Projects Report
This report shows the various collaborative projects between UNO and the community.
Engagement Type:
Community-Based Learning
Activity Type:
Internship/Externship
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 13
Start Academic Year: 2019-20
UNO Student Hours: 0
End Semester:
Fall
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
2019-20
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Capacity Building, Health Awareness
Description : From 2014 to 2019, WELLCOM (now The Wellbeing Partners) has had a total of 13 UNO student interns. Each student received credit toward their degree and the nature of the internship was distributed between administrative, programmatic, and research. UNO student interns worked side by side with the professional staff learning the fundamentals of worksite wellness, as well as completed a unique semester-long project that provided benefit to the student and the organization.
Engagement Type:
Engaged Research
Activity Type:
Student research
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 1
Start Academic Year: 2017-18
UNO Student Hours: 0
End Semester:
Fall
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
2019-20
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Capacity Building, Other
Description : From 2017 to 2019, UNO doctoral candidate in the CPACS Public Administration interned with Live Well Omaha Kids. The doctoral student created a collective impact measurement strategy and created an organizational theory of change. Live Well Omaha has also done contract work with this student post-graduation.
Engagement Type:
Volunteering
Activity Type:
Volunteerism
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 1
Start Academic Year: 2016-17
UNO Student Hours: 100
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:
Capacity Building, Health Awareness
Description : Worked with the Career & Student Services Associate from the School of Public Administration to secure a student volunteer, resulting in more than 100 volunteer hours. Volunteer experience from the student turned into an internship for credit the following semester.
Engagement Type:
Volunteering
Activity Type:
Volunteerism
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 1
Start Academic Year: 2017-18
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:
Capacity Building, Health Awareness, Other
Description : UNO student volunteered for Live Well Omaha by attending health-related public meetings in the Omaha area. The student took notes at the meetings and wrote blogs about how health shows up in public places. Public meetings included the Douglas County Board of Health, Douglas County Commissioner, and Omaha Public Schools Board of Education.
Engagement Type:
Community-Based Learning
Activity Type:
Engaged Teaching
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 0
Start Academic Year: 2019-20
UNO Student Hours: 0
End Semester:
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
None
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Youth Programming, Health Awareness, Physical Fitness
Description : Day of Play is a partnership between the Wellbeing Partners and Kinesiology. The project includes elementary students.
Engagement Type:
Knowledge and Resource Sharing
Activity Type:
Workshop
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 0
Start Academic Year: 2019-20
UNO Student Hours: 0
End Semester:
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
None
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
1
Topics:
Health Awareness, Other
Description : UNO faculty expert in play worked with Live Well Omaha Kids for a professional session of partners called the power of play.
Engagement Type:
Community-Based Learning
Activity Type:
Internship/Externship
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 1
Start Academic Year: 2019-20
UNO Student Hours: 0
End Semester:
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
None
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Capacity Building, Other
Description : UNO doctoral candidate served as a food system coordinator and contractor
Engagement Type:
Knowledge and Resource Sharing
Activity Type:
Other
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 0
Start Academic Year: 2019-20
UNO Student Hours: 0
End Semester:
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
None
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
4
Topics:
Capacity Building, Other
Description : Ongoing partnership between UNO faculty and Liive Well Omaha. UNO faculty work with nonprofit to place UNO students as interns and independent study and research assignments. UNO faculty also work with nonprofit staff to bring them in as guest lecturers for UNO students taking a wellness class.
Engagement Type:
Community-Based Learning
Activity Type:
Other
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 2
Start Academic Year: 2019-20
UNO Student Hours: 0
End Semester:
Fall
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
None
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Capacity Building, Health Awareness, Other
Description : UNO doctoral and masters students provided the nonprofit organization with oversight and coordination of various grants that were awarded. The work from the doctoral student resulted in a conference presentation at the 2019 National Wellness Institute Conference.
Engagement Type:
Community-Based Learning
Activity Type:
Engaged Teaching
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 10
Start Academic Year: 2018-19
UNO Student Hours: 0
End Semester:
Fall
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
2019-20
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
1
Topics:
Raise Awareness, Capacity Building, Health Awareness
Description : UNO faculty member and students in a communication course worked with the organization to analyze their social media trends, allowing WELLCOM to determine the most effective ways to target individuals to market programs and services.