Projects Report
This report shows the various collaborative projects between UNO and the community.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 11
Start Academic Year: 2017-18
UNO Student Hours: 27
End Semester:
None
Total K-12 Students: 11
End Academic Year:
None
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Food and Water Security, Health Awareness
Description : UNO physical education students worked with Sherman Elementary School students and YMCA Outside Connections coordinator to promote the YMCA "Let's Move" initiatives (play, learn, serve, work). The students did activities prepared by the UNO students outdoors and indoors to encourage them to play games and learn skills, such as stretching, recognizing animal tracks and community service. UNO students presented at Sherman's family night to show parents what activities were done and what they learned.
Engagement Type:
Volunteering
Activity Type:
Volunteerism
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 14
Start Academic Year: 2018-19
UNO Student Hours: 64
End Semester:
Total K-12 Students: 2
End Academic Year:
None
K-12 Student Hours: 11
Total Number of Other Participants:
4
Topics:
Art
Description : Volunteers will be making "You are Pure Potential" picture frames for all the program participants. Voluteers will also be making thank you art for our volunteers. They will do some general cleaning at the building and getting items ready for future programming.
Engagement Type:
Community-Based Learning
Activity Type:
Other
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 0
Start Academic Year: 2016-17
UNO Student Hours: 0
End Semester:
Fall
Total K-12 Students: 40
End Academic Year:
2016-17
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
STEM/STEM Education, Clean Water/Water Management, Youth Programming
Description : It started out as a simple field trip for 40 Girl Scouts from Sherman Elementary in northeast Omaha, and grew into an inspiring experience that all those involved would never forget. Becky Haddix, outreach specialist for Girl Scouts Spirit of Nebraska, was organizing an after-school public service project at an area park for a group of Girl Scouts. But after talking with the Nebraska Watershed Network, Nebraskans for Civic Reform, and the Black Police Officers Association, the project became educational and social. Levi Carter Park, with its lake, was a built-in ecosystem and the perfect place for the Nebraska Watershed Network to give the girls an onsite science lesson. And with the Black Police Officers Association providing supplies for s’mores to break the ice, the event had the makings of a promising field trip. The girls learned things like water conservation, and were introduced to terms like the watershed, quality indexing, agrichemical runoff, and coliform. Partnering with the Black Police Officers Association provided an opportunity for the girls to form positive relationships with the officers.
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