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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| Educational Psychology(Spring 2023): 2022-23 (3088) | Educational Support | Omaha Street School, Phoenix Academy, SPARK Positivity, Upward Bound | Psychology, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | None | None | Spring | 2022-23 | None | 60 | 960 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Students will work in groups (or independently) and partner with a local nonprofit organization to learn about the role teachers play in students’ development and academic achievement. Students are expected to create a presentation (or write a clear and concise paper) summarizing their service learning experience, integrating key concepts from class, assignments and group discussions. In short, in the presentation or paper, students will research and inform their classmates on their selected nonprofit organization’s history, significance, goals/mission statement, rationale, description of stakeholders and targeted groups, events, program activities, planned outcomes, management plan, financial support/budget, and their personal experience volunteering at the organization. Each student is expected to volunteer at least five hours of community service to the selected local nonprofit organization from the list provided. Then, students will vote on which organization presented by their classmates could most benefit from UNO’s $1,000 MPI course grant based on the course project findings. MPI PSYC 3510.850 & 851 | ||||
| Educational Psychology (Spring 2024): 2023-24 (3253) | Educational Support | Access period, Autism Society of NE, Caroles House of Hope, COPE (Christian Outreach Program, Creighton University, Girls Inc., Hope Center For Kids, Kids Can, Omaha Street School, Open Door Mission, Outlook Enrichment, Phoenix Academy, Project harmony, ShareOmaha, SPARK Positivity, Stephen Center, TeamMates Mentoring, YMCA of Greater Omaha | College of Arts and Sciences | Service Learning | None | None | Spring | 2023-24 | None | 30 | 780 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | "Students will work in groups (or independently) and partner with a local nonprofit organization to learn about the role teachers play in students’ development and academic achievement. Students are expected to create a presentation (or write a clear and concise paper) summarizing their service learning experience, integrating key concepts from class, assignments and group discussions. In short, in the presentation or paper, students will research and inform their classmates on their selected nonprofit organization’s history, significance, goals/mission statement, rationale, description of stakeholders and targeted groups, events, program activities, planned outcomes, management plan, financial support/budget, and their personal experience volunteering at the organization. Each student is expected to volunteer at least five hours of community service to the selected local nonprofit organization from the list provided. Then, students will vote on which organization presented by their classmates could most benefit from UNO’s $1,000 MPI course grant based on the course project findings." PSYC 3510.850 MPI | ||||
| Resource Development Presentation (Fall 2021): 2021-22 (2071) | Educational Support | Phoenix Academy | Communication | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2021-22 | None | 11 | 82 | 0 | 38 | 29 | 0 | UNO Students from Casey Riesberg's CMST 3130: Business and Professions course will partner with Phoenix Academy this fall to provide formal presentations on professional soft skills for 7th and 8th grade students. UNO Students will visit the Phoenix Academy for a tour and introductions with students in September and will return in November for their formal presentations. | ||||
| Small Group (Fall 2022 Section 001): 2022-23 (2792) | Educational Support | CenterPointe, Culxr House, Phoenix Academy, Stephen Center, Survivors Rising | Communication, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2022-23 | Fall | 2022-23 | 24 | 504 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Other | Students will be divided into 4 groups, with each group working with one non-profit. Students will be responsible for finding organizations through ShareOmaha. The students will then reach out to the nonprofit of their choice and initiate contact. Students will work on a research paper based on the non-profit and what the non-profit does for the community. The students will then interview the nonprofit. Students will then work on a campaign on social media to help the non-profit reach their goals. Lastly, at the end of the semester, the students will vote for one nonprofit to receive the $1000 grant.. MPI service learning project CMST 2410.001 | ||
| Educational Psychology -001(Spring 2024): 2023-24 (3254) | Educational Support | Access period, Autism Society of NE, Caroles House of Hope, COPE (Christian Outreach Program, Girls Inc., Hope Center For Kids, Kids Can, Omaha Street School, Open Door Mission, Outlook Enrichment, Phoenix Academy, Project harmony, ShareOmaha, SPARK Positivity, Stephen Center, TeamMates Mentoring, YMCA of Greater Omaha | College of Arts and Sciences | Service Learning | None | None | Spring | 2023-24 | None | 30 | 780 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | "Students will work in groups (or independently) and partner with a local nonprofit organization to learn about the role teachers play in students’ development and academic achievement. Students are expected to create a presentation (or write a clear and concise paper) summarizing their service learning experience, integrating key concepts from class, assignments and group discussions. In short, in the presentation or paper, students will research and inform their classmates on their selected nonprofit organization’s history, significance, goals/mission statement, rationale, description of stakeholders and targeted groups, events, program activities, planned outcomes, management plan, financial support/budget, and their personal experience volunteering at the organization. Each student is expected to volunteer at least five hours of community service to the selected local nonprofit organization from the list provided. Then, students will vote on which organization presented by their classmates could most benefit from UNO’s $1,000 MPI course grant based on the course project findings." PSYC 3510.851 MPI | ||||
| Business and Professional Communications (Spring 2024): 2023-24 (3235) | Educational Support | Phoenix Academy | Communication | Service Learning | None | None | Spring | 2023-24 | None | 23 | 345 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | This project looks to teach middle school students the fundamentals of professionalism and how to use it in their professional and personal lives CMST 3130.001 P-16 |