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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| Saber Salud (Spring 2019): 2018-19 (1078) | Educational Support | Learning Community Center of South Omaha | Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2018-19 | Spring | 2018-19 | 32 | 512 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Students will work in partnership with students from Dr. Garcia's Advanced Spanish course to develop materials to be shared at a community health awareness event that will focus on 5 identified conditions. | |||
| Autobiographical Reading and writing (Fall 2017): 2017-18 | Educational Support | Learning Community Center of South Omaha | Service Learning Academy (SLA), The Goodrich Scholarship Program | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2017-18 | Fall | 2017-18 | 14 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Literacy | Students and members of the LCC of South Omaha work together to create autobiographical narratives about how language and literacy impact their lives | ||
| College Prep Family Learning (Spring 2018): 2017-18 | Educational Support, International Service | Learning Community Center of South Omaha | Service Learning Academy (SLA), Teacher Education | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2017-18 | None | None | 23 | 356 | 0 | 31 | 403 | 0 | Inter/Trans-culture, Youth Programming | Students from Professor Dawn Mathis’s Introduction to Teaching ESL course will visit the Learning Community Center of South Omaha (LCC). Students will interact with their assigned family whom they will work with throughout the course of the project. Students will teach the families about college readiness through carefully planned activities and share the useful resources. | ||
| College Prep and Family Learning (Fall 2017): 2017-18 (001) | Educational Support, International Service | Learning Community Center of South Omaha | Service Learning Academy (SLA), Teacher Education | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2017-18 | None | None | 24 | 768 | 0 | 29 | 188 | 0 | Inter/Trans-culture, Youth Programming | Students from Dr. Dawn Mathis’ Introduction to Teaching ESL class will visit the Learning Community Center (LCC) of South Omaha. Students will interact with their assigned family whom they will work with throughout the course of the project. Students will teach the families about college readiness over dinner and provide them with insightful activities that they have carefully planned prior to the session. | ||
| College Prep and Family Learning (Spring 2018): 2017-18 (002) | Educational Support, International Service | Learning Community Center of South Omaha | Service Learning Academy (SLA), Teacher Education | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2017-18 | None | None | 25 | 800 | 0 | 28 | 210 | 0 | Inter/Trans-culture, Youth Programming | UNO students from Dr. Sandra Rodriguez-Arroyo's Introduction to Teaching ESL course will interact with their assigned family from the Learning Community Center of South Omaha (LCC). Students will teach the families about college readiness through carefully planned activities and share useful resources over the course of the semester. | ||
| Puente al Exito (Fall 2021 Tuesday): 2021-22 (2088) | Educational Support | Learning Community Center of South Omaha | Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center (CEC), Service Learning Academy (SLA), Teacher Education | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2021-22 | None | 22 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Capacity Building | UNO Students from Andrea Krapf course TED 2050; Intro to Teaching ESL, work with families from the Learning Community Center of South Omaha in a hybrid format over a 6-week period. Students will develop and faciliate lesson plans with families covering reading literacy, parent connection resources, emotional wellness, college readiness, UNO campus life, and goal setting. The project provides space for students and families to build meaningful relationships and practice English language skills. | |||
| Connections Through Music (Fall 2017): 2017-18 | Arts, Culture and Humanities, Educational Support | Learning Community Center of South Omaha, Platteview High School | Music, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2017-18 | None | None | 4 | 32 | 0 | 23 | 46 | 0 | Youth Programming, Music/Dance | On Monday, September 18th, UNO students from Professor Fannin’s Symphonic Wind Ensemble class will connect with families from the Learning Community Center of South Omaha, and Springfield Platteview students from Ms. Ehrke’s class for a service learning collaboration. All partners will meet on campus for lunch first then will split up to their designated areas. Professor Fannin and her students will work with the parents from the Learning Community Center to teach them about musical instruments and provide instruments that they will be able to try out for themselves. Ms. Ehrke’s students will have activities prepared for the younger children from the Learning Community Center. At the end, all children and students will gather to listen into the rehearsal put on by the parents and UNO students. | ||
