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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| Digital and Social Media Responsibility (Summer 2017): 2016-17 | Educational Support | Lewis and Clark Middle School, Omaha Public Schools, Omaha Public Library | Fine Arts, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Summer | 2016-17 | None | None | 10 | 40 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | Raise Awareness | ART 2200 CFAM Type Design and Typography | ||
| Generated Imagery (Fall 2016): 2016-17 | Educational Support | Fine Arts, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2016-17 | None | None | 10 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ART3140 | ||||
| Principles of Marketing (Fall 2022): 2022-23 (2799) | Educational Support | Omaha Skills Connection | Marketing and Entrepreneurship, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | None | None | Fall | 2022-23 | Fall | 2022-23 | 40 | 560 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Capacity Building | For Omaha Skills Connections, UNO students will provide marketing support (specifically regarding branding, recruiting job seekers, and recruiting employers). Traditional service learning project MKT 3310.820 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Foundations of PA (Fall 2017): 2017-18 | Educational Support | Public Administration, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2017-18 | None | None | 17 | 255 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Rad Women (Spring 2018): 2017-18 | Arts, Culture and Humanities, Educational Support | Blackburn Alternative High School, Omaha Public Schools | Service Learning Academy (SLA), Writing Center | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2017-18 | None | None | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 72 | 0 | STEM/STEM Education, Literacy, Art | UNO Writing Center student consultants, led by Instructor Alea Hall, will work with the Blackburn Alternative Program students from Mrs. Hilary George’s Computer Graphic Design class. The writing consultants will help the Blackburn students to combine writing and art to highlight "rad women" in Omaha. They will also serve as mentors for the Blackburn students and built trusting relationships with them over the course of the semester. The art pieces will be featured in a gallery/showcase and proceeds from the gallery will be donated to the Youth Emergency Services, Inc. | ||
| Music with Veterans (Spring 2023): 2022-23 (3040) | Service Learning | None | None | Spring | 2022-23 | None | 3 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | UNO students partnered with US Army veterans from the Council Bluffs area to teach them basic guitar lessons. This project focused on both guitar basics and the health benefits of music. Traditional project MUS 3630.002 | |||||||
| Adopt a Classroom (Fall 2017): 2017-18 (001) | Educational Support | Washington Elementary, Omaha Public Schools | Service Learning Academy (SLA), Young Scholars Program | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2017-18 | Fall | 2017-18 | 15 | 67 | 0 | 45 | 67 | 0 | Leadership and Mentoring | UNO Young Scholar students talk to Washington elementary students about being ready for college, scholarships, and how to get in to college. In the fall, Washington students write to the UNO students to ask them questions, UNO students read the letters, and then come to Washington to talk to the students. In the spring, Washington students come to UNO and UNO students give them a tour of campus, eat with them, and break in to small groups to talk about college. Traditional Project | ||
| Nelson Mandela Kindergarten Jump Start (Summer 2017): 2016-17 | Educational Support | Nelson Mandela Elementary School | Service Learning Academy (SLA), Social Work | Service Learning | Course | None | Summer | 2016-17 | None | None | 4 | 136 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | Youth Programming | UNO social work students worked on various projects with Nelson Mandela Elementary School throughout the semester. Projects included development of a data spreadsheet, creating a brochure resource for parents, development and implementation of art projects, and tutoring students. | ||
| Sustainable Management: 2018-19 (1004) | Educational Support | Northwest High School, Omaha Public Schools | Environmental Studies | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2018-19 | Fall | 2018-19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Climate and Sustainability | |||
| Spec Topics in Nat Am Studies (Summer 2018): 2017-18 | Educational Support | Native American Studies, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Summer | 2017-18 | None | None | 7 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Dance: 2016-17 (799) | Educational Support | Health and Kinesiology, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2016-17 | None | 14 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Family Activities: 2017-18 (748) | Health and Wellness | Yates Elementary | Sigma Lambda Beta, Social Work | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2017-18 | None | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Global Voices (Fall 2016): 2016-17 | Social Justice | Aksarben Village Senior Living, Dial Senior Living, Washington Elementary, Omaha Public Schools | International Studies, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2016-17 | None | None | 9 | 22 | 0 | 25 | 93 | 0 | Stephanie Lynam's ILUNO students work with Beth Grimmond's 3rd grade class from Washington Elementary. The first interaction consisted of the elementary students interviewing the ILUNO students to learn about their culture. The second interaction hosted a time for students to create a craft together that was donated the same day to Aksarben Senior Living. ASL also provided a tour to the students. | |||
| IT for Development (Fall 2016): 2016-17 | Educational Support | Information Systems and Quantitative Analysis, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2016-17 | Fall | 2016-17 | 9 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | STEM/STEM Education | Traditional ISQA4130 Information Sciences IT for Development | |||
| Pollinators Garden(Fall 2023): 2022-23 (3041) | Environmental Stewardship | Conservation Nebraska | Environmental Studies | Service Learning | None | None | Fall | 2022-23 | None | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | The " Pollinators Garden" Project is an exciting and educational collaboration between students from the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) alon with P-1 school. In this two-semester endeavor, UNO students enrolled in the BIOL 1330 class will work hand-in-hand with P-12 students to create a Pollinator Garden. The primary goal of this project is to raise awareness about the importance of pollinators in our ecosystem and to actively contribute to their conservation efforts. To achieve this, both UNO and P-12 students will participate in seed collection activities from the Glacier Creek and the Papillion Butterfly Garden. P-16 BIOL 1330.001 | ||||
| Advanced Spanish Conversation (Fall 2017): 2017-18 | Arts, Culture and Humanities, Educational Support, International Service | Joslyn Art Museum | Service Learning Academy (SLA), Spanish Club | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2017-18 | None | None | 21 | 420 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Inter/Trans-culture, Literacy, Youth Programming, Art | Students will plan and promote a Hispanic Cultural Festival in partnership with the Joslyn Art Museum to increase the Museum's effort of bringing Spanish Club-speakers to the Museum. At the festival, students in SPAN 4030 will have gallery conversations in Spanish Club with visitors on specific artworks. Students will research art works throughout the semester to become 'experts' on it. SPAN 4030 Traditional Project | ||
