Projects Report

This report shows the various collaborative projects between UNO and the community. Various filters are provided to gain a better understanding of how different UNO units collaborate with the community.

Project Project Focus Areas Community Partners Campus Partners Engagement Type: Activity Type: Other Activity Type: Start Semester: Start Academic Year: End Semester: End Academic Year: Total UNO Students: UNO Students Hours: UNO Faculty/Staff Hours: Total K-12 Students: K-12 Student Hours: Total Number of Other Participants: Topics: Other Topics: Description: Subtags:
9/11 Remembrance Day of Service - 9/11/2016: 2016-17 Environmental Stewardship Keep Omaha Beautiful Student Service and Leadership Collaborative (The Collaborative) Volunteering Volunteerism None Fall 2016-17 None 44 120 3 0 0 8 Gardens/Plantlife Storm drain labeling and trash pick-up
9/11 Remembrance Day - 9/9/17: 2017-18 (006) Environmental Stewardship, Health and Wellness Eastern Nebraska Veterans Home Student Service and Leadership Collaborative (The Collaborative), Student Veterans Organization Volunteering Volunteerism None Fall 2017-18 None 17 0 0 0 0 0 Gardens/Plantlife Volunteers will assist with a landscaping project.
9/11 Remembrance Day - 9/9/17: 2017-18 (005) Economic Impact Ralston High School, Veterans of Foreign Wars 10727 Student Service and Leadership Collaborative (The Collaborative) Volunteering Volunteerism None Fall 2017-18 None 2 0 0 25 0 1 Veteran Support Volunteers will assist with a landscaping project.
9/11 Remembrance Day - 9/9/17: 2017-18 (004) Health and Wellness Papillion Fire Department Student Service and Leadership Collaborative (The Collaborative) Volunteering Volunteerism None Fall 2017-18 None 14 0 1 0 0 0 Health Awareness Volunteers will complete a deep clean of all of the fire vehichles.
9/11 Remembrance Day - 9/9/17: 2017-18 (003) Environmental Stewardship Keep Omaha Beautiful Student Service and Leadership Collaborative (The Collaborative) Volunteering Volunteerism None Fall 2017-18 None 18 0 0 1 0 0 Gardens/Plantlife Volunteers will help with event set up (tables, chairs, signage, ez-up tents, recycle bins, etc.), helping vendors set up booths, etc.
9/11 Remembrance Day - 9/9/17: 2017-18 (002) Economic Impact, Environmental Stewardship First Responders Foundation Student Service and Leadership Collaborative (The Collaborative) Volunteering Volunteerism None Fall 2017-18 None 8 0 0 1 0 1 Neighborhood Revitalization Volunteers will be distributing flyers in the Dundee neighborhood.
9/11 Remembrance Day - 9/9/17: 2017-18 (001) Health and Wellness American Red Cross Student Service and Leadership Collaborative (The Collaborative) Volunteering Volunteerism None Fall 2017-18 None 3 0 0 0 0 0 Health Awareness Volunteers will be placing labels on door hangers. The door hangers will be distributed later on to promote a smoke alarm program.