| LCC SLP (Spring 2018): 2017-18 | Educational Support | Learning Community Center of South Omaha | Service Learning Academy (SLA), Special Education and Communication Disorders | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2017-18 | None | None | 16 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Literacy | UNO students from Dr. Ritzman's Early Language Development in Children course will work with Navigators from the Learning Community Center of South Omaha (LCC) for their home visits with the assigned LCC families. Each student will have one home visit this semester to work with children and share language and literacy development techniques with the families. | ||
| 2018 Service Learning Seminar Nonprofit Fair: 2017-18 (2018) | Economic Impact, Educational Support | Alliance for a Better Omaha, Boys and Girls Club of the Midlands, Coalition for a Strong Nebraska, Down Syndrome Alliance of the Midlands, Girl Scouts Spirit of Nebraska, Heartland Hope Mission, Inclusive Communities, Intercultural Senior Center, Joslyn Art Museum, Keep Omaha Beautiful, Kids Can, Lauritzen Gardens, Learning Community Center of South Omaha, Legal Aid of Nebraska, Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium, Omaha Housing Authority, Omaha Police Department, Omaha Public Schools, Open Door Mission, Opera Omaha, Quality Living Inc., Royale Oaks Assisted Living, The Hope Center for Kids, The Union for Contemporary Art, Together Inc, UNL Nebraska Extension, Urban Abbey | Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Knowledge and Resource Sharing | Community-oriented lecture/event | None | Summer | 2017-18 | Summer | 2017-18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Capacity Building | Every year, the UNO Service Learning Academy (SLA) brings P-12 and UNO educators together to learn and understand the value of service learning. Participants increase awareness of the Omaha community, their needs, assets, personnel, and practice. Participants demonstrate an understanding of the Pre-K-12 Service-Learning Standards for Quality Practice (NYLC, 2008). Participants understand the benefits of service learning and its connections to other key frameworks such as AAC&U High Impact Practices, 40 Developmental Assets, 21st Century Skills, and standards-driven curriculum. UNO, P-12, after-school program faculty, and community partners build collaborative relationships and begin service learning project planning. Participants are prepared to create quality service learning experiences. | ||
| 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. | ||
| TED 2050 LCCSO (Spring 2023): 2022-23 (3085) | Educational Support | Learning Community Center of South Omaha | Health and Kinesiology, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | None | None | Spring | 2022-23 | None | 24 | 798 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Teacher candidates work with adult ELLs at the LCCSO a total of four times. UNO students develop lesson plans to work with the adult EL students on various topics of language and education. UNO students give the LCCSO families a tour of Dodge campus to give them a taste of college life at UNO. P-16 TED 2050.001 | ||||
| LCC (Fall 2016): 2016-17 | Educational Support | Learning Community Center of South Omaha | Medical Humanities, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2016-17 | None | None | 16 | 320 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Literacy | Traditional HUMN1200 Arts and Sciences Autobio Reading and Writing | ||
| Puente al Exito (Spring 2021 Monday): 2020-21 (2075) | Educational Support | Learning Community Center of South Omaha | Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2020-21 | Spring | 2020-21 | 15 | 372 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Education, Capacity Building | UNO students enrolled in TED 2050: Intro to Teaching ESL will be participants in a service learning project which collaborates with the Learning Community Center of South Omaha (LCC) for six weeks. UNO students will engage with LCC families weekly via Zoom to explore topics of individual interest that cover technology, educational support, and overall wellness to better support their children during remote learning in the COVID-19 pandemic. TED 2050 821 P-16 Project | ||
| Puente al Exito (Fall 2021 Monday): 2021-22 (2077) | Educational Support | Learning Community Center of South Omaha | Service Learning Academy (SLA), Teacher Education | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2021-22 | Fall | 2021-22 | 20 | 465 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Education, Capacity Building | UNO Students from Dr. Sandra Rodriguez-Arroyo's TED 2050: Intro to Teaching ESL course will work with families from the Learning Community Center of South Omaha in a hybrid format over a 6-week period. Students will develop and faciliate lesson plans with families covering reading literacy, parent connection resources, emotional wellness, college readiness, UNO campus life, and goal setting. The project provides space for students and families to build meaningful relationships and practice English language skills. TED 2050 P-16 Project | ||
