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: 45
Start Academic Year: 2017-18
UNO Student Hours: 472
End Semester:
None
Total K-12 Students: 15
End Academic Year:
None
K-12 Student Hours: 150
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Civic and Political Engagement
Description : UNO students from Dr. Saferstein's Intro to Government class and 8th grade students from Norris' after-school program Completely Kids will partner this fall semester to work together on self-advocacy, leadership, and help prepare the Norris students for high school and college, where some of these issues will also need to be addressed. UNO students will assist in guiding Norris students to get to the root of what they see and feel to create a presentable argument out of it. The first two sessions will concentrate on composing an argument, which students have decided will be on improving their school lunch. The next two will be based on teaching the kids how to write a script for their argument, and finally how to present that argument. Presented to the school principle.
Engagement Type:
Community-Based Learning
Activity Type:
Internship/Externship
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 1
Start Academic Year: 2016-17
UNO Student Hours: 0
End Semester:
Fall
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
2016-17
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Early Childhood Education
Description : The intern worked as support staff at Marrs Middle School, assisting with various after school programs. The intern also provided homework help for students. Interns also complete surveys, reflection assignments, and graded assignments throughout the semester.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 8
Start Academic Year: 2017-18
UNO Student Hours: 302
End Semester:
None
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
None
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Homelessness/Shelter, Youth Programming
Description : Social Work 1500 students provide support and assistance in leading a service learning after-school club at Completely KIDS. Completely Kids works with Preschool – 6th grade children and families through school programs and homeless shelter partnerships. Their primary population is children in poverty, working to educate children and families on knowledge and skills to help break the poverty cycle. This project also involves UNO students providing support and helping with an after school service learning club. CK is relocating during big renovations next year. CK will work with the different site coordinators to identify a location within the 12 service sites. UNO students will help CK students identify a community need they would like to positively impact and help support CK students through the development and implementation of their project.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Other
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 4
Start Academic Year: 2017-18
UNO Student Hours: 128
End Semester:
None
Total K-12 Students: 6
End Academic Year:
None
K-12 Student Hours: 2
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Description :
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 15
Start Academic Year: 2017-18
UNO Student Hours: 225
End Semester:
None
Total K-12 Students: 15
End Academic Year:
None
K-12 Student Hours: 120
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Civic and Political Engagement, Clean Water/Water Management
Description : UNO students from Dr. Saferstein’s Political Science class will work with the Norris students from the after-school program Completely Kids through the steps process in creating a politically correct argument through presentations and activities. The Norris students will ultimately present this argument to the Capitol Building in Lincoln. They were asked to come back and present again. This semester they studied community water testing, considering recent topics like the Dakota Access Pipeline and Flint, Michigan water crisis.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 11
Start Academic Year: 2020-21
UNO Student Hours: 0
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:
Capacity Building
Description : Graduate students in Dr. Tolliver’s School Counseling Groups course will work with students from Millard North Middle and other students in the community as they conduct a variety of counseling groups. Through this service learning project, student will be prepared to effectively incorporate small group design, implementation, and assessment as part of a school counseling program. COUN 8740 P-16 Project
Engagement Type:
Knowledge and Resource Sharing
Activity Type:
Other
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 2
Start Academic Year: 2016-17
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:
2
Topics:
Youth Programming, Capacity Building
Description : Students and faculty worked with the volunteer coordinator at the agency to conduct an evaluation of the organization’s volunteer program. The aim was to provide the agency with quantitative and qualitative data and feedback from the perspective of their volunteers with the goal of improving volunteer and organizational outcomes.
Engagement Type:
Engaged Research
Activity Type:
Faculty Research
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 0
Start Academic Year: 2016-17
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:
0
Topics:
Description : Analyze the following data from Completely KIDS Liberty Elementary programs Parent surveys Youth surveys Parental attendance records for CK programming Youth attendance records for CK programming Youth grades Youth attendance and tardiness school records Develop a final evaluation report
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 45
Start Academic Year: 2018-19
UNO Student Hours: 2,385
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:
Leadership and Mentoring
Description :
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 16
Start Academic Year: 2019-20
UNO Student Hours: 0
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:
Social Justice Awareness
Description : Students will work in teams to complete an ethics audit of a non-profit organization. In these ethics audits, teams will research the ethics of the organization, provide a risk assessment for key ethics areas, and make recommendations where applicable. Teams will be expected to conduct research in the organization; reviewing existing documents as well as interviewing and surveying staff. Teams will provide each organization with a written report and summary presentation.