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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| Social Work Practicum Projects (Fall 2021): 2021-22 (2338) | Educational Support | Community Alliance, Completely Kids, Heartland Family Services | Social Work | Community-Based Learning | Field Study or Practicum | None | Fall | 2021-22 | Fall | 2021-22 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | The practicum projects summary for Fall 2021. | |||
| Completely Kids Reading Buddies (Spring 2018): 2017-18 (744) | Educational Support | Completely Kids | Foreign Languages, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2017-18 | None | None | 21 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | Youth Programming | |||
| Completely Kids Shelter: (Spring 2018) 2017-18 (745) | Social Justice | Completely Kids | Service Learning Academy (SLA), Social Work | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2017-18 | None | None | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Interpersonal Communication Skills (Fall 2017): 2017-18 | Educational Support | Completely Kids, Field Club Elementary, Omaha Public Schools | Engineering and Construction, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2017-18 | None | None | 45 | 360 | 0 | 59 | 118 | 0 | Literacy, Youth Programming | UNO students from Dr. Stu Bernstein’s Interpersonal Communication Skills class will be meeting with Field Club 5th graders who are part of the after-school program Completely Kids for the first time. The two groups will meet on a weekly basis in order for the Interpersonal Communication Skills students to practice interaction and communication with others and in turn teach the group of 5th graders a set of skills through a planned and organized activity that they will prepare for them. | ||
| Ethnic Diversity Class (Completely KIDS) (Spring 2018): 2017-18 | Educational Support | Completely Kids | Service Learning Academy (SLA), Social Work | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2017-18 | None | None | 4 | 72 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | Raise Awareness | Students from Dr. Jieru Bai’s Ethnic Diversity class will be meeting with young students and parents at Completely Kids. The UNO students will be discussing the topic of cultural identity with the Completely Kids students. The social work students will be surveying parents to get their feedback regarding cultural identity within their family. The project will culminate with an end of semester family night focusing on cultural identity. | ||
| The Impact of After-School and Family Strengthening Programs on Student Outcomes: (Spring 2022): 2021-22 (2955) | Educational Support | Completely Kids | Nebraska Center for Justice Research, Criminology and Criminal Justice | Engaged Research | None | None | Spring | 2021-22 | None | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | The Impact of After-School and Family Strengthening Programs on Student Outcomes: The Completely KIDS Liberty Project. 2015 | ||||
| Completely KIDS Evaluations: 2016-17 (1555) | Social Justice | Completely Kids | Criminology and Criminal Justice | Engaged Research | Faculty Research | None | Spring | 2016-17 | None | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | The purpose of this study was to provide an evaluation of Completely Kids. 2015-2016 | ||||
| Communication and Leadership (Fall 2021): 2021-22 (2122) | Educational Support | Completely Kids, Field Club Elementary, Omaha Public Schools | Engineering and Construction, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2021-22 | Fall | 2021-22 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Capacity Building | Freshmen from Stu Bernstein’s ENGR 1000 class will teach topics related to their coursework to 4th and 5th grade students from Field Club Elementary School. On Mondays of each week, UNO students will listen to a lecture on a specific topic. On Wednesdays, UNO students will practice their activity for Field Club Elementary students. Katie (the Completely Kids Program Coordinator) and Brittany (the SLA GA) will attend class on Wednesdays to provide feedback to UNO students on their presentations. Each student group will practice on a given Wednesday and present the following Wednesday at Field Club Elementary. | ||
