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: 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: 6
Start Academic Year: 2017-18
UNO Student Hours: 382
End Semester:
None
Total K-12 Students: 140
End Academic Year:
None
K-12 Student Hours: 140
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Leadership and Mentoring
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. The semester project will also include UNO students assisting with the Family Resource Night held in October and developing a resource brochure for the families of the scholars.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 16
Start Academic Year: 2017-18
UNO Student Hours: 128
End Semester:
None
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
None
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Literacy
Description : UNO students from Dr. Ritzman's Early Language Development in Children course will work with Navigators from the Learning Community Center of South Omaha (LCC) for their home visits with the assigned LCC families. Each student will have one home visit this semester to work with children and share language and literacy development techniques with the families.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 16
Start Academic Year: 2016-17
UNO Student Hours: 320
End Semester:
None
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
None
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Literacy
Description : Traditional HUMN1200 Arts and Sciences Autobio Reading and Writing
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: Fall
Total UNO Students: 4
Start Academic Year: 2017-18
UNO Student Hours: 32
End Semester:
None
Total K-12 Students: 23
End Academic Year:
None
K-12 Student Hours: 46
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Youth Programming, Music/Dance
Description : On Monday, September 18th, UNO students from Professor Fannin’s Symphonic Wind Ensemble class will connect with families from the Learning Community Center of South Omaha, and Springfield Platteview students from Ms. Ehrke’s class for a service learning collaboration. All partners will meet on campus for lunch first then will split up to their designated areas. Professor Fannin and her students will work with the parents from the Learning Community Center to teach them about musical instruments and provide instruments that they will be able to try out for themselves. Ms. Ehrke’s students will have activities prepared for the younger children from the Learning Community Center. At the end, all children and students will gather to listen into the rehearsal put on by the parents and UNO students.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 23
Start Academic Year: 2017-18
UNO Student Hours: 356
End Semester:
None
Total K-12 Students: 31
End Academic Year:
None
K-12 Student Hours: 403
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Inter/Trans-culture, Youth Programming
Description : Students from Professor Dawn Mathis’s Introduction to Teaching ESL course will visit the Learning Community Center of South Omaha (LCC). Students will interact with their assigned family whom they will work with throughout the course of the project. Students will teach the families about college readiness through carefully planned activities and share the useful resources.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 25
Start Academic Year: 2017-18
UNO Student Hours: 800
End Semester:
None
Total K-12 Students: 28
End Academic Year:
None
K-12 Student Hours: 210
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Inter/Trans-culture, Youth Programming
Description : UNO students from Dr. Sandra Rodriguez-Arroyo's Introduction to Teaching ESL course will interact with their assigned family from the Learning Community Center of South Omaha (LCC). Students will teach the families about college readiness through carefully planned activities and share useful resources over the course of the semester.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 24
Start Academic Year: 2017-18
UNO Student Hours: 768
End Semester:
None
Total K-12 Students: 29
End Academic Year:
None
K-12 Student Hours: 188
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Inter/Trans-culture, Youth Programming
Description : Students from Dr. Dawn Mathis’ Introduction to Teaching ESL class will visit the Learning Community Center (LCC) of South Omaha. Students will interact with their assigned family whom they will work with throughout the course of the project. Students will teach the families about college readiness over dinner and provide them with insightful activities that they have carefully planned prior to the session.
Engagement Type:
Service Learning
Activity Type:
Course
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 23
Start Academic Year: 2016-17
UNO Student Hours: 517
End Semester:
None
Total K-12 Students: 34
End Academic Year:
None
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Youth Programming
Description :