Projects Report

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:
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.
ADL Walk Against Hate (Fall 2021, Human Geography): 2021-22 (2340) Social Justice Anti-Defamation League, Benson High School, Omaha Public Schools, Omaha Public Schools Geography & Geology Service Learning None None Fall 2021-22 Fall 2021-22 46 644 0 45 315 1 UNO Geography students partner with Benson High School Honors Language Arts students to research significant sites around Omaha for the Anti-Defamation League’s Walk Against Hate event. Together, the students will contribute videos, graphics, or other content about each location for the Walk Against Hate website. The students also present their work to ADL staff and community partners. GEOG 1020 P-16
Principles of PR (Fall 2018): 2018-19 (1151) Economic Impact, Educational Support, Social Justice Anti-Defamation League, Calvary Omaha, FitGirl, Inc., RISE, Threshold CoC Communication, Service Learning Academy (SLA) Service Learning Course None Fall 2018-19 Fall 2018-19 0 0 0 0 0 0 Inequality, Inclusion, Diversity & Equity, Homelessness/Shelter, Raise Awareness, Youth Programming, Leadership and Mentoring, Capacity Building, Juvenile/Adult Justice System, Other Government Students taking Principles of PR JMC 3230 01 course Students completed pr materials for organizations including fact cards, brochures, as well as made recommendations for websites improvements.
No Place for Hate (Fall 2016): 2016-17 Social Justice Anti-Defamation League, Northwest High School, Omaha Public Schools Service Learning Academy (SLA), Sustained Dialogue Service Learning Course None Fall 2016-17 None None 0 0 0 0 0 0 Inclusion, Diversity & Equity
Media Storytelling (Spring 2017): 2016-17 Social Justice Alice Buffett Middle School, Omaha Public Schools, Anti-Defamation League Communication, Service Learning Academy (SLA) Service Learning Course None Spring 2016-17 None None 19 85 0 26 234 0 Inclusion, Diversity & Equity UNO students enrolled in Don Bowen’s Media Storytelling class worked with students from Buffett Magnet Middle School.  The students worked together to create multimedia materials for the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). The students split into three groups that worked on projects with the topics of PEW (Promoting Empowerment in our World), anti-bullying, and social media. The groups created videos that the ADL can use to promote the work they do.
Evaluation of Social Programs (Fall 2021): 2021-22 (2670) Educational Support Anti-Defamation League Service Learning Academy (SLA), Social Work Service Learning Course None Fall 2021-22 Fall 2021-22 6 97 0 0 0 0 Students provide program evaluation activities, including statement of the problem, logic model, lit review, and process and outcome evaluation proposals. Students may also collect and analyze quantitative and qualitative data. Traditional project. SOWK 8940.001
Sustained Dialogue (Spring 2017): 2016-17 Social Justice Anti-Defamation League, Northwest High School, Omaha Public Schools Political Science, Service Learning Academy (SLA) Service Learning Course None Spring 2016-17 None None 20 225 0 10 152 0 Inclusion, Diversity & Equity UNO Political Science students worked with Northwest High Magnet School students to build facilitation skills through planning a sustained dialogue event with the Anti-Defamation League. The students worked with small groups throughout the semester to simulate a conversation around how to make Omaha a more welcoming place. The UNO and Northwest students hosted area high school students on UNO's campus to hold a sustained dialogue event where they discussed problems facing Omaha and created action items of how they can be a part of finding solutions to those problems.
ADL Walk Against Hate (Fall 2021, Social Work and Civic Engagement): 2021-22 (2095) Educational Support, Social Justice Anti-Defamation League, Blackburn Alternative High School, Omaha Public Schools, Secondary Success Program Middle School Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center (CEC), Service Learning Academy (SLA), Social Work Service Learning Course None Fall 2021-22 None 0 0 0 0 0 0 Capacity Building UNO students enrolled in Kersten Borer SOWK 1500-001: Social Work and Civic Engagement will research selected sites in ADL’s Walk Against Hate and interview community members who have a connection to the site. These interviews are recorded and turned into videos (Vidgrid) or podcasts that are played on the ADL website (adlplains.org). Students can also provide essays, artwork, or blurbs about their thoughts associated with the site. In addition, UNO students work alongside the Secondary Success Program (SSP) and Blackburn Art students to create pieces of art for a site or two in ADL’s Walk Against Hate. UNO students will meet with the SSP and Blackburn students to share about the interviews that will inspire the artwork.
ADL Lesson Planning (Fall 2021): 2021-22 (2101) Educational Support, Social Justice Anti-Defamation League Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center (CEC), Foreign Languages, Service Learning Academy (SLA) Service Learning Course None Fall 2021-22 None 0 0 0 0 0 0 Capacity Building UNO Students enrolled in Cecilia Tocaimaza-Hatch FLNG 8020: Seminar: FL/TESOL Research, will be Working alongside Halley Taylor from ADL to prepare lesson plans for the ADL Walk of Hate sites.
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