| Completely Kids (Fall 2017): 2017-18 | Economic Impact, Educational Support | Completely Kids | Service Learning Academy (SLA), Social Work | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2017-18 | None | None | 4 | 232 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | Homelessness/Shelter, Youth Programming | Social Work 1500 students provide support and assistance in leading a service learning after-school club at Completely KIDS. Completely Kids works with Preschool – 6th grade children and families through school programs and homeless shelter partnerships. Their primary population is children in poverty, working to educate children and families on knowledge and skills to help break the poverty cycle. This project also involves UNO students helping to lead a nutrition/cooking club on Tuesdays/Thursdays, in collaboration with Together, Inc. Nutrition Club encourages kid participation using food jokes, sharing interesting food facts to learn about nutrition, and cooking with the use of kid-appropriate recipes. This project will conclude with the creation of a kid-inspired recipe book comprised of the dishes made during club. The club participants will also work with an artist to paint a mural in the food pantry of Together, Inc. the mural was in process at the end of the project. | ||
| SOWK 1500-Social Work And Civic Engagement(Spring 2023) -001: 2022-23 (3062) | Educational Support | Completely Kids, Ollie Webb Center, Together Inc | Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | None | None | Spring | 2022-23 | None | 17 | 391 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Students enrolled in SOWK 1500 are working with a variety of non-profits in the area. In doing this work, students are able to learn about the needs of diverse populations throughout the Omaha area. They are serving at a food pantry, working with children in an after school program, and supporting adults with disabilities in their various roles. P-16 SOWK 1500.001 | ||||
| Communication and Leadership (Spring 2022): 2021-22 (2663) | Educational Support | Completely Kids, Field Club Elementary, Omaha Public Schools, Life Launch Academy | Engineering and Construction, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2021-22 | Spring | 2021-22 | 27 | 270 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | Freshmen from Stu Bernstein’s ENGR 1000 (Interpersonal Skills for Engineering Leaders) will teach topics related to their coursework to 4th and 5th grade students from Field Club Elementary School. On Wednesdays of each week, UNO students will listen to a lecture on a specific topic. On Mondays, UNO students will practice their activity for Field Club Elementary students. Katie (the Completely Kids Program Coordinator) and Brittany (the SLA GA) attend class on Mondays to provide feedback to UNO students on their presentations. Each student group will practice on a given Monday and present the following Monday at Field Club Elementary. P-16 Project. ENGR 1000.001. | |||
| Pastry and Science Club (Summer 2018): 2017-18 (771) | Educational Support | Completely Kids | Service Learning Academy (SLA), Social Work | Service Learning | Course | None | Summer | 2017-18 | None | None | 4 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | STEM/STEM Education, Youth Programming | |||
| Communication and Leadership (Spring 2020): 2019-20 (2066) | Educational Support | Completely Kids | Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2019-20 | Spring | 2019-20 | 24 | 312 | 0 | 18 | 108 | 0 | Capacity Building | UNO Students will teach topics related to their coursework around interpersonal skills to fifth grade students from Field Club Elementary School via online video presentation to be sent to students. Throughout the project, both UNO and Field Club students will reflect on the project, documenting their learnings to be compiled into a final culmination video that the GA will make. ENGR 2000 001 P-16 Project | ||
| SOWK 1500-Social Work And Civic Engagement(Spring 2023)t: 2022-23 (3078) | Educational Support | Completely Kids, NAMI Nebraska, Ollie Webb Center | Service Learning Academy (SLA), Social Work | Service Learning | None | None | Spring | 2022-23 | None | 28 | 840 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Students enrolled in SOWK 1500 are working with a variety of non-profits in the area. In doing this work, students are able to learn about the needs of diverse populations throughout the Omaha area. They are serving at a food pantry, working with children in an after school program, and supporting adults with disabilities in their various roles. P-16 / SOWK 1500.850 | ||||
| IT for Development (Fall 2019): 2019-20 (1219) | Economic Impact | Aksarben Village Senior Living, Dial Senior Living, A Time to Heal Cancer Foundation, Completely Kids, Down Syndrome Alliance of the Midlands, Habitat for Humanity: Omaha, Live Well Omaha Kids, Omaha Childrens Museum | Information Systems and Quantitative Analysis, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2019-20 | Fall | 2019-20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Employment and Workforce | IT for development students work with a variety of local businesses. | ||