| Neale Woods Management Strategy Awareness (Spring 2018): 2017-18 | Environmental Stewardship | Fontenelle Forest, Northwest High School, Omaha Public Schools | Biology, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2017-18 | None | None | 18 | 148 | 0 | 15 | 108 | 0 | Gardens/Plantlife | UNO and Northwest students worked collaboratively to create and design an education plan for Fontenelle Forest. | ||
| Voices Across Generations (Spring 2019): 2018-19 (1077) | Educational Support, Health and Wellness | Black Elk, Royale Oaks Assisted Living | Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2018-19 | Spring | 2018-19 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Leadership and Mentoring, Gerontology | Graduate students from UNO Instructor Tami Williams’ Educational Leadership course partnered with Ms. Danielle Elsassr’s 3rd grade students from Black Elk Elementary and Royale Oaks Assisted Living Center. This project allowed the elementary students to foster intergenerational relationships between themselves and their senior buddies through their creation of poetry and art. UNO students benefited by the gained experience of supervising a community partnership and learning about the importance of engaging their future students with opportunities outside the classroom. | ||
| Loudspeakers (Spring 2017): 2016-17 | Educational Support | Harvey Oaks Elementary | Service Learning Academy (SLA), Thompson Learning Community | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2016-17 | None | None | 16 | 32 | 0 | 11 | 71 | 0 | Marlina Davidson's Fundamentals in Public Speaking teamed up with Harvey Oaks Elementary School after-school program "Loudspeakers" to develop public speaking skills. UNO students facilitated lessons on speech development, research, delivery, and visuals. The project culminated with Harvey Oaks students presenting final speeches for their parents. | |||
| Saber Salud (Spring 2019): 2018-19 (1078) | Educational Support | Learning Community Center of South Omaha | Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2018-19 | Spring | 2018-19 | 32 | 512 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Students will work in partnership with students from Dr. Garcia's Advanced Spanish course to develop materials to be shared at a community health awareness event that will focus on 5 identified conditions. | |||
| Honors Comp (Fall 2016): 2016-17 | International Service, Social Justice | Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska | English, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2016-17 | None | None | 16 | 320 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Refugees | Traditional ENGL2160 Arts and Sciences Honors Composition II | ||
| UNO OPS Joint Research Symposium (Fall 2019): 2019-20 (1157) | Economic Impact, Educational Support, Environmental Stewardship, Health and Wellness | Omaha Public Schools | Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2019-20 | Fall | 2019-20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Waste, Clean Water/Water Management, Poverty, Health Awareness, Climate and Sustainability | Service Learning projects that partnered with an OPS school presented their semester's research at the UNO OPS Joint Research Symposium. Students from UNO, Burke High School, and Northwest High School presented poster style to an audience covering topics such as plastic bag use, food insecurity, and environmental issues. | ||
| Autobiographical Reading and writing (Fall 2017): 2017-18 | Educational Support | Learning Community Center of South Omaha | Service Learning Academy (SLA), The Goodrich Scholarship Program | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2017-18 | Fall | 2017-18 | 14 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Literacy | Students and members of the LCC of South Omaha work together to create autobiographical narratives about how language and literacy impact their lives | ||
| MBA Project-Focused Capstone (Spring 2018): 2017-18 | Educational Support | Apostle Nursing Home Health Care | Business, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2017-18 | None | None | 23 | 1,265 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Unknown | |||
| PUBLIC SPEAKING PHILANTHROPY(Spring 2023): 2022-23 (3042) | Arts, Culture and Humanities | Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | None | None | Fall | 2022-23 | None | 25 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Students will be required to give two speeches for this course - an informative speech, and a persuasive speech. In the informative speech, the students will talk about their research on the different areas of improvement within the community. Following this speech, the students will each choose a nonprofit of their choice and give a persuasive speech as to how the nonprofit is contributing to the area of focus, they chose for the informative speech. The nonprofits they choose will have a civic engagement focus. At the end of the semester, the students will vote for one organization to receive the $1000 grant. MPI CMST 1110.016 | |||||
| Moral Courage (Spring 2019): 2018-19 (1066) | Educational Support | Anti-Defamation League, Marian High School | Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2018-19 | Spring | 2018-19 | 25 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Moral Courage is a brand new SLA project involving Dr. Rosemary Strasser's Intro to Psychology students and Mrs. Alee Cotton's senior World Literature students from Marian High School. Students met entirely over Zoom for the semester, creating a piece of curicculum to later be utilized by the Anti-Defamation League with Ayanna Boykins. Students had an extra credit opportunity to attend a Holocaust Speaker from the IHE. | |||
| Behavior Analysis and Intervention (Fall 2017): 2017-18 | Educational Support | Westside School District | Psychology, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2017-18 | Fall | 2017-18 | 7 | 175 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | STEM/STEM Education | Students will be matched with a school psychologist or behavior consultant and a classroom teacher from a school within the greater Omaha. Council Bluffs area. The school consultant will select a school0age student for the PSYC 8576 student to observe throughout the semester. They will practice observation and assessment techniques, view various antecedent and consequence strategies in action, and recommend changes to existing behavior support plans. | ||
| Chinese Beveridge (Spring 2018): 2017-18 (788) | Educational Support, International Service | Beveridge Magnet Middle School, Omaha Public Schools | Foreign Languages, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2017-18 | None | None | 5 | 7 | 0 | 30 | 50 | 0 | Inter/Trans-culture, Literacy | |||
| Data Literacy( Spring 2023): 2022-23 (3043) | Service Learning | None | None | Spring | 2022-23 | None | 26 | 910 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | UNO students partners with Youth Emergency Services, RISE and Omaha Municipal Land Bank. UNO Students work on datasets from these community partners then analyze, visualize and made a presentation on their findings from the data. Traditional STAT 1100.001 | |||||||
