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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| Stephenson-Harrington Internship (SHI) - William (Fall 2019) 2019-20 (1269) | Educational Support | Learning for ALL | Goodrich Scholarship Program, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Community-Based Learning | Internship/Externship | None | Fall | 2019-20 | Fall | 2019-20 | 1 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Other | Adult Education | The intern researched best practices for teaching and tutoring that can be integrated into Learning for All’s programs, orientations, and trainings. The researched focused on practices pertaining to adult education. | |
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Durango Days (Fall 2022): 2022-23 (2732) | Educational Support, Social Justice | Coalition Rx, Elevate Omaha Inc, Inclusive Communities, Learning for ALL, NAMI Nebraska, The Wellbeing Partners, WhyArts | Maverick Food Pantry, Student Service and Leadership Collaborative (The Collaborative) | Knowledge and Resource Sharing | Other | None | Fall | 2022-23 | Fall | 2022-23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Capacity Building | CEC Building Partner Organizations interacted with hundreds of UNO students, allowing them to learn more about volunteer opportunities and needs in the community. Organizations were able to share their missions and activities in order for students to think about how they can get involved. Organizations reported that students took the information, and many see opportunities for follow-up engagement. | ||
| Media Plan and Tactics Capstone Class Learning For All Part 2 (Fall 2022): 2022-23 (2821) | Educational Support | Learning for ALL | Communication | Community-Based Learning | Capstone | None | Fall | 2022-23 | Fall | 2022-23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Raise Awareness | A UNO student in the Media Plan and Tactics Capstone Class worked with Learning For All on a rebranding project. | ||
| Learning For All MSW Evaluation of Programs (Fall 2022): 2022-23 (2822) | Educational Support | Learning for ALL | Social Work | Community-Based Learning | Field Study or Practicum | None | Fall | 2022-23 | Fall | 2022-23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Learning For All received evaluation services from graduate social work students through the UNO Grace Abbott School of Social Work MSW Evaluation of Social Programs. | |||
| Media Plan and Tactics Capstone Class Learning For All Part 1 (Fall 2022): 2022-23 (2824) | Educational Support | Learning for ALL | Communication | Community-Based Learning | None | None | Spring | 2022-23 | Spring | 2022-23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Raise Awareness | LFA worked with a Media Plan and Tactics Capstone Class in spring 2022 that included 4 students. Students worked on media, PR, social media, and fundraising tactics. Students were divided into teams and assigned a local nonprofit client and created a media relations plan and individual tactics. They wrote a media relations plan with specific goals, strategies, objectives, tactics, and deadlines. The plan also included an evaluation component. | ||
| Best Practices for LFA GED Programs (Fall 2022): 2021-22 (2825) | Educational Support | Learning for ALL | Educational Leadership | Engaged Research | Student research | None | Spring | 2021-22 | Fall | 2022-23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Education | Working with a faculty and doctoral student in Educational Leadership at UNO, LFA discussed and reviewed best practices for its GED program. This led to the student's doctoral dissertation including a deep dive into best practices. LFA serves as a model for her dissertation and the project included final evaluation through document review and interviews, as well as analysis. | ||
| Stephenson-Harrington Internship Learning For All (Fall 2022): 2021-22 (2826) | Educational Support | Learning for ALL | Goodrich Scholarship Program, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Community-Based Learning | Internship/Externship | None | Spring | 2021-22 | Fall | 2022-23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Learning For ALL was one of several other community organizations to be selected to participate in the Stephenson-Harrington Internship (SHI). LFA's SHI scholar/intern was trained and coached by LFA staff and assigned to tutor and teach each week with one of our LFA instructors through the end of her internship. He produced a promotional video for LFA and recorded videos of LFA classes and LFA student success stories. | |||
| Resource Development& Training Presentations(Spring 2023)-001: 2022-23 (3048) | Educational Support | Learning for ALL | College of Public Affiars and Community Service, 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 | ||||