| RASA Student Council (Fall 2017): 2017-18 | Educational Support | Completely Kids, Norris Middle School, Omaha Public Schools | Political Science, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2017-18 | None | None | 45 | 472 | 0 | 15 | 150 | 0 | Civic and Political Engagement | UNO students from Dr. Saferstein's Intro to Government class and 8th grade students from Norris' after-school program Completely Kids will partner this fall semester to work together on self-advocacy, leadership, and help prepare the Norris students for high school and college, where some of these issues will also need to be addressed. UNO students will assist in guiding Norris students to get to the root of what they see and feel to create a presentable argument out of it. The first two sessions will concentrate on composing an argument, which students have decided will be on improving their school lunch. The next two will be based on teaching the kids how to write a script for their argument, and finally how to present that argument. Presented to the school principle. | ||
| Social Work Practicums (Fall 2021): 2021-22 (2610) | Economic Impact, Educational Support, Health and Wellness, International Service, Social Justice | 75 North, Aksarben-Elmwood Neighborhood Association, Alliance for a Better Omaha, ALS in the Heartland, AM Counseling & Consulting, AseraCare Hospice Foundation, A Time to Heal Cancer Foundation, Bellevue Public Schools, Benefis Health System, Better Living Counseling Services: Lincoln, Boys Town, Brookestone Village, Bryan Health,West Campus, Burke High, Omaha Public Schools, Center for Holistic Development, CenterPointe, CHI Health Lakeside, CHI Health St. Francis, CHI Lasting Hope Recovery Center, Childhood Autism Services, Papillion, Childrens Hospital and Medical Center, Child Saving Institute, Columbus Area United Way, Columbus Community Hospital, Community Alliance, Compassionate Minds Therapy, Completely Kids, Crawford County Mental Health Center, Dismas Charities, Kearney, ED care, Endless Journey Hospice, Essential Pregnancy Services, ESU 3 High Ability Learners Board, Field Club Elementary, Omaha Public Schools, Fillmore County Hospital, Good Neighbor, Grand Island Public Schools, Heartland Family Service-Homeless Program, Heartland Family Service-In home, Heartland Family Service-One Oak, Heartland Family Services, Heartland Family Services-DV, Heartland Family Services-Family Works, Hillcrest Foundation for Enhancing Lives, Hillcrest Hospice, Integrated Behavioral Health Services, International Council for Refugees and Immigrants, Inc, Jenda Family Services, Legal Aid of Nebraska, Lincoln Public Schools, Lincoln Regional Center, LRC-Whitehall, Madonna Rehabilitation, McMillan Magnet Center, Omaha Public Schools, Methodist Fremont Health, Methodist Fremont Hospice, Metropolitan Community College (MCC), Mid plains Behavioral Health, Millard Public Schools, Monroe Carell Vanderbilt Children's Hospital, Mourning Hope Grief Center, Nebraska Department of Correctional Services, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Nebraska Medicine, Nebraska Parole, Nebraska Urban Indian Health Coalition, NE Mental Health Centers, New Vista-Schwartz Center, Omaha Bridges Out of Poverty, Omaha Therapy & Arts Collaborative, OneWorld Omaha, Partnership 4 Kids, Project Everlast, Project harmony, Providence medical center, Ralston High School, Region 6 Behavioral Healthcare, Restored Wings, Sarpy County Community Corrections, Sarpy County Head Start, Sarpy County Juvenile Diversion, Sarpy County Public Defender's Office, SASA Crisis Center in Hastings, Southeastern Behavioral Health, Stephen Center, The HUB Lincoln, University of Nebraska Medical Center, VA Lincoln, Westside High School, Westside Middle School, YRTC-Lincoln | Social Work | Community-Based Learning | None | None | Fall | 2021-22 | None | 131 | 36,352 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Wellness, Aging, Business, Early Childhood Education, Food and Water Security, Refugees, Disadvantaged Populations, Inequality, Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Holistic Wellness, Medical Services, Civic and Political Engagement, Homelessness/Shelter, Veteran Support, Self-Sufficiency, Poverty, Economic Sufficiency Awareness, Capacity Building, Grief, Gerontology, Juvenile/Adult Justice System, Social Justice Awareness, Other | 131 total students in practicum (38 BSSW + 93 MSW students 11 students did a full time/block practicum (11 x 512 hours = 5,632 practicum hours) 120 students did a part time/concurrent practicum (120 x 256 hours = 30,720 practicum hours) Total of 36,352 practicum hours for fall 2021 semester | |||
| Stephenson Harrington Internship (Fall 2016): 2016-17 (179) | Educational Support | Completely Kids | Goodrich Scholarship Program, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Community-Based Learning | Internship/Externship | None | Fall | 2016-17 | Fall | 2016-17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Early Childhood Education | The intern worked as support staff at Marrs Middle School, assisting with various after school programs. The intern also provided homework help for students. Interns also complete surveys, reflection assignments, and graded assignments throughout the semester. | ||
