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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| DEA Takeback 2022 (Fall 2022) | Health and Wellness | Coalition Rx, Drug Enforcement Agency-Omaha | Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center (CEC), Public Safety | Knowledge and Resource Sharing | Event / Exhibit / Performance | None | Fall | 2022-23 | Fall | 2022-23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | Substance Abuse | UNO Police and Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center (CEC) building partner, Coalition Rx, will host a special event for UNO students, faculty, and staff to safely dispose of prescription drugs. This event is a special opportunity for the campus community only and is connected to the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) Nationwide prescription drug take back event that happens twice annually. To learn more about all other locations and take back events, visit dea.gov/takebackday. | ||
| GARY SOTO's Writing Workshop and Poetry Reading (Fall 2022): 2022-23 (2839) | Arts, Culture and Humanities | Humanities Nebraska, Nebraska Writers Collective | Thompson Learning Community | Knowledge and Resource Sharing | None | None | Fall | 2022-23 | Fall | 2022-23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Award-winning author, GARY SOTO, will facilitate a creative writing workshop and poetry reading at the University of Nebraska Omaha! There were two parts of this event including a workshop and a poetry reading. | |||
| 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. | |||
| NWC Youth Laureate (Spring 2023): 2022-23 (2842) | Arts, Culture and Humanities | Nebraska Writers Collective | Student Service and Leadership Collaborative (The Collaborative) | Knowledge and Resource Sharing | None | None | Spring | 2022-23 | Spring | 2022-23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NWC teamed up with different individuals, including a UNO staff member, to play an active role in their Youth Laureate. | |||
| Leadership Workshop for Union Leaders (Fall 2022): 2022-23 (2728) | Economic Impact, Educational Support | Douglas County Overdose Fatality Review Board, Fraternal Order of Police Lodge, International Association of Firefighters Local 385, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1483, Millard Education Assocation, Omaha Federation of Labor, Plumbers Local 16, Steamfitters Local 464, Western Iowa Labor Federation | William Brennan Institute for Labor Studies | Knowledge and Resource Sharing | Other | None | Fall | 2022-23 | None | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | Education, Employment and Workforce, Capacity Building | Leadership Workshop for Union Leaders. This will be an annual event every fall. | |||
| College and Career Exploration (Fall 2022): 2022-23 (2848) | Arts, Culture and Humanities | UNMC Munroe Meyer Institute | Art and Art History, Student Life and Wellbeing | Knowledge and Resource Sharing | None | None | Fall | 2022-23 | Spring | 2022-23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Develop./Physical Disability | MMI students work with UNO for college and career exploration. There were 37 MMI participants. | ||
| Advocacy in the Arts Program (Fall 2022): 2022-23 (2852) | Health and Wellness | Millard Public Schools, Omaha Public Schools, Papillion LaVista Community Schools, UNMC Munroe Meyer Institute, Westside School District | Art and Art History, Student Life and Wellbeing | Knowledge and Resource Sharing | None | None | Fall | 2022-23 | Spring | 2022-23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Develop./Physical Disability | MMI and UNO come together every thursday with MMI participants and students in the arts. There were 37 MMI participants. | ||
| Art and Science of Medical Decisions:(Fall 2022): 2022-23 (2958) | Educational Support | Methodist Hospital | Art and Art History | Knowledge and Resource Sharing | None | None | Fall | 2022-23 | None | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Arts and Science of medical decisions, co-taught with a methodist head and neck surgeon, gave students the opportunity to attend clinics and operations. | ||||
| Writer's Block Program: 2022-23 (3023) | Educational Support | Nebraska Writers Collective | MaverickPR | Knowledge and Resource Sharing | None | None | Fall | 2022-23 | None | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | The Nebraska Writers Collective hired MaverickPR in the fall of 2022 to design a new logo for its Writer's Block program. Our5-member graphic design team meet with the client, conducted research and developed creative briefs that offered the rationale behind the design concepts. The NWC team chose Creative director Tristen Menichetti's design. She made revisions and packaged the logo design. By the numbers, five students worked on the project that took 11 hours total—8 in designing and 3 in consulting with the client. | ||||
| Linguistic Human Rights in Education: 2022-23 (3025) | Knowledge and Resource Sharing | Other | None | Spring | 2022-23 | None | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | invited speaker from ERC and a tour + discussion of the Nobody’s Listening exhibition at UNO gallery in partnership with the Fried Academy about the Yazidi genocide. (the largest Yazidi community in the U.S. lives in Nebraska) | |||||||
