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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| 60 Minutes of Service - 2/7/18: 2017-18 | Environmental Stewardship | Metropolitan Area Planning Agency (MAPA) | Student Service and Leadership Collaborative (The Collaborative), University Housing | Volunteering | Volunteerism | None | Spring | 2017-18 | None | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Transportation, Climate and Sustainability | Mini showcase of alternate modes of transportation & present/ discuss ways that students can become involved & advocate in local government | |||
| Sustainability Leadership Presentation Series: Energy Efficiency in Transportation: Reducing the Impacts of Our Mobility: 2016-17 | Environmental Stewardship | Metropolitan Area Planning Agency (MAPA) | Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center (CEC), Center for Urban Sustainability | Knowledge and Resource Sharing | Community-oriented lecture/event | None | Spring | 2016-17 | Spring | 2016-17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | Climate and Sustainability | Sustainability Leadership Presentation featuring Michael Helgerson, from the Metropolitan Area Planning Agency. Helgerson discussed "Energy Efficiency in Transportation: Reducing the Impacts of Our Mobility." | ||
| User Experience Design (Spring 2019): 2018-19 (1082) | Economic Impact, Environmental Stewardship | City of Omaha, Metropolitan Area Planning Agency (MAPA) | Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2018-19 | Spring | 2018-19 | 6 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Transportation | Students in the class will work to develop prototypes of innovative technologies that seek to answer the question: "What would make the Omaha metro area a better place to live?" The focus of the project will be to develop technologies that enable equitable access to housing and transportation, as identified by the community partners. Students will go through the whole UCD process including contextual inquiry with experts in urban planning and development to community and neighborhood leaders to determine user needs. At the end of the semester, they will develop and test prototypes for technologies that help address identified goals. | ||
| Ozone Garden (Spring 2019): 2018-19 (1061) | Environmental Stewardship | Bryan High School, Omaha Public Schools, Metropolitan Area Planning Agency (MAPA) | Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2018-19 | Spring | 2018-19 | 24 | 528 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Gardens/Plantlife | Throughout the spring semester, UNO students from Professor Grant’s Introduction to Sustainability course will work with Bryan High School students in partnership with Metropolitan Area Planning Agency (MAPA) on the Ozone Garden Project. UNO and Bryan students will use handheld ozone monitors to measure ozone concentrations in the air at school's idling zones. In addition, they will meet to develop a communication project which will inform campus users about air quality and maintaining an idle free zone. | ||
| Ozone Garden (Spring 2019): 2018-19 (1062) | Environmental Stewardship | Bryan High School, Omaha Public Schools, Metropolitan Area Planning Agency (MAPA) | Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2018-19 | Spring | 2018-19 | 24 | 528 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Gardens/Plantlife | Throughout the spring semester, UNO students from Professor Grant’s Introduction to Sustainability course will work with Bryan High School students in partnership with Metropolitan Area Planning Agency (MAPA) on the Ozone Garden Project. UNO and Bryan students will use handheld ozone monitors to measure ozone concentrations in the air at school's idling zones. In addition, they will meet to develop a communication project which will inform campus users about air quality and maintaining an idle free zone. | ||
| Transportation Matters: 2018-19 (999) | Environmental Stewardship | Bryan High School, Omaha Public Schools, Metropolitan Area Planning Agency (MAPA) | Environmental Studies | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2018-19 | Fall | 2018-19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Transportation | None | ||
| Road to 2020 Census: Community Dialogue: 2016-17 | Economic Impact | Metropolitan Area Planning Agency (MAPA) | Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center (CEC), Center for Public Affairs Research | Knowledge and Resource Sharing | Workshop | None | Summer | 2016-17 | Summer | 2016-17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | Income and Income Equality | A two-part event: Part one provides an early overview of 2020 Census innovations, timeline, critical geographic program deadlines, and the Community Partnership and Engagement program outreach plans. | ||
| 2017 Sustainability Launchpad: Transportation in the Next American City: 2016-17 | Environmental Stewardship | Metropolitan Area Planning Agency (MAPA), Mode Shift Omaha | Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center (CEC), Center for Urban Sustainability, Sustainability | Knowledge and Resource Sharing | Workshop | None | Spring | 2016-17 | None | None | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Transportation, Climate and Sustainability | Join the Center for Urban Sustainability for an afternoon exploring transportation and the ways in which it impacts the sustainability of our communities. | ||
| 60 Minutes of Service - 9/28/2016: 2016-17 | Environmental Stewardship | Metropolitan Area Planning Agency (MAPA) | Student Service and Leadership Collaborative (The Collaborative) | Volunteering | Volunteerism | None | Fall | 2016-17 | None | 33 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Transportation, Climate and Sustainability | Mapped out road paths in Omaha | |||
| Sustainability Expo: 2017-18 (900) | Environmental Stewardship | Citizens' Climate Lobby - Omaha Nebraska Chapter, City Sprouts, Common Seed Soil Library, Omaha Public Library, Green Bellevue, Green Omaha Coalition, Habitat Omaha ReStore, Heartland B-cycle, Keep Omaha Beautiful, Metropolitan Area Planning Agency (MAPA), Metro Transit Omaha, Mode Shift Omaha, Nebraskans for Peace, Nebraskans for Solar, No More Empty Pots, Omaha Stormwater, City of Omaha, Omaha Together One Community, Refugee Empowerment Center, Sierra Club Nebraska Chapter, The Nature Conservancy in Nebraska, University of Nebraska Medical Center, U.S. Green Building Council - Nebraska Flatwater Chapter, Youth Emergency Services | Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center (CEC), Maverick Food Pantry, Sustainability | Knowledge and Resource Sharing | Community-oriented lecture/event | None | Spring | 2017-18 | Spring | 2017-18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | Climate and Sustainability | In celebration of Earth Month, the Sustainability Expo is designed to engage students, faculty, and staff about sustainability problems and solutions, ranging from environmental to social justice issues. Over 20 sustainability-related organizations from the Omaha-Metro area will be on hand to discuss with attendees the work that they do as well as providing information about how individuals can get involved in their efforts. |