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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| Polin Museum of the History of Polish Jews: An Agent for Transformation: 2018-19 (860) | Arts, Culture and Humanities, Educational Support, Social Justice | Creighton University, Cultural Enrichment Fund, Institute for Holocaust Education, POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews | Fine Arts, Interdisciplinary Studies, Schwalb Center for Israel and Jewish Studies | Community-Based Learning | Other | None | Spring | 2018-19 | Spring | 2018-19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Inclusion, Diversity & Equity, Raise Awareness, Art, History | Dr. Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett, curator of the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Poland, will be on the University of Nebraska at Omaha campus to present multiple presentations centered around an exhibit displayed in the Weber Fine Arts Building Art Gallery. Dr. Kirshenblatt-Gimblett will present a short film followed by a Q&A on, "Before the Holocaust: Memories of a Jewish Childhood, the art of Mayer Kirshenblatt" Tuesday, January 22 from 2-3:30 p.m. Weber Fine Arts Building Gallery “The Jewish Melange” - The works of Mayer Kirshenblatt and Ophir Palmon Wednesday, January 23 at 6:30 p.m. Weber Fine Arts Building Gallery “An Agent for Transformation” - An illustrated lecture about the creation of the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews multimedia exhibition Thursday, January 24 from 7-9 p.m. Community Engagement Center, Room 201 All events are free and open to the public with the support of Cultural Enrichment Funding, The Institute for Holocaust Education, The Schwalb Center for Israel and Jewish Studies, The Sam and Frances Fried Holocaust and Genocide Academy, The Jewish Federation of Omaha and The Klutznick Fund for Jewish Civilization at Creighton University. | ||
| Think Link: Cultivating Creative Connections in a Networked World: 2017-18 (899) | Educational Support | Connected Action Consulting Group, Cultural Enrichment Fund, Social Media Research Foundation | Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center (CEC), Communication, Social Media Lab | Knowledge and Resource Sharing | Workshop | None | Spring | 2017-18 | Spring | 2017-18 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | Better understand your social network through these hands-on workshops. Social media beginners and savvy users alike will benefit from hearing Dr. Marc Smith, of Connected Action, explain the value of a connection-focused perspective and provide easy-to-follow guidance on how to analyze a social network. Network approaches can highlight patterns and reveal missing pieces, triggering a creative spark or a breakthrough idea. All workshops are free and open to the public. Attendees should plan to participate in an introductory session before an advanced workshop. Limited complimentary parking will be available in the lot directly north of the Weitz CEC. UNO undergraduate and graduate students will be able to continue exploring this subject after the workshops by collecting and analyzing creative network data at the UNO Social Media Lab. The Social Media Lab reviewed the involvement on social media, with around 79 people engaged in the activity on Twitter (other platforms were used for people to engage in the activity but no report of those numbers). There were roughly 150 students from 4 different classes. |