| Applied Music Lab Recital (Spring 2018): 2017-18 | Educational Support | Music, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2017-18 | Spring | 2017-18 | 71 | 1,065 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Humane Society (Summer 2017): 2016-17 | Environmental Stewardship, Health and Wellness | Nebraska Humane Society | Psychology, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Summer | 2016-17 | None | None | 8 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Wildlife/Animal Welfare, Health Awareness | Traditional PSYC 4024 Arts and Science Laboratory in Psyc: Learning | ||
| ILUNO/Holling Heights (Fall 2016): 2016-17 (001) | Educational Support | Holling Heights Elementary, Millard Branch, Omaha Public Library | International Studies, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2016-17 | None | None | 22 | 38 | 0 | 21 | 105 | 0 | Literacy | As a part of UNO’s Service Learning Academy’s P-16 program, the UNO and Holling Heights students will discuss culture and diversity, and work together to develop an art mural for the Holling Heights community. In addition, community partner, Adrian Gomez Meza the immigrant & refugee services coordinator at the Omaha Public Library will assist with a book reading of Same, Same, But Different by Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw to springboard culture and diversity dialogue. OPL will ultimately house a piece of the mural – representing the ties that we have to our communities near and far. This event will allow students to continue cultural conversations through the development of an individual art piece. | ||
| Music Ensemble (Fall 2016): 2016-17 | Educational Support | Music, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2016-17 | None | None | 14 | 280 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Traditional MUS4000 Communication, Fine Arts, and Media Special Studies in Music | ||||
| Extended Techniques in Piano Performance(Spring 2023): 2022-23 (3045) | Arts, Culture and Humanities | Aksarben Village Senior Living, Dial Senior Living, Immanuel Memory Care | Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | None | None | Spring | 2022-23 | None | 8 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | UNO students partner with Omaha South High School and Central High School students. UNO students learn and apply the knowledge on extended techniques in piano and then make a presentation to high school students. They also serve the community by playing music pieces at Immanuel Memory Center and Aksarben Senior Living Center. P-16 MUS 115L, 215L, 315L, 415L | ||||
| HISTORY OF MATHEMATICS(Spring 2023): 2022-23 (3046) | Educational Support | Marian High School | Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | None | None | Spring | 2022-23 | None | 32 | 448 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | UNO students partner with students from Marian High School to learn more about the history of mathematics. UNO students make videos of historical mathematicians. These videos are then posted on YouTube. Together, UNO and Marian High School students explore the sometimes funny historical facts while researching these mathematicians. P-16 MATH 3850 | ||||
| German Seven Ravens (Spring 2018): 2017-18 (802) | Educational Support, International Service | Beveridge Magnet Middle School, Omaha Public Schools | Foreign Languages, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2017-18 | None | None | 5 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 20 | 0 | Inter/Trans-culture, Literacy | UNO German language students wrote a play adapted from a German folktale and then worked with South High Magnet and Beveridge Magnet Middle School German language students to help them learn the play and their lines. The South and Beveridge students then performed the play at CultureFest. | ||
| Civil Justice(Spring 2023): 2022-23 (3047) | Social Justice | Spark CDI | Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | None | None | Spring | 2022-23 | None | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Students will understand the role that civil engineers have on community by exploring the history of redlining in Omaha. Students will be digitalizing old maps to research about the history of redlining especially towards the region of North Omaha and freeway 75 which created a visible redline that segregated community. Effects of north freeway built by white civic leaders from US transport department which teared apart black neighborhoods, demolishing entire homes, business and other resourceful institutions. Traditional CIVE 102.001 | ||||
| College Prep Family Learning (Spring 2018): 2017-18 | Educational Support, International Service | Learning Community Center of South Omaha | Service Learning Academy (SLA), Teacher Education | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2017-18 | None | None | 23 | 356 | 0 | 31 | 403 | 0 | Inter/Trans-culture, Youth Programming | Students from Professor Dawn Mathis’s Introduction to Teaching ESL course will visit the Learning Community Center of South Omaha (LCC). Students will interact with their assigned family whom they will work with throughout the course of the project. Students will teach the families about college readiness through carefully planned activities and share the useful resources. | ||
| Sacred Circle (Spring 2018): 2017-18 | Health and Wellness, International Service | Native Indian Centered Education Program, North High, Omaha Public Schools | Native American Studies, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2017-18 | None | None | 15 | 315 | 0 | 15 | 120 | 0 | Inter/Trans-culture | UNO students from Dr. Robbins’ Special Topics in Native Americans class will connect with Ms. Brittany Strong’s NICE students to create Buckskin Buddies as a method to practice self-care and health-wellness. Mark Frailey and Kaitlyn Rider will guide the students on working with the buckskin pieces influenced by Native American culture. The Buckskin Buddies are being featured in the UNO Library this spring. | ||
| Voices Across Generations (Spring 2018): 2017-18 | Educational Support, Health and Wellness | Black Elk, Royale Oaks Assisted Living | Educational Leadership, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2017-18 | None | None | 7 | 210 | 0 | 26 | 234 | 0 | Leadership and Mentoring, Gerontology | UNO students from Dr. Tami Williams’ Educational Leadership class, Ms. Danielle Elsassr’s 3rd grade students from Black Elk Elementary and their Senior Buddies from Royale Oaks Assisted Living all connected on this project to compare and contrast their life experiences through art, written, and verbal activities. The stories were shared via a printed book at the end of the semester. | ||
| Hope Center(Fall 2017): 2017-18 | Educational Support | The Hope Center for Kids | Service Learning Academy (SLA), Social Work | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2017-18 | None | None | 4 | 148 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | The Hope Center for Kids provides a safe after-school and summer program where children and youth can take a part in academic support, youth development, employment training and receive a hot meal. UNO students from Jeff Knapp's Social Work and Civic Engagement course will be working with the Hope Center's Employability Program which serves approximately 25-30 youth in 10th-12th grade. The UNO students will develop a presentation around college readiness for the junior and senior high school students at the Hope Center. | |||
