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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| Sensory: Please Touch the Art: 2016-17 (875) | Arts, Culture and Humanities, Educational Support, Social Justice | Colorado Center for the Blind, Metropolitan Community College (MCC), National Federation of the Blind of Nebraska (NFBN Omaha Chapter), Nebraska Arts Council, Nebraska Methodist College, Omaha Association for the Blind, Outlook Nebraska, WhyArts | Fine Arts | Community-Based Learning | Other | None | Fall | 2016-17 | Fall | 2016-17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Disadvantaged Populations, Raise Awareness, Art | The gallery will feature nationally-curated art meant for more senses than sight, tactile interpretations of classic art, and artwork created at four art workshops for the visually impaired, which were held at UNO over the summer. The name of the exhibit says it all: this art is meant to be touched. The art workshops were made possible with assistance from the Nebraska Arts Council, WhyArts?, Omaha Association of the Blind, Outlook Nebraska, Pamela Duncan (interpreter), and volunteer student interpreters from UNO. | ||
| Sensory: Please Touch the Art 2.0: 2017-18 (876) | Arts, Culture and Humanities, Health and Wellness | Nebraska Arts Council, Nebraska Methodist College, Omaha Association for the Blind, Outlook Nebraska, WhyArts | Fine Arts, UNO Libraries | Community-Based Learning | Other | None | Spring | 2017-18 | Spring | 2017-18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Develop./Physical Disability, Art | A tactile art exhibit that is part of a national movement to increase accessibility in museums, galleries and classrooms. | ||
| Sensory: Please Touch The Art 3.0: 2018-19 (877) | Arts, Culture and Humanities, Health and Wellness | Nebraska Arts Council, Nebraska Methodist College, Omaha Association for the Blind, Outlook Nebraska, WhyArts | Fine Arts | Community-Based Learning | Other | None | Spring | 2018-19 | Summer | 2018-19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Develop./Physical Disability, Art | The College of Communication, Fine Arts and Media at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, along with the School of the Arts and the UNO Art Gallery will host an exhibition to highlight the many ways one can experience art to increase awareness of accessibility to all populations wishing to experience what art has to offer. | ||
| Portrait of Covid Study: 2020-21 (2224) | Arts, Culture and Humanities, Educational Support, Health and Wellness | Nebraska Methodist College | Fine Arts | Engaged Research | Faculty Research | None | Fall | 2020-21 | Fall | 2020-21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Medical Humanities, Capacity Building, Health Awareness, Art | In this project Mark Gilbert performed an arts based, phenomenological study exploring the experience of healthcare workers in Omaha and other areas in the US during covid. |