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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| Fundamentals of Public Speaking (Spring 2023 Section.014): 2022-23 (3026) | Education Rights Counsel (ERC), Intercultural Senior Center, League of Women Voters, World Speaks | Service Learning | None | None | Spring | 2022-23 | Spring | 2022-23 | 25 | 175 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Students will be required to give two speeches for this course - an informative speech, and a persuasive speech. In the informative speech, the students will talk about their research on the different areas of improvement within the community. Following this speech, the students will each choose a nonprofit of their choice and give a persuasive speech on how the nonprofit contributes to the area of focus they chose for the informative speech. At the end of the semester, the students will vote for one organization to receive the $1000 grant. MPI Project CMST 1110.014 | |||||
| Running and Winning (Fall 2017): 2017-18 | Social Justice | League of Women Voters | Communication, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2017-18 | None | None | 11 | 110 | 0 | 49 | 245 | 0 | Civic and Political Engagement | Running and Winning was a workshop that brought together young women from area high schools to meet with past and present women elected officials throughout our community. This workshop aimed to utilize the elected officials’ rich experience and expertise to introduce young women to the political process, and possibly encourage them to run for office one day. This was the sixth year this interactive, fun P-16 service learning project and non-partisan workshop will be held on the UNO Campus in the Thompson Alumni Center. More than 50 young women from Omaha South, Omaha Central, Westside, and Northwest High Schools attended the program. At the event, women elected officials were interviewed by these high school students to learn more about their life in politics, educational and professional experiences. After these interviews, students worked in small groups to produce their own mock political campaigns, including speeches and campaign slogans. Teams presented at the workshop on a public policy issue currently being addressed in Nebraska: voter identification laws. Throughout the fall semester, students from UNO’s College of Communication had been working on this event in their public speaking service learning course. UNO students were responsible for preparing policy issue briefs and coaching the high school students on their mock campaign speeches at the workshop. | ||
| 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. | |||
| Social Work and Social Welfare (Fall 2019): 2019-20 (1224) | Social Justice | League of Women Voters, Malcolm X Memorial Foundation | Service Learning Academy (SLA), Social Work | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2019-20 | Fall | 2019-20 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Social Justice Awareness | Students in Social Work and Social Welfare will work with different partners on policy work. | ||
| Running and Winning (Fall 2019): 2019-20 (1159) | Economic Impact, Educational Support, Social Justice | Benson High School, Omaha Public Schools, Bryan High School, Omaha Public Schools, League of Women Voters, North High, Omaha Public Schools, Northwest High School, Omaha Public Schools, South High Magnet, Omaha Public Schools | Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2019-20 | Fall | 2019-20 | 18 | 261 | 0 | 53 | 26 | 8 | Employment and Workforce, Youth Programming, Leadership and Mentoring | UNO students from Instructor Rita Shaughnessy's Fundamentals of Public Speaking course and League of Women Voters will host a workshop for young women from Omaha High Schools. The workshop will introduce them to the political process and possibly encourage them to run for office one day by inviting locally elected women officals to share their experiences and allowing the young women to practice developing a mock political campaign. | ||
| Women in Public Policy Week: Omaha Table Talk - Centering the Margins of Political Engagement: 2017-18 (895) | Educational Support, Social Justice | Coalition for a Strong Nebraska, Inclusive Communities, League of Women Voters, Nebraska Appleseed, Nebraska Legislature | Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center (CEC), Public Administration | Knowledge and Resource Sharing | Workshop | None | Spring | 2017-18 | Spring | 2017-18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Civic and Political Engagement, Gender Equality | Have you ever wanted to become engaged in the policymaking process but are unsure how to dive in? This Omaha Table Talk invites people from all communities a space to take part in an open and honest dialogue about how to engage in the policy process as an advocate, policymaker, lobbyist, or volunteer. Attendees will hear from panelists about the ways they can be a part of the policymaking process in Nebraska, and will then have a chance to break into small groups to talk to leaders about how to connect to organizations and get involved. Panelists: Senator Sara Howard, Nebraska Legislature; Jo Giles, Coalition for a Strong Nebraska; Rebecca Langle, League of Women Voters; Molly McCleery, Nebraska Appleseed. Moderator: Danielle Powell, Inclusive Communities | ||
