Projects Report
This report shows the various collaborative projects between UNO and the community.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 17
Start Academic Year: 2017-18
UNO Student Hours: 136
End Semester:
None
Total K-12 Students: 15
End Academic Year:
None
K-12 Student Hours: 60
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Literacy
Description : UNO students from Professor Okhamafe's Autobiography Reading and Writing class will connect with Peter Kiewit Middle School students from Ms. Frans' literature class. This semester they will read the book Fall Down 7 Times, Get Up 8, which focuses on a young man's journey through life while on the autistic spectrum. During the two interactions, the partners will meet for a reflection on the book, activities, and lunch.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 17
Start Academic Year: 2016-17
UNO Student Hours: 73
End Semester:
None
Total K-12 Students: 15
End Academic Year:
None
K-12 Student Hours: 135
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Civic and Political Engagement
Description : UNO students from Dr. Saferstein's Intro to American Government class partnered with Norris Middle School's after school program, Completely Kids, to work with students from the RASA Council club. UNO students collaborated with Norris students on a variety of activities based on the electoral process to hep prepare them for setting up their own election at Norris Middle and the Lights On After School event and welcoming congressman Brad Ashford to their school.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 45
Start Academic Year: 2017-18
UNO Student Hours: 472
End Semester:
None
Total K-12 Students: 15
End Academic Year:
None
K-12 Student Hours: 150
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Civic and Political Engagement
Description : UNO students from Dr. Saferstein's Intro to Government class and 8th grade students from Norris' after-school program Completely Kids will partner this fall semester to work together on self-advocacy, leadership, and help prepare the Norris students for high school and college, where some of these issues will also need to be addressed. UNO students will assist in guiding Norris students to get to the root of what they see and feel to create a presentable argument out of it. The first two sessions will concentrate on composing an argument, which students have decided will be on improving their school lunch. The next two will be based on teaching the kids how to write a script for their argument, and finally how to present that argument. Presented to the school principle.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 16
Start Academic Year: 2016-17
UNO Student Hours: 864
End Semester:
None
Total K-12 Students: 8
End Academic Year:
None
K-12 Student Hours: 88
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Civic and Political Engagement
Description : UNO students from the Intro to Government PSCI 1100 class connected with a specific group of students from the after-school club Completely Kids at Norris Middle School titled RASA Council. UNO students helped the Norris students use their voices to advocate to their senators about issues that mattered to them and their community by providing a presentation and then working side by side. Students made phone calls and wrote letters to their state senators to voice those concerns. Ultimately this helped students prepare themselves for their field trip to the State Capitol where they had a chance to meet with different state senators and representatives.
Engagement Type:
Engaged Research
Activity Type:
None
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 1
Start Academic Year: 2017-18
UNO Student Hours: 0
End Semester:
Spring
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
2018-19
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Capacity Building, Domestic and Sexual Violence
Description : To support evaluation activities and build on existing evaluation capacity, STEPs proposes to collaborate with RPE to identify outcome indicators to measure and increase the impact of their funded agency-delivered program. In keeping with the RPE building evaluation capacity supplemental funding, this evaluation work plan will focus on carrying out activities centered on completing indicator selection criteria (option #2). The defined deliverables for that option are: (1) determine which indicators are best to select for evaluation of prevention efforts and (2) select appropriate indicators for use in an outcome evaluation. To help move RPE to that level of evaluation capacity, STEPs will: Develop logic models for statewide RPE program and funded agencies Identify evaluation tools for each service delivery tier Identify evaluation tools for coalition building and community mobilization Review and analyze best practices for coalition building, community mobilization, and RPE programs (evidence-based, evidence-informed, homegrown) evaluation Train and collaborate with Coalition Prevention Coordinator re: coalition building, community mobilization, and evidencebased programs Train and provide technical assistance for coalition and agencies re: RPE evidence-informed and homegrown programming evaluation Provide statewide RPE program evaluation support
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 0
Start Academic Year: 2017-18
UNO Student Hours: 0
End Semester:
None
Total K-12 Students: 7
End Academic Year:
None
K-12 Student Hours: 154
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
STEM/STEM Education, Literacy, Art
Description : The Writing Center led by Professor Alea Hall will help the Blackburn Alternative High School (BAHS) students to combine writing and art to highlight "rad women" in Omaha. The Writing Center will offer useful workshops (e.g. descriptive writing) and provide writing support to the BAHS students. UNO Writing Center's consultants will serve as mentors for the BAHS students. Students created a Facebook page to share their art and writing with the general community.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 0
Start Academic Year: 2017-18
UNO Student Hours: 0
End Semester:
None
Total K-12 Students: 6
End Academic Year:
None
K-12 Student Hours: 72
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
STEM/STEM Education, Literacy, Art
Description : UNO Writing Center student consultants, led by Instructor Alea Hall, will work with the Blackburn Alternative Program students from Mrs. Hilary George’s Computer Graphic Design class. The writing consultants will help the Blackburn students to combine writing and art to highlight "rad women" in Omaha. They will also serve as mentors for the Blackburn students and built trusting relationships with them over the course of the semester. The art pieces will be featured in a gallery/showcase and proceeds from the gallery will be donated to the Youth Emergency Services, Inc.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 13
Start Academic Year: 2017-18
UNO Student Hours: 91
End Semester:
None
Total K-12 Students: 18
End Academic Year:
None
K-12 Student Hours: 126
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Inclusion, Diversity & Equity
Description : UNO students in Peggy Jones' Black Studies class worked with students from Morris Middle school. Together they learned about Black history in Omaha. The students also created an interactive book for children to complete at the Community Learning Center.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 5
Start Academic Year: 2017-18
UNO Student Hours: 195
End Semester:
None
Total K-12 Students: 23
End Academic Year:
None
K-12 Student Hours: 276
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Medical Services, Literacy, Gerontology
Description : Social Work 1500 students partner with second graders of Mrs. Doll-Fowler’s class at Edison Elementary School. UNO students, Edison Elementary students, and residents of Quality Living Inc. will collaborate together with elderly participants of Florence Home to build relationships across generations and communication levels. UNO students, 2nd graders, and QLI residents will work on areas of learning related their respective curriculum standards and social goals (such as speaking, listening, reading, and writing), while demonstrating creative ways to visualize the life stories shared by the seniors.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 12
Start Academic Year: 2017-18
UNO Student Hours: 180
End Semester:
None
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
None
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Capacity Building
Description : Students provide a policy or program evaluation plan for the partner. Traditional 8320 001 T 5:30PM-8:10PM PA Public Affairs & Community Service