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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| Seven Days of Service - 3/24/18: 2017-18 (004) | Economic Impact | Habitat for Humanity: Council Bluffs | Student Service and Leadership Collaborative (The Collaborative) | Volunteering | Volunteerism | None | Spring | 2017-18 | None | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Homelessness/Shelter | Volunteers will be asked to help clean windows, floors, stairwells and sales floor. They may also be asked to help relocate inventory and place it on the sales floor. | |||
| Collaborative Interns Habitat for Humanity Council Bluffs: 2016-17 (2574) | Economic Impact, Educational Support | Habitat for Humanity: Council Bluffs | Student Service and Leadership Collaborative (The Collaborative) | Community-Based Learning | Internship/Externship | None | Fall | 2016-17 | 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. | ||
| Corporate Social Responsibility (Fall 2021, Industrial Purchasing): 2021-22 (2111) | Economic Impact, Educational Support | Black and Pink, Habitat for Humanity: Council Bluffs, No More Empty Pots, Omaha Public Schools Foundation, Society of St. Vincent de Paul Omaha, Together Inc | Management, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2021-22 | None | 47 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Capacity Building | Students enrolled in Steve Schulz BSAD 8386 850/SCMT 4380 850: Industrial Purchasing and Logistic Management will work in small teams with partners on their specific identified needs. The learning objectives of this project is to focus on coordination and delivery of things that provide value add to the stakeholder (community partners). At the end of the semester, students will provide their partners with a recorded presentation and supporting materials | |||
| Principles of PR (Fall 2021): 2021-22 (2119) | Educational Support | Bluebird Cultural Initiative, Budget To Success, Elevate Omaha Inc, Entre Memory, Habitat for Humanity: Council Bluffs, Legal Aid of Nebraska, Mode Shift Omaha, My Sister's Keeper, NAMI Nebraska, Nebraska Right to Counsel Coalition, Omaha Fire Department, Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium, Restored Wings, Saving Grace, Sheltering Tree Inc, Society of St. Vincent de Paul Omaha, Wisdom House Collaborative, Wonderfully Made | Communication, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2021-22 | None | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Capacity Building | Students enrolled in Roma Subramanian's course JMC 3230: Principles of PR will pick a community partner with whom they'll work throughout the semester. They will meet a minimum of three times over Zoom or in-person, if the community partner and the student agree on. Students will work individually to create a PR strategy that meets the community partner's needs. The PR Strategy will be presented by the student and the video will be shared to the community partner by the end of the semester. | |||
| Seven Days of Service - 3/25/2017: 2016-17 (001) | Economic Impact | Habitat for Humanity: Council Bluffs | Student Service and Leadership Collaborative (The Collaborative) | Volunteering | Volunteerism | None | Spring | 2016-17 | None | 13 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Homelessness/Shelter | Restocked and organized donations | |||
| Super Service Saturday - 2/4/2017: 2016-17 (002) | Economic Impact | Habitat for Humanity: Council Bluffs | Student Service and Leadership Collaborative (The Collaborative) | Volunteering | Volunteerism | None | Spring | 2016-17 | None | 6 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Homelessness/Shelter | Organized, moved and re-stocked merchandise | |||
| MLK Day of Service - 1/15/18: 2017-18 (002) | Economic Impact | Habitat for Humanity: Council Bluffs | Fraternity & Sorority Life, Student Service and Leadership Collaborative (The Collaborative) | Volunteering | Volunteerism | None | Spring | 2017-18 | None | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Homelessness/Shelter | Volunteers will be assisting in the ReStore by rearranging, cleaning, and organizing inventory. | |||
| African American Psychology (Spring 2024): 2023-24 (3255) | Educational Support | All In The Family Mentoring & Support Services, American Red Cross, Black Agenda Alliance (BAA), Habitat for Humanity: Council Bluffs, Omaha Street School, Open Door Mission, Salvation Army | College of Arts and Sciences | Service Learning | None | None | Spring | 2023-24 | None | 30 | 780 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | The purpose of this project is for UNO college students to develop their understanding of African American psychology through the student philanthropy model of service learning. UNO students are seeking organizations that are Black-led and Black-focused. Students will work with select community partners during the semester for their final course project. With this project, UNO students will be required to volunteer for a minimum of 5 hours and do something tangible in the community. Volunteer opportunities will be based on the needs of the organization. Students will be learning about service leadership and will present how they used leadership/course content in their service work. For the final presentation, students will do their own independent research into the organization and present that along with their experiences volunteering for the organization of their choice. At the end of the semester, students will vote for one organization to receive the $1000 grant. PSYC 4150.850 MPI | ||||
| Fundamentals of Public Speaking -001(Spring 2024): 2023-24 (3258) | Educational Support | 3 Sisters, Abide Omaha, Building Bright Futures, Council Bluffs Pantry Association, Empowerment Network, Felius Cat Cafe and Rescue, Good New Jail and Prison Ministry, Habitat for Humanity: Council Bluffs, Heartland Equine Therapeutic Riding Academy (HETRA), Heartland Workers Center, inCOMMON Community Development, Mode Shift Omaha, Release Inc, Restored Wings, Ronald McDonald House Charities, Omaha, Trans Stitchin | Communication | Service Learning | None | None | Spring | 2023-24 | None | 24 | 288 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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. CMST 1110.11 MPI |