| Social Work and Civic Engagement (Summer 2018): 2017-18 | Social Justice | Charles Drew Health Center Inc. | Service Learning Academy (SLA), Social Work | Service Learning | Course | None | Summer | 2017-18 | None | None | 8 | 240 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | Civic and Political Engagement | Social Work students will partner with local nonprofit agencies to explore social work careers and provide direct services to clients as well as focus on a macro issue within the agency. | ||
| Sustainable Materials Management (Fall 2017): 2017-18 | Environmental Stewardship | Northwest High School, Omaha Public Schools, The Big Garden | Environmental Studies, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2017-18 | None | None | 37 | 444 | 0 | 19 | 171 | 0 | Gardens/Plantlife | Students from Professor Steve Rodie’s Landscape Appreciation course and Rachael Arens’ Omaha Northwest AP Environmental Science students will jointly present proposals for various sustainable material management techniques throughout Northwest High School and the University of Nebraska at Omaha. This P-16 service learning project highlights environmental sustainability and STEAM concepts (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math). This project reinforces classroom curriculum for UNO and ONW students by further learning about sustainable materials management techniques in a real-world setting. | ||
| Laboratory in PSYC Learning (Summer 2022): 2021-22 (2639) | Educational Support | Psychology, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Summer | 2021-22 | Summer | 2021-22 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Capacity Building | Traditional College of Arts and Science PSYC 4024 Laboratory in PSYC: Learning Hybrid | |||
| Reality Bites: 2018-19 (1009) | Educational Support | Blackburn Alternative High School, Omaha Public Schools, Nebraska Humane Society | Psychology | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2018-19 | Fall | 2018-19 | 13 | 286 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Literacy | None | ||
| Get the Word Out: Rad Women (Spring 2018): 2017-18 | Arts, Culture and Humanities, Health and Wellness, Social Justice | Blackburn Alternative High School, Omaha Public Schools, Youth Emergency Services | Service Learning Academy (SLA), Special Education and Communication Disorders | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2017-18 | None | None | 14 | 742 | 0 | 26 | 58 | 0 | Develop./Physical Disability, Theatre and Cinema | UNO students from Dr. Ritzman’s Speech Language Disorders course will work with the Blackburn Alternative Program students from Ms. Deana Colon's Yearbook and English classes and Ms. Hilary George's Computer Graphic Design classes. The UNO students will carefully plan the lessons prior to their classroom visits. This semester's research focus is "rad women" in Omaha in conjunction with another SLA project. The art pieces will be featured in a gallery/showcase and proceeds from the gallery will be donated to the Youth Emergency Services, Inc. | ||
| Seed to Salad (Fall 2016): 2016-17 (001) | Environmental Stewardship | Northwest High School, Omaha Public Schools, The Big Garden | International Studies, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2016-17 | None | None | 12 | 51 | 0 | 17 | 63 | 0 | Gardens/Plantlife | Stephanie Lynam's ILUNO students work with Rachael Burn's Horticulture students. Four events occurred this semester. First they visited the zoo to learn about tagging monarch butterflies. The second and third times UNO and NW students gave presentations about international plants, respectively. ILUNO students were also introduced to American high school cultural activities such as homecoming. During the last event the students planted in the green house. | ||
| Spanish Fontenelle (Spring 2017): 2016-17 | Educational Support, International Service | Fontenelle Elementary School, Omaha Public Schools | Foreign Languages, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2016-17 | None | None | 1 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 0 | Inter/Trans-culture, Literacy | A UNO student from an Independent Study Spanish class connected with three ELL students from Fontenelle Elementary to read the Spanish book Ana Zap in order to practice their Spanish reading, comprehensional, and conversational skills. At the end of the project the students recorded their favorite scene from the book and spoke on what they learned and best enjoyed about the project. | ||
| Etiquette Through Music (Spring 2018): 2017-18 | Arts, Culture and Humanities, Educational Support | Courteous Kids, Western Hills Elementary, Omaha Public Schools | Music, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2017-18 | None | None | 11 | 220 | 0 | 12 | 132 | 0 | Youth Programming, Music/Dance | In partnership with Courteous Kids, UNO elementary music students work with Western Hills Elementary School students who participate in the music elective course and are participants of etiquette classes. The UNO students develop piggyback songs in order to help the Western Hills students remember the etiquette rules they learned in etiquette class. Together they practice the songs and they will be applying their songs at their culminating event, a luncheon. Courteous Kids presented information to students near end of project. | ||
| Keep Omaha Beautiful (Spring 2018): 2017-18 | Environmental Stewardship | Keep Omaha Beautiful, Nathan Hale Middle School, Omaha Public Schools | Communication, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2017-18 | None | None | 17 | 272 | 0 | 35 | 385 | 0 | Climate and Sustainability | UNO Public Speaking Fundamental students and Nathan Hale Middle School students are working side by side to discover effective ways to present to their peers. UNO students are teaching methods of presenting to the middle school students that they can use when they present to their peers about urban environmental issues. The Middle School students create presentations that focus on the environmental impact of communities. The theme this semester is reduce, reuse, recycle and compost. Nathan Hale students signed up to complete clean up days with Keep Omaha Beautiful. | ||
| Royale Oakes/Sacred Heart (Spring 2017): 2016-17 | Social Justice | Royale Oaks Assisted Living, Sacred Heart | Service Learning Academy (SLA), Social Work | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2016-17 | None | None | 4 | 156 | 0 | 17 | 102 | 0 | Students from UNO’s Social Work and Civic Engagement course worked with residents at Royale Oaks Assisted Living and 7th graders from Sacred Heart School throughout the semester to create skits to perform to other Royale Oaks residents. UNO students met with 7th graders and residents about once per week to write, practice, and prep for the skit performance at the end of the semester. UNO students also went individually to Royale Oaks and Scared Heart to work on rapport building. | |||
| Nathan Hale FLC (Fall 2016): 2016-17 | Educational Support | Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska, Nathan Hale Middle School, Omaha Public Schools | Freshman Leadership Council, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2016-17 | None | None | 15 | 45 | 0 | 10 | 25 | 0 | Leadership and Mentoring | In this project the two groups worked together to gather coats for Lutheran Family Services. The groups decided to have a competition to see who could gather the most coats. They got together to make posters and then talk about the project. P-16 FLC Student Government. | ||
