This report shows the various collaborative projects between UNO and the community. Various filters are provided to gain a better understanding of how different UNO units collaborate with the community.
| Project | Project Focus Areas | Community Partners | Campus Partners | Engagement Type: | Activity Type: | Other Activity Type: | Start Semester: | Start Academic Year: | End Semester: | End Academic Year: | Total UNO Students: | UNO Students Hours: | UNO Faculty/Staff Hours: | Total K-12 Students: | K-12 Student Hours: | Total Number of Other Participants: | Topics: | Other Topics: | Description: | Subtags: |
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| Zoo Project 2018/2019: 2018-19 (993) | Environmental Stewardship | Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium | Psychology | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2018-19 | Fall | 2018-19 | 9 | 167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Wildlife/Animal Welfare | None | ||
| 2018 Service Learning Seminar Nonprofit Fair: 2017-18 (2018) | Economic Impact, Educational Support | Alliance for a Better Omaha, Boys and Girls Club of the Midlands, Coalition for a Strong Nebraska, Down Syndrome Alliance of the Midlands, Girl Scouts Spirit of Nebraska, Heartland Hope Mission, Inclusive Communities, Intercultural Senior Center, Joslyn Art Museum, Keep Omaha Beautiful, Kids Can, Lauritzen Gardens, Learning Community Center of South Omaha, Legal Aid of Nebraska, Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium, Omaha Housing Authority, Omaha Police Department, Omaha Public Schools, Open Door Mission, Opera Omaha, Quality Living Inc., Royale Oaks Assisted Living, The Hope Center for Kids, The Union for Contemporary Art, Together Inc, UNL Nebraska Extension, Urban Abbey | Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Knowledge and Resource Sharing | Community-oriented lecture/event | None | Summer | 2017-18 | Summer | 2017-18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Capacity Building | Every year, the UNO Service Learning Academy (SLA) brings P-12 and UNO educators together to learn and understand the value of service learning. Participants increase awareness of the Omaha community, their needs, assets, personnel, and practice. Participants demonstrate an understanding of the Pre-K-12 Service-Learning Standards for Quality Practice (NYLC, 2008). Participants understand the benefits of service learning and its connections to other key frameworks such as AAC&U High Impact Practices, 40 Developmental Assets, 21st Century Skills, and standards-driven curriculum. UNO, P-12, after-school program faculty, and community partners build collaborative relationships and begin service learning project planning. Participants are prepared to create quality service learning experiences. | ||
| Stephenson-Harrington Internship (SHI) - Jessica Stephenson-Harrington Internship (SHI) - Jessica (Fall 2019): 2019-20 (1271) | Environmental Stewardship | Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium | Goodrich Scholarship Program, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Community-Based Learning | Internship/Externship | None | Fall | 2019-20 | Fall | 2019-20 | 1 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Wildlife/Animal Welfare | The intern supported zookeepers with feeding and enrichment activities for giraffes and rhinos. The intern also observed training sessions. | ||
| Stephenson-Harrington Internship (SHI) - Christy Stephenson-Harrington Internship (SHI) - Christy (Fall 2019): 2019-20 (1276) | Environmental Stewardship | Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium | Goodrich Scholarship Program, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Community-Based Learning | Internship/Externship | None | Fall | 2019-20 | Fall | 2019-20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Wildlife/Animal Welfare, Other | Social Media | The intern worked with Wildlife Safari Park in Ashland to increase the visibility of their programs and mission on social media. | |
| Zoo Project (Fall 2017): 2017-18 | Educational Support, Environmental Stewardship | Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium, Our Lady of Lourdes | Psychology, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2017-18 | None | None | 13 | 156 | 0 | 23 | 253 | 0 | STEM/STEM Education, Wildlife/Animal Welfare | Rose Strasser's UNO Animal Behavior Lab worked with Shelly Brown's 8th grade OLL science students. The students observed animals at Henry Doorly Zoo and then did additional research regarding the issues the zoo had previously identified on the selected animals. Students created poster presentations and presented their findings at Our Lady of Lourdes in the late fall. | ||
| Zoo Project (Fall 2016): 2016-17 | Environmental Stewardship | Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium, Our Lady of Lourdes | Psychology, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2016-17 | None | None | 14 | 119 | 0 | 21 | 866 | 0 | Wildlife/Animal Welfare | Jay Pratte's UNO Animal Behavior Lab worked with 8th grade OLL science students. Students observed animals at Henry Doorly Zoo and did additional research regarding the issue the zoo identified. Students then did poster presentations at OLL to share their findings. P-16 BIOL 4280, PSYCH 4270, 8276 CPACS Animal Behavior Lab | ||
