Projects Report
This report shows the various collaborative projects between UNO and the community.
Engagement Type:
Knowledge and Resource Sharing
Activity Type:
Community-oriented lecture/event
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:
Medical Humanities, Medical Services, Health Awareness
Description : For this project Todd Robinson read poems at the Buffett Cancer Center as part of the Healing Arts program, which aims to integrate arts and medicine to improve patient experience and outcomes.
Engagement Type:
Knowledge and Resource Sharing
Activity Type:
Community-oriented lecture/event
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 0
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:
Medical Humanities, Education, Capacity Building, Health Awareness
Description : As a member of the Medical Humanities Panel Todd Robinson presented on his experience with the Seven Doctors Project, particularly the restorative power of writing by medical professionals.
Engagement Type:
Knowledge and Resource Sharing
Activity Type:
Specialized service contract
Start Semester: Spring
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:
Wellness, Aging, Business, Economic Sufficiency Awareness, Raise Awareness
Description : The Dundee Book Company's outdoor reading series was the first in Omaha to re-emerge after the pandemic, and has given poets, essayists, and fiction writers from Omaha and Lincoln an opportunity to promote new work for the first time since the pandemic began. Crowd sizes ranged between 10-40. Todd Robinson introduced readers to the audience, promoted the reading series, and supported the bookstore.
Engagement Type:
Knowledge and Resource Sharing
Activity Type:
Workshop
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:
Education, Literacy, Youth Programming, Capacity Building, Poetry
Description : For this project Todd Robinson conducted four nine-minute welcome/writing events for South High students touring Weber Hall. After introducing himself and the Writer's Workshop, he led the students in a poetry writing activity.
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:
0
Topics:
Medical Humanities, Education, Literacy, Capacity Building
Description : For this project Todd Robinson conducted a two-hour writing workshop for 80 medical researchers as part of CÚRAM's annual conference. Scientists were asked to engage in reflective and collaborative creative writing about their research interests.
Engagement Type:
Knowledge and Resource Sharing
Activity Type:
Specialized service contract
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:
Wellness, Aging, Business, Capacity Building
Description : For the 2nd birthday of creative mornings Herb Thompson was asked to emcee the event and introduce the local speakers.
Engagement Type:
Knowledge and Resource Sharing
Activity Type:
Mentoring
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 0
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:
Capacity Building, Other
Description : Melodae Morris coordinated students in planning and promoting the "Best and Worst Super Bowl Commercials" event. Area PR & Advertising professionals were invited to participate on a panel to critique the Super Bowl Ads. Students, faculty and staff attended.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 4
Start Academic Year: 2017-18
UNO Student Hours: 40
End Semester:
None
Total K-12 Students: 37
End Academic Year:
None
K-12 Student Hours: 3,626
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
STEM/STEM Education, Art
Description : UNO Geology students and Our Lady of Lourdes 7th grade science students will be analyzing specific pieces of art in the Joslyn’s European exhibit to identify geological features and processes, such as the water and rock cycle. The UNO students will be facilitating the discussion at the Joslyn as well as partnering with the 7th graders on their final project. Throughout the semester, Ms. Shelley Brown’s students will create a geologically focused game for the Joslyn’s Education Center.
Engagement Type:
Knowledge and Resource Sharing
Activity Type:
Community-oriented lecture/event
Start Semester: Spring
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, Youth Programming, Capacity Building, Theatre and Cinema
Description : For this project Charleen Willoughby gave a demonstration called Moulage Makeup for Disaster Preparedness Drills for the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Region 5.
Engagement Type:
Knowledge and Resource Sharing
Activity Type:
Specialized service contract
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 0
Start Academic Year: 2019-20
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:
Art, Theatre and Cinema
Description : For this project Charleen Willoughby worked with the Brigit Saint Brigit Theatre Company on a production of "Playboy of the Western World" for which she designed, coordinated, and built the costumes. The show ran for four weekends.