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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| 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. | ||
| 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. | ||
| 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. | ||
| Collaborative Interns Big Garden: 2018-19 (2585) | Educational Support, Environmental Stewardship | The Big Garden | Student Service and Leadership Collaborative (The Collaborative) | Community-Based Learning | Internship/Externship | None | Fall | 2018-19 | None | None | 1 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Capacity Building | UNO students hired as Collaborative interns are matched with community organizations, working 10 hours a week for that organization in the community. Students are paid through the grant-funded program. Nonprofits coordinate meaningful work for interns to benefit the student experience in different ways. Students typically intern during the fall and spring semesters and may serve the same organization for more than one academic year. Each unique student that works as a Collaborative intern with this specific community partner is identified within this project. |