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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| Food for a Growing Population (Spring 2018): 2017-18 | Educational Support | Burke High, Omaha Public Schools, Whispering Roots | Biology, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2017-18 | None | None | 25 | 275 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 0 | STEM/STEM Education, Climate and Sustainability | This project will introduce students from UNO and Burke High School to the concept of hydroponics. Hydroponics is a form of sustainable agriculture practice that can be done on both a commercial scale as well as in individual persons homes. The technique uses only ten percent of the water used in traditional agriculture with up to thirty percent more yield. The students will be building their own systems. Due to uncontrollable circumstances midway through the project, the students were unable to grow the produce to donate to other students at Burke High School. | ||
| Food Computer (Spring 2018): 2017-18 | Economic Impact | King Science Magnet, Whispering Roots | Information Systems and Quantitative Analysis, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2017-18 | None | None | 12 | 168 | 0 | 42 | 252 | 0 | Rural Community Vitality | This project will introduce the concept of OpenAg – Food Computer to K-12 students. The personal food computer is a tabletop-sized, controlled environment agriculture technology platform that uses robotic systems to control and monitor climate, energy, and plant growth inside of a specialized growing chamber. Climate variables such as carbon dioxide, air temperature, humidity, dissolved oxygen, potential hydrogen, electrical conductivity, and root-zone temperature are among the many conditions that can be controlled and monitored within the growing chamber to yield various phenotypic expressions in the plants [1,2]. UNO students will assist in building the food computer while the King Science students will develop formulas for growing food. Additionally the community partner, Parallel Technologies, will benefit from the data collection facilitated by students throughout the semester. | ||
| Science & Math in ECE(Fall 2024): 2023-24 (3395) | Educational Support | Fontenelle Forest, Henry Doorly Zoo, Omaha Public Schools, Whispering Roots | Service Learning Academy (SLA), Teacher Education | Service Learning | None | None | Fall | 2023-24 | None | 45 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | students utilize the Omaha zoo as a learning lab for observation and inquiry-based learning. UNO students provide the zoo’s education department with lesson plans to enrich the learning before, during, and after a zoo field trip. UNO students are also trained in the Project WET and Trees and Me early childhood environmental science curriculum and offer educational experiences to the zoo’s education students and Omaha area early childhood students during practicum. TED 4290.001 Traditional/Direct | ||||
| SOWK 1500.001 Service Learning Project (Spring 2024): 2023-24 (3248) | Educational Support | Down Syndrome Alliance of the Midlands, Sheltering Tree Inc, Whispering Roots | Service Learning Academy (SLA), Social Work | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2023-24 | Spring | 2023-24 | 24 | 552 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Each student will complete 20 hours of service learning with a local community organization, requiring participants to explore and review its services, culminating in a professional group presentation to showcase their experiences, strengthen referral skills, and enhance presentation abilities crucial in the field of social work. SOWK 1500.001 Traditional | |||
| Social Work Service Learning Hours-001(Fall 2024): 2023-24 (3373) | Social Justice | inCOMMON Community Development, Ollie Webb Center, Whispering Roots | Maverick Food Pantry, Service Learning Academy (SLA), Social Work | Service Learning | None | None | Fall | 2023-24 | None | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Students in SOWK 1500 will complete 20 hours of service learning with a local community organization, engaging in meaningful work with a variety of non-profits in the Omaha area. This experience will allow students to explore and review the services provided by these organizations, deepening their understanding of diverse community needs, such as food insecurity and support for individuals with cognitive differences. The project will culminate in a professional group presentation, where students will share their experiences, strengthen their referral skills, and enhance their presentation abilities, all of which are essential in the field of social work. SOWK 1500.003 Traditional/Direct |