| Sustainable Management (Spring 2018): 2017-18 | Environmental Stewardship | Northwest High School, Omaha Public Schools | Environmental Studies, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2017-18 | None | None | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Gardens/Plantlife | This is a continuation of a project from Fall 2017 where students from Professor Steve Rodie’s Landscape Appreciation course and Mrs. Rachael Arens’ Omaha Northwest AP Environmental Science students jointly presented proposals for various sustainable material management techniques throughout Northwest High School and the University of Nebraska at Omaha. For the project this semester, ONW used their understanding of composting to build a composter for a Bellevue Restaurant, and to teach the employees of the restaurant how to use it. This project reinforces classroom curriculum for UNO and ONW students by further learning about sustainable materials management techniques in a real-world setting. | ||
| Get the Word Out (Spring 2017): 2016-17 | Educational Support, Health and Wellness | Blackburn Alternative High School, Omaha Public Schools, Pilgram Baptist | Service Learning Academy (SLA), Special Education and Communication Disorders | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2016-17 | None | None | 18 | 612 | 0 | 35 | 54 | 0 | Develop./Physical Disability | Students from SPED 4750 Speech Language Disorders class work throughout the semester in classrooms at Blackburn Alternative Program to assist with language skills. This semester, UNO students worked in Yearbook, Biology, and Art classes. The Yearbook class worked to develop web and print content for Pilgrim Baptist Church's 100th anniversary. | ||
| We Sing Around the World (Spring 2018): 2017-18 | Arts, Culture and Humanities, Educational Support | Holling Heights Elementary, Omaha Public Library | International Studies, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2017-18 | None | None | 14 | 252 | 0 | 16 | 144 | 0 | Literacy, Music/Dance | The elementary students and UNO students worked together to create music and reading videos in their own native language. The videos were used for the Omaha Public Library summer camp. | ||
| Resource Development& Training Presentations(Spring 2023)-001: 2022-23 (3048) | Educational Support | Learning for ALL | Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | None | None | Spring | 2022-23 | None | 20 | 340 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Students in this course will develop their professional communication skills by working with clients from a non profit to interviewing them. Learning for All is a non prfit organization which will support residents and refugees for adult education and language/literacy. UNO communications students will be conducting interviews with clients from learning for all. These client and student stories experiences will serve as a great value to non profit in reaching out to the community. Traditional CMST 3130.001 | ||||
| Hunger Through My Eyes (Spring 2018): 2017-18 | Economic Impact, Social Justice | Hunger Free Heartland, Montessori Co-op School | Communication, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2017-18 | None | None | 20 | 160 | 0 | 12 | 72 | 0 | Food and Water Security | UNO students from Don Bowen's Photography class worked with students from Montessori Co-op School and Hunger Free Heartland. The students learned about what Hunger Free Heartland does throughout the state of Nebraska. The students created presentations about the breakfast programs that Hunger Free Heartland sponsors. UNO students took pictures at the mock breakfast event. | ||
| ROTC Leadership (Spring 2018): 2017-18 | Educational Support | Alliance for a Better Omaha, Millard South High School, Millard Public Schools | Arnold Airforce Society, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2017-18 | None | None | 75 | 900 | 0 | 75 | 675 | 0 | Leadership and Mentoring | UNO students from the Arnold Society of ROTC will work with Millard High School Junior ROTC cadets to provide an introduction to the UNO ROTC program, mentorship and a visit to campus. The campus visits will be to demonstrate followership and leadership opportunities for MSHS juniors and seniors. Freshmen and sophomores will also collaborate on two activities at Together Inc. While there students will work on reorganizing the pantry at Together Inc. and preparing garden beds for the organization's community garden. | ||
| Resource Development& Training presentations(Spring 2023)-002: 2022-23 (3049) | Educational Support | Learning for ALL | Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | None | None | Spring | 2022-23 | None | 17 | 289 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Students in this course will develop their professional communication skills by working with clients from Learning for All who support residents and refugees for adult education and language/literacy. UNO communications students will be conducting interviews with clients from Learning for All in relevance to professional development. Traditional CMST 3130.002 | ||||
| Drill Meet (Fall 2017): 2017-18 | Social Justice | Alliance for a Better Omaha, Millard South High School, Millard Public Schools | Aviation Institute, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2017-18 | None | None | 10 | 105 | 0 | 83 | 61 | 0 | UNO students from the Arnold Society of ROTC will work with Millard High School Junior ROTC cadets to provide an introduction to the UNO ROTC program, mentorship and a visit to campus. They will also collaborate on two Mobile Food Pantry service opportunities for Veterans in the community. They are collaborating with Alliance for a Better Omaha to arrange the Food Pantries. | |||
| Teaching Science (Fall 2016): 2016-17 | Educational Support | Service Learning Academy (SLA), Teacher Education | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2016-17 | None | None | 19 | 380 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | STEM/STEM Education | Traditional TED4340 Education Teaching of Science-Elementary | |||
| Food For Thought (Fall 2017): 2017-18 (001) | Educational Support, Health and Wellness | Adams Park Community Center, Blackburn Alternative High School, Omaha Public Schools | Service Learning Academy (SLA), Social Work | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2017-18 | None | None | 4 | 120 | 0 | 4 | 228 | 0 | Civic and Political Engagement, Youth Programming, Gerontology | Food for Thought is a long-term service learning project that connects the culinary program at Blackburn Alternative Program with the senior’s programming at Adams Park Community Center. Every Wednesday, Blackburn students will create a healthy meal for the seniors at Adams Park. At this project, UNO students from Jeff Knapp's Social Work and Civic Engagement course will focus on helping serve at the meals and interact with the seniors creating intergenerational relationships. The project culminates with a Thanksgiving celebration, Fall Harvest, at Blackburn Alternative Program. | ||
| Ethnic Diversity | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2018-19 | Fall | 2018-19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | None | ||||||
| Completely Kids Reading Buddies (Spring 2018): 2017-18 (744) | Educational Support | Completely Kids | Foreign Languages, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2017-18 | None | None | 21 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | Youth Programming | |||