| Completely Kids (Spring 2018): 2017-18 | Economic Impact, Educational Support | Completely Kids | Service Learning Academy (SLA), Social Work | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2017-18 | None | None | 8 | 302 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Homelessness/Shelter, Youth Programming | Social Work 1500 students provide support and assistance in leading a service learning after-school club at Completely KIDS. Completely Kids works with Preschool – 6th grade children and families through school programs and homeless shelter partnerships. Their primary population is children in poverty, working to educate children and families on knowledge and skills to help break the poverty cycle. This project also involves UNO students providing support and helping with an after school service learning club. CK is relocating during big renovations next year. CK will work with the different site coordinators to identify a location within the 12 service sites. UNO students will help CK students identify a community need they would like to positively impact and help support CK students through the development and implementation of their project. | ||
| Completely PAWS (Spring 2018): 2017-18 (746) | Social Justice | Aksarben Village Senior Living, Dial Senior Living, Completely Kids | Service Learning Academy (SLA), Social Work | Service Learning | Other | None | Spring | 2017-18 | None | None | 4 | 128 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Environmental Warriors (Spring 2018): 2017-18 | Environmental Stewardship | Completely Kids, Norris Middle School, Omaha Public Schools | Political Science, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2017-18 | None | None | 15 | 225 | 0 | 15 | 120 | 0 | Civic and Political Engagement, Clean Water/Water Management | UNO students from Dr. Saferstein’s Political Science class will work with the Norris students from the after-school program Completely Kids through the steps process in creating a politically correct argument through presentations and activities. The Norris students will ultimately present this argument to the Capitol Building in Lincoln. They were asked to come back and present again. This semester they studied community water testing, considering recent topics like the Dakota Access Pipeline and Flint, Michigan water crisis. | ||
| School Counseling Groups (Fall 2021): 2020-21 (2118) | Educational Support | Completely Kids, Girls On The Run | Counseling, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2020-21 | Fall | 2020-21 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Capacity Building | Graduate students in Dr. Tolliver’s School Counseling Groups course will work with students from Millard North Middle and other students in the community as they conduct a variety of counseling groups. Through this service learning project, student will be prepared to effectively incorporate small group design, implementation, and assessment as part of a school counseling program. COUN 8740 P-16 Project | ||
| VPA-UNO: Completely Kids Time 1: 2016-17 | Educational Support | Completely Kids | Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center (CEC), Volunteer Program Assessment-UNO | Knowledge and Resource Sharing | Other | None | Spring | 2016-17 | None | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Youth Programming, 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. | |||
| Completely KIDS Evaluation: 2016-17 (1414) | Educational Support | Completely Kids | Nebraska Center for Justice Research, Criminology and Criminal Justice | Engaged Research | Faculty Research | None | Fall | 2016-17 | None | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Analyze the following data from Completely KIDS Liberty Elementary programs Parent surveys Youth surveys Parental attendance records for CK programming Youth attendance records for CK programming Youth grades Youth attendance and tardiness school records Develop a final evaluation report | ||||
| Communication and Leadership: 2018-19 (1052) | Educational Support | Completely Kids, Field Club Elementary, Omaha Public Schools | Engineering and Construction | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2018-19 | Fall | 2018-19 | 45 | 2,385 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Leadership and Mentoring | |||
| Small Group Counseling (Fall 2022): 2022-23 (2803) | Educational Support | Jackson Elementary School, Omaha Public Schools | Counseling, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | None | None | Fall | 2022-23 | Fall | 2022-23 | 15 | 210 | 0 | 25 | 150 | 0 | Mental Health | Students in COUN 8740 facilitate small group counseling in multiple different settings across OPS elementary schools and Millard North Middle School. Students practice their small group counseling skills while creating engaging curriculum for their groups and presenting to small groups in the community. P-16 service learning project COUN 8740.001 | ||
