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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| Benson High School - CBA College Visit: 2016-17 (1781) | Educational Support | Benson High School, Omaha Public Schools | Economics | Knowledge and Resource Sharing | Workshop | None | Spring | 2016-17 | Spring | 2016-17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 372 | 0 | Education, Youth Programming | For this project, Jamie Wagner organized a day for 93 Benson High School business students to visit and experience a day in college. | ||
| Communication and K2 Awareness (Fall 2017): 2017-18 | Health and Wellness | Benson High School, Omaha Public Schools, Omaha Healthy Kids Alliance | Communication, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2017-18 | None | None | 19 | 142 | 0 | 23 | 109 | 0 | Health Awareness | Students from Professor Marlina Davidson’s Public Speaking Fundamentals course and Ms. Marcie Muhammad’s 10th grade English class will create presentations bringing drug awareness to the Omaha community. This P-16 service learning project highlights the effects synthetic drugs have on the Omaha community and schools. This project reinforces classroom curriculum for UNO and Benson High School students by furthering cultivating their public speaking and presentation skills. | ||
| ADL Walk Against Hate (Fall 2021, Human Geography): 2021-22 (2340) | Social Justice | Anti-Defamation League, Benson High School, Omaha Public Schools, Omaha Public Schools | Geography & Geology | Service Learning | None | None | Fall | 2021-22 | Fall | 2021-22 | 46 | 644 | 0 | 45 | 315 | 1 | UNO Geography students partner with Benson High School Honors Language Arts students to research significant sites around Omaha for the Anti-Defamation League’s Walk Against Hate event. Together, the students will contribute videos, graphics, or other content about each location for the Walk Against Hate website. The students also present their work to ADL staff and community partners. GEOG 1020 P-16 | |||
| 2010-2017 Nebraska Robotics Expo: 2016-17 (2637) | Educational Support | Beadle Middle School, Bellevue Public Schools, Bennington Elementary School, Benson High School, Omaha Public Schools, Boys and Girls Club of the Midlands, Bryan High School, Omaha Public Schools, Christ The King School, Columbus Public Schools, Conestoga Magnet Elementary, Omaha Public Schools, Creighton Preparatory School, Elkhorn Public Schools, Golden Hills Elementary School, Gretna Middle School, Gross Catholic High School, Hartman Elementary School, Omaha Public Schools, Humphrey St. Francis, La Vista Jr High School, Lewis and Clark Middle School, Omaha Public Schools, Liberty Elementary, Lincoln Public Schools, Lothrop Elementary, Loveland Middle School, Marian High School, Mary Our Queen School, Millard North Middle School, Millard Public Schools, Nebraska 4-H Foundation, Neligh Oakdale Public Schools, North High, Omaha Public Schools, Omaha Public Power District, Parkview Heights Elementary School, Prairie Lane Elementary School, Prairie STEM, Roncalli Catholic High School, Sherwood Foundation, South Omaha Boys and Girls Club, St. Mary's Elementary, Tara Heights Elementary School, Trinity Christian Academy, Union Pacific, Westside School District, Willa Cather Elementary School, York Public Schools | STEM Education | Knowledge and Resource Sharing | Workshop | None | Spring | 2016-17 | None | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | STEM/STEM Education | The NRE are from the initial start year 2010 to 2017 for the purpose of capturing all the projects into CEPI. The Expo represents a collaborative effort between the SPIRIT Project and the Nebraska 4-H Youth Development project, and FIRST® LEGO® League to create an outstanding robotics competition for about 1,000 of our local and greater Nebraska area youth. As you cheer on our future scientists and engineers, we encourage you to visit the CEENBoTTM Showcase, FIRST LEGO League events, sponsor booths, and museum exhibits. | |||
| Partners in Performance (Spring 2019): 2018-19 (1069) | Arts, Culture and Humanities, Educational Support | Benson High School, Omaha Public Schools, Burke High, Omaha Public Schools | Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2018-19 | Spring | 2018-19 | 34 | 544 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Music/Dance | """Students, faculty and staff will build musical relationships, and explore communication, leadership, mentorship, and pedagogical skills. UNO students and faculty will provide residencies at the high schools to work on material in preparation for the music clinic and final concert at UNO "" " | ||
| Black Experience in American Politics (Spring 2018): 2017-18 (002) | Educational Support, Social Justice | Benson High School, Omaha Public Schools, Civic Nebraska | Black Studies, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2017-18 | Spring | 2017-18 | 15 | 45 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | Inclusion, Diversity & Equity | Students from Preston Love Jr.’s Black Experience in American Politics class are partnering with Joshua Jablonski’s Benson High School students on a community survey. The survey asked Omaha residents about why they voted in previous elections or why they chose not to. The survey used Professor Love’s previous research in North Omaha to inform and strengthen the research. Due to challenges in the project, this semester was not able to gather survey results. UNO students went to Benson HS to talk about importance of voting and the African American experience in politics. | ||
| Black Experience in American Politics (Fall 2017): 2017-18 (001) | Economic Impact, Social Justice | Benson High School, Omaha Public Schools, Civic Nebraska | Black Studies, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2017-18 | Fall | 2017-18 | 25 | 56 | 0 | 15 | 18 | 0 | Food and Water Security, Veteran Support | Students from Preston Love Jr.’s Black Experience in American Politics class are partnering with Joshua Jablonski’s Benson High School students on a community survey. The survey asked Omaha residents about why they voted in previous elections or why they chose not to. The survey used Professor Love’s previous research in North Omaha to inform and strengthen the research. The group got together in November to discuss the survey results, take a tour, and hear presentations from scholarship groups and student involvement on UNO’s campus. | ||
