Projects Report
This report shows the various collaborative projects between UNO and the community.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 25
Start Academic Year: 2020-21
UNO Student Hours: 212
End Semester:
Fall
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
2020-21
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Education, Inclusion, Diversity & Equity, Youth Programming
Description : UNO students from Lequisha Sims' Ethnic Diversity in Social Work class are working with the Native Indigenous Centered Education (NICE) program to create activities for the program's students. The activities will teach Social Emotional Learning concepts based on the Seven Grandfather teachings of the Ojibwe culture. The UNO social work students will meet with NICE staff throughout the semester to create the activities.
Engagement Type:
Board Memberships
Activity Type:
None
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 0
Start Academic Year: 2020-21
UNO Student Hours: 0
End Semester:
Fall
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
2022-23
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
1
Topics:
Mental Health, Capacity Building
Description : UNO faculty in social work serving as vice president for NAMI Nebraska. The position is a 2-year service position ending in October 2022.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 13
Start Academic Year: 2020-21
UNO Student Hours: 117
End Semester:
Fall
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
2020-21
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Education, Emergency Management, Raise Awareness, Gender Equality
Description : Students will pick a woman-led country to evaluate how their response to COVID-19 compares to their male counterparts in terms of effectiveness in slowing the spread. For educational purposes, you will share your findings related to how leadership is executed between genders, as well as insight as to how any of the findings could be put into practice (if applicable) in the Omaha community. Using these findings, your service project will be creating a recorded presentation, digitized publication, or podcast that can be shared virtually with the Women's Fund of Omaha Circles group.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 0
Start Academic Year: 2020-21
UNO Student Hours: 0
End Semester:
Fall
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
2020-21
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Employment and Workforce, Youth Programming
Description : Using data provided by Omaha Girls Rock, students will conduct exploratory analysis using statistical methods learned in the course. This will include a mid-term feedback session between Omaha Girls Rock and the UNO course, as well as a final virtual presentation.
Engagement Type:
Engaged Research
Activity Type:
Policy research/paper
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 0
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:
Education
Description : CPAR prepared population projections by age and grade for the fast-growing Norris School District. The projections utilized local fertility trends and detailed migration by age patterns. They highlight what the district can expect in the years ahead to aid their planning for expected future growth.
Engagement Type:
Engaged Research
Activity Type:
Policy research/paper
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 0
Start Academic Year: 2020-21
UNO Student Hours: 0
End Semester:
Spring
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
2020-21
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Education
Description : CPAR prepared population projections by age and grade for the fast-growing Norris School District. The projections utilized local fertility trends and detailed migration by age patterns. They highlight what the district can expect in the years ahead to aid their planning for expected future growth.
Engagement Type:
Board Memberships
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:
2018-19
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Description : William Wakefield played a major role in supporting fundraising for Omaha North High School Academic Scholarships. 2013-2018
Engagement Type:
Knowledge and Resource Sharing
Activity Type:
Workshop
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 0
Start Academic Year: 2021-22
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:
Description : We worked with Down Syndrome Alliance to provide training/education specific to families of Down Syndrome during the Pandemic.
Engagement Type:
Knowledge and Resource Sharing
Activity Type:
Other
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 0
Start Academic Year: 2021-22
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:
Description : MSO Student Chapter’s mission is to engage in and encourage conversations around transportation equity and urban sustainability through the use of educational workshops, accessible tools and spaces, and challenging local inequitable transportation policies. We stand with our sister chapter, Mode Shift Omaha in the fight for transportation equity.
Engagement Type:
Knowledge and Resource Sharing
Activity Type:
Workshop
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 0
Start Academic Year: 2020-21
UNO Student Hours: 0
End Semester:
Spring
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
2020-21
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Description : "This workshop focuses on engaging eligible seniors within the Urban League of Nebraska, 7 OPS schools, as well as other school districts, to apply for the ULN Scholarship/MCC Scholarships. FAFSA, essay writing, community service requirements, letters of recommendation, transcripts, ACT/SAT, and importance of interviewing will be covered. The outcomes is for 90% of ULN eligible program seniors, as well as at least 100 total submissions.