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: 10
Start Academic Year: 2019-20
UNO Student Hours: 180
End Semester:
Spring
Total K-12 Students: 4
End Academic Year:
2019-20
K-12 Student Hours: 30
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Food and Water Security, Youth Programming, Leadership and Mentoring, Gerontology
Description : Due to the transition to remote learning this project was canceled. Food for Thought is a long-term service learning project that connects the culinary program at Blackburn with the senior programming at Adam's Park. Blackburn students along with UNO students will creatw a weekly meal for the seniors at AP.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 25
Start Academic Year: 2019-20
UNO Student Hours: 0
End Semester:
Spring
Total K-12 Students: 20
End Academic Year:
2019-20
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Youth Programming, Leadership and Mentoring, Health Awareness
Description : UNO’s Cellular and Molecular Neuro-biology class and King Science Health Care Academy will partner with MS Forward Gym to understand the role of genetics in health. Students will engage with and support MS Forward clients while learning key concepts and gaining hands-on health career experience. UNO and King Science students will also reflect on their experiences throughout the semester.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 1
Start Academic Year: 2019-20
UNO Student Hours: 10
End Semester:
Spring
Total K-12 Students: 11
End Academic Year:
2019-20
K-12 Student Hours: 110
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Youth Programming, Music/Dance
Description : Dancers from UNO’s The Moving Company will be collaborating with Beveridge Middle School and Omaha South High School dance companies on a performance for the ten year anniversary of CultureFest. The choreography by UNO’s Danielle Laurion is inspired by cultures around the world with movement representing water, wind, and other elements of nature. The collaboration provides an opportunity for the middle school, high school, and university dancers to connect with each other and showcase their talents at the CultureFest event.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 20
Start Academic Year: 2019-20
UNO Student Hours: 0
End Semester:
Fall
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
2019-20
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Gerontology, Music/Dance
Description : Students in the Community Resources course worked with Opera Omaha and senior centers in the community.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 61
Start Academic Year: 2019-20
UNO Student Hours: 0
End Semester:
Fall
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
2019-20
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Gerontology
Description : Four of the TLC Sophmore Seminars worked with the Intercultural Senior Center teaching computer basics.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 0
Start Academic Year: 2019-20
UNO Student Hours: 0
End Semester:
Spring
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
2019-20
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Medical Services
Description : Students are collecting items to donate to Rainbow Site. Second group is being trained in respite care and will provide respite at Munroe-Meyer Institute.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 0
Start Academic Year: 2019-20
UNO Student Hours: 0
End Semester:
Spring
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
2019-20
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Health Awareness
Description : Students in Agile Development Methods work with the nonprofit Share Our Table.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 0
Start Academic Year: 2019-20
UNO Student Hours: 0
End Semester:
Spring
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
2019-20
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Employment and Workforce, Health Awareness
Description : The students will work with their clients and prepare public relations, advertising, and marketing materials throughout the semester. At the end of the semester, the students will create a social media campaign strategy for their clients.
Engagement Type:
Community-Based Learning
Activity Type:
Internship/Externship
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 1
Start Academic Year: 2016-17
UNO Student Hours: 55
End Semester:
Fall
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
2016-17
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Physical Fitness, Other
Description : The intern assisted with the Healthy Families program at OneWorld Omaha. The intern also assisted with office tasks, such as filling out postcards and creating activities for the recreation portion of the course.
Engagement Type:
Community-Based Learning
Activity Type:
Internship/Externship
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 1
Start Academic Year: 2017-18
UNO Student Hours: 0
End Semester:
Fall
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
2017-18
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Mental Health, Other
Description : The intern worked with the organization’s data to create internal scoring metrics to be used to rate the performance of the programs at the site. Through this project, the intern learned how to apply data analysis techniques to real data.