Projects Report
This report shows the various collaborative projects between UNO and the community.
Engagement Type:
Engaged Research
Activity Type:
None
Start Semester: Summer
Total UNO Students: 1
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:
0
Topics:
Economic Sufficiency Awareness, Youth Programming, Capacity Building, Social Justice Awareness
Description : STEPs will partner with Childrens Scholarship Fund to assess students at partner schools who face special challenges (i.e. immigration stress, refugee trauma, language) on school belonging and academic performance. The study will inform the program on which students benefit most from the program and how the program has helped students over the long term.
Engagement Type:
Engaged Research
Activity Type:
None
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:
2017-18
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Economic Sufficiency Awareness, Youth Programming, Capacity Building, Social Justice Awareness, Other
Description : STEPs will collaborate with CSF to revise the parent survey, and analyze its findings and report the results to CSF. STEPs will also prepare a longitudinal research design to study CSF's impact on its alumni over the long term based on reviewing the Standard study on alumni and discussion with CSF.
Engagement Type:
Engaged Research
Activity Type:
None
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:
2019-20
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Economic Sufficiency Awareness, Youth Programming, Capacity Building, Social Justice Awareness, Other
Description : STEPs will partner with Childrens Scholarship Fund to assess students at partner schools who face special challenges (i.e. immigration stress, refugee trauma, language) on school belonging and academic performance. The study will inform the program on which students benefit most from the program and how the program has helped students over the long term.
Engagement Type:
Engaged Research
Activity Type:
None
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:
2016-17
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Poverty, Economic Sufficiency Awareness, Capacity Building, Social Justice Awareness
Description : STEPs is pleased to submit this proposal to provide data analysis and composition of community assessment report findings to Community Action of Nebraska (CAN). The data analysis and composition services would be led by Dr. Jeanette Harder, founder and director of STEPs, along with Dr. Keyonna King, Program Evaluator with STEPs. Their work will be supported by Jennifer Sedivy, Graduate Research Assistant with STEPs. The team has extensive experience conducting research and evaluation on programs serving children, youth, and families in poverty. As highlighted below, the team presents with the necessary education, knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully meet all of the contractual requirements.
Engagement Type:
Engaged Research
Activity Type:
None
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 1
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:
0
Topics:
Employment and Workforce, Youth Programming, Capacity Building
Description : STEPs will begin a comprehensive evaluation of the Metropolitan Community College (MCC) Express program. In this first six-month period, we will complete a literature review and an analysis of their existing data. We will work on multiple projects to complete a process evaluation and lay out an outcome evaluation plan. In addition, we will prepare a brief environmental scan to help them make evidence-informed decisions about program expansion. MCC Express is a community-based initiative to provide educational programming, services and support focused on workforce and college readiness. The mission of STEPs is to provide participation, utilization-focused evaluation of programs serving children, youth, and families in poverty
Engagement Type:
Engaged Research
Activity Type:
None
Start Semester: Fall
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:
Inclusion, Diversity & Equity, Employment and Workforce, Capacity Building, Social Justice Awareness
Description : Using a participatory, utilization-focused approach, STEPs will work with the Greater Omaha Chamber to conduct focus groups and analyze results. Additional funds of $1,000 are being provided by the Greater Omaha Chamber to accomplish this component of the original evaluation plan.
Engagement Type:
Engaged Research
Activity Type:
None
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:
Employment and Workforce, Neighborhood Revitalization, Leadership and Mentoring, Capacity Building
Description : STEPs will be partnering with inCommon, a nonprofit community development organization, to develop a database and interactive dashboards for their Park Avenue Social Capital Survey results. These evaluation resources will support the development of sustainable evaluation practices for inCommon.
Engagement Type:
Engaged Research
Activity Type:
None
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 1
Start Academic Year: 2019-20
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:
Economic Sufficiency Awareness, Youth Programming, Capacity Building
Description : STEPs will continue to partner with Children's Scholarship Fund to review and develop, as needed, their assessment of parental engagement and 8th grade and high school students' satisfaction with school, and determine the average length of CSF scholarships.
Engagement Type:
Community-Based Learning
Activity Type:
Internship/Externship
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 15
Start Academic Year: 2019-20
UNO Student Hours: 2,400
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:
Employment and Workforce, Social Justice Awareness, Other
Description : Student interns assigned community agencies for experiential learning.
Engagement Type:
Knowledge and Resource Sharing
Activity Type:
Workshop
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 15
Start Academic Year: 2019-20
UNO Student Hours: 30
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:
Employment and Workforce
Description : LinkedIn professionals came to the UNO campus to help college students improve their LinkedIn Profile. One-on-one coaching was provided by experts at LinkedIn and feedback was received to create impactful profiles for the job searches.