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: 2021-22
UNO Student Hours: 87
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 : UNO Students from Casey Reisberg's CMST 1110 Fundamentals of Public Speaking courses will engage in the student philanthropy model of service learning, where course content and student learning is linked to charitable giving. Students select and research a community agency of their own interest, then develop and present a persuasive speech and call to action on behalf of the organization. This is a student led initiative, giving students a $1,000 grant to distribute to one community agency - the persuasive speech presentation with the best call to action.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 22
Start Academic Year: 2021-22
UNO Student Hours: 23
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 : UNO Students from Andrea Krapf course TED 2050; Intro to Teaching ESL, work with families from the Learning Community Center of South Omaha in a hybrid format over a 6-week period. Students will develop and faciliate lesson plans with families covering reading literacy, parent connection resources, emotional wellness, college readiness, UNO campus life, and goal setting. The project provides space for students and families to build meaningful relationships and practice English language skills.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Fall
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:
Capacity Building
Description : UNO Students from Kersten Borer SOWK 1500-001 course: Social Work and Civic Engagement work on a service-learning project. This project will build on the success of the “Portions” cookbook project that collected recipes from community members accessing the food pantry and turned them into a community cookbook by, and for, our community members. Now that we have this resource, we want to use it to educate the wider community about the various causes and consequences of hunger in Omaha, focusing specifically on the ways that food insecurity impacts and is influenced by the reality of our community residents everyday lives. Students determine what kind of information they need from the community and how to get that information, collect stories from community members accessing the food pantry at Together, and create a cookbook with recipes and stories around the way food brings us together.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Fall
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:
Capacity Building
Description : UNO students enrolled in Kersten Borer SOWK 1500-001; Social Work and Civic Engagement, work alongside Ms. Amy Cerra’s Omaha South Pottery Class to support the staff from the D2 Center and help with burnout prevention. UNO students will design a workshop to support and encourage the D2 staff. In addition, UNO students will partner with Ms. Cerra’s Pottery Class who will help to support the D2 staff.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Fall
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:
Capacity Building
Description : UNO students enrolled in Kersten Borer SOWK 1500-001: Social Work and Civic Engagement, work with the DSA Programs and sign up for events through Sign Up Genius. UNO students support programming throughout the semester and have the opportunity to participate in the Improv groups that happen on Saturdays for 3 hours in the morning, Down to Box group that happens on Saturdays, later in the day, which is open to all physical levels, a list of fall activities, and the DSA walk.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Fall
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:
Capacity Building
Description : UNO students enrolled in Kersten Borer SOWK 1500-001: Social Work and Civic Engagement will research selected sites in ADL’s Walk Against Hate and interview community members who have a connection to the site. These interviews are recorded and turned into videos (Vidgrid) or podcasts that are played on the ADL website (adlplains.org). Students can also provide essays, artwork, or blurbs about their thoughts associated with the site. In addition, UNO students work alongside the Secondary Success Program (SSP) and Blackburn Art students to create pieces of art for a site or two in ADL’s Walk Against Hate. UNO students will meet with the SSP and Blackburn students to share about the interviews that will inspire the artwork.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 15
Start Academic Year: 2021-22
UNO Student Hours: 308
End Semester:
Total K-12 Students: 29
End Academic Year:
None
K-12 Student Hours: 101
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Capacity Building
Description : UNO students enrolled in Kersten Borer's SOWK 1500-002: Social Work and Civic Engagement, will facilitate discussions at Dr. Musil's 10th grade English class to help his students understand the importance of mental health. Additionally, NAMI-Nebraska brings their Ending the Silence presentation to Papillion La-Vista South HS for HS students there that the UNO students also attend. The students create a collaborative project collecting letters for NAMI Nebraska and The Pony Express for Mental Health Awareness Month in May 2022. These letters are shared with the Nebraska governor and elected officials to bring awareness around mental health.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Fall
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:
Capacity Building
Description : UNO Young Scholars, led by Aaron Krueger, will serve as panelists for Jennifer Magnuson-Stressman’s 4th-grade Washington Elementary students. As panelists, the UNO students will offer their expertise on college and career readiness. The elementary students will prepare questions beforehand and then have the chance to understand what college is like from current college students. In the spring, the UNO students will take the 4th-graders on a campus tour and host an end-of-the-year picnic.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Fall
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:
Capacity Building
Description : UNO Students enrolled in Cecilia Tocaimaza-Hatch FLNG 8020: Seminar: FL/TESOL Research, will be Working alongside Halley Taylor from ADL to prepare lesson plans for the ADL Walk of Hate sites.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Fall
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:
Capacity Building
Description : UNO students enrolled in Danae Dinkel's KINS 8130: Implementation of Physical Activity in Diverse Populations, will be working with MS Forward to develop an adaptive sport course, home school PE curriculum, or a therapeutic exercise course.