Projects Report
This report shows the various collaborative projects between UNO and the community.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 8
Start Academic Year: 2017-18
UNO Student Hours: 88
End Semester:
None
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
None
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Leadership and Mentoring
Description : UNO students will assist with the development of college readiness goals for Hope Center youth, who are selected and involved in a leadership group at the Hope Center. The students practiced goal setting and goal making S.M.A.R.T. goals(Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant and Timely.).Hope Center youth got to practice their new skills with the UNO students at the end of the project. Youth came to campus to help see what college would be like as they developed their goals.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 15
Start Academic Year: 2016-17
UNO Student Hours: 300
End Semester:
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
None
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Description :
Engagement Type:
Knowledge and Resource Sharing
Activity Type:
Workshop
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 0
Start Academic Year: 2016-17
UNO Student Hours: 0
End Semester:
Spring
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
2016-17
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
50
Topics:
STEM/STEM Education
Description : Sheryl Burgstahler, Ph.D., is an expert on universal design and inclusive learning environments. Burgstahler is an affiliate professor in Education and the director of Accessible Technology Services at the University of Washington in Seattle. She is the author of Universal Design in Higher Education: From Principles to Practice. She is a popular speaker on how universal and related proactive design strategies can promote an inclusive culture by making learning activities, technology, physical spaces, and student services at postsecondary institutions welcoming and accessible to everyone.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 7
Start Academic Year: 2017-18
UNO Student Hours: 455
End Semester:
None
Total K-12 Students: 21
End Academic Year:
None
K-12 Student Hours: 21
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Description : Social Work 1500 students work with Down Syndrome Alliance of the Midlands (DSM) through support of the Learning Program and the School Enrichment Academy after school programs, and parent groups. The Learning Program is for children ages 4-7 years old and their parents, weekly topics to be covered include: Introduction to Literacy and Early Concepts of numbers, shapes, sorting, and patterns. The School Enrichment Academy is a DSA partnership with Little Leaf Learning Center. This program is for children in Kindergarten through 5th grade. UNO Students will help with tutoring based upon an established curriculum. Learning objectives include sight words, spelling, literacy, math skills, handwriting, and more. At both programs, students will assist educators with classroom needs and will work directly with the children and parents. They will create a promotional video that is placed on the Down Syndrome Alliance website.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Summer
Total UNO Students: 10
Start Academic Year: 2016-17
UNO Student Hours: 40
End Semester:
None
Total K-12 Students: 20
End Academic Year:
None
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Raise Awareness
Description : ART 2200 CFAM Type Design and Typography
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Summer
Total UNO Students: 20
Start Academic Year: 2016-17
UNO Student Hours: 600
End Semester:
None
Total K-12 Students: 35
End Academic Year:
None
K-12 Student Hours: 280
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Inter/Trans-culture
Description : As part of their P-16 service learning project, students in Dr. Sandra Rodriguez-Arroyo’s TED 8130 Language, Culture & Power course will celebrate several weeks of leading conversations with students at the Boys & Girls Club of South Omaha (BGC). During this final project event, the Club members in partnership with the UNO students presented their experiences through their creative talents. It will be a worthwhile event that shares perspective of today’s tweens on timely and relevant issues. Family and community members will be invited to attend and will enjoy conversation and refreshments following the presentations.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 18
Start Academic Year: 2016-17
UNO Student Hours: 360
End Semester:
None
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
None
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Description : PA 3600, Personnel and Volunteer Management
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 21
Start Academic Year: 2017-18
UNO Student Hours: 1,071
End Semester:
None
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
None
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
STEM/STEM Education
Description : Commingled human remains are often encountered in archaeological and forensic contexts. A bone by bone inventory is an important step in determining the minimum number of individuals. This process must occur for individual identification to be possible. The Students worked on building data visualizations for skeletal element measurements, zones, pathology, dna, taphonomy, pairs and articulations. These visualizations would help forensic anthropologist in their analysis efforts.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Summer
Total UNO Students: 35
Start Academic Year: 2017-18
UNO Student Hours: 350
End Semester:
None
Total K-12 Students: 10
End Academic Year:
None
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Description : UNO students will work with Girls Inc participants to discover interests and identify a topic to study. They will demonstrate skills related to relationships building and tailor lessons using culturally responsive techniques.
Engagement Type:
Knowledge and Resource Sharing
Activity Type:
Workshop
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 0
Start Academic Year: 2016-17
UNO Student Hours: 0
End Semester:
None
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
None
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
7
Topics:
Capacity Building
Description : As experts on volunteer satisfaction and evaluation for nonprofits, VPA-UNO wants to share information to help organizations learn how to create better experiences for volunteers.