| Etiquette through Music (Spring 2017): 2016-17 | Arts, Culture and Humanities, Educational Support | Courteous Kids, Western Hills Elementary, Omaha Public Schools | Music, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2016-17 | None | None | 8 | 130 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 0 | Youth Programming, Music/Dance | |||
| Completely Kids Shelter: (Spring 2018) 2017-18 (745) | Social Justice | Completely Kids | Service Learning Academy (SLA), Social Work | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2017-18 | None | None | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Interpersonal Communication Skills (Fall 2017): 2017-18 | Educational Support | Completely Kids, Field Club Elementary, Omaha Public Schools | Engineering and Construction, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2017-18 | None | None | 45 | 360 | 0 | 59 | 118 | 0 | Literacy, Youth Programming | UNO students from Dr. Stu Bernstein’s Interpersonal Communication Skills class will be meeting with Field Club 5th graders who are part of the after-school program Completely Kids for the first time. The two groups will meet on a weekly basis in order for the Interpersonal Communication Skills students to practice interaction and communication with others and in turn teach the group of 5th graders a set of skills through a planned and organized activity that they will prepare for them. | ||
| Behavioral Skill-Acquisition Intervention Interfaces for Training with Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders(Spring 2023): 2022-23 (3050) | Educational Support | Academy of Marketing Science | Air Force ROTC | Service Learning | None | None | Spring | 2022-23 | None | None | 5 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Education | Students will be doing research and analysis on Applied Behavior Analysis especially towards Autism Spectrum Disorder. Students meet and interview clients from different domain areas to get more insights and knowledge while working on prototype design. They will be working towards developing a concept or prototype of a digital system towards the end to help manage a system of training which relates to Applied Behavior's Analysis and individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Traditional ITIN 8220.001 | ||
| Reality Bites (Fall 2016): 2016-17 | Educational Support | Blackburn Alternative High School, Omaha Public Schools, Nebraska Humane Society | Psychology, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2016-17 | None | None | 11 | 121 | 0 | 40 | 630 | 0 | Literacy | Ali Buttner's PSYCH 4024 class (Lab in Psychology: Learning) partnered with Jennifer Noelle's high school Psychology class from Blackburn Alternative Program to provide enrichment and training for dogs at the Nebraska Humane Society (NHS). The UNO & BB students worked together to design and execute training plans for the dogs and collect data for UNO psychology studies. The students met at NHS 5 times to work with the dogs and had a final celebration at UNO to discuss their findings and share their experiences. | ||
| DEAI Solutions for minimizing risk(Spring 2023): 2022-23 (3051) | Social Justice | Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | None | None | Spring | 2022-23 | None | 18 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | UNO students will aggregate, analyze data from Health organization in collaboration with Inclusive Communities. Students will analyze data obtained from major hospitals in the city that includes patient population they are serving where the focus will be on the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion components. At the end of the semester, students will present their findings from the data and provide recommendations that Healthcare organizations can take to improve the DEAI within their work. Traditional LAWS 4410.001 | |||||
| Westside Boys and Girls Club (Fall 2017): 2017-18 | Educational Support | Boys and Girls Club of the Midlands | Psychology, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2017-18 | None | None | 14 | 238 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | Literacy, Youth Programming | Dr. Brian McKevitt's Psychology in the Schools students at UNO are tutoring children in an after school program with Westside Boys and Girls Club. UNO students will assess students in reading and implement interventions. UNO students acted as mentors for elementary students. | ||
| Nelson Mandela Gardening (Summer 2017): 2016-17 | Environmental Stewardship | Nelson Mandela Elementary School | Service Learning Academy (SLA), Social Work | Service Learning | Course | None | Summer | 2016-17 | None | None | 4 | 132 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | Gardens/Plantlife | UNO social work students worked on various projects with Nelson Mandela Elementary School throughout the semester. Projects included development of a data spreadsheet, creating a brochure resource for parents, development and implementation of art projects, and tutoring students. | ||
| History of Women (Spring 2017): 2016-17 | Arts, Culture and Humanities, Social Justice | Durham Museum | Service Learning Academy (SLA), Women and Gender Studies | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2016-17 | None | None | 16 | 320 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | History | |||
| Senior Prom (Spring 2018): 2017-18 | Educational Support, Health and Wellness | Civic Nebraska, Lewis and Clark Middle School, Omaha Public Schools | Gerontology, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2017-18 | None | None | 25 | 525 | 0 | 15 | 225 | 0 | Gerontology | UNO gerontology students worked with Lewis and Clark Middle School students in their afterschool program with Civic Nebraska, to plan a senior prom for seniors in the community and seniors from AARP. Students worked to plan the prom's logistics, including the schedule, it's activities and making the decorations. The prom is the culmination of their project and they celebrate together, eating, dancing and listening to music. | ||
| Chemistry Water Testing (Fall 2017): 2017-18 | Environmental Stewardship | Northwest High School, Omaha Public Schools, Omaha Healthy Kids Alliance | Chemistry, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2017-18 | None | None | 3 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 28 | 0 | Clean Water/Water Management | AP Chemistry students from Northwest High School and general chemistry students from UNO will test water from various homes around Omaha for lead. They will also test the theory that running water for a certain amount of seconds (5,10,15,30) decreases the lead contents to a safe level. They will learn how to use water testing instrumentation and about reporting results for the general public. They are working with Omaha Healthy Kids Alliance to raise awareness of water quality in Omaha as well as providing geographic information about lead content in different areas of the city. The NW High School students will visit UNO to get a tour, gather the water samples from the community, test them at UNO (with UNO students), and then debrief with OHKA and UNO students about the results and what they can do with those results. | ||
