Projects Report
This report shows the various collaborative projects between UNO and the community.
Engagement Type:
Knowledge and Resource Sharing
Activity Type:
Other
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 2
Start Academic Year: 2016-17
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:
Capacity Building, Organ and Blood Donation
Description : Students and faculty worked with the volunteer coordinator at the agency to conduct an evaluation of the organization’s volunteer program. The aim was to provide the agency with quantitative and qualitative data and feedback from the perspective of their volunteers with the goal of improving volunteer and organizational outcomes.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 7
Start Academic Year: 2017-18
UNO Student Hours: 210
End Semester:
None
Total K-12 Students: 26
End Academic Year:
None
K-12 Student Hours: 234
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Leadership and Mentoring, Gerontology
Description : UNO students from Dr. Tami Williams’ Educational Leadership class, Ms. Danielle Elsassr’s 3rd grade students from Black Elk Elementary and their Senior Buddies from Royale Oaks Assisted Living all connected on this project to compare and contrast their life experiences through art, written, and verbal activities. The stories were shared via a printed book at the end of the semester.
Engagement Type:
Knowledge and Resource Sharing
Activity Type:
None
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 0
Start Academic Year: 2016-17
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
Description :
Engagement Type:
Engaged Research
Activity Type:
None
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 1
Start Academic Year: 2016-17
UNO Student Hours: 0
End Semester:
Summer
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
2016-17
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Youth Programming, Capacity Building, Health Awareness
Description : The primary purpose of this evaluation is for STEPs to measure program fidelity and participation impact of JVBA. Evaluation components will include developing a logic model for the JVBA program, a literature review, process evaluation, interviews, an outcomes evaluation, and a final report.
Engagement Type:
Knowledge and Resource Sharing
Activity Type:
None
Start Semester: Spring
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:
0
Topics:
Capacity Building
Description :
Engagement Type:
Volunteering
Activity Type:
Volunteerism
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 10
Start Academic Year: 2016-17
UNO Student Hours: 34
End Semester:
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
None
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Veteran Support, Capacity Building
Description : Scanned and digitized archived documents
Engagement Type:
Knowledge and Resource Sharing
Activity Type:
Meeting / Gathering
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 0
Start Academic Year: 2017-18
UNO Student Hours: 0
End Semester:
Fall
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
2017-18
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
6
Topics:
Description : NA
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:
60
Topics:
Description : At the heart of university community engagement is the promise of mutually beneficial relationships for both community partners and university participants. But what are the benefits, and how do we know when we achieve them? In this presentation, Betty Farmer, professor of communication and public relations at Western Carolina University (WCU), will identify specific benefits for community partners, universities, faculty, and students and provide examples of ways to measure and promote desired outcomes.
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:
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
None
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
55
Topics:
Description : The Transitions Program invites you to learn more about experiences with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Transitions participants and alumni serving as panelists give attendees the opportunity to learn more about their experiences with ASD. Light refreshments will be provided. This complimentary event is open to the public!
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 125
Start Academic Year: 2017-18
UNO Student Hours: 2,125
End Semester:
None
Total K-12 Students: 117
End Academic Year:
None
K-12 Student Hours: 1,170
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Youth Programming, Leadership and Mentoring
Description : Partnership 4 Kids afterschool program is partnered with the Thompson Learning Community students, who act as mentors to the P4K students. They exchange journals with their partnered mentors to ask questions about how to be prepared for college and TLC students respond back with answers of their experience. They work in groups to discuss their strengths, they present on their findings and they build relationships as a result. The students collectively will work on their food drive for Together Inc. and Heart Ministry Center, the donations will go to fill Together, Inc.’s and Heart Ministry Center's pantries. At the beginning of next semester they will organize a pancake feed for Together Inc. as well (January date).