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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| Nelson Mandela Kindergarten Jump Start (Summer 2017): 2016-17 | Educational Support | Nelson Mandela Elementary School | Service Learning Academy (SLA), Social Work | Service Learning | Course | None | Summer | 2016-17 | None | None | 4 | 136 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | Youth Programming | UNO social work students worked on various projects with Nelson Mandela Elementary School throughout the semester. Projects included development of a data spreadsheet, creating a brochure resource for parents, development and implementation of art projects, and tutoring students. | ||
| Nelson Mandela Gardening (Summer 2017): 2016-17 | Environmental Stewardship | Nelson Mandela Elementary School | Service Learning Academy (SLA), Social Work | Service Learning | Course | None | Summer | 2016-17 | None | None | 4 | 132 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | Gardens/Plantlife | UNO social work students worked on various projects with Nelson Mandela Elementary School throughout the semester. Projects included development of a data spreadsheet, creating a brochure resource for parents, development and implementation of art projects, and tutoring students. | ||
| Nelson Mandela (Fall 2017): 2017-18 | Educational Support | Learning Community Center of South Omaha, Nelson Mandela Elementary School | Service Learning Academy (SLA), Social Work | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2017-18 | None | None | 6 | 382 | 0 | 140 | 140 | 0 | Leadership and Mentoring | Social Work 1500 students meet weekly to support the planning, facilitating, marketing, research/surveys, and modalities to engage families for resource nights at Nelson Mandela Elementary School. UNO students engage the scholars (children) in social skills groups, activities for executive functioning, as well as STEM-focused after-school programming. The semester project will also include UNO students assisting with the Family Resource Night held in October and developing a resource brochure for the families of the scholars. | ||
| Autobiographical Reading & Writing: 2018-19 (1005) | Educational Support | Nelson Mandela Elementary School | Medical Humanities | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2018-19 | Fall | 2018-19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Literacy | None | ||
| Nelson Mandela (Fall 2016): 2016-17 (001) | Social Justice | Nelson Mandela Elementary School | Service Learning Academy (SLA), Social Work | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2016-17 | None | None | 5 | 212 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | UNO students worked with the Nelson Mandela Family Liaison to plan, market, and facilitate a family resource night for Nelson Mandela parents. UNO students surveyed parents to identify topic areas about finances for the parent night. UNO students researched and invited speakers to the evening, surveyed parents prior, and planned the topics of the evening. UNO students also interacted with the scholars once a week through crafts and other activities. P-16, SOWK 1500, CPACS, Social Work and Civic Engagement | |||
| Nelson Mandela (Spring 2017): 2016-17 (002) | Social Justice | Nelson Mandela Elementary School | Service Learning Academy (SLA), Social Work | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2016-17 | None | None | 6 | 516 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | UNO students partner with Nelson Mandela to help plan, market, implement, facilitate, and survey a family resource night for the parents of Nelson Mandela’s scholars. Nelson Mandela generally has the topic of the evenings picked prior. UNO students work to survey the parents on what they would find most beneficial from the proposed topic. UNO students also scheduled and planned the evening, working to bring in speakers who are knowledgeable on the topic for resources available to the families. UNO students have bi-weekly supervisory meetings with Mr. Ogba on progress and planning. UNO students also attended Nelson Mandela each Tuesday and Friday afternoon to facilitate and co-facilitate the scholar’s Social Skills class, taught by Mr. Ogba. | |||
| Nelson Mandela Stress awareness (Spring 2018): 2017-18 | Health and Wellness | Learning Community Center of South Omaha, Nelson Mandela Elementary School | Service Learning Academy (SLA), Social Work | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2017-18 | None | None | 8 | 302 | 0 | 140 | 140 | 0 | Health Awareness | Social Work 1500 students meet weekly to support the planning, facilitating, marketing, research/surveys, and modalities to engage families for resource nights at Nelson Mandela Elementary School. UNO students engage the scholars (children) in social skills groups, activities for executive functioning, as well as STEM-focused after-school programming. Activities include planning the event for Family Resource night and a creating resource-building opportunity for community engagement. This may involve topics for Stress Awareness Month (in April) and could possibly consist of creating a paper resource and a presentation for parents or staff. Students will also be able to interact with Nelson Mandela scholars during other engagement opportunities, including the “Be Ready” and Social Skills groups in the mornings and the Kids Can after-school program. “Be Ready” is held from 7:00 – 8:00 am and focuses on learning executive functioning skills such as mindfulness, memory, and self-control. The social skills classes taught by Mr. Joe Ogba are from 8:10 – 8:30 am. The interactions and expectations for the social skills course will be discussed with Mr. Ogba during the orientation meeting. The after-school program (with Kids Can) focuses on STEM subjects and is held from 3:30 – 6:00 pm. There is also opportunity for students to work with scholars on social skills during the lunch hour. | ||
| Nelson Mandela: 2018-19 (Fall 2018): 2018-19 (1016) | Educational Support | Nelson Mandela Elementary School | Service Learning Academy (SLA), Social Work | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2018-19 | Fall | 2018-19 | 6 | 408 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Leadership and Mentoring | SOWK 1500-001 Social Work and Civic Engagement TR 10:00-11:15 | ||
| Nelson Mandela Elementary School Library Collections: 2016-17 (921) | Educational Support | Nelson Mandela Elementary School, Omaha Public Library | Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center (CEC), Teacher Education | Knowledge and Resource Sharing | Other | None | Summer | 2016-17 | Summer | 2016-17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | STEM/STEM Education, Literacy | UNO's Teacher Education Department, Library Science Program, collaborated with OPL and Nelson Mandela Elementary School in 2016 to assist in curating the school's library collections. |