Projects Report
This report shows the various collaborative projects between UNO and the community.
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:
Youth Programming, Capacity Building, Social Justice Awareness
Description : UNO’s Support and Training for the Evaluation of Programs (STEPs) will partner with GOALS to analyze the end-of-theyear survey data from the public school partners, analyze yearly quantitative data, and provide consultation on two evaluation projects. STEPs uses a participatory, utilization-focused approach to all its work. “Participatory” means that program staff are engaged in all evaluation activities, including their planning and implementation. “Utilization-focused” means that evaluation activities are conducted with an eye toward usefulness for the program.
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:
Fall
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
2016-17
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Economic Sufficiency Awareness, Youth Programming, Capacity Building, Social Justice Awareness
Description : Using it's participatory, utilization-focused approach, STEPs will measure CSFs outcome variables through an online survey. The methodology, including survey items, will be based on the parent survey administered in 2015, and necessary changes will be made in discussion with CSF. STEPs will present a report to CSF upon completion of the project.
Engagement Type:
Board Memberships
Activity Type:
None
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 0
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:
0
Topics:
Education, Inclusion, Diversity & Equity, Capacity Building, Music/Dance
Description : Derrick Fox serves on the board of the Omaha Area Youth Orchestra - the committee's mission is to shape the organization as it works toward a more inclusive future.
Engagement Type:
Community-Based Learning
Activity Type:
Engaged Teaching
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 0
Start Academic Year: 2016-17
UNO Student Hours: 0
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:
Education, Inclusion, Diversity & Equity, Capacity Building, Music/Dance
Description : This course, taught by Derrick Fox is performance based and a part of the community outreach in the school of music. Its focus is on the strategic goals of diversity as part of the overall university's mission
Engagement Type:
Board Memberships
Activity Type:
None
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 0
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:
0
Topics:
Wellness, Aging, Business, Inclusion, Diversity & Equity, Capacity Building, Music/Dance
Description : For this project Katrina Cox serves on the board for Plains States Kodály Organization. Inspired by the vision of Zoltán Kodály, the mission of the Organization of American Kodály Educators is to support music education of the highest quality, promote universal music literacy and lifelong music making, and preserve the musical heritage of the people of the United States of America through education, artistic performance, advocacy and research.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 18
Start Academic Year: 2017-18
UNO Student Hours: 162
End Semester:
None
Total K-12 Students: 59
End Academic Year:
None
K-12 Student Hours: 472
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Civic and Political Engagement, Art
Description : Don Bowen’s Electronic Writing class and Justin Noel’s students from McMillan Middle School worked with Coalition for a Strong Nebraska in the fall of 2017. CFASN requested podcast and YouTube videos be made around the policies that affect the top ten initiatives of CFASN. Groups of students chose one policy topic/theme to prepare as audio/visual report which Coalition for a Strong Nebraska can use for educational purposes. The students interviewed a participating nonprofit about the policy issue, conducted research on the policy and topic, wrote a script, and created a 2 minute pod cast or video. UNO students created a space for the podcast to be published. Videos were approved and posted to the CFASN YouTube page.
Engagement Type:
Knowledge and Resource Sharing
Activity Type:
Community-oriented lecture/event
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 0
Start Academic Year: 2020-21
UNO Student Hours: 0
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:
Education, Leadership and Mentoring, Capacity Building, Gender Equality
Description : For this project Katrina Cox gave a lecture called Verbalizations: it's not the what; it's the how for the Illinois State Organization Convention Delta Kappa Gamma.
Engagement Type:
Community-Based Learning
Activity Type:
Engaged Teaching
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 0
Start Academic Year: 2020-21
UNO Student Hours: 0
End Semester:
Spring
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
2021-22
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Education, Inclusion, Diversity & Equity, Raise Awareness, Capacity Building, Music/Dance
Description : This course works with Omaha Central High School exploring song repertoire of historically marginalized composers.
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:
Spring
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
2019-20
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Education, Inclusion, Diversity & Equity, Raise Awareness, Music/Dance
Description : Stacie Haneline contributed to We, Too, Sing America, a docu-series created by Aural Compass Projects during their 2020-2021 season. This series explores 16 African American composers and poets who have contributed to the art song genre. These episodes are intended to give you an introduction to each artist and help give you the tools necessary to continue your own research.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 25
Start Academic Year: 2017-18
UNO Student Hours: 500
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 : Students will help to develop materials such as volunteer manuals, volunteer recruitment plans, board orientations, employee handbooks, etc.