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: 100
Start Academic Year: 2021-22
UNO Student Hours: 1,600
End Semester: Fall
Total K-12 Students: 5
End Academic Year: 2021-22
K-12 Student Hours: 80
Total Number of Other Participants: 0
Topics: Global Engagement

Description : Omaha Sister Cities works with Lauritzen Gardens and UNO's student organization Friends of Japan in an annual fall event. Friends of Japan UNO students volunteer for two days to support the event and provide cultural experience for the community. The Fall 2021 collaboration displayed lanterns in the fall chrysanthemum display at Lauritzen Gardens. They are part of a collection of 24 stone lanterns that were formerly displayed in several gardens in the sister city, Shizuoka, Japan. Some are more than 75 years old and were gifted to the people of Omaha. Lanterns became part of Japanese architectural ornamentation about 1,400 years ago, where they first associated with Buddhist templates and pagodas. Cultural activities were also part of the festival including calligraphy, origami, samurai helmet making, chopstick game, traditional games and toys, tea tasting, Kyudo archery demonstrations, paper arts workshops, Japanese music and drummers, martial arts, and more.
Engagement Type: Knowledge and Resource Sharing
Activity Type: Other
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 0
Start Academic Year: 2021-22
UNO Student Hours: 0
End Semester: Spring
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year: 2021-22
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants: 0
Topics: Other

Description : Friends of Japan at UNO collaborates with the Omaha Sister Cities Association to secure and sponsor opportunities to participate in the Durham Ethnic Festival.
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