Projects Report

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

Engagement Type: Service Learning
Activity Type: Course
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 14
Start Academic Year: 2016-17
UNO Student Hours: 119
End Semester: None
Total K-12 Students: 21
End Academic Year: None
K-12 Student Hours: 866
Total Number of Other Participants: 0
Topics: Wildlife/Animal Welfare

Description : Jay Pratte's UNO Animal Behavior Lab worked with 8th grade OLL science students. Students observed animals at Henry Doorly Zoo and did additional research regarding the issue the zoo identified. Students then did poster presentations at OLL to share their findings. P-16 BIOL 4280, PSYCH 4270, 8276 CPACS Animal Behavior Lab
Engagement Type: Service Learning
Activity Type: Course
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 13
Start Academic Year: 2017-18
UNO Student Hours: 156
End Semester: None
Total K-12 Students: 23
End Academic Year: None
K-12 Student Hours: 253
Total Number of Other Participants: 0
Topics: STEM/STEM Education, Wildlife/Animal Welfare

Description : Rose Strasser's UNO Animal Behavior Lab worked with Shelly Brown's 8th grade OLL science students. The students observed animals at Henry Doorly Zoo and then did additional research regarding the issues the zoo had previously identified on the selected animals. Students created poster presentations and presented their findings at Our Lady of Lourdes in the late fall.
Engagement Type: Service Learning
Activity Type: Course
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 58
Start Academic Year: 2017-18
UNO Student Hours: 580
End Semester: None
Total K-12 Students: 14
End Academic Year: None
K-12 Student Hours: 140
Total Number of Other Participants: 0
Topics: Wildlife/Animal Welfare

Description : Northwest High School students from Ms. Rachel Benzoni's AP Chemistry class will work with UNO students from Dr. Dana Richter-Egger's Chemistry in Environment and Society course on a water quality project. They will visit the Wildlife Safari Park to test the Pawnee River's water quality and present their findings.
Engagement Type: Volunteering
Activity Type: Volunteerism
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 28
Start Academic Year: 2017-18
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: 1
Topics: Wildlife/Animal Welfare

Description : Volunteers will be helping with various projects around the Zoo - mulching gorilla exhibits, cleaning and sorting enrichment, etc.
Engagement Type: Service Learning
Activity Type: Course
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 30
Start Academic Year: 2017-18
UNO Student Hours: 450
End Semester: None
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year: None
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants: 0
Topics: Wildlife/Animal Welfare

Description : Students will provide training to community members wanting to participate in a city nature challenge. They will be preparing them on how to use the app, take better close-up photos with phones,
Engagement Type: Service Learning
Activity Type: Course
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 9
Start Academic Year: 2018-19
UNO Student Hours: 167
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: Wildlife/Animal Welfare

Description : None
Engagement Type: Service Learning
Activity Type: Course
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: Wildlife/Animal Welfare

Description : None
Engagement Type: Service Learning
Activity Type: Course
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 12
Start Academic Year: 2018-19
UNO Student Hours: 300
End Semester: Spring
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year: 2018-19
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants: 0
Topics: Wildlife/Animal Welfare

Description : UNO students from Dr. Dana Richter-Egger’s General Chemistry II Laboratory course and the Northwest High School students from Ms. Rachel Benzoni’s Chemistry class will visit the Wildlife Safari Park for their service-learning project. They will collect macroinvertebrate and water samples from the Pawnee River for water quality testing. The test results will be shared with representatives from Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium and Lee G. Simmons Conservation Park & Wildlife Safari at the final presentation.
Engagement Type: Service Learning
Activity Type: Course
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 9
Start Academic Year: 2019-20
UNO Student Hours: 90
End Semester: Fall
Total K-12 Students: 61
End Academic Year: 2019-20
K-12 Student Hours: 198
Total Number of Other Participants: 0
Topics: Food and Water Security, Gender Equality

Description : Students from Dr. Strasser's Animal Behavior Lab partner with Mrs. Brown's 61 sixth grade students and the Omaha Zoo. Students research an assigned animal and collect behavioral data at the zoo.
Engagement Type: Service Learning
Activity Type: Course
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 4
Start Academic Year: 2019-20
UNO Student Hours: 88
End Semester: Spring
Total K-12 Students: 27
End Academic Year: 2019-20
K-12 Student Hours: 270
Total Number of Other Participants: 0
Topics: STEM/STEM Education, Clean Water/Water Management, Wildlife/Animal Welfare, Climate and Sustainability

Description : Students from Dr. Dana Richter-Egger's CHEM1180 course alongside Ms. Rachel Benzoni's AP/Honors Chemistry class from Northwest High School are parterned with Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo to test water quality at Wildlife Safari Park. Both student groups will meet at Wildlife Safari Park two times to sample and observe baseline water at multiple on-site ponds. Students will meet at UNO in November to discuss findings as they pertain to the project.
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