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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| Vocational and Life Skills Evaluation: 2016-17 (1574) | Social Justice | Nebraska Department of Correctional Services | Criminology and Criminal Justice | Engaged Research | Faculty Research | None | Summer | 2016-17 | Summer | 2018-19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | The purpose of this project is to evaluate the Vocational and Life Skills program for the Nebraska Departnent of Corrections. | |||
| Nebraska Department of Correctional Services Vocational and Life Skills Initiative - Board Membership: 2017-18 (1541) | Social Justice | Nebraska Department of Correctional Services | Criminology and Criminal Justice | Board Memberships | None | None | Fall | 2017-18 | None | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ryan Spohn serves are board member and advisee for the Vocational and Life Skills initiative, which aims to provide transition and employment support for individuals who have previously been incarcerated. 2017-present | ||||
| NDCS Doctoral Research Fellowship: 2016-17 (1552) | Social Justice | Nebraska Department of Correctional Services | Criminology and Criminal Justice | Engaged Research | Faculty Research | None | Fall | 2016-17 | Fall | 2018-19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | This project allowed for a doctoral research fellow to engage in data driven analysis in support of the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services. 2015-2018 | |||
| VLS Evaluation 2020-22: (Spring 2022): 2021-22 (2953) | Economic Impact | Nebraska Department of Correctional Services | Nebraska Center for Justice Research, Criminology and Criminal Justice | Engaged Research | None | None | Spring | 2021-22 | None | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NCJR will provide the following services for the purposes of evaluating the Vocational and Life Skills initiative (VLS):<br>Develop and coordinate evaluation plans and processes<br>Oversee an evaluation of the effectiveness of sub-grant recipient programs<br>Provide training to NDCS and grantees on evidence-based programs, performance measures and outcomes, data collection procedures, and other topics as appropriate<br>Visit program sites at beginning of grant cycle and as needed for data coordination<br>Provide data system administration to track legislatively required information:<br>Number of individuals receiving programming (categorized by inmate, parolee, or felony probationer discharged from supervision within the last 18 months)<br>Number of individuals served by program type<br>Cost per individual for each program, service or training provided<br>Number of individuals successfully completing programming<br>Total funds allocated and total funds spent<br>Identify other data points to track to assist in program evaluation and accountability<br>Collect program data on a schedule approved by NDCS<br>Administer participant and staff surveys as necessary to comply with evaluation plan/s<br>Conduct participant interviews as necessary to comply with evaluation plan/s<br>Track recidivism and employment among participants and assess the potential to compare this data to a control sample of non-participants<br>Provide monthly participants served across programs to NDCS<br>Provide quarterly evaluation update reports to NDCS<br>Produce yearly report of evaluation activities and results from data analysis<br>Other evaluation-related activities as identified | ||||
| Social Work Practicums (Fall 2021): 2021-22 (2610) | Economic Impact, Educational Support, Health and Wellness, International Service, Social Justice | 75 North, Aksarben-Elmwood Neighborhood Association, Alliance for a Better Omaha, ALS in the Heartland, AM Counseling & Consulting, AseraCare Hospice Foundation, A Time to Heal Cancer Foundation, Bellevue Public Schools, Benefis Health System, Better Living Counseling Services: Lincoln, Boys Town, Brookestone Village, Bryan Health,West Campus, Burke High, Omaha Public Schools, Center for Holistic Development, CenterPointe, CHI Health Lakeside, CHI Health St. Francis, CHI Lasting Hope Recovery Center, Childhood Autism Services, Papillion, Childrens Hospital and Medical Center, Child Saving Institute, Columbus Area United Way, Columbus Community Hospital, Community Alliance, Compassionate Minds Therapy, Completely Kids, Crawford County Mental Health Center, Dismas Charities, Kearney, ED care, Endless Journey Hospice, Essential Pregnancy Services, ESU 3 High Ability Learners Board, Field Club Elementary, Omaha Public Schools, Fillmore County Hospital, Good Neighbor, Grand Island Public Schools, Heartland Family Service-Homeless Program, Heartland Family Service-In home, Heartland Family