60 Minutes of Service - 9/7/2016: 2016-17 Arts, Culture and Humanities, Educational Support Girl Scouts Spirit of Nebraska Student Service and Leadership Collaborative (The Collaborative) Volunteering Volunteerism None Fall 2016-17 None 62 58 1 0 0 1 Art Made crafts (key chains, jewels, journals)
60 Minutes of Service - 9/6/17: 2017-18 International Service Conservation Fusion Student Service and Leadership Collaborative (The Collaborative) Volunteering Volunteerism None Fall 2017-18 None 23 0 2 0 0 1 Inter/Trans-culture Cutting out pieces to make Lemur hand puppets
60 Minutes of Service - 9/28/2016: 2016-17 Environmental Stewardship Metropolitan Area Planning Agency (MAPA) Student Service and Leadership Collaborative (The Collaborative) Volunteering Volunteerism None Fall 2016-17 None 33 30 2 0 0 1 Transportation, Climate and Sustainability Mapped out road paths in Omaha
60 Minutes of Service - 9/21/2016: 2016-17 Economic Impact Completely Kids Student Service and Leadership Collaborative (The Collaborative) Volunteering Volunteerism None Fall 2016-17 None 31 28 1 0 0 1 Poverty 17 fidget bottles and 31 fleece pillows made
60 Minutes of Service - 9/14/2016: 2016-17 Arts, Culture and Humanities, Educational Support WhyArts Student Service and Leadership Collaborative (The Collaborative) Volunteering Volunteerism None Fall 2016-17 None 46 42 1 0 0 1 Raise Awareness, Art Packed 72 bags for Special Education classrooms
60 Minutes of Service - 8/31/2016: 2016-17 Arts, Culture and Humanities, Educational Support Kaneko Student Service and Leadership Collaborative (The Collaborative) Volunteering Volunteerism None Fall 2016-17 None 40 37 1 0 0 1 Capacity Building, Art Tea party prep and survey compiling
60 Minutes of Service - 4/5/2017: 2016-17 (659) Environmental Stewardship Keep Omaha Beautiful Student Service and Leadership Collaborative (The Collaborative) Volunteering Volunteerism None Spring 2016-17 None 40 38 1 0 0 1 Gardens/Plantlife Storm drain packages, Give-aways for Earth Day Omaha (up-cycled Thank You Postcards, Thaumotropes)
60 Minutes of Service - 4/4/18: 2017-18 Educational Support, Health and Wellness Omaha Public Library Student Service and Leadership Collaborative (The Collaborative) Volunteering Volunteerism None Spring 2017-18 None 12 0 2 0 0 1 Holistic Wellness, Literacy Placing labels on packets for Baby Reads Program.
60 Minutes of Service - 3/7/18: 2017-18 Health and Wellness Student Service and Leadership Collaborative (The Collaborative) Volunteering Volunteerism None Spring 2017-18 None 10 0 3 0 0 2 Holistic Wellness, Grief Cut out positive words & pictures to be used in various programs
60 Minutes of Service - 3/1/2017: 2016-17 Social Justice ONE Omaha Student Service and Leadership Collaborative (The Collaborative) Volunteering Volunteerism None Spring 2016-17 None None 28 28 1 0 0 1 Civic and Political Engagement Mayoral Candidate Questions
60 Minutes of Service - 2/7/18: 2017-18 Environmental Stewardship Metropolitan Area Planning Agency (MAPA) Student Service and Leadership Collaborative (The Collaborative), University Housing Volunteering Volunteerism None Spring 2017-18 None 25 0 3 0 0 4 Transportation, Climate and Sustainability Mini showcase of alternate modes of transportation & present/ discuss ways that students can become involved & advocate in local government
60 Minutes of Service - 2/1/2017: 2016-17 Arts, Culture and Humanities, Educational Support WhyArts Student Service and Leadership Collaborative (The Collaborative) Volunteering Volunteerism None Spring 2016-17 None 28 27 1 0 0 1 Raise Awareness, Art Cut out Juxtaposition art pieces for TEDxUNO
60 Minutes of Service - 11/30/2016: 2016-17 Social Justice Civic Nebraska Student Service and Leadership Collaborative (The Collaborative) Volunteering Volunteerism None Fall 2016-17 None None 25 25 1 0 0 1 Civic and Political Engagement Email letters to local representatives