| Non-Profit Marketing Plans( Spring 2023): 2022-23 (3052) | Service Learning | None | None | Spring | 2022-23 | None | 11 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Students will gain valuable hands-on experience by collaborating with two distinct community partners. They will be divided into two groups, with each group assigned to work closely with a different partner. The objective is for students to create impactful content, including a newsletter, news release, graphic design, and a short video suitable for platforms like TikTok, tailored specifically for their assigned partners. This engaging project will provide students with a real-life experience that goes beyond the classroom, fostering practical skills and enhancing their understanding of community engagement. Traditional JMC 4250.860 | |||||||
| Teach Dance Schools: 2017-18 (778) | Educational Support | Health and Kinesiology | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2017-18 | None | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Worlds of Food (Fall 2016): 2016-17 | Environmental Stewardship | Intercultural Senior Center, Montessori Co-op School | Geography & Geology, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2016-17 | None | None | 82 | 1,410 | 0 | 11 | 74 | 0 | Climate and Sustainability | Students from Leigh Anne Optiz's Human Geography class work with 4th through 6th graders in Annie O'Farrel's Montessori class. They partner with Intercultural Senior Center. There were two events this semester to help students learn about culture. At the first event seniors were invited to share a recipe from their home country that would later be put into a intergenerational and intercultural cookbook. At the second event, seniors shared prepared dishes from their home countries. P-16 GEOG 1020 Arts and Science Introduction to Human Geography | ||
| College Prep and Family Learning (Fall 2017): 2017-18 (001) | Educational Support, International Service | Learning Community Center of South Omaha | Service Learning Academy (SLA), Teacher Education | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2017-18 | None | None | 24 | 768 | 0 | 29 | 188 | 0 | Inter/Trans-culture, Youth Programming | Students from Dr. Dawn Mathis’ Introduction to Teaching ESL class will visit the Learning Community Center (LCC) of South Omaha. Students will interact with their assigned family whom they will work with throughout the course of the project. Students will teach the families about college readiness over dinner and provide them with insightful activities that they have carefully planned prior to the session. | ||
| Teaching Curriculum (Fall 2016): 2016-17 (828) | Educational Support | Health and Kinesiology, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2016-17 | None | None | 50 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | STEM/STEM Education | Traditional TED4340 Education Teaching of Science-Elementary | |||
| PR Plans for Nonprofits (Spring 2023): 2022-23 (3053) | Educational Support | Learning for ALL, Raise me to Read, WhyArts | Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | None | None | Spring | 2022-23 | None | 13 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | In this project, students will learn to write newsletters, press releases, and conduct SWOT analyses for local organizations. Working in small groups, they will collaborate with three community partners, creating impactful content like newsletters, news releases, and PR reports tailored to each partner. This hands-on experience will enhance their writing, strategic thinking, and analytical skills while making a tangible impact. By participating in this immersive project, students will gain practical knowledge and readiness for real-world communications challenges. Traditional JMC 3230.001 | ||||
| ILUNO/Holling Heights (Spring 2017): 2016-17 (002) | Educational Support | Holling Heights Elementary, Millard Branch, Omaha Public Library | International Studies, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2016-17 | None | None | 7 | 80 | 0 | 27 | 276 | 0 | Literacy | As a part of UNO’s Service Learning Academy’s P-16 program, the UNO and Holling Heights students will discuss culture and diversity, and work together to develop an art mural for the Holling Heights community. In addition, community partner, Adrian Gomez Meza the immigrant & refugee services coordinator at the Omaha Public Library will assist with a book reading of Same, Same, But Different by Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw to springboard culture and diversity dialogue. OPL will ultimately house a piece of the mural – representing the ties that we have to our communities near and far. This event will allow students to continue cultural conversations through the development of an individual art piece. | ||
| College Prep and Family Learning (Spring 2018): 2017-18 (002) | Educational Support, International Service | Learning Community Center of South Omaha | Service Learning Academy (SLA), Teacher Education | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2017-18 | None | None | 25 | 800 | 0 | 28 | 210 | 0 | Inter/Trans-culture, Youth Programming | UNO students from Dr. Sandra Rodriguez-Arroyo's Introduction to Teaching ESL course will interact with their assigned family from the Learning Community Center of South Omaha (LCC). Students will teach the families about college readiness through carefully planned activities and share useful resources over the course of the semester. | ||
| Global Voices (Fall 2017): 2017-18 | International Service | Brownell Talbot | International Studies, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2017-18 | None | None | 12 | 24 | 0 | 29 | 58 | 0 | Inter/Trans-culture, Refugees | Between December 2017 and February 2018, international students from Instructor Stephanie Lynam’s Intensive English Program at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (ILUNO) will meet with the third grade students at Brownell Talbot School. Students will engage in various activities: making world holiday cards for Omaha’s refugees and sharing folktales from around the world. Cards are going to Refugee Empowerment Center and LFS. Students will also have campus tours on both UNO and Brownell. | ||
| Physical Activity and Nutrition Workshops (Spring 2023): 2022-23 (3054) | Health and Wellness | Learning Community Center of North Omaha | Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | None | None | Spring | 2022-23 | None | 13 | 234 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | This course centers around addressing contemporary concerns regarding weight management. Students will delve into the study of physical activity and nutrition guidelines, reviewing and applying them in practical ways. To reinforce their learning, students will visit the local community center, where they will engage in informative activities and put their knowledge into practice. This experiential approach ensures that students not only understand the concepts but also apply them in real-life scenarios, fostering a deeper understanding of weight management issues and promoting the practical application of learned principles. P-16/KINS 8120.850 | ||||
| Ethnic Diversity Class (Completely KIDS) (Spring 2018): 2017-18 | Educational Support | Completely Kids | Service Learning Academy (SLA), Social Work | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2017-18 | None | None | 4 | 72 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | Raise Awareness | Students from Dr. Jieru Bai’s Ethnic Diversity class will be meeting with young students and parents at Completely Kids. The UNO students will be discussing the topic of cultural identity with the Completely Kids students. The social work students will be surveying parents to get their feedback regarding cultural identity within their family. The project will culminate with an end of semester family night focusing on cultural identity. | ||
