Projects Report

This report shows the various collaborative projects between UNO and the community.

Engagement Type: Knowledge and Resource Sharing
Activity Type: Other
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 2
Start Academic Year: 2016-17
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: 2
Topics: Youth Programming, Capacity Building

Description : Students and faculty worked with the volunteer coordinator at the agency to conduct an evaluation of the organization’s volunteer program. The aim was to provide the agency with quantitative and qualitative data and feedback from the perspective of their volunteers with the goal of improving volunteer and organizational outcomes.
Engagement Type: Volunteering
Activity Type: Volunteerism
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 5
Start Academic Year: 2017-18
UNO Student Hours: 0
End Semester:
Total K-12 Students: 10
End Academic Year: None
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants: 1
Topics: Capacity Building

Description : Donation Thank you Cards Project: Help Completely KIDS say thank you to all of our amazing donors that make an incredible difference in the lives of the kids and families we serve. Here, volunteers will assist in creating DIY holiday cards out of construction materials. We we supply the design, cards, and materials for the project. With your team's help, it is our hope to create and stuff 400 holiday cards.
Engagement Type: Community-Based Learning
Activity Type: Internship/Externship
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 1
Start Academic Year: 2016-17
UNO Student Hours: 0
End Semester: Fall
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year: 2016-17
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants: 0
Topics: Early Childhood Education

Description : The intern worked as support staff at Marrs Middle School, assisting with various after school programs. The intern also provided homework help for students. Interns also complete surveys, reflection assignments, and graded assignments throughout the semester.
Engagement Type: Service Learning
Activity Type: Course
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 45
Start Academic Year: 2017-18
UNO Student Hours: 472
End Semester: None
Total K-12 Students: 15
End Academic Year: None
K-12 Student Hours: 150
Total Number of Other Participants: 0
Topics: Civic and Political Engagement

Description : UNO students from Dr. Saferstein's Intro to Government class and 8th grade students from Norris' after-school program Completely Kids will partner this fall semester to work together on self-advocacy, leadership, and help prepare the Norris students for high school and college, where some of these issues will also need to be addressed. UNO students will assist in guiding Norris students to get to the root of what they see and feel to create a presentable argument out of it. The first two sessions will concentrate on composing an argument, which students have decided will be on improving their school lunch. The next two will be based on teaching the kids how to write a script for their argument, and finally how to present that argument.  Presented to the school principle.
Engagement Type: Service Learning
Activity Type: Course
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 45
Start Academic Year: 2017-18
UNO Student Hours: 360
End Semester: None
Total K-12 Students: 59
End Academic Year: None
K-12 Student Hours: 118
Total Number of Other Participants: 0
Topics: Literacy, Youth Programming

Description : UNO students from Dr. Stu Bernstein’s Interpersonal Communication Skills class will be meeting with Field Club 5th graders who are part of the after-school program Completely Kids for the first time. The two groups will meet on a weekly basis in order for the Interpersonal Communication Skills students to practice interaction and communication with others and in turn teach the group of 5th graders a set of skills through a planned and organized activity that they will prepare for them.
Engagement Type: Service Learning
Activity Type: Course
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 4
Start Academic Year: 2017-18
UNO Student Hours: 72
End Semester: None
Total K-12 Students: 12
End Academic Year: None
K-12 Student Hours: 12
Total Number of Other Participants: 0
Topics: Raise Awareness

Description : Students from Dr. Jieru Bai’s Ethnic Diversity class will be meeting with young students and parents at Completely Kids. The UNO students will be discussing the topic of cultural identity with the Completely Kids students. The social work students will be surveying parents to get their feedback regarding cultural identity within their family. The project will culminate with an end of semester family night focusing on cultural identity.
Engagement Type: Service Learning
Activity Type: Course
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 15
Start Academic Year: 2017-18
UNO Student Hours: 225
End Semester: None
Total K-12 Students: 15
End Academic Year: None
K-12 Student Hours: 120
Total Number of Other Participants: 0
Topics: Civic and Political Engagement, Clean Water/Water Management

Description : UNO students from Dr. Saferstein’s Political Science class will work with the Norris students from the after-school program Completely Kids through the steps process in creating a politically correct argument through presentations and activities. The Norris students will ultimately present this argument to the Capitol Building in Lincoln. They were asked to come back and present again. This semester they studied community water testing, considering recent topics like the Dakota Access Pipeline and Flint, Michigan water crisis.
Engagement Type: Service Learning
Activity Type: Course
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 4
Start Academic Year: 2016-17
UNO Student Hours: 136
End Semester:
Total K-12 Students: 4
End Academic Year: None
K-12 Student Hours: 16
Total Number of Other Participants: 0
Topics: Wildlife/Animal Welfare

Description :
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: 0
End Academic Year: None
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants: 0
Topics: Homelessness/Shelter, Youth Programming

Description : Social Work 1500 students provide support and assistance in leading a service learning after-school club at Completely KIDS. Completely Kids works with Preschool – 6th grade children and families through school programs and homeless shelter partnerships. Their primary population is children in poverty, working to educate children and families on knowledge and skills to help break the poverty cycle.  This project also involves UNO students providing support and helping with an after school service learning club. CK is relocating during big renovations next year. CK will work with the different site coordinators to identify a location within the 12 service sites. UNO students will help CK students identify a community need they would like to positively impact and help support CK students through the development and implementation of their project.
Engagement Type: Service Learning
Activity Type: Course
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 4
Start Academic Year: 2017-18
UNO Student Hours: 232
End Semester: None
Total K-12 Students: 12
End Academic Year: None
K-12 Student Hours: 12
Total Number of Other Participants: 0
Topics: Homelessness/Shelter, Youth Programming

Description : Social Work 1500 students provide support and assistance in leading a service learning after-school club at Completely KIDS. Completely Kids works with Preschool – 6th grade children and families through school programs and homeless shelter partnerships. Their primary population is children in poverty, working to educate children and families on knowledge and skills to help break the poverty cycle. This project also involves UNO students helping to lead a nutrition/cooking club on Tuesdays/Thursdays, in collaboration with Together, Inc.  Nutrition Club encourages kid participation using food jokes, sharing interesting food facts to learn about nutrition, and cooking with the use of kid-appropriate recipes. This project will conclude with the creation of a kid-inspired recipe book comprised of the dishes made during club.  The club participants will also work with an artist to paint a mural in the food pantry of Together, Inc. the mural was in process at the end of the project.
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