| MMI and Omaha Symphony Joint Composition: 2022-23 (3024) | Knowledge and Resource Sharing | None | None | Spring | 2022-23 | None | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | We are partnering with the Omaha Symphony on Thursday, April 20th between 12:00 PM and 1:30 PM. We currently have 116 reserved for our usual time/programming. space for a small ensemble playing and students then playing instruments and creating a joint composition. They will bring 4-7 musicians. | |||||||
| ERC Presentation Human Rights in P-12 Education (Spring 2023): 2022-23 (3027) | Arts, Culture and Humanities | Education Rights Counsel (ERC) | Teacher Education | Knowledge and Resource Sharing | None | None | Spring | 2022-23 | Spring | 2022-23 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Human Rights & Trafficking | The course examines the intersection of human rights and P-12 education and prepares individuals to effectively work with and advocate for children and adolescents in educational settings. Students completing the course will be able to 1) demonstrate an increased understanding of fundamental human rights with a specific emphasis on education rights and the human rights of children and adolescents 2) create learning environments that elevate human rights in educational settings and 3) design developmentally appropriate instruction for children and adolescents on varied human rights topics. One of ERC's legal experts co-taught for one of the course days related to education law for 45 minutes - no cost. The value of ERC expertise of 112 dollars (hourly rate of 150). TED 8280 - INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN RIGHTS IN P-12 EDUCATION | ||
| P4K Fall 2022 K-12 Tours (Fall 2022): 2021-22 (3073) | Economic Impact | Partnership 4 Kids | Undergraduate Admissions | Knowledge and Resource Sharing | Access to Higher Education | None | Fall | 2022-23 | Fall | 2022-23 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Youth Programming | P4K students toured campus with admissions. | ||
| Leadership in Early Childhood Education (Spring 2023): 2022-23 (3029) | Educational Support | Education Rights Counsel (ERC) | Teacher Education | Knowledge and Resource Sharing | None | None | Spring | 2022-23 | Spring | 2022-23 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Capacity Building | This course seeks to prepare candidates with leadership skills in the early childhood field that will empower them to initiate and implement changes in programs serving young children and families. Candidates will explore and apply frameworks of leadership and analyze policy, governance, and power structures that can impact change. Candidates will also learn effective advocacy skills to positively influence policies and practices in program and governance structures. Lastly, candidates will examine approaches for developing new leaders in early childhood education through reflective supervision and mentorship. TED 8880 | ||
| WhyArts and UNO Transitions Social Competencies (Spring 2023): 2022-23 (3030) | Arts, Culture and Humanities | WhyArts | Transitions Program | Knowledge and Resource Sharing | None | None | Spring | 2022-23 | Spring | 2022-23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Inclusion, Diversity & Equity | WhyArts partners with the Transitions Program providing opportunities for autistic young adults to practice and enhance social competencies in structured and unstructured group events on and off the UNO campus. This partnership began in 2015 and is ongoing at the beginning of each semester with WhyArts facilitating a session at the beginning of each semester (1 hour). The partnership supports UNO Transition's participants on the autism spectrum and those UNO students in learning and other meaningful experiences. CEPI does not account for projects prior to 2015 so this project entry begins in 2016 within the system. Each semester there are 3 to 4 graduate students and 4-5 undergraduate students involved. | ||
| Guest Lecture for Worksite Wellness class (Fall 2022): 2022-23 (3075) | Health and Wellness | The Wellbeing Partners | Health and Kinesiology | Knowledge and Resource Sharing | None | None | Fall | 2022-23 | Fall | 2022-23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Provide two guest lecture video recordings for the Worksite Wellness class. One video request was an overview of my professional background and how I support worksites with worksite wellbeing. The other video request was on worksite culture. | |||