| evolve (Spring 2018): 2017-18 | International Service | Beveridge Magnet Middle School, Omaha Public Schools | Information Systems and Quantitative Analysis, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2017-18 | None | None | 53 | 583 | 0 | 18 | 234 | 0 | Students from Patrick McNamara’s International Studies are working with students from Beveridge Magnet Middle School as well as Northwest High School students to conduct interviews with people who have travelled internationally and how that travel has influenced their world perspective. The students will then create podcasts from those interviews to provide media material for the Malcolm X Memorial Foundation’s radio station. | |||
| InterFaith Dialogue (Spring 2018): 2017-18 | International Service, Social Justice | Central High School, Omaha Public Schools, Inclusive Communities | Philosophy and Religious Studies, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2017-18 | None | None | 10 | 60 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 0 | Inter/Trans-culture | Students from Dr. Curtis Hutt's Jerusalem class worked with Central High School students and Inclusive Communities. The students worked together to plan a table talk held at Central High School in Spring. The table talk's topic covered the situation in Jerusalem. | ||
| Introduction to World Religions (Fall 2017): 2017-18 | Economic Impact, Social Justice | Siena Francis House | Philosophy and Religious Studies, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2017-18 | None | None | 14 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Homelessness/Shelter | Holocaust center - writing transcripts of a documentary of one of the survivors | ||
| Storytelling Media I (Spring 2018): 2017-18 | Educational Support | Alice Buffett Middle School, Omaha Public Schools, Mode Shift Omaha | Communication, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2017-18 | None | None | 17 | 272 | 0 | 16 | 256 | 0 | Literacy | UNO students from Don Bowen's Media Storytelling 1 class worked with 8th graders from Alice Buffett Middle School and the Mode Shift Omahaorganization. Together the students created a video about the 67th & Pacific intersection. The video concentrated on the dangers of the intersection for pedestrians and what improvement could be made by the city to make it safer. Mode Shift Omahawill publish the video online. | ||
| Proper Personal Computer Usage (Spring 2019): 2018-19 (820) | Arts, Culture and Humanities, Educational Support | R.M. Marrs Magnet Center, Omaha Public Schools | Fine Arts, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2018-19 | None | None | 18 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 0 | STEM/STEM Education, Youth Programming, Art | UNO students taught middle school students about descriptive art. Middle school students then created campaigns for proper computer usage, using specific art techniques. Posters were developed for the south Omaha public library and the middle school. | ||
| Belle Ryan Rain Garden (Spring 2018): 2017-18 | Environmental Stewardship | Belle Ryan, The Big Garden | Environmental Studies, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2017-18 | None | None | 12 | 51 | 0 | 27 | 67 | 0 | Gardens/Plantlife | UNO students from Steve Rodie’s Sustainable Landscape Design will work collaboratively with students from Belle RyanElementary to create a Rain Garden for Belle RyanElementary’s courtyard. Belle Ryanstudents met with UNO students to share their visions for their school rain garden. UNO students then took what they heard from the Belle RyanStudents and developed designs. Students presented in groups at Belle Ryanto PTO and other elementary classes. | ||
| Seed to Salad (Spring 2017): 2016-17 (002) | Environmental Stewardship | Northwest High School, Omaha Public Schools | International Studies, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2016-17 | None | None | 6 | 61 | 0 | 12 | 120 | 0 | Gardens/Plantlife | Stephanie Lynam's ILUNO students provided cultural insights for Brownell Talbot's 3rd Grade. 3rd graders visited UNO and listened to UNO students give cultural presentations about their home countries. UNO students visited Brownell Talbot and provided interviews to the 3rd graders. The 3rd graders then drafted personal narratives and illustrations for a book that was produced for the BT library. | ||
| IST Capstone (Fall 2016): 2016-17 | Educational Support | Junior Achievement of Omaha | Information Systems and Quantitative Analysis, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2016-17 | None | None | 9 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | STEM/STEM Education | Traditional ISQA8950 Information Sciences Capstone Mgmt Informatn Systms | ||
| Let's Move Outside (Spring 2018): 2017-18 (806) | Economic Impact, Health and Wellness | Butler Gast YMCA, Sherman Elementary | Health and Kinesiology, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2017-18 | None | None | 11 | 27 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | Food and Water Security, Health Awareness | 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. | ||
| Get Your Worth (Spring 2017): 2016-17 | Social Justice | Girl Scouts Spirit of Nebraska, Lewis and Clark Middle School, Omaha Public Schools | Black Studies, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2016-17 | None | None | 9 | 31 | 0 | 20 | 30 | 0 | First-time project. Students from BLST/WGST 1950 Black Women in America class worked with Girl Scout troop from Lewis & Clark Middle School for several after-school sessions to discuss life goals, career planning, and salary negotiation. Students worked on self-expression, building self-confidence and self-efficacy. | |||
| World of Foods (Spring 2017): 2016-17 | Environmental Stewardship | Intercultural Senior Center, Montessori Co-op School | Geography & Geology, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2016-17 | None | None | 10 | 100 | 0 | 10 | 80 | 0 | Climate and Sustainability | UNO Human Geography students and upper elementary students at Montessori Co Op School worked together to create a cookbook for Intercultural Senior Center in the fall semester. The two student groups went on monthly shopping trips to buy recipe items for monthly cooking demonstrations of cookbook recipes. The seniors at the Intercultural Senior Center helped the two student groups cook the recipes at monthly cooking demonstrations. | ||
| Race Relations (Spring 2018): 2017-18 | Educational Support, Social Justice | Learning Community Center of North Omaha, Morton Magnet Middle School, Omaha Public Schools | Black Studies, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2017-18 | None | None | 13 | 91 | 0 | 18 | 126 | 0 | Inclusion, Diversity & Equity | UNO students in Peggy Jones' Black Studies class worked with students from Morris Middle school. Together they learned about Black history in Omaha. The students also created an interactive book for children to complete at the Community Learning Center. | ||
| Culturally Responsive Teaching (Summer 2018): 2017-18 | Educational Support | Girls Inc. | Service Learning Academy (SLA), Teacher Education | Service Learning | Course | None | Summer | 2017-18 | None | None | 35 | 350 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | UNO students will work with Girls Inc participants to discover interests and identify a topic to study. They will demonstrate skills related to relationships building and tailor lessons using culturally responsive techniques. |