| Completely Kids (Fall 2022): 2022-23 (2806) | Educational Support | Completely Kids | Service Learning Academy (SLA), Social Work | Service Learning | None | None | Fall | 2022-23 | Fall | 2022-23 | 7 | 154 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Education | Students in SOWK 1500 join Completely Kids to support their Kelley's Kids reading buddy program as well as supporting additional initiatives at multiple Completely Kids locations within OPS schools. Students have the opportunity to utilize the social work skills they are learning in class to engage with the youth at Completely Kids and help them towards their reading goals. P-16 service learning project SOWK 1500.002 | ||
| Business Ethics (Fall 2019): 2019-20 (1217) | Social Justice | Black and Pink, Brain Injury Alliance of Nebraska, Community Action of Nebraska, Completely Kids, Heart Heroes | Business, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2019-20 | Fall | 2019-20 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Social Justice Awareness | Students will work in teams to complete an ethics audit of a non-profit organization. In these ethics audits, teams will research the ethics of the organization, provide a risk assessment for key ethics areas, and make recommendations where applicable. Teams will be expected to conduct research in the organization; reviewing existing documents as well as interviewing and surveying staff. Teams will provide each organization with a written report and summary presentation. | ||
| Communication and Leadership (Fall 2020): 2020-21 (1501) | Educational Support | Completely Kids | Engineering and Construction, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2020-21 | Fall | 2020-21 | 40 | 4,240 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Education, Youth Programming | Freshmen UNO students from Dr. Stu Bernstein's ENGR1000, Interpersonal Skills for Engineering Leaders course will teach topics related to their coursework to fifth grade students from Field Club Elementary School via online video presentation to be sent to students. Throughout the project, both UNO and Field Club students will reflect on the project, documenting their learnings to be compiled into a hard-cover book. Learnings will be shared with parents of Field Club students at a final celebration. | ||
| Communication and Leadership (Fall 2019): 2019-20 (1171) | Educational Support | Completely Kids, Field Club Elementary, Omaha Public Schools | Engineering and Construction, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2019-20 | Fall | 2019-20 | 48 | 2,736 | 0 | 15 | 202 | 0 | Literacy, Leadership and Mentoring | Freshmen UNO students from Dr. Stu Bernstein's ENGR1000, Interpersonal Skills for Engineering Leaders course will teach topics related to their coursework to fifth grade students from Field Club Elementary School on Wednesday evenings. Throughout the project, both UNO and Field Club students will reflect on the project, documenting their learnings to be compiled into a hard-cover book. Learnings will be shared with parents of Field Club students at a final celebration. | ||
| Communication & Leadership: 2019-20 (1196) | Educational Support | Completely Kids, Field Club Elementary, Omaha Public Schools | Engineering and Construction, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2019-20 | Spring | 2019-20 | 14 | 588 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | Youth Programming, Leadership and Mentoring | Freshmen UNO students from Dr. Stu Bernstein's ENGR1000, Interpersonal Skills for Engineering Leaders course will teach topics related to their coursework to fifth grade students from Field Club Elementary School on Wednesday evenings. Throughout the project, both UNO and Field Club students will reflect on the project, documenting their learnings to be compiled into a hard-cover book. | ||
| Communication & Leadership: 2016-17 | Educational Support | Completely Kids, Field Club Elementary, Omaha Public Schools | Engineering and Construction, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2016-17 | None | None | 42 | 252 | 0 | 30 | 52 | 0 | Leadership and Mentoring | |||
| Completely PAWS: 2016-17 (002) | Environmental Stewardship, Social Justice | Completely Kids, Nebraska Humane Society | Service Learning Academy (SLA), Social Work | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2016-17 | None | 4 | 136 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 0 | Wildlife/Animal Welfare | ||||
| 60 Minutes of Service - 9/21/2016: 2016-17 | Economic Impact | Completely Kids | Student Service and Leadership Collaborative (The Collaborative) | Volunteering | Volunteerism | None | Fall | 2016-17 | None | 31 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Poverty | 17 fidget bottles and 31 fleece pillows made | |||
