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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| Ash Tree at Risk: 2017-18 (948) | Environmental Stewardship | Urban Bird and Nature Alliance | Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center (CEC) | Volunteering | Volunteerism | None | Fall | 2017-18 | Spring | 2017-18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Gardens/Plantlife | None | ||
| Walnut Creek Recreation Area Tree Planting (Summer 2022): 2021-22 (2701) | Environmental Stewardship | Creighton University, Papio-Missouri River NRD, Urban Bird and Nature Alliance | Environmental Studies | Volunteering | Volunteerism | None | Summer | 2021-22 | Summer | 2021-22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | UNO students and other students from local colleges planted trees. | |||
| Indian Hills Tree Planting (Summer 2022): 2021-22 (2706) | Environmental Stewardship | The Simple Foundation, Urban Bird and Nature Alliance | Environmental Studies | Volunteering | Volunteerism | None | Summer | 2021-22 | Summer | 2021-22 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | UNO students and other college students planted 90 trees. | |||
| Collaborative Interns Urban Bird and Nature Alliance: 2017-18 (2543) | Educational Support, Environmental Stewardship | Urban Bird and Nature Alliance | Student Service and Leadership Collaborative (The Collaborative) | Community-Based Learning | Internship/Externship | None | Fall | 2017-18 | None | None | 1 | 360 | 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. | ||
| Trendwood Neighborbood and Park Tree Planting Event (Spring 2021): 2020-21 (1921) | Environmental Stewardship, Social Justice | Inclusive Communities, ONE Omaha, Urban Bird and Nature Alliance, Urban League of Nebraska | Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | Other | None | Spring | 2020-21 | Spring | 2020-21 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 4 | 0 | Disadvantaged Populations, Gardens/Plantlife, Climate and Sustainability | Trendwood Neighborbood and parkland stands to lose 600 ash trees due to the infestation of the emerald ash borer. We received a grant from Target Corporation to plant over 125 shade trees in the wake or understory or the ash trees in an effort to sustain the community forest. | ||
| Tree Planting Project: Mandan Park (Spring 2021): 2020-21 (1920) | Environmental Stewardship | Inclusive Communities, Urban Bird and Nature Alliance, Urban League of Nebraska | Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Volunteering | Volunteerism | None | Spring | 2020-21 | Spring | 2020-21 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 75 | Gardens/Plantlife, Climate and Sustainability | "The Urban Bird & Nature Alliance facilitated the planting of 125 shade trees along the Mandan Park trail on 13th and Missouri Avenue. Community volunteers along with UNO students and interns participated in the event. Bellevue, Creighton and College or St. Mary’s students were also part of the event. The project was an effort to sustain the urban forest along a trail that lost over 68 ash trees. People walk and bike along the trail and need shade. The trees will reduce heat islands as well as improve air quality. Sponsors and funders were the Arbor Day Foundation and the Hubbard Community Forestry Awards. Over 75 families, individuals and students from surrounding schools such as South High and PACE participated. Students, residents and the community at large learns about the importance of the urban forest. They work together to sustain and maintain the tree canopy either in their own neighborhood or park or other neighborhoods and parkland. They learn about the need for trees in barren areas, the infestation of the emerald ash borer on the city ash trees, reducing heat islands, improving air quality and the many benefits of trees. They learn about environmental justice. They also learn how to work together collaboratively to build their own environment which builds on pride of place. Together we leave a legacy of trees behind for ourselves and for future generations. | ||
| Miller Park Minne Lusa Shade Tree Planting: 2018-19 (949) | Environmental Stewardship | Boys Town, Creighton University, Metropolitan Community College (MCC), Omaha Home for Boys, ONE Omaha, Urban Bird and Nature Alliance | Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center (CEC), Student Service and Leadership Collaborative (The Collaborative) | Volunteering | Volunteerism | None | Fall | 2018-19 | Spring | 2018-19 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Gardens/Plantlife | |||
| Prairie Queen Recreation Area Tree Planting (Summer 2021): 2020-21 (2707) | Environmental Stewardship | Creighton University, Papio-Missouri River NRD, Urban Bird and Nature Alliance | Environmental Studies | Volunteering | Volunteerism | None | Summer | 2020-21 | Summer | 2020-21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | UNO students and other college students planted trees. | |||
| Elmwood Park Tree Planting: 2018-19 (947) | Environmental Stewardship | Urban Bird and Nature Alliance | Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center (CEC) | Volunteering | Volunteerism | None | Fall | 2018-19 | Spring | 2018-19 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Gardens/Plantlife | |||
| MaverickPR and Urban Bird and Nature Alliance Project: 2018-19 (951) | Educational Support, Environmental Stewardship | Urban Bird and Nature Alliance | Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center (CEC), Communication | Community-Based Learning | Other | None | Fall | 2018-19 | Spring | 2018-19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Capacity Building | |||
| Capstone Project Business Assessment Plan for EAB Management: 2018-19 (950) | Educational Support, Environmental Stewardship | Urban Bird and Nature Alliance | Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center (CEC), Business | Community-Based Learning | Capstone | None | Fall | 2018-19 | Spring | 2018-19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Gardens/Plantlife, Capacity Building | The UB&NA worked with Assistant Dean of Business, Lynn Harland and a Masters degree level student who completed his Capstone Project by providing a Business Assessment plan for EAB Management. He created a model for measuring cost-effectiveness for EAB as related to Ash trees. Jim Grener presented us with a business assessment financial analysis templet model for cost for EAB ash tree management. This templet served as a financial analysis that would be used to help donors understand the cost of replacement and what their funds would pay for. Our organization evaluated 13 presentations and served on the panel to assess student performance and outcome. This was a large part of the final student grade. | ||
| Newman Center Garden Landscape and Tree Planting: 2018-19 (946) | Environmental Stewardship | Creighton University, John Paul II Newman Center, Urban Bird and Nature Alliance | Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center (CEC), Center for Urban Sustainability, Engineering and Construction | Volunteering | Volunteerism | None | Spring | 2018-19 | Spring | 2018-19 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | Gardens/Plantlife | The Newman Center Bible garden landscape and the papio-creek tree planting event drew Newman Center students and UNO engineering students from Avery Schwer and Bing Chen’s classes at UNL, Creighton Biology and sustainability students and the College of Saint Mary’s Earth Science course students. Students from the UNO Center for Urban Sustainability participated in the event. Approximately 69 UNO and UNL students and boy scouts volunteered that day. Surrounding neighborhood residents participated also. We received much media coverage. The Newman Center garden and raised beds event had an estimated 25-30 Newman Center students participating in the planting of shrubs and perennials. |