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: 25
Start Academic Year: 2019-20
UNO Student Hours: 175
End Semester: Fall
Total K-12 Students: 25
End Academic Year: 2019-20
K-12 Student Hours: 50
Total Number of Other Participants: 0
Topics: Food and Water Security, Waste, Gardens/Plantlife, Climate and Sustainability

Description : Students from Professor Farrah Grant's Intro to Sustainability Course are parterned alongside students from Omaha Bryan High School to learn and discover the means to create a sustainable food environment within the Omaha Area. UNO students will meet with No More Empty Pots and will visit Omaha Bryan's state of the art agricultural center. Both student groups are collaborating online throughout the semester to discuss their findings and research questions.
Engagement Type: Service Learning
Activity Type: Course
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 18
Start Academic Year: 2019-20
UNO Student Hours: 261
End Semester: Fall
Total K-12 Students: 53
End Academic Year: 2019-20
K-12 Student Hours: 26
Total Number of Other Participants: 8
Topics: Employment and Workforce, Youth Programming, Leadership and Mentoring

Description : UNO students from Instructor Rita Shaughnessy's Fundamentals of Public Speaking course and League of Women Voters will host a workshop for young women from Omaha High Schools. The workshop will introduce them to the political process and possibly encourage them to run for office one day by inviting locally elected women officals to share their experiences and allowing the young women to practice developing a mock political campaign.
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