| Managing in a Digital World (Spring 2018): 2017-18 | Environmental Stewardship | Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium | Information Systems and Quantitative Analysis, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2017-18 | None | None | 30 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Wildlife/Animal Welfare | Students will provide training to community members wanting to participate in a city nature challenge. They will be preparing them on how to use the app, take better close-up photos with phones, | ||
| Zoo Project 19/20 (Fall 2019): 2019-20 (1169) | Economic Impact, Environmental Stewardship, Social Justice | Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium, St. James/Seton School | Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2019-20 | Fall | 2019-20 | 9 | 90 | 0 | 61 | 198 | 0 | Food and Water Security, Gender Equality | Students from Dr. Strasser's Animal Behavior Lab partner with Mrs. Brown's 61 sixth grade students and the Omaha Zoo. Students research an assigned animal and collect behavioral data at the zoo. | ||
| Wildlife Safari Water Quality (Spring 2018): 2017-18 | Environmental Stewardship | Northwest High School, Omaha Public Schools, Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium | Chemistry, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2017-18 | None | None | 58 | 580 | 0 | 14 | 140 | 0 | Wildlife/Animal Welfare | Northwest High School students from Ms. Rachel Benzoni's AP Chemistry class will work with UNO students from Dr. Dana Richter-Egger's Chemistry in Environment and Society course on a water quality project. They will visit the Wildlife Safari Park to test the Pawnee River's water quality and present their findings. | ||
| Wildlife Safari Water Quality (Spring 2019): 2018-19 (1060) | Environmental Stewardship | Northwest High School, Omaha Public Schools, Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium, Wildlife Safari Park | Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2018-19 | Spring | 2018-19 | 12 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Wildlife/Animal Welfare | 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. | ||
| Principles of PR (Fall 2021): 2021-22 (2119) | Educational Support | Bluebird Cultural Initiative, Budget To Success, Elevate Omaha Inc, Entre Memory, Habitat for Humanity: Council Bluffs, Legal Aid of Nebraska, Mode Shift Omaha, My Sister's Keeper, NAMI Nebraska, Nebraska Right to Counsel Coalition, Omaha Fire Department, Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium, Restored Wings, Saving Grace, Sheltering Tree Inc, Society of St. Vincent de Paul Omaha, Wisdom House Collaborative, Wonderfully Made | Communication, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2021-22 | None | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Capacity Building | Students enrolled in Roma Subramanian's course JMC 3230: Principles of PR will pick a community partner with whom they'll work throughout the semester. They will meet a minimum of three times over Zoom or in-person, if the community partner and the student agree on. Students will work individually to create a PR strategy that meets the community partner's needs. The PR Strategy will be presented by the student and the video will be shared to the community partner by the end of the semester. | |||
| Wildlife Safari Water Quality: 2018-19 (996) | Environmental Stewardship | Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium | Chemistry | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2018-19 | Fall | 2018-19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Wildlife/Animal Welfare | None | ||
| Wildlife Safari Water Quality (Fall 2019): 2019-20 (1172) | Educational Support, Environmental Stewardship | Northwest High School, Omaha Public Schools, Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium | Chemistry, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2019-20 | Spring | 2019-20 | 4 | 88 | 0 | 27 | 270 | 0 | STEM/STEM Education, Clean Water/Water Management, Wildlife/Animal Welfare, Climate and Sustainability | Students from Dr. Dana Richter-Egger's CHEM1180 course alongside Ms. Rachel Benzoni's AP/Honors Chemistry class from Northwest High School are parterned with Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo to test water quality at Wildlife Safari Park. Both student groups will meet at Wildlife Safari Park two times to sample and observe baseline water at multiple on-site ponds. Students will meet at UNO in November to discuss findings as they pertain to the project. | ||
| Seven Days of Service - 3/22/18: 2017-18 (003) | Educational Support, Environmental Stewardship | Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium | Student Service and Leadership Collaborative (The Collaborative) | Volunteering | Volunteerism | None | Spring | 2017-18 | None | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Wildlife/Animal Welfare | Volunteers will be helping with various projects around the Zoo - mulching gorilla exhibits, cleaning and sorting enrichment, etc. |