Projects Report
This report shows the various collaborative projects between UNO and the community.
Engagement Type:
Engaged Research
Activity Type:
Policy research/paper
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 2
Start Academic Year: 2019-20
UNO Student Hours: 40
End Semester:
Fall
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
2021-22
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
10
Topics:
Early Childhood Education, Education, Disadvantaged Populations, Inequality, Employment and Workforce, Income and Income Equality, Poverty, Neighborhood Revitalization, Capacity Building, Social Justice Awareness
Description : The Legislature’s Planning Committee plays a critical role in both the Nebraska Unicameral and, more broadly, in our state government’s efforts to plan and prepare for the success and wellbeing of future generations. The Planning Committee works with the University of Nebraska-Omaha’s Center for Public Affairs Research (CPAR), which compiles and presents data about demographics and the workforce to the Committee. The Committee uses that data to set priorities and then makes recommendations to the Legislature for legislation that aligns with those goals.
Engagement Type:
Engaged Research
Activity Type:
Policy research/paper
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 2
Start Academic Year: 2018-19
UNO Student Hours: 40
End Semester:
Fall
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
2018-19
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
10
Topics:
Early Childhood Education, Education, Disadvantaged Populations, Inequality, Employment and Workforce, Income and Income Equality, Poverty, Neighborhood Revitalization, Capacity Building, Social Justice Awareness
Description : The Legislature’s Planning Committee plays a critical role in both the Nebraska Unicameral and, more broadly, in our state government’s efforts to plan and prepare for the success and wellbeing of future generations. The Planning Committee works with the University of Nebraska-Omaha’s Center for Public Affairs Research (CPAR), which compiles and presents data about demographics and the workforce to the Committee. The Committee uses that data to set priorities and then makes recommendations to the Legislature for legislation that aligns with those goals.
Engagement Type:
Engaged Research
Activity Type:
Policy research/paper
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 0
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:
Rural Community Vitality, Economic Sufficiency Awareness
Description : Every two years, the City of Manhattan conducts a community survey from a sample of households to seek feedback regarding satisfaction of services and support for future projects. In 2019, the City conducted its third community survey from March 18 through April 22. The survey was emailed to 5,348 households across the city, and 1,000 postcards were mailed to random sample of addresses, both including the survey link and unique password. The 2019 community survey received a 22% response rate.
Engagement Type:
Engaged Research
Activity Type:
Policy research/paper
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 0
Start Academic Year: 2018-19
UNO Student Hours: 0
End Semester:
Fall
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
2018-19
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Economic Sufficiency Awareness
Description : Since 2009, CPAR has provided data to the Planning Committee of the Nebraska Legislature. The Planning Committee serves to identify the trends, opportunities, and challenges that are shaping Nebraska, and provide their feedback on next steps to the legislature. In November, we presented data on the rainy day fund and on changing demographics of Nebraska.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 14
Start Academic Year: 2020-21
UNO Student Hours: 84
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:
Education, Employment and Workforce
Description : UNO CDIS 4490 students will give a presentation, separately or in pairs, to share information about speech-language pathology with high school students. Dr. Ritzman’s prefers these presentations to be at students alma mater or in a diverse classroom (e.g., career readiness courses). The presentations will be conducted via Zoom this semester and students will present for a duration of 30-45 minutes. The goal of this project is for UNO students to gain public speaking skills, familiarize themselves with the profession, and educate participants about a commonly unknown profession.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 25
Start Academic Year: 2020-21
UNO Student Hours: 2,100
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:
Food and Water Security, Holistic Wellness, Youth Programming, Health Awareness
Description : UNO students along with Omaha South High Art students will create a cookbook from collected recipes and stories from community members accessing the food pantry at Together Inc. SOWK1500820/Social Work and Civic Engagement. P-16 Project.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 25
Start Academic Year: 2020-21
UNO Student Hours: 2,100
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:
Food and Water Security, Youth Programming, Develop./Physical Disability
Description : UNO students will work 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 Be Safe trainings, Down 2 Box, Improv, Running Club, and more. The classes run weekends/evenings - times/days vary depending on the class and event.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 7
Start Academic Year: 2020-21
UNO Student Hours: 17
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:
Education, Self-Sufficiency, Youth Programming
Description : UNO students from Instructor Mary Kate Hoffman’s Social Work Generalist Practice I course are working with faculty at the Nebraska Correctional Youth Facility (NCYF) to develop programming for the youth in the facility. The UNO students are creating videos and activities about strengths assessments that NCYF faculty will use to help the incarcerated youth set goals based on their skills and strengths.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 13
Start Academic Year: 2020-21
UNO Student Hours: 117
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:
Education, Emergency Management, Raise Awareness, Gender Equality
Description : Students will pick a woman-led country to evaluate how their response to COVID-19 compares to their male counterparts in terms of effectiveness in slowing the spread. For educational purposes, you will share your findings related to how leadership is executed between genders, as well as insight as to how any of the findings could be put into practice (if applicable) in the Omaha community. Using these findings, your service project will be creating a recorded presentation, digitized publication, or podcast that can be shared virtually with the Women's Fund of Omaha Circles group.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 25
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:
Food and Water Security
Description : Students are interviewing partners that work with the Food Bank for the Heartland. They are then using these interviews to better understand how those organizations are serving their communities and operating under current circumstances. The final product will be shared with the Food Bank for the Heartland and Together Inc.