| Omaha Table Talk: 2022-23 (2734) | 75 North, Aksarben Village Senior Living, Dial Senior Living | Tribal Management and Emergency Services | Knowledge and Resource Sharing | Community-oriented lecture/event | None | Fall | 2022-23 | Fall | 2022-23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Education, Disadvantaged Populations | Omaha Table Talk centered on Native and Indegenous identities. Hosted event in CEC space. Panelists included Christina Running Hawk Ellison of the Lakota Oglala Sioux, Jordan Zendejas of the Umo Ho Tribe of Nebraska, Grace Johnson of the Oglala Lakota, and moderated by Echohawk Lefthand of the Diné Tribe. Panelists discussed concerns around the appropriation of native and indigenous cultures, specifically addressing the importance of medicines and their sustainability, missing, and murdered Indigenous women, and mascots. The afternoon concluded with panelists encouraging the audience to learn about native and Indigenous history and culture. They reminded the audience that it is okay to appreciate the culture and heritage of native and Indigenous peoples without appropriating and changing the narrative | |||
| Futures Fair 2023 (Spring 2023): 2022-23 (3035) | 100 Black Men of Omaha, Avenue Scholars Foundation, Boys Town, Childrens Hospital and Medical Center, Collective for Youth, College Possible, Creighton University, Douglas County Department of Corrections, Durham Museum, Education Quest Foundation, Fiserv, Go Beyond, Keep Omaha Beautiful, League of Women Voters, Metropolitan Community College (MCC), Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Nebraska Humane Society | Knowledge and Resource Sharing | Access to Higher Education | None | Spring | 2022-23 | Spring | 2022-23 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 0 | 0 | The Goodrich Scholarship Program -- in collaboration with CPACS, multiple departments at the University of Nebraska Omaha (UNO), Metropolitan Community College, P4K, Omaha Public Schools (OPS), and local businesses throughout the Omaha community – is planning to host the Futures Fair, an event where diverse low-income education specialists create an environment where hundreds of 7th and 8th graders from P4K immerse themselves in activities that galvanize their interests and induce them into certain educational or academic habits that would facilitate their individual navigation of the often difficult road ahead to college or some other postsecondary institution. Support is both needed and critical for the continuation and growth of Goodrich’s Futures Fair partnership with P4K, UNO/CPACS and the community. Goodrich and P4K, with the assistance of CPACS and UNO, intend to continue to promote the accessibility of higher education to underserved middle school students through meaningful engagement that will create an immediate tangible opportunity for educational and employment exploration through the Futures Fair. | |||||
| Omaha Table Talk: Celebrating Native and Indigenous Cultures without Appropriating: 2022-23 (2735) | Inclusive Communities | Knowledge and Resource Sharing | Community-oriented lecture/event | None | Fall | 2022-23 | Fall | 2022-23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | Disadvantaged Populations | Omaha Table Talk centered on Native and Indegenous identities. Hosted event in CEC space. Panelists included Christina Running Hawk Ellison of the Lakota Oglala Sioux, Jordan Zendejas of the Umo Ho Tribe of Nebraska, Grace Johnson of the Oglala Lakota, and moderated by Echohawk Lefthand of the Diné Tribe. Panelists discussed concerns around the appropriation of native and indigenous cultures, specifically addressing the importance of medicines and their sustainability, missing, and murdered Indigenous women, and mascots. The afternoon concluded with panelists encouraging the audience to learn about native and Indigenous history and culture. They reminded the audience that it is okay to appreciate the culture and heritage of native and Indigenous peoples without appropriating and changing the narrative | ||||
| Omaha Table Talk: Preserving LGTBAIA2 History (Fall 2022): 2022-23 (2738) | Social Justice | Inclusive Communities | UNO Libraries | Knowledge and Resource Sharing | Community-oriented lecture/event | None | Fall | 2022-23 | Fall | 2022-23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | Queer Table Talk in partnerhsip with OutNebraska centered on how to preserve LGBTQIA2S+ history specifically in Nebraska. Hosted in CEC Space. Panelists included Amy Schindler, archivist at UNO’s Queer Archives, Jordan Miller who is a Collections Registrar at History Nebraska, Sarah Phelps, Executive Director of Owlish and moderated by Abbi Swatsworth, Executive Director of OutNebraska. Panelists discussed the importance preserving stories from the LGBTQIA2+ community and the ways in which language surrounding the LGBTQIA2+ community has changed over time. The afternoon concluded with panelists encouraging the audience to truly listen to the stories of those around them because history is happening now | |||
| UNO Dialogue Project: Voter Advocacy (Fall 2022): 2022-23 (2739) | Social Justice | Inclusive Communities | Gender and Sexuality Resource Center | Knowledge and Resource Sharing | Community-oriented lecture/event | None | Fall | 2022-23 | Fall | 2022-23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | Conversation in partnership with Jessi Hitchens and the UNO Gender and Sexuality resource center tackling the issue of voting and voting access, specifically among young people. Panelists included Nate Johnson (UNO Student), Tori Simms (UNO Student), and Toni Monette (League of Women Voters). Panelists discussed ways in which young people can participate in voter advocacy for themselves and networks. The discussion ultimately ended with folks strategizing how to further this conversation and get more college students activated in democratic processes. | |||