| LCC SLP (Spring 2021): 2020-21 (2085) | Educational Support, Health and Wellness | Learning Community Center of South Omaha | Service Learning Academy (SLA), Special Education and Communication Disorders | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2020-21 | Spring | 2020-21 | 27 | 243 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Capacity Building, Develop./Physical Disability | UNO students enrolled in CDIS 4420: Early Language Development, participated in a service learning project in collaboration with the LCC-SO Educational Navigators. UNO students met with LCC families via Zoom to provide information on how to better support language and literacy development to their children. CDIS 4420 820 P-16 Project | ||
| College Prep & Family Learning (Spring 2017): 2016-17 (002) | Educational Support | Learning Community Center of South Omaha | Service Learning Academy (SLA), Teacher Education | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2016-17 | None | None | 23 | 517 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | Youth Programming | |||
| Language for Life (Fall 2017): 2016-17 | Educational Support | Learning Community Center of South Omaha | Service Learning Academy (SLA), Special Education and Communication Disorders | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2016-17 | None | None | 20 | 320 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | Literacy | UNO students in Dr. Ritzman's Early Language Development course work together with Educational Navigators at the South Omaha Learning Community Center. UNO students prepare individualized interaction plans for families for when they enter the homes, focusing on language development milestones and information for parents. Navigators serve occassionally as translators, and work together with the students to evaluate the lesson plan and share the critical information. Students receive an orientation at the South Omaha library, and then go into the homes of families on a single visit inividually with a navigator, and lastly have a celebration on campus. As a gift to the families, SLA provides a selected book by Dr. Ritzman | ||
| 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. | ||
| College Prep & Family Learning: 2018-19 (1048) | Educational Support | Learning Community Center of South Omaha | Teacher Education | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2018-19 | Fall | 2018-19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Youth Programming | None | ||
| Connections Through Music (Spring 2019): 2018-19 (1030) | Arts, Culture and Humanities, Educational Support | Learning Community Center of South Omaha | Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2018-19 | Spring | 2018-19 | 45 | 1,721 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Youth Programming, Music/Dance | |||
| Puente al Exito (Spring 2021 Tuesday): 2020-21 (2074) | Educational Support | Learning Community Center of South Omaha | Service Learning Academy (SLA), Teacher Education | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2020-21 | Spring | 2020-21 | 19 | 470 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Education, Capacity Building | UNO Students enrolled in TED 2050: Intro to Teaching ESL will be participants in a service learning project which collaborates with the Learning Community Center of South Omaha (LCC) for six weeks. UNO students will engage with LCC families weekly via Zoom to explore topics of individual interest that cover technology, educational support, and overall wellness to better support their children during remote learning in the COVID-19 pandemic. TED 2050 820 P-16 Project | ||
| Advanced Spanish Conversation (Spring 2019): 2018-19 (1063) | Arts, Culture and Humanities, Educational Support, International Service | Learning Community Center of South Omaha | Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2018-19 | Spring | 2018-19 | 13 | 208 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Inter/Trans-culture, Literacy, Youth Programming, Art | Students will host a community health awareness event to help Spanish speakers in our community learn about 5 primary health condinitions including helpful information to share. SPAN3040 Traditional Project | ||
| LCC SLP (Spring 2019): 2018-19 (1080) | Educational Support | Learning Community Center of South Omaha | Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2018-19 | Spring | 2018-19 | 22 | 154 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Literacy | UNO students in Dr. Mitzi Ritzman’s Early Language Development course (SPED 4420) made home visits with LCC Navigators to families that the Learning Community Center of South Omaha (LCC) serves. Students came uo work with small children, with a fop with individualized interaction plans tcus on language and literacy, and shared the information and resources with the families. LCC’s educational navigators worked closely with UNO students on home visits. The UNO students were able to apply their knowledge and skills they learned in the class about developmental milestones and literacy with language components. They shared their home visit experiences at the final celebration. | ||
