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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| Creative Community Conservation (Summer 2023): 2022-23 (2840) | Environmental Stewardship | Conservation Nebraska | UNO Libraries | Knowledge and Resource Sharing | None | None | Fall | 2022-23 | Summer | 2022-23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | The Creative Community Conservation project aims to display a variety of environmentally focused and environmentally conscious works from a plethora of Nebraska artists. Conservation Nebraska protects our state’s natural legacy by educating the public, supporting communities, and increasing civic engagement. | |||
| Pollinators Garden(Fall 2023): 2022-23 (3041) | Environmental Stewardship | Conservation Nebraska | Environmental Studies | Service Learning | None | None | Fall | 2022-23 | None | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | The " Pollinators Garden" Project is an exciting and educational collaboration between students from the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) alon with P-1 school. In this two-semester endeavor, UNO students enrolled in the BIOL 1330 class will work hand-in-hand with P-12 students to create a Pollinator Garden. The primary goal of this project is to raise awareness about the importance of pollinators in our ecosystem and to actively contribute to their conservation efforts. To achieve this, both UNO and P-12 students will participate in seed collection activities from the Glacier Creek and the Papillion Butterfly Garden. P-16 BIOL 1330.001 | ||||
| Career Day in Global Environment Politics (Fall 2021): 2021-22 (3074) | Environmental Stewardship | Conservation Nebraska | Political Science | Community-Based Learning | None | None | Fall | 2021-22 | Fall | 2021-22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Capacity Building | Attended and presented at Career Day in Global Environmental Politics. | ||
| Soil Health/UNO-OPS Research Fair (Fall 2021): 2021-22 (2229) | Educational Support, Environmental Stewardship | Burke High, Omaha Public Schools, Conservation Nebraska, Glacier Creek Preserve | Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2021-22 | None | 23 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | Capacity Building | UNO Geography/Geology students in Professor Deere's course partner with AP Environmental Science students from Burke High School to assess soil health in the community. The students gather soil together for testings, and throughout the project, they meet at UNO and Burke High to test the soil and interpret the results together. At the end of the semester, the students present the results of their research at the UNO-OPS Joint Research Symposium. | |||
| Conservation NE Internship with UNO Student (Fall 2022): 2022-23 (2835) | Environmental Stewardship | Conservation Nebraska | Geography & Geology | Community-Based Learning | Internship/Externship | None | Fall | 2022-23 | Fall | 2022-23 | 1 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Climate and Sustainability | Hosted and supervised a UNO student for a Fall internship. The student worked on research around soil in the city of Omaha. The student also conducted GIS work for the organization to map various aspects of our projects, events, and outreach. The student provided valuable time, outputs, and research for the organization. The UNO student who participated gained valuable skills for the career he is hoping to pursue post-graduation. | ||
| Pollinator Garden (Fall 2023): 2022-23 (3107) | Environmental Stewardship | Conservation Nebraska | Art and Art History | Service Learning | None | None | Fall | 2022-23 | None | 0 | 149 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | The " Pollinators Garden" Project is an exciting and educational collaboration between students from the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) alon with P-1 school. In this two-semester endeavor, UNO students enrolled in the BIOL 1330 class will work hand-in-hand with P-12 students to create a Pollinator Garden. The primary goal of this project is to raise awareness about the importance of pollinators in our ecosystem and to actively contribute to their conservation efforts. To achieve this, both UNO and P-12 students will participate in seed collection activities from the Glacier Creek and the Papillion Butterfly Garden. BIOL 1330.001 & .850 |