Projects Report
This report shows the various collaborative projects between UNO and the community.
Engagement Type:
Volunteering
Activity Type:
Volunteerism
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 9
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:
Description : Planting and mulching trees in partnership with Tree Campus USA
Engagement Type:
Knowledge and Resource Sharing
Activity Type:
Workshop
Start Semester: Summer
Total UNO Students: 0
Start Academic Year: 2018-19
UNO Student Hours: 0
End Semester:
Summer
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
2018-19
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
4
Topics:
STEM/STEM Education, Literacy, Neighborhood Revitalization
Description : Join educators, librarians, coders, designers, scientists, artists, technologists, and others at Mozilla’s Global Sprint, June 1-2, 2017! Global Sprint is designed to be a fast-paced, two-day event to hack and build projects for a healthy Internet. Held at the Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center, Global Sprint in Omaha will focus on the creation of a new project, Omaha Parks. The city has no user-friendly portal for aiding the discovery of parks, or for searching or filtering parks based on their amenities. Omaha Parks will seek to bridge that gap by building an interactive map to aid citizens in discovering parks that fit their needs and wants. Omaha Parks is an open source project and values open collaboration. Anyone wishing to take part in Global Sprint is free to come by anytime and stay for as short or as long as they’d like. And the collaboration continues afterward on Github; if you’re unable to attend, discover the community online. Tickets and more information about the event can be found online here. Click to visit the Github community
Engagement Type:
Board Memberships
Activity Type:
None
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 0
Start Academic Year: 2018-19
UNO Student Hours: 0
End Semester:
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
2021-22
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Description : Associate Vice Chancellor for The Office of Diversity, Equity, Access, and Inclusion serves as a board member. 2018-2024
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 29
Start Academic Year: 2017-18
UNO Student Hours: 246
End Semester:
None
Total K-12 Students: 68
End Academic Year:
None
K-12 Student Hours: 510
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Civic and Political Engagement, Neighborhood Revitalization, Climate and Sustainability
Description : Faculty and students from Nathan Hale Middle School have partnered with Keep Omaha Beautiful to assist with neighborhood and park clean ups this fall. Students will learn about urban heat, how heat impacts cities, and will understand their environmental foot print. Nathan Hale students will conduct research on Omaha’s urban heat and green space and compare it to another city. Students will present their findings with tri-fold poster presentations. UNO students will assist Nathan Hale students in designing their presentation and providing speaking tips.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 6
Start Academic Year: 2016-17
UNO Student Hours: 52
End Semester:
None
Total K-12 Students: 12
End Academic Year:
None
K-12 Student Hours: 78
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Gardens/Plantlife
Description : Students from Professor Steve Rodie’s Landscape Design Lab course and Ms. Rachael Burn’s Omaha Northwest’s (ONW) Advanced Horticulture and Landscaping students will jointly present designs for an expanding teaching garden to be installed at ONW. This P-16 service learning project highlights environmental sustainability and STEAM concepts (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math).
Engagement Type:
Volunteering
Activity Type:
Volunteerism
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 30
Start Academic Year: 2022-23
UNO Student Hours: 29
End Semester:
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
None
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
10
Topics:
Raise Awareness
Description : UNO students are invited to make a difference in their community through 60 Minutes of Service. April's 60 Minutes of Service event celebrates and supports environmental and sustainability focused nonprofit organizations. 40 students attended the event and we had about 10 non UNO students who were part of an OPS Exchange program
Engagement Type:
Knowledge and Resource Sharing
Activity Type:
Community-oriented lecture/event
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:
34
Topics:
Climate and Sustainability, Theatre and Cinema
Description : To celebrate Campus Sustainability Month, the UNO Office of Sustainability is showing Normal is Over. This event is free and open to the public light snacks to be provided. Normal is Over is a compelling and visually rich film that chronicles the way humans have inadvertently imperiled our planet: species extinction, climate change, the depletion of critical natural resources, and industrial control of our food production. This unique documentary examines how our economic and financial system connects all of these issues, and offers solutions, which could be implemented immediately, from practical everyday fixes to rethinking the overarching myths of our time. The film follows Renee Scheltema on a multinational voyage, meeting not only prominent experts, but also everyday citizens who concentrate on matters such as organic agriculture, the banning of plastic, saving species, ecological economics, sustainable architecture, renewable energy, and more.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 39
Start Academic Year: 2016-17
UNO Student Hours: 302
End Semester:
None
Total K-12 Students: 14
End Academic Year:
None
K-12 Student Hours: 87
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Gardens/Plantlife
Description : Students from Professor Steve Rodie’s Landscape Appreciation and Environmental Sustainability course and Ms. Rachael Burn’s Omaha Northwest’s (ONW) Advanced Horticulture and Landscaping students will jointly present designs for an expanding teaching garden to be installed at ONW. This P-16 service learning project highlights environmental sustainability and STEAM concepts (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math). P-16 ENVN 2000 Arts and Science Landscape Appreciation and Environmental Sustainability
Engagement Type:
Volunteering
Activity Type:
Volunteerism
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:
2021-22
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Wildlife/Animal Welfare, Raise Awareness
Description : UNO PRSSA and Karen Weber hold an event called 'Santapaws' which raises money for hearts united for animals. Fall of 2021 was the 12th time this annual event has taken place.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Summer
Total UNO Students: 4
Start Academic Year: 2016-17
UNO Student Hours: 132
End Semester:
None
Total K-12 Students: 60
End Academic Year:
None
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Gardens/Plantlife
Description : UNO social work students worked on various projects with Nelson Mandela Elementary School throughout the semester. Projects included development of a data spreadsheet, creating a brochure resource for parents, development and implementation of art projects, and tutoring students.