| College Prep and Family Learning 2 (Spring 2019): 2018-19 (1081) | Educational Support | Learning Community Center of South Omaha | Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2018-19 | Spring | 2018-19 | 22 | 1,276 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Youth Programming | |||
| Puente al Exito (Spring 2021 Tuesday): 2021-22 (2717) | Educational Support | Learning Community Center of South Omaha | Service Learning Academy (SLA), Teacher Education | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2021-22 | Spring | 2021-22 | 6 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Students will work with assigned families from the Learning community to help create meaningful opportunities to get to know one another, and teach various content topics. P-16 Project. TED 2050.002 | |||
| Puente al Éxito (Spring 2021 Monday): 2021-22 (2718) | Educational Support | Learning Community Center of South Omaha | Service Learning Academy (SLA), Teacher Education | Service Learning | None | None | Spring | 2021-22 | Spring | 2021-22 | 10 | 245 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Students work with assigned families from the Learning community to help create meaningful opportunities to get to know one another, and teach various content topics for 6 sessions. P-16 Project. TED 2050.002 | |||
| College Prep & Family Learning: 2018-19 (1047) | Educational Support | Learning Community Center of South Omaha | Teacher Education | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2018-19 | Fall | 2018-19 | 23 | 1,288 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Youth Programming | None | ||
| Happiness to Share Section 001 (Fall 2022): 2022-23 (2807) | Educational Support | Bellevue Public Schools, Learning Community Center of South Omaha, Schuyler Central High School | Foreign Languages, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | None | None | Fall | 2022-23 | Fall | 2022-23 | 8 | 184 | 0 | 19 | 228 | 0 | Raise Awareness | Students in SPAN 3020 and SPAN 3050 utilize their skills learned in class to work with students at Bellevue East High School and Schuyler Central High School, as well as the Learning Center of South Omaha. They work together to practice Spanish skills, learn about college opportunities, and show the value of collaborating virtually via Padlet. P-16 service learning project SPAN 3020.001 | ||
| College Prep and Family Learning (Fall 2019): 2019-20 (1164) | Economic Impact, Educational Support | Learning Community Center of South Omaha | Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2019-20 | Fall | 2019-20 | 23 | 1,058 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Self-Sufficiency, Leadership and Mentoring | UNO students from Professor Mariana Cruz’ Introduction to ESL course will work with families from the Learning Community Center (LCC) of South Omaha. The UNO students will be assigned a family to work with over the course of six weeks to build a trusting relationship. The students will prepare lessons and activities around topics of college readiness, including Financial Aid, scholarships, scheduling, advisors, and campus living, to familiarize families with the higher education system in the United States. Sessions held at the UNO Dodge and Scott Campuses will include student-lead campus tours for LCC families to experience a glimpse of campus life. | ||
| Puente al Exito (Fall 2020): 2020-21 (1500) | Educational Support, Health and Wellness | Learning Community Center of South Omaha | Service Learning Academy (SLA), Teacher Education | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2020-21 | Fall | 2020-21 | 22 | 759 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Wellness, Aging, Business, Education, Other | Technology | UNO Students enrolled in TED 2050: Intro to Teaching ESL will be participants in a service learning project which collaborates with the Learning Community Center of South Omaha (LCC) for six weeks. UNO students will engage with LCC families weekly via Zoom to explore topics of individual interest that cover technology, educational support, and overall wellness to better support their children during remote learning in the COVID-19 pandemic. | |
