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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| 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. | |||
| Maverick Community Connection (Fall 2021, 001): 2021-22 (2078) | Educational Support, Social Justice | AIM Institute, American Foundation of Suicide Prevention-Nebraska Chapter, A Time to Heal Cancer Foundation, Autism Society of NE, Bluebird Cultural Initiative, Child Saving Institute, College Possible, Combined Health Agencies Drive, Kaneko, League of Women Voters, Leona's Dance Company, Little White Dog Rescue, Mystery Code Society, NAMI Nebraska, Nebraska Enterprise Fund, Prairie STEM, Restored Wings, Sheltering Tree Inc, Team Jack Foundation | Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center (CEC), Communication, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2021-22 | None | 23 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Capacity Building | UNO Students from Casey Reisberg's course 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. | |||
| Foundations of Leadership(Fall 2023): 2023-24 (3177) | Educational Support | Benson First Fridays (BFF), Elevate Omaha Inc, Learning for ALL, Sheltering Tree Inc | College of Education, Health, and Human Science | Service Learning | None | None | Fall | 2023-24 | None | 28 | 588 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Scholars will select one organization to partner with and develop a project that meets the organization's needs. Students must have a minimum of 20 -25 hours of service-learning project (SLP) time during the semester. Service hours will be integrated into class time throughout the semester, though students will have to complete some of the required hours outside of the designated class time. A capstone project presentation will provide an overview of the community partner, its mission, and what leadership skills and strategies students utilized to assist the partner throughout the semester. EDL 2590.099 Direct | ||||
| SOWK 1500.001 Service Learning Project (Spring 2024): 2023-24 (3248) | Educational Support | Down Syndrome Alliance of the Midlands, Sheltering Tree Inc, Whispering Roots | College of Public Affiars and Community Service | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2023-24 | Spring | 2023-24 | 24 | 552 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Each student will complete 20 hours of service learning with a local community organization, requiring participants to explore and review its services, culminating in a professional group presentation to showcase their experiences, strengthen referral skills, and enhance presentation abilities crucial in the field of social work. SOWK 1500.001 Traditional |