Projects Report
This report shows the various collaborative projects between UNO and the community.
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:
Fall
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
2016-17
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
83
Topics:
Literacy, History
Description : Author of Part of Our Lives: A People's History of the American Public Library, Wayne Wiegand, visited Omaha on September 23, 2015, and presented the findings from his book at the University of Nebraska Omaha Community Engagement Center. Dr. Johannigsmeier (UNO English professor) and OPL co-sponsored an author event to present Dr. Wayne Wiegand during his "A Part of Our Lives: A People's History of the American Public Library" book tour. Dr. Weigand is known as the "Dean of American Public Libraries".
Engagement Type:
Knowledge and Resource Sharing
Activity Type:
Other
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 0
Start Academic Year: 2018-19
UNO Student Hours: 0
End Semester:
Fall
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
2018-19
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Description : Coalition Rx partnered with the first CEC Faculty Fellow, Dr. Tara Bryan from the UNO School of Public Administration. We worked with Dr. Bryan to educate our board of directors and advise our executive director on best practices of nonprofit management and board governance. We plan on continuing to work with Dr. Bryan to improve our board and coalition structure.
Engagement Type:
Community-Based Learning
Activity Type:
Other
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 1
Start Academic Year: 2016-17
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
Description : 1 of 3 UNO student social work practica (credit received).
Engagement Type:
Community-Based Learning
Activity Type:
Other
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 1
Start Academic Year: 2016-17
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
Description : 2 of 3 UNO student social work practica (credit received).
Engagement Type:
Community-Based Learning
Activity Type:
Other
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 1
Start Academic Year: 2016-17
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
Description : 3 of 3 UNO student social work practica (credit received).
Engagement Type:
Community-Based Learning
Activity Type:
Other
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 1
Start Academic Year: 2016-17
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
Description : 1 of 2 UNO students as summer programming interns (non-credit).
Engagement Type:
Community-Based Learning
Activity Type:
Other
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 1
Start Academic Year: 2016-17
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
Description : 2 of 2 UNO students as summer programming interns (non-credit).
Engagement Type:
Community-Based Learning
Activity Type:
Other
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 5
Start Academic Year: 2018-19
UNO Student Hours: 0
End Semester:
Summer
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
2018-19
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
2
Topics:
Description : MaverickPR students redesigned Coalition Rx's brochure, as well as created and designed two fact cards and shot and produced a commercial for their Strengthening Families Program. Five students were part of the project and two staff members from Coalition Rx were involved.
Engagement Type:
Volunteering
Activity Type:
Volunteerism
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 45
Start Academic Year: 2016-17
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:
Leadership and Mentoring
Description : Since moving into the CEC, Partnership 4 Kids has worked with UNO students to provide opportunities to mentor other students between the ages of elementary and freshmen year in college. Specifically, P4K has placed approximately 15 UNO students in mentor matches within P4K elementary, middle and high schools. In addition, P4K has matched approximately 30 UNO college juniors and seniors with incoming P4K freshmen to serve as peer mentors. These volunteer opportunities include professional development/training, stipends and coaching/mentor support from P4K staff.
Engagement Type:
Knowledge and Resource Sharing
Activity Type:
None
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 0
Start Academic Year: 2016-17
UNO Student Hours: 0
End Semester:
Spring
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
2017-18
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Capacity Building
Description : P4K worked with the STEPs program within UNO’s CEC to develop a theory of change and a comprehensive evaluation model to demonstrate P4K’s long-term impact on the students served.