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: 142
End Semester: None
Total K-12 Students: 23
End Academic Year: None
K-12 Student Hours: 109
Total Number of Other Participants: 0
Topics: Health Awareness

Description : Students from Professor Marlina Davidson’s Public Speaking Fundamentals course and Ms. Marcie Muhammad’s 10th grade English class will create presentations bringing drug awareness to the Omaha community. This P-16 service learning project highlights the effects synthetic drugs have on the Omaha community and schools. This project reinforces classroom curriculum for UNO and Benson High School students by furthering cultivating their public speaking and presentation skills.
Engagement Type: Service Learning
Activity Type: Course
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 20
Start Academic Year: 2016-17
UNO Student Hours: 90
End Semester: Fall
Total K-12 Students: 24
End Academic Year: 2016-17
K-12 Student Hours: 84
Total Number of Other Participants: 0
Topics:

Description : Benson African American History students engage with UNO Black Politics students three times over the course of the semester to discuss voter registration, voter turnout, and encourage voter registration at UNO and in North Omaha.  Furthermore, students will work together to survey North Omaha residents regarding their voting habits in order to identify potential barriers. P-16 Project
Engagement Type: Service Learning
Activity Type: Course
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 15
Start Academic Year: 2017-18
UNO Student Hours: 45
End Semester: Spring
Total K-12 Students: 13
End Academic Year: 2017-18
K-12 Student Hours: 13
Total Number of Other Participants: 0
Topics: Inclusion, Diversity & Equity

Description : Students from Preston Love Jr.’s Black Experience in American Politics class are partnering with Joshua Jablonski’s Benson High School students on a community survey. The survey asked Omaha residents about why they voted in previous elections or why they chose not to. The survey used Professor Love’s previous research in North Omaha to inform and strengthen the research. Due to challenges in the project, this semester was not able to gather survey results. UNO students went to Benson HS to talk about importance of voting and the African American experience in politics.
Engagement Type: Service Learning
Activity Type: Course
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 25
Start Academic Year: 2017-18
UNO Student Hours: 56
End Semester: Fall
Total K-12 Students: 15
End Academic Year: 2017-18
K-12 Student Hours: 18
Total Number of Other Participants: 0
Topics: Food and Water Security, Veteran Support

Description : Students from Preston Love Jr.’s Black Experience in American Politics class are partnering with Joshua Jablonski’s Benson High School students on a community survey. The survey asked Omaha residents about why they voted in previous elections or why they chose not to. The survey used Professor Love’s previous research in North Omaha to inform and strengthen the research. The group got together in November to discuss the survey results, take a tour, and hear presentations from scholarship groups and student involvement on UNO’s campus.
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: Inclusion, Diversity & Equity

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: Inclusion, Diversity & Equity

Description : None
Engagement Type: Service Learning
Activity Type: Course
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 34
Start Academic Year: 2018-19
UNO Student Hours: 544
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: Music/Dance

Description : """Students, faculty and staff will build musical relationships, and explore communication, leadership, mentorship, and pedagogical skills. UNO students and faculty will provide residencies at the high schools to work on material in preparation for the music clinic and final concert at UNO "" "
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.
Engagement Type: Service Learning
Activity Type: Course
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 26
Start Academic Year: 2019-20
UNO Student Hours: 52
End Semester: Spring
Total K-12 Students: 21
End Academic Year: 2019-20
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants: 0
Topics: Raise Awareness, Social Justice Awareness

Description : This Projects was canceled due to the transition to remote learning. UNO students from Professor Preston Love’s class, Black Experience In American Politics (BLST3120), will be visiting students from Mr. Josh Jablonski’s American Government Class at Benson High School to discuss about their service learning project and Black voting rights, etc. They will also be visiting Malcolm X Foundation and participate in service to your foundation while there.
Engagement Type: Knowledge and Resource Sharing
Activity Type: Workshop
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 0
Start Academic Year: 2016-17
UNO Student Hours: 0
End Semester: Spring
Total K-12 Students: 93
End Academic Year: 2016-17
K-12 Student Hours: 372
Total Number of Other Participants: 0
Topics: Education, Youth Programming

Description : For this project, Jamie Wagner organized a day for 93 Benson High School business students to visit and experience a day in college.
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