Projects Report
This report shows the various collaborative projects between UNO and the community.
Engagement Type:
Community-Based Learning
Activity Type:
Field Study or Practicum
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 1
Start Academic Year: 2018-19
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:
Employment and Workforce, Capacity Building, Health Awareness
Description : UNO student completed an independent study with the nonprofit organization. The project researched how management within a company can provide support for a healthy work environment.
Engagement Type:
Community-Based Learning
Activity Type:
Field Study or Practicum
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 1
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:
Medical Services, Capacity Building, Health Awareness
Description : UNO geography student worked with nonprofit to create mapping of all health systems and linkages to community benefit plans.
Engagement Type:
Community-Based Learning
Activity Type:
Internship/Externship
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:
2017-18
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Literacy, Capacity Building, Poetry
Description : UNO student interning for organizations annual Louder Than a Bomb project. This student internship was during the spring of 2018 and the internship included programmatic and administrative support.
Engagement Type:
Volunteering
Activity Type:
Volunteerism
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 15
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:
5
Topics:
Literacy, Capacity Building, Poetry
Description : Each spring UNO students and faculty volunteer their time to support Louder Than a Bomb. This project has taken place since 2015, bringing talented, creative high school and junior hight students to UNO. There have been three major locations including the Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center, Thompsen Alumni Center, and Milo Bail Student Center.
Engagement Type:
Volunteering
Activity Type:
Volunteerism
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 15
Start Academic Year: 2017-18
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:
5
Topics:
Literacy, Capacity Building, Poetry
Description : Each spring UNO students and faculty volunteer their time to support Louder Than a Bomb. This project has taken place since 2015, bringing talented, creative high school and junior hight students to UNO. There have been three major locations including the Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center, Thompsen Alumni Center, and Milo Bail Student Center.
Engagement Type:
Volunteering
Activity Type:
Volunteerism
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 15
Start Academic Year: 2018-19
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:
5
Topics:
Literacy, Capacity Building, Poetry
Description : Each spring UNO students and faculty volunteer their time to support Louder Than a Bomb. This project has taken place since 2015, bringing talented, creative high school and junior hight students to UNO. There have been three major locations including the Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center, Thompsen Alumni Center, and Milo Bail Student Center.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
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:
Inequality, Inclusion, Diversity & Equity, Homelessness/Shelter, Raise Awareness, Youth Programming, Leadership and Mentoring, Capacity Building, Juvenile/Adult Justice System, Other
Description : Students taking Principles of PR JMC 3230 01 course Students completed pr materials for organizations including fact cards, brochures, as well as made recommendations for websites improvements.
Engagement Type:
Community-Based Learning
Activity Type:
None
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 4
Start Academic Year: 2016-17
UNO Student Hours: 0
End Semester:
Spring
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
2019-20
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Capacity Building, Art
Description : Between 2015 to 2019, Nebraska Writers Collective accessed 4 undergraduate students through the UNO Fine Arts program.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 80
Start Academic Year: 2019-20
UNO Student Hours: 560
End Semester:
Fall
Total K-12 Students: 116
End Academic Year:
2019-20
K-12 Student Hours: 1,160
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Leadership and Mentoring
Description : As a part of their Service Learning project with Thompson Learning Community, Partnership 4 Kids will visit UNO to work in groups with their partners. Together students will be working on resume building and interview skills. After they have completed working in groups, they will share what they have learned in a presentation to the group. This project supported the development of P4K’s career readiness curriculum and as a result of this project, P4K students will hold mock interviews within their program and build upon what they learned with the TLC students in the fall.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 0
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:
Waste, Clean Water/Water Management, Poverty, Health Awareness, Climate and Sustainability
Description : Service Learning projects that partnered with an OPS school presented their semester's research at the UNO OPS Joint Research Symposium. Students from UNO, Burke High School, and Northwest High School presented poster style to an audience covering topics such as plastic bag use, food insecurity, and environmental issues.