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 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. | ||
| Mentoring Forward (Spring 2019): 2018-19 (1032) | Health and Wellness | King Science Magnet, MS Forward | Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2018-19 | Spring | 2018-19 | 10 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Health Awareness | """Students from UNO Instructor Bruce Chase’s Honors 3000 class partnered with Kristin Utterback’s King Science Middle School Health Care Academy class to learn from and support clients at Omaha’s MS Forward. MS Forward was created in 2003 as a person-focused place where those combatting the effects of disease or aging could go to engage in movement and strengthening in a supportive, inspiring, and safe space. The idea for this new project was born through a desire to provide students an opportunity to learn, interact, asses, and understand more about individuals living with chronic conditions. KS goals: To give students a hands-on learning experience that will showcase how to think holistically as a future health career professional. Do biopsychosocial assessments, develop workout routines and complete them with the MSForward clients. UNO class goals: provide honors student to mentor middle school student and engage with MS Forward clients in learning workout modifications for those with physical impairments. MSF goals: to give the clients a sense of purpose and giving back to the community. They get to share their stories and experiences with their disability."" " | ||
| Community Gardening and Organizing (Fall 2018): 2018-19 (1092) | Environmental Stewardship, Social Justice | King Science Magnet, Malcolm X Memorial Foundation | Service Learning Academy (SLA), Thompson Learning Community | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2018-19 | Fall | 2018-19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Gardens/Plantlife | US 2020 TLC Sophomore Seminar | ||
| BLOOM (Spring 2019): 2018-19 (1029) | Educational Support | King Science Magnet, The Great Plains Black History Museum | Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2018-19 | Spring | 2018-19 | 25 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Youth Programming | |||
| You Are What You Eat... And I Can Prove It (Fall 2019): 2019-20 (1162) | Economic Impact, Health and Wellness | King Science Magnet, No More Empty Pots | Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2019-20 | Fall | 2019-20 | 43 | 649 | 0 | 30 | 357 | 0 | Food and Water Security, Health Awareness | King Science 6th graders will be focusing on the GI system. The UNO students will help communicate about health and how physicians talk about health through fundamental literacy. The UNO Students will help the 6th graders with research ideas and assist with how to properly research. The 6th graders will be coming up with a project to assist No More Empty Pots. They are just starting a "meal on wheels" for people living with cancer. The 6th graders will help educate them about healthy foods. | ||
| Mentoring Forward (Spring 2020): 2019-20 (1210) | Educational Support, Health and Wellness | King Science Magnet, MS Forward | Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2019-20 | Spring | 2019-20 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | Youth Programming, Leadership and Mentoring, Health Awareness | UNO’s Cellular and Molecular Neuro-biology class and King Science Health Care Academy will partner with MS Forward Gym to understand the role of genetics in health. Students will engage with and support MS Forward clients while learning key concepts and gaining hands-on health career experience. UNO and King Science students will also reflect on their experiences throughout the semester. |