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: 2017-18
UNO Student Hours: 252
End Semester:
None
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
None
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Raise Awareness
Description : UNO students from Dr. Ritzman’s autism spectrum disorders class develop activities for a Fall Festival for children (preschool to school age) who are a part of the Autism Society of Nebraska. This project reinforces classroom curriculum for UNO students by practicing supports and knowledge about ASD and implementing them in the form of a Fall Festival. The festival benefits ASN by having a gathering for children and families to celebrate fall/Halloween that they may not be able to participate in the larger public. Public spaces and some school activities are not always catered towards individuals with autism, causing and overwhelming experience. The students make this environment friendly and safe for the families to participate.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 20
Start Academic Year: 2016-17
UNO Student Hours: 371
End Semester:
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
None
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Raise Awareness
Description :
Engagement Type:
Knowledge and Resource Sharing
Activity Type:
Community-oriented lecture/event
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 0
Start Academic Year: 2017-18
UNO Student Hours: 0
End Semester:
Spring
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
2017-18
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
27
Topics:
Disadvantaged Populations, Develop./Physical Disability
Description : April's Mayor's Commission for Citizens with Disabilities (MCCD) meeting will be co-hosted by University of Nebraska Omaha (UNO) NSSLHA/Collegiate Sertoma (National Student Speech Language Hearing Association). Both the members of the MCCD and the students from UNO NSSLHA/Collegiate Sertoma will present. In recognition of Autism Awareness/Acceptance Month, members of UNO NSSLHA/Collegiate Sertoma will share their year round work with the Autism Society of Nebraska.
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:
Develop./Physical Disability
Description : None
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 14
Start Academic Year: 2019-20
UNO Student Hours: 133
End Semester:
Fall
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
2019-20
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Health Awareness, Develop./Physical Disability
Description : Students from Dr. Ritzman's Autism Spectrum Disorder class partner with Creighton Occupational Therapy students to make lesson plans for the Fall Festival.
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: 23
Start Academic Year: 2021-22
UNO Student Hours: 80
End Semester:
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
None
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Capacity Building
Description : UNO Students from Casey Reisberg's course CMST 1110 Fundamentals of Public Speaking courses will engage in the student philanthropy model of service learning, where course content and student learning is linked to charitable giving. Students select and research a community agency of their own interest, then develop and present a persuasive speech and call to action on behalf of the organization. This is a student led initiative, giving students a $1,000 grant to distribute to one community agency - the persuasive speech presentation with the best call to action.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 24
Start Academic Year: 2021-22
UNO Student Hours: 84
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 : UNO Students from Casey Reisberg's course CMST 1110 Fundamentals of Public Speaking courses will engage in the student philanthropy model of service learning, where course content and student learning is linked to charitable giving. Students select and research a community agency of their own interest, then develop and present a persuasive speech and call to action on behalf of the organization. This is a student led initiative, giving students a $1,000 grant to distribute to one community agency - the persuasive speech presentation with the best call to action.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 20
Start Academic Year: 2020-21
UNO Student Hours: 200
End Semester:
Fall
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
2020-21
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Raise Awareness, Capacity Building
Description : UNO CDIS 8450 will help with creation of video modeling activities for the ASN Fall Festival. The ASN Fall Festival will be conducted via Zoom this semester. UNO SLP and OT students will be split into small groups and develop video models of activities ASN participants can do in the comfort of their own home. All brainstorming sessions between UNO SLP and Creighton OT students will happen via Zoom – meeting times will be scheduled by group members based on their individual schedules. All activities recorded will still be based around a Fall Festival theme.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 24
Start Academic Year: 2021-22
UNO Student Hours: 84
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 : UNO Students from Casey Reisberg's CMST 1110 Fundamentals of Public Speaking courses will engage in the student philanthropy model of service learning, where course content and student learning is linked to charitable giving. Students select and research a community agency of their own interest, then develop and present a persuasive speech and call to action on behalf of the organization. This is a student led initiative, giving students a $1,000 grant to distribute to one community agency - the persuasive speech presentation with the best call to action.