| Omaha Table Talk: Celebrating Native and Indigenous Cultures without Appropriating (Fall 2022): 2022-23 (2742) | Social Justice | Inclusive Communities | Tribal Management and Emergency Services | Knowledge and Resource Sharing | Community-oriented lecture/event | None | Fall | 2022-23 | Fall | 2022-23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | Omaha Table Talk centered on Native and Indigenous identities. Hosted event in CEC space. Panelists included Christina Running Hawk Ellison of the Lakota Oglala Sioux, Jordan Zendejas of the Umo Ho Tribe of Nebraska, Grace Johnson of the Oglala Lakota, and moderated Echohawk Lefthand of the Diné Tribe. Panelists discussed concerns around the appropriation of native and indigenous cultures, specifically addressing the importance of medicines and their sustainability, missing, and murdered Indigenous women, and mascots. The afternoon concluded with panelists encouraging the audience to learn about native and Indigenous history and culture. They reminded the audience that it is okay to appreciate the culture and heritage of native and Indigenous peoples without appropriating and changing the narrative. | |||
| Durango Days (Fall 2022): 2022-23 (2732) | Educational Support, Social Justice | Coalition Rx, Elevate Omaha Inc, Inclusive Communities, Learning for ALL, NAMI Nebraska, The Wellbeing Partners, WhyArts | Maverick Food Pantry, Student Service and Leadership Collaborative (The Collaborative) | Knowledge and Resource Sharing | Other | None | Fall | 2022-23 | Fall | 2022-23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Capacity Building | CEC Building Partner Organizations interacted with hundreds of UNO students, allowing them to learn more about volunteer opportunities and needs in the community. Organizations were able to share their missions and activities in order for students to think about how they can get involved. Organizations reported that students took the information, and many see opportunities for follow-up engagement. | ||
| Prescription Drug Takeback UNO Event (Fall 2022): 2022-23 (2733) | Health and Wellness | Coalition Rx | Public Safety | Knowledge and Resource Sharing | None | None | Fall | 2022-23 | None | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | UNO Police and Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center (CEC) building partner, Coalition Rx, will host a special event for UNO students, faculty, and staff to safely dispose of prescription drugs. | ||||
| NAMI OnCampus ETS Presentation (Fall 2022): 2022-23 (2828) | Health and Wellness | NAMI Nebraska | Nami ON Campus | Knowledge and Resource Sharing | None | None | Fall | 2022-23 | Fall | 2022-23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mental Health | Helped students gain a better understanding of mental health and begin conversations about mental health. The conversation led to additional support for students experiencing mental health. | ||
| Student Government Mental Health Panel (Fall 2022): 2022-23 (2829) | Knowledge and Resource Sharing | None | None | Fall | 2022-23 | Fall | 2022-23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NAMI shared information about programs available to UNO students. This was part of DeStress Fest event that provided a space for discussion about mental health, self-care, and how to get help. | ||||||
| Planning for Effective Teaching Nonprofit Speaker (Fall 2022) | Educational Support | Education Rights Counsel (ERC) | Special Education and Communication Disorders | Knowledge and Resource Sharing | Course | None | Fall | 2022-23 | 2022 | 2022-23 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Other | Nonprofit leader from Education Rights Council shared important insights for the course Planning for Effective Teaching class regarding SPED. Course TED 2400-003. | ||
| WhyArts STEM Curriculum Development (Spring 2022): 2022-23 (2833) | Educational Support | WhyArts | STEM Education | Knowledge and Resource Sharing | None | None | Spring | 2022-23 | Spring | 2022-23 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | They advised on some curriculum artwork (lesson plan booklets) that was associated with some afterschool programing, with the project called NE STEM 4U. The curriculum was used in afterschool programming within 7 area middle schools, and about 10 UNO students facilitated the afterschool programming effort. | |||
| Young History Detectives Summer Camp (Summer 2022): 2022-23 (2836) | Educational Support | Eastern Nebraska Community Action Partnership | UNO Libraries | Knowledge and Resource Sharing | Mentoring | None | Summer | 2022-23 | Summer | 2022-23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | Youth Programming | The young history detectives learned archival research skills, utilized the computer lab, and were able to access the archives, micro film, city directories to aid in their research for their spatial memory project. |