Service-One Oak, Heartland Family Services, Heartland Family Services-DV, Heartland Family Services-Family Works, Hillcrest Foundation for Enhancing Lives, Hillcrest Hospice, Integrated Behavioral Health Services, International Council for Refugees and Immigrants, Inc, Jenda Family Services, Legal Aid of Nebraska, Lincoln Public Schools, Lincoln Regional Center, LRC-Whitehall, Madonna Rehabilitation, McMillan Magnet Center, Omaha Public Schools, Methodist Fremont Health, Methodist Fremont Hospice, Metropolitan Community College (MCC), Mid plains Behavioral Health, Millard Public Schools, Monroe Carell Vanderbilt Children's Hospital, Mourning Hope Grief Center, Nebraska Department of Correctional Services, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Nebraska Medicine, Nebraska Parole, Nebraska Urban Indian Health Coalition, NE Mental Health Centers, New Vista-Schwartz Center, Omaha Bridges Out of Poverty, Omaha Therapy & Arts Collaborative, OneWorld Omaha, Partnership 4 Kids, Project Everlast, Project harmony, Providence medical center, Ralston High School, Region 6 Behavioral Healthcare, Restored Wings, Sarpy County Community Corrections, Sarpy County Head Start, Sarpy County Juvenile Diversion, Sarpy County Public Defender's Office, SASA Crisis Center in Hastings, Southeastern Behavioral Health, Stephen Center, The HUB Lincoln, University of Nebraska Medical Center, VA Lincoln, Westside High School, Westside Middle School, YRTC-Lincoln | Social Work | Community-Based Learning | None | None | Fall | 2021-22 | None | 131 | 36,352 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Wellness, Aging, Business, Early Childhood Education, Food and Water Security, Refugees, Disadvantaged Populations, Inequality, Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Holistic Wellness, Medical Services, Civic and Political Engagement, Homelessness/Shelter, Veteran Support, Self-Sufficiency, Poverty, Economic Sufficiency Awareness, Capacity Building, Grief, Gerontology, Juvenile/Adult Justice System, Social Justice Awareness, Other | 131 total students in practicum (38 BSSW + 93 MSW students 11 students did a full time/block practicum (11 x 512 hours = 5,632 practicum hours) 120 students did a part time/concurrent practicum (120 x 256 hours = 30,720 practicum hours) Total of 36,352 practicum hours for fall 2021 semester | |||
| Vocational and Life Skills: 2019-20 (1366) | Social Justice | Nebraska Department of Correctional Services | Nebraska Center for Justice Research, Criminology and Criminal Justice | Engaged Research | Faculty Research | None | Summer | 2019-20 | Summer | 2021-22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Other | Develop and coordinate evaluation plans and processes Oversee an evaluation of the effectiveness of sub-grant recipient programs Provide training to NDCS and grantees on evidence-based programs, performance measures and outcomes, data collection procedures, and other topics as appropriate Visit program sites and as needed for training, technical assistance, data coordination Provide data system administration to track legislatively required information | ||
| Technical Assistance Provision for Corrections: 2019-20 (1375) | Educational Support | Nebraska Department of Correctional Services | Nebraska Center for Justice Research, Criminology and Criminal Justice | Engaged Research | Faculty Research | None | Spring | 2019-20 | Spring | 2019-20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Collaborate with NDCS to develop Case Management Training curricula Communicate best practices according to the Risk Need Responsivity model for corrections to various staff and NDCS stakeholders Examine the programming needs of NDCS Collaborate with NDCS to optimize the usage of the STRONG-R risk/needs assessment Examine the accuracy and reliability of the STRONG-R risk/needs assessment | |||
| Parole Validation Study: 2016-17 (1407) | Social Justice | Nebraska Department of Correctional Services | Nebraska Center for Justice Research, Criminology and Criminal Justice | Engaged Research | Faculty Research | None | Spring | 2016-17 | Fall | 2016-17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Extract data from paper Parole Supervision Inventory (PSI) forms and create an electronic spreadsheet with this data Merge PSI data with institutional data from NDCS in order to: Compare inter-rater reliability Track changes in readiness over time Correlate inmate background characteristics and offense history with changes in readiness and outcomes such as parole violations, parole revocations, and return to NDCS custody Examine the ability of the individual factors of the PSI and the overall PSI to predict outcomes such as parole violations, parole revocations, and return to NDCS custody |