60 Minutes of Service - 11/2/2016: 2016-17 Educational Support Partnership 4 Kids Student Service and Leadership Collaborative (The Collaborative) Volunteering Volunteerism None Fall 2016-17 None None 43 44 1 0 0 1 Leadership and Mentoring Encouraging cards & posters and video to P4K students
60 Minutes of Service - 11/1/17: 2017-18 Educational Support Partnership 4 Kids Student Service and Leadership Collaborative (The Collaborative) Volunteering Volunteerism None Fall 2017-18 None None 22 0 1 0 0 2 Leadership and Mentoring wrote letters of encouragement to high school seniors & inspirational posters for End of Year Senior Celebration
60 Minutes of Service - 10/4/17: 2017-18 Environmental Stewardship Keep Omaha Beautiful Student Service and Leadership Collaborative (The Collaborative) Volunteering Volunteerism None Fall 2017-18 None 32 0 2 0 0 1 Gardens/Plantlife Cut out & stamp postcards from recycled cardboard, pack give away for volunteers at Big Youth Fall Clean-up, package storm drain labels
60 Minutes of Service - 10/26/2016: 2016-17 Environmental Stewardship Conservation Fusion Student Service and Leadership Collaborative (The Collaborative) Volunteering Volunteerism None Fall 2016-17 None 30 33 1 0 0 1 Gardens/Plantlife Cut out lemurs for International Lemur Week & made stethoscopes for schools in Madagascar
60 Minutes of Service - 10/19/2016: 2016-17 Health and Wellness American Red Cross Student Service and Leadership Collaborative (The Collaborative) Volunteering Volunteerism None Fall 2016-17 None 24 22 1 0 0 1 Organ and Blood Donation Made Reverse Trick or Treat bags & called for Red Cross to set up drives
2nd Annual UNO Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Workshop: 2016-17 (671) Social Justice Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center (CEC), Emergency Management and Disaster Science Knowledge and Resource Sharing Workshop None Fall 2016-17 None 0 0 0 0 0 100 This conference focused on the declaration process, 638 contracting, as well as other topics relevant to the field of emergency management.
2nd Annual John Trudell Lecture in Native American Studies: 2016-17 (672) Social Justice University of California Santa Cruz History, Native American Studies Knowledge and Resource Sharing Workshop None Spring 2016-17 None 0 0 0 0 0 141 Inclusion, Diversity & Equity The lecture series honors the legacy of Santee citizen, American Indian rights activist, international recording artist, and Hollywood actor John Trudell. Drawing upon an important visual archive of photographic images and film reels, Lonetree explores the complexities of cultural performance, modern labor, and the ongoing legacies of settler colonialism through the experiences of Ho-Chunk people performing Indigeneity within the contact zone of twentieth century Wisconsin. Particular attention is given to privileging the perspectives of the Indigenous people captured in the frame and the ongoing meaning that this visual archive has to our understanding of Ho-Chunk identity, the various ways Ho-Chunk people sought to make a living in the twentieth century, issues of representation, tourism, and survivance.
2017 Sustainability Launchpad: Transportation in the Next American City: 2016-17 Environmental Stewardship Metropolitan Area Planning Agency (MAPA), Mode Shift Omaha Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center (CEC), Center for Urban Sustainability, Sustainability Knowledge and Resource Sharing Workshop None Spring 2016-17 None None 0 0 0 0 0 0 Transportation, Climate and Sustainability Join the Center for Urban Sustainability for an afternoon exploring transportation and the ways in which it impacts the sustainability of our communities.
