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: 5
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:
Disadvantaged Populations, Income and Income Equality, Poverty, Economic Sufficiency Awareness, Raise Awareness
Description : This project will bring awareness regarding SNAP benefits through potentially eight podcast conversations concerning community participants, outreach logistics, SNAP state legislation, SNAP efficacy, SNAP and seniors, SNAP and citizens returning from corrections, SNAP and food pantries, and SNAP and retailers. A tour of Together; a session in which we go over what is SNAP and why is it the biggest issue in the fight on hunger; and then the what why and how about the podcasts. The students need to research the topic areas and prepare for discussions with SNAP guests that will make for a good podcast. Students engage in recorded interviews with community participants and experts on a variety of topics.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 19
Start Academic Year: 2019-20
UNO Student Hours: 285
End Semester:
Spring
Total K-12 Students: 25
End Academic Year:
2019-20
K-12 Student Hours: 250
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
STEM/STEM Education, Develop./Physical Disability, Art
Description : Graduate students from UNO Instructor Tami Williams’ Educational Leadership course collaborated with Ms. Danielle Elsasser’s 5rd grade students from Black Elk Elementary and adults with autism from the Autism Center of Nebraska (ACN). This project allowed the elementary students to foster relationships between themselves, UNO grad students, and the clients from ACN through the creation of STEAM based collaboration activities. Some of these activities included making origami, slime, and tinker toys. UNO students benefited by the gained experience of making lesson plans and working with students and adults with disabilities. To culminate the project, origami butterflies that were made during the project were hung on light up trees and given to Black Elk and ACN.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 3
Start Academic Year: 2019-20
UNO Student Hours: 66
End Semester:
Fall
Total K-12 Students: 10
End Academic Year:
2019-20
K-12 Student Hours: 180
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Waste, Climate and Sustainability
Description : Students from Professor Steve Rodie’s Landscape Appreciation course and Ms. Rachael Arens’ Omaha Northwest AP Environmental Science students jointly gathered information on the City of Omaha’s potential plastic bag ban ordnance. This P-16 service learning project highlighted environmental sustainability and Omaha’s efforts on plastic bag use. The students collaborated with Nebraska State Senator Wendy DeBoer to draft a bill to propose to the Nebraska Legislature. The bill is still being drafted by Northwest students.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 80
Start Academic Year: 2019-20
UNO Student Hours: 560
End Semester:
Fall
Total K-12 Students: 116
End Academic Year:
2019-20
K-12 Student Hours: 1,160
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Leadership and Mentoring
Description : As a part of their Service Learning project with Thompson Learning Community, Partnership 4 Kids will visit UNO to work in groups with their partners. Together students will be working on resume building and interview skills. After they have completed working in groups, they will share what they have learned in a presentation to the group. This project supported the development of P4K’s career readiness curriculum and as a result of this project, P4K students will hold mock interviews within their program and build upon what they learned with the TLC students in the fall.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 14
Start Academic Year: 2019-20
UNO Student Hours: 588
End Semester:
Spring
Total K-12 Students: 15
End Academic Year:
2019-20
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Youth Programming, Leadership and Mentoring
Description : Freshmen UNO students from Dr. Stu Bernstein's ENGR1000, Interpersonal Skills for Engineering Leaders course will teach topics related to their coursework to fifth grade students from Field Club Elementary School on Wednesday evenings. Throughout the project, both UNO and Field Club students will reflect on the project, documenting their learnings to be compiled into a hard-cover book.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 14
Start Academic Year: 2016-17
UNO Student Hours: 245
End Semester:
Total K-12 Students: 14
End Academic Year:
None
K-12 Student Hours: 14
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Literacy, Youth Programming
Description :
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:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 42
Start Academic Year: 2016-17
UNO Student Hours: 252
End Semester:
None
Total K-12 Students: 30
End Academic Year:
None
K-12 Student Hours: 52
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Leadership and Mentoring
Description :
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 3
Start Academic Year: 2016-17
UNO Student Hours: 39
End Semester:
Total K-12 Students: 12
End Academic Year:
None
K-12 Student Hours: 126
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Inter/Trans-culture, Inclusion, Diversity & Equity
Description :
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 20
Start Academic Year: 2016-17
UNO Student Hours: 70
End Semester:
Total K-12 Students: 17
End Academic Year:
None
K-12 Student Hours: 17
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Description :