Projects Report
This report shows the various collaborative projects between UNO and the community.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 20
Start Academic Year: 2016-17
UNO Student Hours: 320
End Semester:
None
Total K-12 Students: 20
End Academic Year:
None
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Literacy
Description : UNO students in Dr. Ritzman's Early Language Development course work together with Educational Navigators at the South Omaha Learning Community Center. UNO students prepare individualized interaction plans for families for when they enter the homes, focusing on language development milestones and information for parents. Navigators serve occassionally as translators, and work together with the students to evaluate the lesson plan and share the critical information. Students receive an orientation at the South Omaha library, and then go into the homes of families on a single visit inividually with a navigator, and lastly have a celebration on campus. As a gift to the families, SLA provides a selected book by Dr. Ritzman
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 8
Start Academic Year: 2017-18
UNO Student Hours: 302
End Semester:
None
Total K-12 Students: 140
End Academic Year:
None
K-12 Student Hours: 140
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Health Awareness
Description : Social Work 1500 students meet weekly to support the planning, facilitating, marketing, research/surveys, and modalities to engage families for resource nights at Nelson Mandela Elementary School. UNO students engage the scholars (children) in social skills groups, activities for executive functioning, as well as STEM-focused after-school programming. Activities include planning the event for Family Resource night and a creating resource-building opportunity for community engagement. This may involve topics for Stress Awareness Month (in April) and could possibly consist of creating a paper resource and a presentation for parents or staff. Students will also be able to interact with Nelson Mandela scholars during other engagement opportunities, including the “Be Ready” and Social Skills groups in the mornings and the Kids Can after-school program. “Be Ready” is held from 7:00 – 8:00 am and focuses on learning executive functioning skills such as mindfulness, memory, and self-control. The social skills classes taught by Mr. Joe Ogba are from 8:10 – 8:30 am. The interactions and expectations for the social skills course will be discussed with Mr. Ogba during the orientation meeting. The after-school program (with Kids Can) focuses on STEM subjects and is held from 3:30 – 6:00 pm. There is also opportunity for students to work with scholars on social skills during the lunch hour.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
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:
Youth Programming
Description : None
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 45
Start Academic Year: 2018-19
UNO Student Hours: 1,721
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:
Youth Programming, Music/Dance
Description :
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 13
Start Academic Year: 2018-19
UNO Student Hours: 208
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:
Inter/Trans-culture, Literacy, Youth Programming, Art
Description : Students will host a community health awareness event to help Spanish speakers in our community learn about 5 primary health condinitions including helpful information to share. SPAN3040 Traditional Project
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 22
Start Academic Year: 2018-19
UNO Student Hours: 154
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:
Literacy
Description : UNO students in Dr. Mitzi Ritzman’s Early Language Development course (SPED 4420) made home visits with LCC Navigators to families that the Learning Community Center of South Omaha (LCC) serves. Students came uo work with small children, with a fop with individualized interaction plans tcus on language and literacy, and shared the information and resources with the families. LCC’s educational navigators worked closely with UNO students on home visits. The UNO students were able to apply their knowledge and skills they learned in the class about developmental milestones and literacy with language components. They shared their home visit experiences at the final celebration.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 22
Start Academic Year: 2018-19
UNO Student Hours: 1,276
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:
Youth Programming
Description :
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 23
Start Academic Year: 2018-19
UNO Student Hours: 1,288
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:
Youth Programming
Description : None
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 23
Start Academic Year: 2019-20
UNO Student Hours: 1,058
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:
Self-Sufficiency, Leadership and Mentoring
Description : UNO students from Professor Mariana Cruz’ Introduction to ESL course will work with families from the Learning Community Center (LCC) of South Omaha. The UNO students will be assigned a family to work with over the course of six weeks to build a trusting relationship. The students will prepare lessons and activities around topics of college readiness, including Financial Aid, scholarships, scheduling, advisors, and campus living, to familiarize families with the higher education system in the United States. Sessions held at the UNO Dodge and Scott Campuses will include student-lead campus tours for LCC families to experience a glimpse of campus life.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 22
Start Academic Year: 2020-21
UNO Student Hours: 759
End Semester:
Fall
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, Education, Other
Description : UNO Students enrolled in TED 2050: Intro to Teaching ESL will be participants in a service learning project which collaborates with the Learning Community Center of South Omaha (LCC) for six weeks. UNO students will engage with LCC families weekly via Zoom to explore topics of individual interest that cover technology, educational support, and overall wellness to better support their children during remote learning in the COVID-19 pandemic.