2017 ASPA: 2016-17 (712) Economic Impact, Educational Support, Health and Wellness Douglas County Administration, Douglas County Health Department, Food Bank for the Heartland, Health Center Association of Nebraska (HCAN), The Wellbeing Partners, Veterans Administration Nebraska-Western Iowa Healthcare System, Visiting Nurses Association (VNA) Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center (CEC), Public Administration Knowledge and Resource Sharing Workshop None Spring 2016-17 None 0 0 0 0 0 35 Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Holistic Wellness, Medical Services, Veteran Support, Raise Awareness, Grief, Develop./Physical Disability ASPA-Nebraska Invites You to Collaborate on Friday, April 14, 2017 Join us for the American Society of Public Administration (ASPA) Nebraska Annual Conference and Awards Ceremony at the UNO Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center, Room 201/205. This year’s conference will highlight Bold Public Service, with panels focusing on service in communities and healthcare. Conference registration is free to attendees. The agenda and panel details are outlined below: The Service in Healthcare Panel | 9 A.M. – 10:15 A.M. Will Ackerman, Public Affairs Officer, Veterans Administration Nebraska-Western Iowa Healthcare System Sherri Nared, HIV/STD Prevention Specialist, Douglas County Health Department Keshia Bradford, Director of Strategic Initiatives, Health Center Association of Nebraska Kris Stapp, Vice-President of Health Services, Visiting Nurses Association Sarah Sjolie, Executive Director, The Wellbeing Partners The Service in Communities Panel | 10:45 A.M. – 12 P.M. John Ewing, Douglas County Treasure Silas Clarke, City Administrator of Hickman, Nebraska Sara Woods, Executive Director, Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center, University of Nebraska at Omaha Greg Adams, Executive Director, Nebraska Community College Association and former Speaker of the Nebraska Unicameral Susan Ogborn, Executive Director of Food Bank for the Heartland Anne Meysenburg, Director of Community Investment, Omaha Community Foundation
Women Slaves: Three Ancient Issues: 2016-17 Social Justice University of Colorado Boulder Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center (CEC), Philosophy and Religious Studies, UNO Libraries Knowledge and Resource Sharing Workshop None Spring 2016-17 None None 0 0 0 0 0 70 Peter Hunt, Ph.D., explores three important issues surrounding women slaves. Historians know the experience of slavery was different for men and for women in ancient societies. However, our evidence about slavery in general is sparse and biased, and our information about women slaves is even worse. Part of the 18th Annual Leonard and Shirley Goldstein Lecture on Human Rights.
Realize Recognize and Respons to Human Trafficking with Anna Brewer: 2016-17 Social Justice Womens Fund of Omaha Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center (CEC), Philosophy and Religious Studies Knowledge and Resource Sharing Workshop None Spring 2016-17 None None 0 0 0 0 0 60 Anna Brewer former FBI Agent and Human Trafficking Response Agent for the Womens Fund of Omaha teaches a course designed to educate the audience to realize that human trafficking exists in our community. The class improves a person's ability to recognize the signs of human trafficking in order to create change. Part of the 18th Annual Leonard and Shirley Goldstein Lecture on Human Rights.
Prince Among Slaves: 2016-17 Social Justice Malcolm X Memorial Foundation, Midland University Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center (CEC), Interdisciplinary Studies, Philosophy and Religious Studies, UNO Libraries Knowledge and Resource Sharing Workshop None Spring 2016-17 None None 0 0 0 0 0 20 A film and discussion with Jeremy Rehwaldt, Ph.D., about power and privilege into enslavement. Part of the 18th Annual Leonard and Shirley Goldstein Lecture on Human Rights.
Immigration Options for Victims of Human Trafficking: 2016-17 Social Justice Justice For Our Neighbors Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center (CEC), Philosophy and Religious Studies, UNO Libraries Knowledge and Resource Sharing Workshop None Spring 2016-17 None None 0 0 0 0 0 20 Anna D. Deal, ESQ., Justice For Our Neighbors Attorney, covers the requirements for U Visas, Continued Presence, T Visas, and Special Immigrant Juvenile Status for victims of human trafficking. Part of the 18th Annual Leonard and Shirley Goldstein Lecture on Human Rights. Part of the 18th Annual Leonard and Shirley Goldstein Lecture on Human Rights.