| College Prep and Family Learning SP20 (Spring 2020): 2019-20 (1192) | Educational Support | Learning Community Center of South Omaha | Educational Leadership, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2019-20 | Spring | 2019-20 | 29 | 580 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | Leadership and Mentoring | UNO students from Marianna Cruz's Introduction to Teaching ESL course will visit the Learning Community Center of South Omaha (LCC). They will meet their assigned families for the first time. Students will lead icebreaker activities get to know their assigned families. Throughout the course of the fall semester, UNO students will curate learning plans and share helpful resources to guide the families in college preparedness. This provides an opporunity for the UNO students to implement what they are learning in the classroom. Due to remote learning UNO students will create 3 videos that will be shared with LCC and families via YouTube. | ||
| LCC SLP (Spring 2020): 2019-20 (1202) | Educational Support | Learning Community Center of South Omaha | Service Learning Academy (SLA), Teacher Education | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2019-20 | Spring | 2019-20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Early Childhood Education, Literacy, Leadership and Mentoring | This project was canceled due to remote learning. UNO students in Dr. Mitzi Ritzman’s Early Language Development course (SPED 4420) made home visits with LCC Navigators to families that the Learning Community Center of South Omaha (LCC) serves. Students came uo work with small children, with a fop with individualized interaction plans tcus on language and literacy, and shared the information and resources with the families. LCC’s educational navigators worked closely with UNO students on home visits. The UNO students were able to apply their knowledge and skills they learned in the class about developmental milestones and literacy with language components. They shared their home visit experiences at the final celebration. | ||
| College Prep & Family Learning: 2016-17 (001) | Educational Support | Learning Community Center of South Omaha | Service Learning Academy (SLA), Teacher Education | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2016-17 | None | 23 | 483 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Youth Programming | ||||
| Puente al Exito (Spring 2023): 2022-23 (3064) | Educational Support | Learning Community Center of South Omaha | College of Education, Health, and Human Science, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | None | None | Spring | 2022-23 | None | 10 | 370 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | UNO Students enrolled in TED 2050: Intro to Teaching ESL classes will participate in a service learning project in collaboration with the Learning Community Center of South Omaha (LCC) for six weeks. UNO students will engage with LCC families weekly to explore topics of educational support, parent resources, and overall wellness to better support their children’s learning careers. UNO students will travel to the LCC for the first session. UNO students will host LCC families on UNO’s Dodge Campus and Scott Campus for tours, educational sessions and a final celebration. P-16 TED 2050.002 | ||||
| Puente al Exito (Fall 2023): 2023-24 (3149) | Educational Support | Learning Community Center of South Omaha | College of Education, Health, and Human Science | Service Learning | None | None | Fall | 2023-24 | None | 30 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | UNO Students enrolled in TED 2050: Intro to Teaching ESL classes will participate in a service learning project in collaboration with the Learning Community Center of South Omaha (LCC) for six weeks. UNO students will engage with LCC families weekly to explore topics of educational support, parent resources, and overall wellness to better support their children’s learning careers. UNO students will travel to the LCC for the first session. UNO students will host LCC families on UNO’s Dodge Campus and Scott Campus for tours, educational sessions and a final celebration. TED 2050.001 | ||||
| LAT AM CONTX FOR PROFESSIONS (Spring 2024): 2023-24 (3227) | Educational Support | Learning Community Center of South Omaha, Opera Omaha | College of Arts and Sciences | Service Learning | None | None | Spring | 2023-24 | None | 25 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | This PIM class is designed to practice oral expression in Spanish and to learn about health & mental health, business, environment, and society in Latin America. SPAN 3050.860 Traditional | ||||
| Camino a la Universidad (Spring 2024): 2023-24 (3232) | Educational Support | Learning Community Center of South Omaha | College of Education, Health, and Human Science | Service Learning | None | None | Spring | 2023-24 | None | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | UNO Students enrolled in TED 2050: Intro to Teaching ESL classes will participate in a service learning project in collaboration with the Learning Community Center of South Omaha (LCC) for six weeks. UNO students will engage with LCC families weekly to explore topics of educational support, parent resources, and overall wellness to better support their children’s learning careers. UNO students will travel to the LCC for the first session. UNO students will host LCC families on UNO’s Dodge Campus and Scott Campus for tours, educational sessions and a final celebration. TED 2050.002 P-16 |