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: 19
Start Academic Year: 2017-18
UNO Student Hours: 104
End Semester: None
Total K-12 Students: 42
End Academic Year: None
K-12 Student Hours: 273
Total Number of Other Participants: 0
Topics: Leadership and Mentoring

Description : In the 2017 fall semester, students from Professor Gillotte’s Public Speaking Fundamentals course will support students at Peter Kiewit Middle School (PKMS) to develop talking points and prepare presentations that focus on eight anti-bullying themes. UNO and PKMS students will meet three times this semester to work on the presentations. PKMS students will give the final presentations on Friday, November 3, 2017.
Engagement Type: Service Learning
Activity Type: Course
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 19
Start Academic Year: 2016-17
UNO Student Hours: 47
End Semester: None
Total K-12 Students: 39
End Academic Year: None
K-12 Student Hours: 312
Total Number of Other Participants: 0
Topics: Leadership and Mentoring

Description : CMST 1110 Public Speaking Fundamentals
Engagement Type: Service Learning
Activity Type: Course
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 16
Start Academic Year: 2016-17
UNO Student Hours: 24
End Semester: None
Total K-12 Students: 10
End Academic Year: None
K-12 Student Hours: 15
Total Number of Other Participants: 0
Topics: Literacy

Description : UNO students from Professor Okhamafe's Autobio Reading & Writing class partnered with students from Peter Kiewitt Middle School to read together Middle School: Get Me Out of Here by James Patterson. During the first session, students met to partake in activities and discussions based on the chapters they had previously read with lunch and a campus tour provided. On the second session, they welcomed their new community partners who where residents at the Marquis Place. They once again participated in book discussions and a bucket list activity where partners either shared what is still pending on their bucket list or what they have already accomplished.
Engagement Type: Service Learning
Activity Type: Course
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 17
Start Academic Year: 2017-18
UNO Student Hours: 136
End Semester: None
Total K-12 Students: 15
End Academic Year: None
K-12 Student Hours: 60
Total Number of Other Participants: 0
Topics: Literacy

Description : UNO students from Professor Okhamafe's Autobiography Reading and Writing class will connect with Peter Kiewit Middle School students from Ms. Frans' literature class. This semester they will read the book Fall Down 7 Times, Get Up 8, which focuses on a young man's journey through life while on the autistic spectrum. During the two interactions, the partners will meet for a reflection on the book, activities, and lunch.
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