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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| Organization of Information (Spring 2018): 2017-18 | Educational Support | Omaha Home for Boys | Service Learning Academy (SLA), Teacher Education | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2017-18 | None | None | 26 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Students will work to develop a resource list for nonprofits (3-5 partners). | |||
| Striving for Success Youth Summit: 2019-20 (1449) | Educational Support | 100 Black Men of Omaha, Boys and Girls Club of the Midlands, Civic Nebraska, Empowerment Network, Omaha Home for Boys, Omaha Police Department, Urban League of Nebraska | Goodrich Scholarship Program, Multicultural Affairs, Project Achieve, Thompson Learning Community | Knowledge and Resource Sharing | Mentoring | None | Fall | 2019-20 | Fall | 2019-20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 700 | 0 | Youth Programming | Striving for Success Youth Summit for 8th-9th grade African-American Males exposed 8th and 9th grade African American males to educational, career, and life choices through a comprehensive day of facilitators and events. | ||
| Strategy U (Spring 2018): 2017-18 | Economic Impact | Omaha Home for Boys | Marketing and Entrepreneurship, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2017-18 | None | None | 11 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Homelessness/Shelter | Students will coach the youth of the Jacob's Place Program of the Omaha Home for Boys on employment (resume writing, interview skills, etc) | ||
| Miller Park Minne Lusa Shade Tree Planting: 2018-19 (949) | Environmental Stewardship | Boys Town, Creighton University, Metropolitan Community College (MCC), Omaha Home for Boys, ONE Omaha, Urban Bird and Nature Alliance | Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center (CEC), Student Service and Leadership Collaborative (The Collaborative) | Volunteering | Volunteerism | None | Fall | 2018-19 | Spring | 2018-19 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Gardens/Plantlife | |||
| Maverick Community Connection (Spring 2022 ALL Sections): 2021-22 (2724) | Social Justice | AIM Institute, All Care Health Center, American Cancer Society: Hope Lodge, Autism Society of NE, Benson First Fridays (BFF), Center for Holistic Development, Child Saving Institute, City Sprouts, Collective for Hope/Grief's Journey, College Possible, Community Alliance, Credit Advisors Foundation, Eat 'N' Talk Africa, Financial Beginnings, Fresh Hope for Mental Health, Girls Inc., Heartland B-cycle, Heartland Equine Therapeutic Riding Academy (HETRA), Heartland Family Service-Homeless Program, Heartland Hope Mission, Inclusive Communities, Kaneko, Kim Foundation, Learning for ALL, Legal Aid of Nebraska, Lifestyle Health Alliance, Little White Dog Rescue, NAMI Nebraska, No More Empty Pots, Omaha Bridges Out of Poverty, Omaha Home for Boys, Partnership 4 Kids, RESPECT, SAC Museum, Siena Francis House, Spielbound Board Game Cafe, Take Flight Farms, Tri-City Food Pantry, Tri-Faith Initiative, Visiting Nurses Association (VNA), Wisdom House Collaborative, Women's Center for Advancement, Youth Emergency Services | Communication, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2021-22 | Spring | 2021-22 | 61 | 366 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | UNO Students from CMST 1110 Fundamentals of Public Speaking courses will engage in the student philanthropy model of service learning, where course content and student learning is linked to charitable giving. Students select and research a community agency of their own interest, then develop and present a persuasive speech and call to action on behalf of the organization. This is a student led initiative, giving students a $1,000 grant to distribute to one community agency - the persuasive speech presentation with the best call to action. MPI Traditional Project. CMST 1110.028 CMST 1110.8601 CMST 1110.8602 | |||
| Small Groups Counseling (Fall 2023): 2022-23 (3110) | Health and Wellness | Omaha Home for Boys | Counseling | Service Learning | None | None | Fall | 2022-23 | None | 22 | 286 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Students in COUN 8740 facilitate small group counseling in multiple different settings across OPS elementary schools and Millard North Middle School. Students practice their small group counseling skills while creating engaging curriculum for their groups and presenting to small groups in the community. COUN 8740.001 Direct |