organization for more than one academic year. Each unique student that works as a Collaborative intern with this specific community partner is identified within this project.
Engagement Type: Community-Based Learning
Activity Type: Internship/Externship
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 2
Start Academic Year: 2019-20
UNO Student Hours: 540
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 : UNO students hired as Collaborative interns are matched with community organizations, working 10 hours a week for that organization in the community. Students are paid through the grant-funded program. Nonprofits coordinate meaningful work for interns to benefit the student experience in different ways. Students typically intern during the fall and spring semesters and may serve the same organization for more than one academic year. Each unique student that works as a Collaborative intern with this specific community partner is identified within this project.
Engagement Type: Community-Based Learning
Activity Type: Internship/Externship
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 2
Start Academic Year: 2021-22
UNO Student Hours: 720
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 : UNO students hired as Collaborative interns are matched with community organizations, working 10 hours a week for that organization in the community. Students are paid through the grant-funded program. Nonprofits coordinate meaningful work for interns to benefit the student experience in different ways. Students typically intern during the fall and spring semesters and may serve the same organization for more than one academic year. Each unique student that works as a Collaborative intern with this specific community partner is identified within this project.
Engagement Type: Service Learning
Activity Type: Course
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 15
Start Academic Year: 2016-17
UNO Student Hours: 300
End Semester:
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year: None
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants: 0
Topics:

Description :
Engagement Type: Engaged Research
Activity Type: None
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 1
Start Academic Year: 2016-17
UNO Student Hours: 0
End Semester: Spring
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year: 2016-17
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants: 0
Topics: Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Youth Programming, Capacity Building, Health Awareness

Description : The purpose of this project is to evaluate the new Better Together program of Heartland Family Service. Collaborating partners include Nebraska Families Collaborative and Douglas County Housing. Better Together is designed to assist child welfare-referred parents who are struggling with substance abuse issues, and their children (see logic model). Process evaluation components determine if services were delivered as intended, how multiple stakeholders worked together to deliver the services, client satisfaction, and to provide a cost-benefit analysis of the program. The outcome evaluation components will determine the outcomes for the families, parents, and children. A nonequivalent quasiexperimental time series research design with follow-up will be utilized with standardized measurement tools. Qualitative research will be utilized to capture rich data for both process and outcome evaluation purposes. Focus groups and semi-structured interviews will be conducted with Better Together parents. The sample available for the second year's outcome evaluation is anticipated to be 25 families in the experimental group (Better Together) and 25 families in the Treatment As Usual (TAU) group.
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