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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| Refugee Empowerment Center: 2021-22 (1687) | Social Justice | Refugee Empowerment Center | Computer Science | Board Memberships | None | None | Fall | 2021-22 | None | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Dr. Deepak Khazanchi serves on the board of directors | ||||
| The NGO/Nonprofit Response to the Refugee Crisis: 2017-18 (887) | International Service, Social Justice | Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska, Refugee Empowerment Center, Yates Community Center, Educational Community Partnership ECP | Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center (CEC), Public Administration | Knowledge and Resource Sharing | Workshop | None | Fall | 2017-18 | Fall | 2017-18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | Refugees, Inclusion, Diversity & Equity | The UNO School of Public Administration invites you to the 2nd public forum on the NGO/Nonprofit Response to the Refugee Crisis. The Panel of Experts Includes: Amelia Rosser, Former Interim Assistant Director of Refugee Empowerment Center; Current MPA Student; Dekow Sagar, Program Coordinator; International Center of the Heartland, Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska, Inc. Veronica Hill, Program Coordinator and ESL/Migrant Teacher Trainer Yates Educational Community Partnership (ECP), Omaha Public Schools. Facilitated by: Dr. Hans Louis-Charles, Assistant Professor Emergency Services Program, School of Public Administration. ADDITIONAL PARTNERS: Listed above | ||
| Collaborative Interns Refugee Empowerment Center: 2016-17 (2549) | Educational Support, International Service | Refugee Empowerment Center | Student Service and Leadership Collaborative (The Collaborative) | Community-Based Learning | Internship/Externship | None | Fall | 2016-17 | None | None | 3 | 1,080 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Capacity Building | UNO students hired as Collaborative interns are matched with community organizations, working 10 hours a week for that organization in the community. 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. | ||
| Information Systems and Quantitative Analysis Analysis (Summer 2018): 2017-18 | Economic Impact, International Service | Refugee Empowerment Center | Information Systems and Quantitative Analysis, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Summer | 2017-18 | None | None | 23 | 920 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Refugees, Employment and Workforce | Students will work with a community partner to understand their technical needs and produce a customized database system for their partner. | ||
| System Design & Implementation (Spring 2019): 2018-19 (1085) | Educational Support | Midlands Real Estate, Refugee Empowerment Center | Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2018-19 | Spring | 2018-19 | 37 | 1,665 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | STEM/STEM Education | Student teams design and build custom information systems solutions for small businesses and non-profits. | ||
| Seven Days of Service - 3/22/2017: 2016-17 (004) | International Service | Refugee Empowerment Center | Student Service and Leadership Collaborative (The Collaborative) | Volunteering | Volunteerism | None | Spring | 2016-17 | None | None | 21 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Refugees | Painted indoor space and organized donations | ||
| VPA-UNO: Refugee Empowerment Center Time 2: 2016-17 | Educational Support, International Service | Refugee Empowerment Center | 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 | Refugees, 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. | |||
| MLK Day of Service - 1/15/18: 2017-18 (014) | International Service | Refugee Empowerment Center | Student Service and Leadership Collaborative (The Collaborative) | Volunteering | Volunteerism | None | Spring | 2017-18 | None | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | Other | Refugees | Volunteers will sort and organize donations and assemble program documents. | ||
| Seven Days of Service - 3/22/2017: 2018-19 (775) | Educational Support | Refugee Empowerment Center | Student Service and Leadership Collaborative (The Collaborative) | Volunteering | Volunteerism | None | Spring | 2018-19 | None | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Painted indoor space and organized donations | ||||
| Sustainability Expo: 2017-18 (900) | Environmental Stewardship | Citizens' Climate Lobby - Omaha Nebraska Chapter, City Sprouts, Common Seed Soil Library, Omaha Public Library, Green Bellevue, Green Omaha Coalition, Habitat Omaha ReStore, Heartland B-cycle, Keep Omaha Beautiful, Metropolitan Area Planning Agency (MAPA), Metro Transit Omaha, Mode Shift Omaha, Nebraskans for Peace, Nebraskans for Solar, No More Empty Pots, Omaha Stormwater, City of Omaha, Omaha Together One Community, Refugee Empowerment Center, Sierra Club Nebraska Chapter, The Nature Conservancy in Nebraska, University of Nebraska Medical Center, U.S. Green Building Council - Nebraska Flatwater Chapter, Youth Emergency Services | Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center (CEC), Maverick Food Pantry, Sustainability | Knowledge and Resource Sharing | Community-oriented lecture/event | None | Spring | 2017-18 | Spring | 2017-18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | Climate and Sustainability | In celebration of Earth Month, the Sustainability Expo is designed to engage students, faculty, and staff about sustainability problems and solutions, ranging from environmental to social justice issues. Over 20 sustainability-related organizations from the Omaha-Metro area will be on hand to discuss with attendees the work that they do as well as providing information about how individuals can get involved in their efforts. | ||
| Fundamentals of Public Speaking(Fall 2023)-001: 2023-24 (3151) | Social Justice | Benson First Fridays (BFF), 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||
| Fundamentals of Public Speaking (Spring 2024): 2023-24 (3257) | Educational Support | Aqua - Africa, Completely Kids, Dear Diabetes Inc, Family Housing Advisory Services, Immigrant Legal Center, Keep Omaha Beautiful, Meyers Foundation for Disabilities, Nebraska Humane Society, Nebraska Medicine, NeighborGood, Omaha Area Sanctuary Network, Refugee Empowerment Center, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) | Communication | Service Learning | None | None | Spring | 2023-24 | None | 26 | 312 | 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 MPI |