| Evidence based Nebraska - Mental Health - Treatment: 2019-20 (1392) | Social Justice | Center for Psychological Services, PC, Colfax County Mental Health, Completely Kids, Family Service Lincoln, HopeSpoke, Juvenile Case Management System, Malone Community Center, Platte County Juvenile Services, Saunders County Youth Services, Sidney Public School District, Southwest Nebraska Juvenile Services | Criminology and Criminal Justice, Juvenile Justice Institute, Criminology and Criminal Justice | Engaged Research | None | None | Summer | 2019-20 | None | None | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Juvenile/Adult Justice System | Mental Health programs work with youth to promote the youth’s recognition of their abilities and help identify coping skills to assist with promoting mental health well-being. Mental health treatment services are provided to youth with the goal of promoting productive coping techniques and cognitive mental functioning through therapeutic options that are client focused. Some mental health programs may complete mental health assessments and treatment. | ||
| Three Days of Service - 10/17/17: 2017-18 (116) | Educational Support | Completely Kids, Gross Catholic High School | Student Service and Leadership Collaborative (The Collaborative) | Volunteering | Volunteerism | None | Fall | 2017-18 | None | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | Capacity Building | Donation Thank you Cards Project: Help Completely KIDS say thank you to all of our amazing donors that make an incredible difference in the lives of the kids and families we serve. Here, volunteers will assist in creating DIY holiday cards out of construction materials. We we supply the design, cards, and materials for the project. With your team's help, it is our hope to create and stuff 400 holiday cards. | |||
| SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAMS (Fall 2022): 2022-23 (3155) | Educational Support | Completely Kids | College of Education, Health, and Human Science | Service Learning | None | None | Fall | 2022-23 | None | 28 | 456 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | School Health students work with Completely Kids in after school activities. PHHB 4060.001 P-16 | ||||
| SOCIAL WORK AND CIVIC ENGAGE(Fall 2023): 2023-24 (3181) | Economic Impact | Ollie Webb Center | College of Public Affiars and Community Service | Service Learning | None | None | Fall | 2023-24 | None | 23 | 322 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Students enrolled in SOWK 1500 are working with a variety of non-profits in the area. In doing this work, students are able to learn about the needs of diverse populations throughout the Omaha area. Based on their placement site they may be supporting folks with cognitive differences, participating after school programming for elementary aged children, and much more. SOWK 1500.002 P-16 | ||||
| SOWK 1500.850 Service Learning Project (Spring 2024): 2023-24 (3249) | Educational Support | Completely Kids, Down Syndrome Alliance of the Midlands, Ollie Webb Center, Rose Theater, WhyArts | College of Public Affiars and Community Service, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | None | None | Spring | 2023-24 | None | 25 | 361 | 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 1500.850 P-16 | ||||
| Race, Psychology, and Difference (Spring 2024): 2023-24 (3252) | Educational Support | Access period, Alternatives to Violence Project - Omaha, Caroles House of Hope, Completely Kids, Open Door Mission, Ronald McDonald House Charities, Omaha, Share My Smile Organization, Stephen Center | College of Arts and Sciences | Service Learning | None | None | Spring | 2023-24 | None | 32 | 832 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Students will work in groups (or independently) and partner with a local nonprofit organization to learn about their efforts to combat the effects of racism (i.e., redlining, mass incarceration, food deserts, inequitable public education, predatory lending, maternal mortality, and voter suppression) or any other “ism” covered in class. Students will research and inform fellow groups on the nonprofit organization’s history, significance, goals/mission statement, rationale, stakeholders and targeted groups, events, program activities, planned outcomes, clients, staffing, management plan, financial support/budget, and their personal experience volunteering at the organization. Each student is expected to volunteer at least five hours of community service to the selected organization from the list provided. Lastly, students will vote on which local nonprofit organization presented could most benefit from UNO’s $1,000 MPI course grant based on the course project findings. PSYC 3250.850 MPI | ||||
| 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 |