Creating Awareness About Human Trafficking: 2016-17 Social Justice The Set Me Free Project Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center (CEC), Philosophy and Religious Studies, UNO Libraries Knowledge and Resource Sharing Workshop None Spring 2016-17 Summer 2017-18 0 0 0 0 0 40 The Set Me Free Project’s presentation provides students, parents, educators, medical, and industry professionals with knowledge and tools to make safe, informed decisions about human trafficking. Part of the 18th Annual Leonard and Shirley Goldstein Lecture on Human Rights.
evolve (Spring 2018): 2017-18 International Service Beveridge Magnet Middle School, Omaha Public Schools Information Systems and Quantitative Analysis, Service Learning Academy (SLA) Service Learning Course None Spring 2017-18 None None 53 583 0 18 234 0 Students from Patrick McNamara’s International Studies are working with students from Beveridge Magnet Middle School as well as Northwest High School students to conduct interviews with people who have travelled internationally and how that travel has influenced their world perspective. The students will then create podcasts from those interviews to provide media material for the Malcolm X Memorial Foundation’s radio station.
60 Minutes of Service - 10/5/2016: 2016-17 Educational Support A Time to Heal Cancer Foundation, Girl Scouts Spirit of Nebraska, Urban League of Nebraska Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center (CEC), Service Learning Academy (SLA), Student Service and Leadership Collaborative (The Collaborative) Volunteering Volunteerism None Fall 2016-17 None 39 39 0 0 0 0
60 Minutes of Service - 11/16/2016: 2016-17 Social Justice Childrens Hospital and Medical Center, Girl Scouts Spirit of Nebraska, ONE Omaha Student Service and Leadership Collaborative (The Collaborative) Volunteering Volunteerism None Fall 2016-17 Fall 2016-17 37 33 0 0 0 0
How to Get a Job in Sustainability: Building a Leadership Career in Business, NGOs and Government: 2016-17 Environmental Stewardship Bard College Sustainability Knowledge and Resource Sharing Workshop None Spring 2016-17 None 0 0 0 0 0 0 In this one-hour talk- Dr. Goodstein will outline different sustainability career directions- evaluate the impact of President Trump on sustainability jobs- discuss grad school and continuing education options (including school now / school later)- and provide listeners with a tailored- concrete job search strategy. The webinar includes twenty minutes of Q&A to address individual career questions.
Begin with the End in Mind Lecture Series: 2017-18 Environmental Stewardship, Health and Wellness Creighton University Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center (CEC), Gerontology Knowledge and Resource Sharing Community-oriented lecture/event None Spring 2017-18 Spring 2017-18 0 0 0 0 0 50 Gerontology What if you became too ill to speak for yourself? With legal documentation- known as advance directives- you can avoid confusion and instruct your family- friends- and health care professionals what sort of health care you want to receive and what other decisions you want to be made on your behalf. Discussing the ups and downs of setting up an advance directive can benefit you or a loved one in the future. This is not an age limited discussion--all can benefit from this information. In March- the series hosts Amy Haddad from Creighton University. Begin With the End in Mind discussions are free and open to the public with registration.
A Q&A Session with Kathleen Fenton: 2016-17 Environmental Stewardship Environmental Protection Agency (EPA Region 7) Sustainability Knowledge and Resource Sharing Workshop None Spring 2016-17 None 0 0 0 0 0 0 Climate and Sustainability Ms. Fenton will be on hand to answer questions about the work of the EPA- sustainability- and careers in the field.
Moshe Gershovich Memorial Lecture: 2017-18 Educational Support, International Service George Washington University Schwalb Center for Israel and Jewish Studies Knowledge and Resource Sharing Community-oriented lecture/event None Fall 2017-18 Fall 2017-18 0 0 0 0 0 37 Inter/Trans-culture The Schwalb Center for Israel & Jewish Studies in conjunction with UNO International Programs is pleased to host Dr. William Lawrence as the keynote for the 2017 International Education Week. Dr. Lawrence is currently a Visiting Professor at the Elliot School of International Affairs at the George Washington University. He was a former State Department Senior Advisor for Global Engagement- International Crisis Group North Africa Director- and Control Risks Associate Director for Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Dr. Lawrence was also a friend of the late Dr. Moshe Gershovich. His presentation will focus on MENA region.
