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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| OSS/Table Grace Café (Spring 2019): 2018-19 (817) | Economic Impact | Omaha Together One Community | Service Learning Academy (SLA), Social Work | Service Learning | Course | None | Spring | 2018-19 | None | None | 5 | 191 | 0 | 7 | 443 | 0 | UNO social work students visit Omaha Street School one day per week throughout the semester to interact with and build rapport with OSS students. They are integrated into the school’s Life Skills course from 8:30am to 10:00am each morning. OSS teachers help UNO students engage with OSS students and assist in teaching. As the communication unit of the semester begins, UNO students plan and facilitate about 2 lesson plans related to listening and communication. UNO students then attend the ball pit events with OSS students to help them engage with the community and speak with others. A second portion of this project involved UNO students working with Table Grace Café. UNO students went to Table Grace Café one day per week to interact with patrons and assist with the peer resource guide. UNO students were expected to talk to patrons from a variety of backgrounds, learn more about them, and help connect them to resources if needed. They also helped to recreate and update Table Grace Café’ | |||
| UNO Earth Month: The Island: 2016-17 | Environmental Stewardship | Center for Biological Diversity, Citizens' Climate Lobby - Omaha Nebraska Chapter, Nebraska Interfaith Power & Lights, Nebraskans for Solar, Omaha Together One Community, Sierra Club Nebraska Chapter | Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center (CEC), Center for Urban Sustainability, Sustained Dialogue | Knowledge and Resource Sharing | Community-oriented lecture/event | None | Spring | 2016-17 | Spring | 2016-17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | Climate and Sustainability | Visit with and understand how community organizations are addressing climate change and how you can get involved in action. Also enjoy a screening of "The Island President" a 2011 documentary film about the efforts of then-President of the Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed, tackling rising sea levels resulting from climate change. | ||
| Sustainability Expo: 2017-18 (900) | Environmental Stewardship | Citizens' Climate Lobby - Omaha Nebraska Chapter, City Sprouts, Common Seed Soil Library, Omaha Public Library, Green Bellevue, Green Omaha Coalition, Habitat Omaha ReStore, Heartland B-cycle, Keep Omaha Beautiful, Metropolitan Area Planning Agency (MAPA), Metro Transit Omaha, Mode Shift Omaha, Nebraskans for Peace, Nebraskans for Solar, No More Empty Pots, Omaha Stormwater, City of Omaha, Omaha Together One Community, Refugee Empowerment Center, Sierra Club Nebraska Chapter, The Nature Conservancy in Nebraska, University of Nebraska Medical Center, U.S. Green Building Council - Nebraska Flatwater Chapter, Youth Emergency Services | Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center (CEC), Maverick Food Pantry, Sustainability | Knowledge and Resource Sharing | Community-oriented lecture/event | None | Spring | 2017-18 | Spring | 2017-18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | Climate and Sustainability | In celebration of Earth Month, the Sustainability Expo is designed to engage students, faculty, and staff about sustainability problems and solutions, ranging from environmental to social justice issues. Over 20 sustainability-related organizations from the Omaha-Metro area will be on hand to discuss with attendees the work that they do as well as providing information about how individuals can get involved in their efforts. |