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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| Tri-Faith Talks: Ron Kronish: 2018-19 (852) | Educational Support, International Service | Tri-Faith Initiative | Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center (CEC), Interdisciplinary Studies, Schwalb Center for Israel and Jewish Studies | Knowledge and Resource Sharing | Workshop | None | Fall | 2018-19 | Fall | 2018-19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | Inter/Trans-culture | During this in-depth lecture, author and scholar Rabbi Kronish will discuss the complex political, religious and historical issues Israel faces today. A seasoned dialogue partner with Muslims and Christians, Dr. Kronish will share his experience. Through memorable incidents and inspirational stories, he offers insights into the obstacles and challenges, as well as the achievements and success of inter-religious action programs. | ||
| Actor - One More Chair: 2020-21 (2504) | Arts, Culture and Humanities, Educational Support | Tri-Faith Initiative | Theatre | Knowledge and Resource Sharing | Specialized service contract | None | Fall | 2020-21 | Fall | 2020-21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Raise Awareness, Theatre and Cinema | For this project D. Scott Glasser acted in the production of "One More Chair" for the Omaha Tri-Faith Initiative. This was a zoom premier in celebration of the Tri-Faith opening. | ||
| Collaborative Interns Tri-Faith Initiative: 2018-19 (2547) | Educational Support, Health and Wellness | Tri-Faith Initiative | Student Service and Leadership Collaborative (The Collaborative) | Community-Based Learning | Internship/Externship | None | Fall | 2018-19 | None | None | 1 | 720 | 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. | ||
| Tri-Faith Initiative Student Presentations: 2017-18 (905) | Educational Support, International Service | Tri-Faith Initiative | Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center (CEC), Political Science | Community-Based Learning | Other | None | Spring | 2017-18 | Spring | 2017-18 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | Inter/Trans-culture, Capacity Building | 18 UNO students interviewed 18 leaders of this unique Omaha organization in an effort to understand their motivations to start and continue to support the Tri-Faith Initiative. Students' presentations will reveal what they learned through research and attendees can learn more about the Tri-Faith Initiative. The Tri-Faith Initiative is made up of a group of Jews, Christians, and Muslims, who have come together as neighbors on one campus, committed to practicing respect, acceptance, and trust. A student project that was part of Dr. Ramazan Kilinc's honors colloquia class titled, HONR 3000 Sacred and Violent. | ||
| Tri-Faith Initiative- Board Membership: 2021-22 (1725) | Tri-Faith Initiative | Philosophy and Religious Studies | Board Memberships | None | None | Fall | 2021-22 | None | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Dr. Paul Williams serves on the board of directors | |||||
| Religion and Human Rights Collaboration with Tri-Faith Initiative Community Garden (Fall 2021): 2021-22 (2116) | Educational Support, Social Justice | Tri-Faith Initiative | Service Learning Academy (SLA), Spirituality, Public Health, Religious Studies (SPHRS) | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2021-22 | None | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Capacity Building | Students enrolled in Laura Alexander course RELG 2020: Introduction to Religion will work with the Tri-Faith center. The project is built around service in the Tri-Faith orchard, integrated with learning about intersections between space and land use, interreligious dialogue, sustainability, and concern for human rights. In the classroom, the students will study topics including indigenous rights and land as well as human rights in general. | |||
| 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 | |||
| Religion and Human Rights (Fall 2019): 2019-20 (1214) | Arts, Culture and Humanities, International Service, Social Justice | Tri-Faith Initiative | Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2019-20 | Fall | 2019-20 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Human Rights & Trafficking, History | Students will interview members of the community who wish to articulate their narratives about religion and human rights issues, especially those who have immigrated to the U.S. or whose family members did. Interviews will be recorded and Tri-Faith will receive copies of the recordings for use in research and possibly exhibits in their proposed "Empathy Museum." Students will present and summarize the interviews at a closing celebration at which interviewees will be present and their contributions honored. | ||
| 2024 April 60 Minutes of Service: 2023-24 (3170) | Environmental Stewardship | City Sprouts, Tri-Faith Initiative | Volunteer and Civic Engagement Programs | Volunteering | Volunteerism | None | Spring | 2023-24 | Spring | 2023-24 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Come join is for April's 60 Minutes of Service. We will be working in the community garden next to Allwine Hall. | |||
| RELIGION AND HUMAN RIGHTS (Fall 2023): 2023-24 (3201) | Environmental Stewardship | Stephen Center, Tri-Faith Initiative | Art and Art History | Service Learning | None | None | Fall | 2023-24 | None | 14 | 350 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | This project promotes human rights with inter-religion cooperation. Shows support with organizations providing food and support to homeless shelters and non profits with dependencies. It indirectly promotes a sense of cooperation. Helps students in knowing the value of self. Human rights course is a moral tradition of how its cultivated into religions RELI 2020.001 Traditional | ||||
| Foundations of Public Speaking (Fall 2022 Section 023): 2022-23 (2793) | Educational Support | Civic Nebraska, Omaha Street School, Stand for Schools, The Wellbeing Partners | Communication, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Fall | 2022-23 | Fall | 2022-23 | 25 | 525 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Education | 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. MPI service learning project CMST 1110.023 Foundations of Public Speaking (Fall 2022 Section 023) | ||
| Maverick Community Connection (Spring 2022 ALL Sections): 2021-22 (2724) | Social Justice | AIM Institute, All Care Health Center, American Cancer Society: Hope Lodge, Autism Society of NE, Benson First Fridays (BFF), Center for Holistic Development, Child Saving Institute, City Sprouts, Collective for Hope/Grief's Journey, College Possible, Community Alliance, Credit Advisors Foundation, Eat 'N' Talk Africa, Financial Beginnings, Fresh Hope for Mental Health, Girls Inc., Heartland B-cycle, Heartland Equine Therapeutic Riding Academy (HETRA), Heartland Family Service-Homeless Program, Heartland Hope Mission, Inclusive Communities, Kaneko, Kim Foundation, Learning for ALL, Legal Aid of Nebraska, Lifestyle Health Alliance, Little White Dog Rescue, NAMI Nebraska, No More Empty Pots, Omaha Bridges Out of Poverty, Omaha Home for Boys, Partnership 4 Kids, RESPECT, SAC Museum, Siena Francis House, Spielbound Board Game Cafe, Take Flight Farms, Tri-City Food Pantry, Tri-Faith Initiative, Visiting Nurses Association (VNA), Wisdom House Collaborative, Women's Center for Advancement, Youth Emergency Services | Communication, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2021-22 | Spring | 2021-22 | 61 | 366 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | UNO Students from CMST 1110 Fundamentals of Public Speaking courses will engage in the student philanthropy model of service learning, where course content and student learning is linked to charitable giving. Students select and research a community agency of their own interest, then develop and present a persuasive speech and call to action on behalf of the organization. This is a student led initiative, giving students a $1,000 grant to distribute to one community agency - the persuasive speech presentation with the best call to action. MPI Traditional Project. CMST 1110.028 CMST 1110.8601 CMST 1110.8602 |