Begin With the End in Mind Lecture Series: 2017-18 Educational Support, Health and Wellness Collective for Hope/Grief's Journey Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center (CEC), Gerontology Knowledge and Resource Sharing Community-oriented lecture/event None Spring 2017-18 Spring 2017-18 0 0 0 0 0 30 Raise Awareness, Grief, Gerontology The loss of a friend- co-worker- or neighbor can be difficult- especially for those who have come to rely on these people over a lifetime. The loss can be especially difficult as others may not fully appreciate the impact of the loss of a non-family member. The first of three programs for the 2018 Begin With the End in Mind series will discuss Disenfranchised Grief- grief that is not recognized by others. The term- disenfranchised grief was first described by Kenneth Doka and continues to have meaning today as more people live well into their older adult years and face the loss of friends- co-workers and neighbors. Cathy Fox- MSW is the first presenter. She is the Director of Operations for Griefユs Journey (formerly Ted E. Bear Hollow). In her role she is responsible for development- implementation- and management of all Griefユs Journey programs. Her passion for the care and support of grieving families is evident in her work. Like past programming- this session promises to enlighten those who want to learn more about end of life concerns and wishes. Begin With the End in Mind discussions are free and open to the public including all staff and faculty in the UN system.
American Refugees: From the Holocaust to Today: 2016-17 Arts, Culture and Humanities, International Service, Social Justice Inclusive Communities, Institute for Holocaust Education Spirituality, Public Health, Religious Studies (SPHRS) Knowledge and Resource Sharing Community-oriented lecture/event None Spring 2016-17 None 0 0 0 0 0 0 Refugees, Inclusion, Diversity & Equity, History Rafael Medoff- Ph.D.- is a field expert in the Holocaust- Jewish history- and is the founding director of The David S. Wyman Institute for Holocaust Studies. The institute focuses on America's response to Nazism and the Holocaust and takes a special interest in using cutting-edge media to teach about the Holocaust- including political cartoons- animation- and educational comic books.
Begin With the End in Mind Lecture Series: 2017-18 Educational Support, Health and Wellness Josie Harper Hospice House Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center (CEC), Gerontology Knowledge and Resource Sharing Community-oriented lecture/event None Spring 2017-18 Spring 2017-18 0 0 0 0 0 40 Raise Awareness, Grief, Gerontology When a person is dying, spiritual concerns often become increasingly important. Questions arise related to life’s purpose and the impact of one’s life on others and the community. People may ask, “why is this happening to me” or “what does it mean to the world that I have lived." Some people focus on what comes after death. Spirituality is the essence of our inner being and hospice and palliative care consider spiritual care to be among the most important aspects of total care at the end of life. February's speaker is Executive Director of the Josie Harper House, Gary George.
Beneath the Surface: Technical Art History and the Portrait of Andrea de Franceschi: 2017-18 Arts, Culture and Humanities, Educational Support The Indianapolis Museum of Art Interdisciplinary Studies Knowledge and Resource Sharing Community-oriented lecture/event None Fall 2017-18 None 0 0 0 0 0 0 Art, History Titian was a master of Renaissance painting and a genius at attracting powerful clients. Among these was Andrea deユ Franceschi (1473-1552)- the Grand Chancellor of the Venetian Republic. De' Franceschi was an elite government official at the top of his game who is also notable for his several portraits. One of theseムattributed to the workshop of Titianムis now at the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields. Using state of the art technology- Rebecca Norris- Ph.D.- and a collaborative team delved beneath the surface of the Andrea de' Franceschi portrait. X-rays- infrared reflectography- and pigment sampling revealed layers of evidence that align with Titianユs workshop practices. Some of the evidence may even point to Titian himself.
A Q&A Session with Kathleen Fenton, EPA: 2017-18 (742) Environmental Stewardship Environmental Protection Agency (EPA Region 7) Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center (CEC), Sustainability Knowledge and Resource Sharing Workshop None Spring 2017-18 None 0 0 0 0 0 40 Climate and Sustainability Ms. Fenton will be on hand to answer questions about the work of the EPA, sustainability, and careers in the field.
