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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| Evidence based Nebraska - System Improvement: 2020-21 (1404) | Social Justice | Buffalo County Community Partners, City of South Sioux City, Community Connections, Douglas County Administration, Four County Juvenile Services, Gage County MAPS Community Coalition, Holt County Juvenile Services, Juvenile Case Management System, Lancaster County Human Services, Panhandle Partnership, Platte County Juvenile Services, Seward High School, Seward Public Schools, YWCA Adams County, YWCA Lincoln | Criminology and Criminal Justice, Juvenile Justice Institute, Criminology and Criminal Justice | Engaged Research | None | None | Summer | 2020-21 | None | None | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Juvenile/Adult Justice System | System Improvement programs don’t generally work directly with youth, but rather support the programs, agencies and initiatives that do the direct work. This includes, but is not limited to, grant writers, coordinators, evaluators, training/quality improvement programs, and data collection. System Improvement also included backbone support organizations, which are organizations or agencies that serve as the backbone for the entire initiative, coordinating participating organizations and agencies, facilitating technology and communications support, logistical and administrative details, and data collection and reporting. | ||
| 2017 ASPA: 2016-17 (712) | Economic Impact, Educational Support, Health and Wellness | Douglas County Administration, Douglas County Health Department, Food Bank for the Heartland, Health Center Association of Nebraska (HCAN), The Wellbeing Partners, Veterans Administration Nebraska-Western Iowa Healthcare System, Visiting Nurses Association (VNA) | Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center (CEC), Public Administration | Knowledge and Resource Sharing | Workshop | None | Spring | 2016-17 | None | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Holistic Wellness, Medical Services, Veteran Support, Raise Awareness, Grief, Develop./Physical Disability | ASPA-Nebraska Invites You to Collaborate on Friday, April 14, 2017 Join us for the American Society of Public Administration (ASPA) Nebraska Annual Conference and Awards Ceremony at the UNO Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center, Room 201/205. This year’s conference will highlight Bold Public Service, with panels focusing on service in communities and healthcare. Conference registration is free to attendees. The agenda and panel details are outlined below: The Service in Healthcare Panel | 9 A.M. – 10:15 A.M. Will Ackerman, Public Affairs Officer, Veterans Administration Nebraska-Western Iowa Healthcare System Sherri Nared, HIV/STD Prevention Specialist, Douglas County Health Department Keshia Bradford, Director of Strategic Initiatives, Health Center Association of Nebraska Kris Stapp, Vice-President of Health Services, Visiting Nurses Association Sarah Sjolie, Executive Director, The Wellbeing Partners The Service in Communities Panel | 10:45 A.M. – 12 P.M. John Ewing, Douglas County Treasure Silas Clarke, City Administrator of Hickman, Nebraska Sara Woods, Executive Director, Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center, University of Nebraska at Omaha Greg Adams, Executive Director, Nebraska Community College Association and former Speaker of the Nebraska Unicameral Susan Ogborn, Executive Director of Food Bank for the Heartland Anne Meysenburg, Director of Community Investment, Omaha Community Foundation | |||
| Douglas County Administration School Attendance Service Evaluation (Fall 2016): 2016-17 (291) | Educational Support, Social Justice | Douglas County Administration | Support and Training for the Evaluation of Programs (STEPs) | Engaged Research | None | None | Fall | 2016-17 | Summer | 2016-17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Youth Programming, Capacity Building, Juvenile/Adult Justice System | We are enthused about the opportunity presented by The Douglas County Commissioners Office, Operation Youth Success, and the Absentee Task Force to catalogue and profile existing community-based services that are available to provide support and assistance to students who are experiencing barriers to regular and consistent attendance in school. This evaluation of the Douglas County system currently responding to chronic absenteeism will include the identification of opportunities and barriers to these community-based services. The effort will also inform decisions of Operation Youth Success in its collective impact efforts to prevent youth from entering the juvenile justice system |