| INFORMATION SYSTEMS ANALYSIS(Fall 2022): 2022-23 (3156) | Educational Support | Great Plains Theatre Commons, Learning for ALL, Omaha Girls Rock | Information Systems and Quantitative Analysis | Service Learning | None | None | Fall | 2022-23 | None | 17 | 277 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Students employ classical and structured techniques to analyze, design, and develop an information system to solve a business issue for small businesses or non-profits. Students present the necessary documentation to the business manager or CEO at the end of the semester. TRADITIONAL ISQA 4110.001 | ||||
| ADV STAT METHODS FOR IS&T(Fall 2023): 2022-23 (3157) | Educational Support | Learning for ALL, Muddy Paws Second Chance Rescue, Omaha Girls Rock | Information Systems and Quantitative Analysis | Service Learning | None | None | Fall | 2022-23 | None | 26 | 423 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Students apply statistical procedures and utilize statistic computer packages to conduct statistical analysis, calculations, and interpretations on various design experiments and complex cases. ISQA 8156.820 TRADITIONAL | ||||
| Durango Days (Fall 2023): 2023-24 (3161) | Health and Wellness | Coalition Rx, Education Rights Counsel (ERC), Elevate Omaha Inc, Learning for ALL, Partnership 4 Kids, The Wellbeing Partners, WhyArts | Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center (CEC), Service Learning Academy (SLA), Volunteer and Civic Engagement Programs | Community-Based Learning | None | None | Fall | 2023-24 | Fall | 2023-24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Various CEC building partners with office space in the building signed up and participated in Durango Days—organizations connected with UNO students in different ways. For example, WhyArts shared teaching artist opportunities with students while creating a group art project. | |||
| Foundations of Leadership(Fall 2023): 2023-24 (3177) | Educational Support | Benson First Fridays (BFF), Elevate Omaha Inc, Learning for ALL, Sheltering Tree Inc | College of Education, Health, and Human Science | Service Learning | None | None | Fall | 2023-24 | None | 28 | 588 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Scholars will select one organization to partner with and develop a project that meets the organization's needs. Students must have a minimum of 20 -25 hours of service-learning project (SLP) time during the semester. Service hours will be integrated into class time throughout the semester, though students will have to complete some of the required hours outside of the designated class time. A capstone project presentation will provide an overview of the community partner, its mission, and what leadership skills and strategies students utilized to assist the partner throughout the semester. EDL 2590.099 Direct | ||||
| Foundations of Public Speaking (Fall 2022 Section 023): 2022-23 (2793) | Educational Support | Civic Nebraska, Omaha Street School, Stand for Schools, The Wellbeing Partners | Communication, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2022-23 | Fall | 2022-23 | 25 | 525 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Education | 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. At the end of the semester, the students will vote for one organization to recieve the $1000 grant. MPI service learning project CMST 1110.023 Foundations of Public Speaking (Fall 2022 Section 023) | ||
| Maverick Community Connection (Spring 2022 ALL Sections): 2021-22 (2724) | Social Justice | AIM Institute, All Care Health Center, American Cancer Society: Hope Lodge, Autism Society of NE, Benson First Fridays (BFF), Center for Holistic Development, Child Saving Institute, City Sprouts, Collective for Hope/Grief's Journey, College Possible, Community Alliance, Credit Advisors Foundation, Eat 'N' Talk Africa, Financial Beginnings, Fresh Hope for Mental Health, Girls Inc., Heartland B-cycle, Heartland Equine Therapeutic Riding Academy (HETRA), Heartland Family Service-Homeless Program, Heartland Hope Mission, Inclusive Communities, Kaneko, Kim Foundation, Learning for ALL, Legal Aid of Nebraska, Lifestyle Health Alliance, Little White Dog Rescue, NAMI Nebraska, No More Empty Pots, Omaha Bridges Out of Poverty, Omaha Home for Boys, Partnership 4 Kids, RESPECT, SAC Museum, Siena Francis House, Spielbound Board Game Cafe, Take Flight Farms, Tri-City Food Pantry, Tri-Faith Initiative, Visiting Nurses Association (VNA), Wisdom House Collaborative, Women's Center for Advancement, Youth Emergency Services | Communication, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2021-22 | Spring | 2021-22 | 61 | 366 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | UNO Students from CMST 1110 Fundamentals of Public Speaking courses will engage in the student philanthropy model of service learning, where course content and student learning is linked to charitable giving. Students select and research a community agency of their own interest, then develop and present a persuasive speech and call to action on behalf of the organization. This is a student led initiative, giving students a $1,000 grant to distribute to one community agency - the persuasive speech presentation with the best call to action. MPI Traditional Project. CMST 1110.028 CMST 1110.8601 CMST 1110.8602 |