Alzheimers Research Symposium: 2017-18 (743) Health and Wellness Alzheimer's Association, Nebraska Chapter Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center (CEC), Center for Faculty Excellence, Gerontology Knowledge and Resource Sharing Workshop None Spring 2016-17 Spring 2016-17 0 0 0 0 0 55 Mental Health The UNO Department of Gerontology invites you to learn more about the state of research on Alzheimer's at the Alzheimer's Research Symposium in April. The symposium features James A. Hendrix, Ph.D., who serves as the Director of Global Science Initiatives, Medical, and Scientific Relations for the Alzheimer's Association. His talk focuses on the current state of research on Alzheimer's disease.
Completely Kids Reading Buddies (Spring 2018): 2017-18 (744) Educational Support Completely Kids Foreign Languages, Service Learning Academy (SLA) Service Learning Course None Spring 2017-18 None None 21 7 0 20 0 0 Youth Programming
Completely Kids Shelter: (Spring 2018) 2017-18 (745) Social Justice Completely Kids Service Learning Academy (SLA), Social Work Service Learning Course None Spring 2017-18 None None 5 20 0 0 0 0
Completely PAWS (Spring 2018): 2017-18 (746) Social Justice Aksarben Village Senior Living, Dial Senior Living, Completely Kids Service Learning Academy (SLA), Social Work Service Learning Other None Spring 2017-18 None None 4 128 0 6 2 0
Conflicted Beliefs: Funeral Monuments of Protestant Princes in Northern Europe: 2017-18 (747) Arts, Culture and Humanities, Educational Support University of Bern, Switzerland Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center (CEC), Fine Arts Knowledge and Resource Sharing Workshop None Spring 2017-18 Spring 2017-18 0 0 0 0 0 56 History Martin Luther proclaimed that funeral monuments were not necessary objects, but whose creation should have not been altogether banned. This quite ambivalent stand fostered the on-going creation of large scale funeral monuments under the commission of Protestant princes in Northern Europe. How did these artworks, which were intrinsically connected to the traditions of the unreformed church of Rome, oscillate between the creation of a ‘Protestant style’ and palpable disbelief in Lutheran ideas? Featuring keynote Dr. Ivo Raband.
Family Activities: 2017-18 (748) Health and Wellness Yates Elementary Sigma Lambda Beta, Social Work Service Learning Course None Spring 2017-18 None 3 20 0 0 0 0
Grief's Journey (Summer 2018): 2017-18 (749) Health and Wellness Girl Scouts Spirit of Nebraska Service Learning Academy (SLA), Social Work Service Learning Course None Summer 2017-18 None None 2 34 0 0 0 0 Grief
Heartland Family Services (Spring 2018): 2017-18 (750) Economic Impact, Social Justice Heartland Family Services Service Learning Academy (SLA), Social Work Service Learning Course None Spring 2017-18 None None 4 47 0 0 0 0 Food and Water Security UNO social work students visit Heartland Family Services – Family Works Program each Wednesday evening from about 5:00-8:00pm. Family Works is a residential treatment center for women and their children recovering from substance use. During this time, UNO students receive supervision from Carol Durand related to learning about the services, program, interactions, and social work connection. UNO students also assist in a variety of programs at Family Works including child care, Kid’s Connection, and parenting classes.
Heartland Family Services (Summer 2018): 2017-18 (751) Economic Impact, Social Justice Heartland Family Services Service Learning Academy (SLA), Social Work Service Learning Course None Summer 2017-18 None None 4 13 0 0 0 0 Food and Water Security
How to Get a Job in Sustainability: Building a Leadership Career in Business, NGOs and Government: 2016-17 (752) Economic Impact, Environmental Stewardship Bard College Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center (CEC), Sustainability Knowledge and Resource Sharing Workshop None Spring 2017-18 Spring 2016-17 0 0 0 0 0 170 Employment and Workforce, Climate and Sustainability In this one-hour talk, Dr. Goodstein will outline different sustainability career directions, evaluate the impact of President Trump on sustainability jobs, discuss grad school and continuing education options (including school now / school later), and provide listeners with a tailored, concrete job search strategy. The webinar includes twenty minutes of Q&A to address individual career questions.
