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 - Truancy: 2019-20 (1405) | Social Justice | Boyd County Attorney, Buffalo County Attorney, Butler County - Attendance Support Program, Cass County Attorney, Central Mediation Center - Sherman County, Central Nebraska Youth Services, Dodge County Attorney, Greater Omaha Attendance and Learning Services, Holt County Attorney, Jefferson County Attorney, Lancaster County Human Services, Latino Center of the Midlands, Madison County Attorney, Otoe County Attorney, Platte Valley Diversion Program, Sarpy County Juvenile Justice Center, Saunders County Attorney, Schuyler Community Schools, Seward County Justice Center: Attendance Support Program, Striving Towards Attendance Realizing Success, Thayer County Attorney, Urban League of Nebraska, York County Attorney | Criminology and Criminal Justice, Juvenile Justice Institute, Criminology and Criminal Justice | Engaged Research | None | None | Summer | 2019-20 | None | None | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Juvenile/Adult Justice System | Truancy programs focus on youth with unauthorized absences in order to prevent system involvement. Programs can become involved with youth at different stages of absenteeism, with schools referring youth who have 5-10 unexcused absences up to the county attorney’s officer referring youth to the program when their level of absences requires legal intervention. Truancy programs can also be part of diversion. | ||
| GOALS Program Evaluation (Fall 2016): 2016-17 (331) | Educational Support, Social Justice | Greater Omaha Attendance and Learning Services | Support and Training for the Evaluation of Programs (STEPs) | Engaged Research | None | None | Fall | 2016-17 | Spring | 2016-17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Youth Programming, Capacity Building, Social Justice Awareness | UNO’s Support and Training for the Evaluation of Programs (STEPs) will partner with GOALS to analyze the end-of-theyear survey data from the public school partners, analyze yearly quantitative data, and provide consultation on two evaluation projects. STEPs uses a participatory, utilization-focused approach to all its work. “Participatory” means that program staff are engaged in all evaluation activities, including their planning and implementation. “Utilization-focused” means that evaluation activities are conducted with an eye toward usefulness for the program. |