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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| Introduction to World Religions (Fall 2017): 2017-18 | Economic Impact, Social Justice | Siena Francis House | Philosophy and Religious Studies, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2017-18 | None | None | 14 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Homelessness/Shelter | Holocaust center - writing transcripts of a documentary of one of the survivors | ||
| Introductions to World Religions (Fall 2019): 2019-20 (2397) | Educational Support | Siena Francis House | Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2019-20 | None | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Capacity Building | Students in Intro to World Religions class work at Sienna Frances house for service learning. | |||
| Small Group (Spring 2018): 2017-18 | Economic Impact | Siena Francis House | Communication, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2017-18 | None | None | 20 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Homelessness/Shelter | Design, promote, and execute a project focused on homelessness for Siena Francis House. Community awareness campaigns. Ex: 5k run, food stands for events. | ||
| Small Group Communication (Fall 2017): 2017-18 | Economic Impact, Social Justice | Siena Francis House | Communication, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2017-18 | None | None | 25 | 375 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Homelessness/Shelter | Design, promote, and execute a project focused on homelessness for Sienna Francis House. Community awareness campaigns. Ex: 5k run, food stands for events. | ||
| Introductions to World Religons: 2019-20 (1215) | Educational Support, Social Justice | Siena Francis House | Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2019-20 | Fall | 2019-20 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Inclusion, Diversity & Equity | Students in Intro to World Religions class work at Sienna Frances house for service learning. | ||
| Agile Development Methods (Spring 2018): 2017-18 | Economic Impact | Siena Francis House | Information Systems and Quantitative Analysis, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2017-18 | Spring | 2017-18 | 9 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Homelessness/Shelter | Students built educational modules and software tools for workforce development in partnership with Siena Francis House guests. The modules were created to increase workforce skills among guests at Siena Francis house in programming languages and computational thinking. | ||
| Agile Software (Fall 2018): 2018-19 (1055) | Economic Impact | Siena Francis House | Information Systems and Quantitative Analysis | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2018-19 | Fall | 2018-19 | 10 | 1,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Homelessness/Shelter | |||
| World Religions: 2018-19 (1007) | Economic Impact, Social Justice | Siena Francis House | Chemistry | Volunteering | Other | None | Fall | 2018-19 | Fall | 2018-19 | 75 | 750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Homelessness/Shelter | None | ||
| VPA-UNO: Siena Francis House Time 3: 2016-17 | Educational Support, Environmental Stewardship | Siena Francis House | Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center (CEC), Volunteer Program Assessment-UNO | Knowledge and Resource Sharing | Other | None | Spring | 2016-17 | None | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Wildlife/Animal Welfare, Capacity Building | Students and faculty worked with the volunteer coordinator at the agency to conduct an evaluation of the organization’s volunteer program. The aim was to provide the agency with quantitative and qualitative data and feedback from the perspective of their volunteers with the goal of improving volunteer and organizational outcomes. | |||
| Seven Days of Service - 3/24/18: 2017-18 (009) | Economic Impact | Siena Francis House | Student Service and Leadership Collaborative (The Collaborative), Thompson Learning Community | Volunteering | Volunteerism | None | Spring | 2017-18 | None | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | Homelessness/Shelter | Volunteers will be helping with spring cleaning. | |||
| Veterans Day of Service - 11/11/17: 2017-18 (85) | Economic Impact | Siena Francis House | Student Service and Leadership Collaborative (The Collaborative) | Volunteering | Volunteerism | None | Fall | 2017-18 | None | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Homelessness/Shelter | Volunteers will be doing a trash clean-up of the campus and making posters for the Veterans Day event. | |||
| 2023 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 | |||
| 2023 MLK Day of Service: 2022-23 (2780) | Social Justice | Hope Center For Kids, Open Door Mission, Project harmony, Refugee Empowerment Center, Siena Francis House, Stephen Center, WhyArts, Women's Center for Advancement, Youth Emergency Services | Volunteer and Civic Engagement Programs | Volunteering | Volunteerism | None | Spring | 2022-23 | Spring | 2022-23 | 30 | 120 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 110 | Inclusion, Diversity & Equity | Students, faculty, staff, and community partners are invited to participate in UNO's 2023 Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service. 2023 Theme "Beloved Community" - Dr. King's philosophy is that a beloved community is one where economic and social justice is inclusive and provides everyone the ability to live a high quality of life. • Number of Total Volunteer Participants = 150 • Number of Community Organizations Served = 8 • Number of UNO Students/Staff/Faculty/Alumni = 55 • Volunteer Representation across the Omaha Community : Volunteers were a part of 11 Unique Community Organizations | ||
| Maverick Community Connection (Spring 2022 ALL Sections): 2021-22 (2724) | Social Justice | AIM Institute, All Care Health Center, American Cancer Society: Hope Lodge, Autism Society of NE, Benson First Fridays (BFF), Center for Holistic Development, Child Saving Institute, City Sprouts, Collective for Hope/Grief's Journey, College Possible, Community Alliance, Credit Advisors Foundation, Eat 'N' Talk Africa, Financial Beginnings, Fresh Hope for Mental Health, Girls Inc., Heartland B-cycle, Heartland Equine Therapeutic Riding Academy (HETRA), Heartland Family Service-Homeless Program, Heartland Hope Mission, Inclusive Communities, Kaneko, Kim Foundation, Learning for ALL, Legal Aid of Nebraska, Lifestyle Health Alliance, Little White Dog Rescue, NAMI Nebraska, No More Empty Pots, Omaha Bridges Out of Poverty, Omaha Home for Boys, Partnership 4 Kids, RESPECT, SAC Museum, Siena Francis House, Spielbound Board Game Cafe, Take Flight Farms, Tri-City Food Pantry, Tri-Faith Initiative, Visiting Nurses Association (VNA), Wisdom House Collaborative, Women's Center for Advancement, Youth Emergency Services | Communication, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2021-22 | Spring | 2021-22 | 61 | 366 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | UNO Students from 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. MPI Traditional Project. CMST 1110.028 CMST 1110.8601 CMST 1110.8602 |