| Black Experience in American Politics (Fall 2016): 2016-17 | Social Justice | Benson High School, Omaha Public Schools, Civic Nebraska | Black Studies, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2016-17 | Fall | 2016-17 | 20 | 90 | 0 | 24 | 84 | 0 | Benson African American History students engage with UNO Black Politics students three times over the course of the semester to discuss voter registration, voter turnout, and encourage voter registration at UNO and in North Omaha. Furthermore, students will work together to survey North Omaha residents regarding their voting habits in order to identify potential barriers. P-16 Project | |||
| Giving Benson Voice (Spring 2021): 2020-21 (2104) | Arts, Culture and Humanities, Educational Support | Benson High School, Omaha Public Schools | Music, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2020-21 | Spring | 2020-21 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 0 | Capacity Building | UNO music students in Zac Colby's Vocal Pedagogy class will be providing voice lessons to students at Benson High School through Microsoft Teams. The UNO students are applying the content learned in their class to teach vocal skills to the high school students during meetings throughout the semester. MUS 4610.860 8616 P-16 Project | ||
| Black Experience: 2018-19 (995) | Educational Support, Social Justice | Benson High School, Omaha Public Schools | Black Studies | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2018-19 | Fall | 2018-19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Inclusion, Diversity & Equity | None | ||
| UNO Athletics Hours of Service (Summer to Fall 2022): 2021-22 (2744) | Health and Wellness | Benson High School, Omaha Public Schools, Elkhorn Public Schools, Foster Love, Gifford Park Youth Tennis Program, Gotta Be Me, Inc, Legal Aid of Nebraska, Mary Our Queen School, Nebraska Cures, NorthStar Foundation, Omaha Farmers Market, Open Door Mission, Partnership 4 Kids, Providence Church, Tri-Faith Initiative, United Cerebral Palsy of Nebraska | Athletics | Volunteering | Volunteerism | None | Summer | 2021-22 | Fall | 2022-23 | 332 | 919 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | UNO student-athletes volunteer for community organizations throughout each year. Data provided by UNO Athletics documents that service. These service hours and community partners reflect volunteer hours by student-athletes between July 1, 2022, to December 2, 2022. Volunteers from the following UNO teams served their community: Men's Soccer Men's Ice Hockey Women's Tennis Women's Softball Women's Swimming & Diving Men's Soccer, SAAC SAAC, Women's Softball Men's Basketball Women's Volleyball Men's Basketball, SAAC Men's Swimming & Diving, SAAC Men's Golf, SAAC Men's Baseball Men's Golf Women's Cross Country SAAC, Women's Soccer Women's Soccer Men's Swimming & Diving Men's Baseball, SAAC SAAC, Women's Basketball Women's Track & Field SAAC, Women's Tennis SAAC, Women's Track & Field Women's Basketball Women's Golf Men's Tennis SAAC, Women's Cross Country Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving Men's Tennis, SAAC SAAC, Women's Swimming & Diving Men's Ice Hockey, SAAC SAAC, Women's Volleyball SAAC, Women's Golf | |||
| Running and Winning (Fall 2019): 2019-20 (1159) | Economic Impact, Educational Support, Social Justice | Benson High School, Omaha Public Schools, Bryan High School, Omaha Public Schools, League of Women Voters, North High, Omaha Public Schools, Northwest High School, Omaha Public Schools, South High Magnet, Omaha Public Schools | Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2019-20 | Fall | 2019-20 | 18 | 261 | 0 | 53 | 26 | 8 | Employment and Workforce, Youth Programming, Leadership and Mentoring | UNO students from Instructor Rita Shaughnessy's Fundamentals of Public Speaking course and League of Women Voters will host a workshop for young women from Omaha High Schools. The workshop will introduce them to the political process and possibly encourage them to run for office one day by inviting locally elected women officals to share their experiences and allowing the young women to practice developing a mock political campaign. | ||
| Black Experiences in America (Spring 2020): 2019-20 (1200) | Educational Support, Social Justice | Benson High School, Omaha Public Schools, Malcolm X Memorial Foundation | Black Studies, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2019-20 | Spring | 2019-20 | 26 | 52 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | Raise Awareness, Social Justice Awareness | This Projects was canceled due to the transition to remote learning. UNO students from Professor Preston Love’s class, Black Experience In American Politics (BLST3120), will be visiting students from Mr. Josh Jablonski’s American Government Class at Benson High School to discuss about their service learning project and Black voting rights, etc. They will also be visiting Malcolm X Foundation and participate in service to your foundation while there. | ||
| Black Experience: 2018-19 (994) | Educational Support, Social Justice | Benson High School, Omaha Public Schools | Black Studies | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2018-19 | Fall | 2018-19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Inclusion, Diversity & Equity | None | ||
| Benson High School Business Academy Advisory Board - Member: 2016-17 (1802) | Economic Impact, Educational Support | Benson High School, Omaha Public Schools | Economics | Board Memberships | None | None | Fall | 2016-17 | None | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Education, Economic Sufficiency Awareness, Youth Programming, Leadership and Mentoring | As a board member, Jamie Wagner advises and supports the Business Academy at Benson High School. | |||
| African American Politics(Fall 2022): 2022-23 (3166) | Educational Support | Benson High School, Omaha Public Schools, Malcolm X Memorial Foundation | Human Sciences | Service Learning | None | None | Fall | 2022-23 | None | 12 | 195 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Students examine the evolution of the Black political experience, with emphasis on the fight against enslavement, segregation, lynchings and mass incarceration, and the long struggle of African Americans against institutional and structural racism in the American political system PSCI 3120 BLST 3120.001 |