| Board Member - League of Women Voters: 2019-20 (2538) | Educational Support, Social Justice | League of Women Voters | Communication | Board Memberships | None | None | Fall | 2019-20 | Fall | 2022-23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Capacity Building, Gender Equality, Social Justice Awareness | For this project Barbara Pickering serves on the board for the League of Women Voters. | ||
| Futures Fair 2023 (Spring 2023): 2022-23 (3035) | Economic Impact | 100 Black Men of Omaha, Alvine Engineering, American Physical Therapy Association Nebraska, Avenue Scholars Foundation, Blair Freeman, Boys Town, Centris Federal Credit Union, Childrens Hospital and Medical Center, Collective for Youth, College Possible, Cooper Law Partners, Core Bank, Creighton University, DLR Group, Douglas County Department of Corrections, Durham Museum, Education Quest Foundation, Evoluxion Barber Shop, First Tee, Fiserv, Fit Farm, Go Beyond, Go Beyond Nebraska, Godfather’s Pizza, Inc., KBBX Radio Lobo, Keep Omaha Beautiful, League of Women Voters, Lincoln Financial Group, Lozier Foundation, Metropolitan Community College (MCC), Metropolitan Utilities District, National Park Service, U.S. Department of Interior, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Nebraska Humane Society, Nebraska Public Media, Nebraska State Patrol, Omaha Fire Department, Omaha Police Department, Omaha Public Library, Omaha Public Power District, One Percent Productions, Partnership 4 Kids, Project harmony, Rose Theater, Southern Sudan Community Association, Union Pacific, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Xenon Academy | Air Force ROTC, Athletics, Aviation Institute, Biology, Black Studies, Career Connect, Communication, Counseling, Criminology and Criminal Justice, Emergency Management and Disaster Science, Engineering and Construction, Foreign Languages, Gerontology, Goodrich Scholarship Program, History, Honors Program, International Programs, KVNO Radio, Mathmatics, Military and Veteran's Services, Multicultural Affairs, Music, Office of Latino/Latin American Studies (OLLAS), Project Achieve, Psychology, Social Work, Special Education and Communication Disorders, STEM Education, STEM Trail Center, Success Academy, Undergraduate Admissions, Women and Gender Studies | 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. | |||
| 2023 National Voter Registration Day: 2023-24 (3136) | Social Justice | League of Women Voters, Nebraska Writers Collective, Skatefest Omaha | Volunteer and Civic Engagement Programs | Knowledge and Resource Sharing | Other | ['Voting and Civic Engagement'] | Fall | 2023-24 | Fall | 2023-24 | 272 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Students, the campus, and the community will have a chance to celebrate National Voter Registration Day with food, music, and art. Voter registration will be available from the League of Women Voters at Milo Bail and at the Criss Library. | |||
| 2024 7 Days of Service: 2023-24 (3118) | Volunteering | Volunteerism | None | Spring | 2023-24 | Spring | 2023-24 | 40 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | UNO and the community are invited to make a difference in our community during the annual UNO 7 Days of Service. You'll get to explore the Omaha Community with a History Walk downtown, volunteer with nonprofit organizations, and participate in a community dialogue at the Samuel Bak Museum. | ||||||
| 2023 7 Days of Service: 2022-23 (3032) | Social Justice | Abide Omaha, American Red Cross, Girl Scouts Spirit of Nebraska, Girls Inc., inCOMMON Community Development, Intercultural Senior Center, Keep Omaha Beautiful, League of Women Voters, Mlikweed Matters, NAMI Nebraska, Salvation Army | Volunteer and Civic Engagement Programs | Volunteering | Volunteerism | None | Spring | 2022-23 | Spring | 2022-23 | 25 | 350 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | The UNO community (students, faculty, and staff) and community members/organizations are invited to participate in serving the Omaha community in the areas of Health, International Service, Environment, Education, and Social Justice during 7 Days of Service! There will be various volunteer opportunities on-site at the organization, remotely, and on campus. | |||
| 2024 Legislative Power Hour: 2023-24 (3217) | Educational Support | League of Women Voters, Nebraska Civic Engagement Table | Volunteer and Civic Engagement Programs | Community-Based Learning | None | None | Fall | 2023-24 | None | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | This event will be a chance for students to learn from representatives from the League of Women Voters, Common Cause and the Nebraska Civic Engagement Table about Nebraska’s Unicameral, its functions, what is happening, and what these topics mean for the Omaha community and students. |