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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| September 60 Minutes 2024: 2023-24 (3121) | Social Justice | Volunteer and Civic Engagement Programs | Volunteering | Volunteerism | None | Fall | 2023-24 | Fall | 2023-24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | This one-time volunteer activity supports a local nonprofit organization for one hour at a time | ||||
| Collaborative Intern - Emerging Ladies Academy: 2023-24 (3130) | Social Justice | Student Service and Leadership Collaborative (The Collaborative) | Community-Based Learning | None | None | Fall | 2023-24 | None | 1 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | UNO students hired as Collaborative interns are matched with community organizations, Students are paid through the grant-funded program. Nonprofits coordinate meaningful work for interns to benefit the student experience in different ways. Students typically intern during the fall and spring semesters and may serve the same organization for more than one academic year. Each unique student that works as a Collaborative intern with this specific community partner is identified within this project. | |||||
| November 60 Minutes of Service: 2023-24 (3071) | Social Justice | Volunteer and Civic Engagement Programs | Volunteering | Volunteerism | None | Fall | 2023-24 | Fall | 2023-24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | UNO students are invited to volunteer during November's 60 Minutes of Service event which will serve an organization that impacts the Native American community during Native American Heritage Month. This event is in collaboration with the UNO Intertribal Student Council | ||||
| 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. | ||||||
| Holiday Helpers: 2023-24 (3067) | Social Justice | Siena Francis House | Volunteer and Civic Engagement Programs | Volunteering | Volunteerism | None | Fall | 2023-24 | Fall | 2023-24 | 10 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | UNO Students and Student Organizations are invited to participate in United Way's Holiday Helpers volunteer service month to give back to the local Omaha community during the holiday season. Students will be able to sign up to volunteer at the Siena Francis House which prevents barriers to access for those in our community including the Indigenous Communities as November is Native American Heritage Month | |||
| National Voter Registration Day 2024: 2023-24 (3136) | Social Justice | Volunteer and Civic Engagement Programs | Knowledge and Resource Sharing | Other | ['Voting and Civic Engagement'] | Fall | 2023-24 | Fall | 2023-24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Voting Registration drive for NVRD. | ||||
| 2023 7 Days of Service: 2023-24 (3138) | Social Justice | Volunteer and Civic Engagement Programs | Volunteering | None | None | Fall | 2023-24 | Fall | 2023-24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 Days of Service provides an extended opportunity for the UNO campus to give back to the community. From October 1st thru the 16th, there will be food donation boxes located around campus. On October 17th, there is the opportunity to participate in the North Omaha Legacy Tour to see and learn about your community. Finally, on October 18th, 60 Minutes of Service will be packing the collected food drive items | ||||
| Fundamentals of Public Speaking(Fall 2023): 2023-24 (3150) | Social Justice | American Heart Association, CHI Health Lakeside, Food Bank for the Heartland, Lungs 4 Life Foundation, Open Door Mission, YMCA of Greater Omaha, Youth Emergency Services | College of Communications, Fine Arts, and Media | Service Learning | None | None | Fall | 2023-24 | None | 12 | 276 | 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 as to how the nonprofit is contributing 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 recieve the $1000 grant. CMST 1110.009 | ||||
| Fundamentals of Public Speaking(Fall 2023)-001: 2023-24 (3151) | Social Justice | BFF Omaha, freedomtainment, Heart Ministry Center, Immigrant Legal Center, Refugee Empowerment Center | Art and Art History | Service Learning | None | None | Fall | 2023-24 | None | 12 | 264 | 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 as to how the nonprofit is contributing 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 recieve the $1000 grant. CMST 1110.024 | ||||
| Fundamentals of Public Speaking(Fall 2023)-002: 2023-24 (3152) | Social Justice | Maverick Food Pantry, Mosaic, YouTurn Omaha | College of Communications, Fine Arts, and Media | Service Learning | None | None | Fall | 2023-24 | None | 12 | 288 | 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 as to how the nonprofit is contributing 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 recieve the $1000 grant. CMST 1110.037 | ||||
| Race, Crime, and Injustice(Fall 2023): 2023-24 (3153) | Social Justice | inCOMMON Community Development, Mental Health Association of Nebraska, Youth Emergency Services | College of Public Affiars and Community Service | Service Learning | None | None | Fall | 2023-24 | None | 26 | 338 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Students will work in groups (or independently) and partner with a local nonprofit organization to learn about their efforts to combat the effects of racism (i.e., redlining, mass incarceration, food deserts, inequitable public education, predatory lending, maternal mortality, and voter suppression) or any other “ism” covered in class. Students will research and inform fellow groups on the nonprofit organization’s history, significance, goals/mission statement, rationale, stakeholders and targeted groups, events, program activities, planned outcomes, clients, staffing, management plan, financial support/budget, and their personal experience volunteering at the organization. Each student is expected to volunteer at least five hours of community service to the selected organization from the list provided. Lastly, students will vote on which local nonprofit organization presented could most benefit from UNO’s $1,000 MPI course grant based on the course project findings. CRCJ 8120.001 |