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: 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:
Description : None
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 12
Start Academic Year: 2018-19
UNO Student Hours: 300
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:
Wildlife/Animal Welfare
Description : UNO students from Dr. Dana Richter-Egger’s General Chemistry II Laboratory course and the Northwest High School students from Ms. Rachel Benzoni’s Chemistry class will visit the Wildlife Safari Park for their service-learning project. They will collect macroinvertebrate and water samples from the Pawnee River for water quality testing. The test results will be shared with representatives from Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium and Lee G. Simmons Conservation Park & Wildlife Safari at the final presentation.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 5
Start Academic Year: 2018-19
UNO Student Hours: 191
End Semester:
None
Total K-12 Students: 7
End Academic Year:
None
K-12 Student Hours: 443
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Description : UNO social work students visit Omaha Street School one day per week throughout the semester to interact with and build rapport with OSS students. They are integrated into the school’s Life Skills course from 8:30am to 10:00am each morning. OSS teachers help UNO students engage with OSS students and assist in teaching. As the communication unit of the semester begins, UNO students plan and facilitate about 2 lesson plans related to listening and communication. UNO students then attend the ball pit events with OSS students to help them engage with the community and speak with others. A second portion of this project involved UNO students working with Table Grace Café. UNO students went to Table Grace Café one day per week to interact with patrons and assist with the peer resource guide. UNO students were expected to talk to patrons from a variety of backgrounds, learn more about them, and help connect them to resources if needed. They also helped to recreate and update Table Grace Café’
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 15
Start Academic Year: 2018-19
UNO Student Hours: 270
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:
Description :
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 11
Start Academic Year: 2018-19
UNO Student Hours: 308
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:
Leadership and Mentoring
Description : UNO Social Work 8220 students will work with members of the Circle of Friends group from Omaha Northwest High Magnet School. UNO students will develop active listening and rapport-building skills while helping Circle of Friends members create personal goals with objectives, learn new skills, and adapt in social situations. The goal is to allow graduate social work students to learn clinical skills and Circle of Friends members to learn skills to utilize during and after high school.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 11
Start Academic Year: 2018-19
UNO Student Hours: 10
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:
Capacity Building
Description : Other sections of US 2020 aside from 017 that worked with Northstar include 019, 020, 021, 022. Each had 10 students and each section contributed 140 hours, in addition to the contribution from section 017.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 45
Start Academic Year: 2018-19
UNO Student Hours: 1,721
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:
Youth Programming, Music/Dance
Description :
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 18
Start Academic Year: 2018-19
UNO Student Hours: 180
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:
Literacy
Description : None
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 16
Start Academic Year: 2018-19
UNO Student Hours: 240
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:
Art
Description : GWO is an ongoing partnership between Dr. Ritzman’s SPED 4750 Childhood Language Disorders class and Blackburn Alternative Program (BAP) high school students. Each year, the project has a different focus and community partner. This year, the project focus was on the 30 Americans exhibit at the Joslyn Art Museum. The UNO students taught 5 sessions throughout the semester in either Ms. Colon (English and Yearbook) or Ms. George (Arts and Computer Graphics) classes. SPED 4750 students learned to work hands-on in any type of classroom (“Language is Everywhere”) and BAP students received learning assistance in their respective classrooms. As a community partner, the Joslyn Art Museum worked with the Blackburn students to create podcasts focusing on the various art installments at the Joslyn. The Blackburn students’ podcasts can be heard on the Joslyn Art Museum's YouTube channel.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 6
Start Academic Year: 2018-19
UNO Student Hours: 120
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:
Transportation
Description : Students in the class will work to develop prototypes of innovative technologies that seek to answer the question: "What would make the Omaha metro area a better place to live?" The focus of the project will be to develop technologies that enable equitable access to housing and transportation, as identified by the community partners. Students will go through the whole UCD process including contextual inquiry with experts in urban planning and development to community and neighborhood leaders to determine user needs. At the end of the semester, they will develop and test prototypes for technologies that help address identified goals.