Intergenerational Poetry Contest: 2017-18 (753) Arts, Culture and Humanities, Educational Support, Environmental Stewardship, Health and Wellness Nebraska Writers Collective, Omaha Public Library, Omaha Public Schools Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center (CEC), Gerontology Knowledge and Resource Sharing Community-oriented lecture/event None Spring 2017-18 None 0 0 0 0 0 55 Literacy, Gerontology, Poetry Each year the Poetry to Bridge Generations Contest awards prizes to local youth and elders and hosts a Winners Celebration and Poetry Slam to hear readings of the winning poems and provide an opportunity for face-to-face dialogue about poetry and poems.
Kids Cleaning Kits (Spring 2018): 2017-18 (754) Health and Wellness Yates Elementary Service Learning Academy (SLA), Social Work Service Learning Course None Spring 2017-18 None None 17 9 0 0 0 0 Students in Dr. Karen Rolf's Human Behavior and Social Environment II (HBSE II) class worked with selected refugee families from Yates Elementary school to educate about proper cleaning techniques. The UNO students split into small groups and some of the members created a cleaning manual. The rest of the members of the group went into the families homes and taught them how to properly clean rooms in their homes.
Latino Politics (Fall 2016): 2016-17 (756) Economic Impact, International Service, Social Justice Heartland Workers Center, South High Magnet, Omaha Public Schools Political Science, Service Learning Academy (SLA) Service Learning Course None Fall 2016-17 None None 15 14 0 20 5 0 Food and Water Security, Inter/Trans-culture P-16 LLS 3140/8145 Cross listed as PSCI 3140/8145 Arts and Science Latino Politics
MLK Day of Service - 1/15/18: 2018-19 (757) Arts, Culture and Humanities, Health and Wellness Gotta Be Me, Inc, Sherman Elementary Student Service and Leadership Collaborative (The Collaborative) Volunteering Volunteerism None Spring 2018-19 None 14 64 1 2 11 4 Art Volunteers will be making "You are Pure Potential" picture frames for all the program participants. Voluteers will also be making thank you art for our volunteers. They will do some general cleaning at the building and getting items ready for future programming.
MLK Day of Service - 1/15/18: 2018-19 (770) Environmental Stewardship, International Service Conservation Fusion Student Service and Leadership Collaborative (The Collaborative) Volunteering Volunteerism None Spring 2018-19 None 1 0 0 17 77 9 Inter/Trans-culture, Climate and Sustainability Creating materials for conservation education and hygiene for children and students in Madagascar.
Pastry and Science Club (Summer 2018): 2017-18 (771) Educational Support Completely Kids Service Learning Academy (SLA), Social Work Service Learning Course None Summer 2017-18 None None 4 33 0 0 0 0 STEM/STEM Education, Youth Programming
ROTC Leadership (Spring 2018): 2017-18 (772) Educational Support Hunger Collaborative, Millard South High School, Millard Public Schools Air Force ROTC, Service Learning Academy (SLA) Service Learning Course None Spring 2017-18 None None 4 44 0 50 13 0 Leadership and Mentoring UNO students from Arnold Air Society, Millard South High School and the Hunger Collaborative have partnered together for several events in the spring semester, including mentorship days and service days, as well as a large service project at the annual drill meet. Students from Arnold Air have mentored Millard South JRTOC cadets by providing them a college prep day, meeting with them prior to the drill meet, and putting the Millard cadets in charge of completing the large service project (at the drill meet). This project included various tasks like putting together move-in kits and blankets for homeless veterans. This event was on a Saturday for the majority of the duration of the drill meet. The Millard cadets also came to campus to learn about college and also went to Together Inc. to work on the pantry with AAS UNO students for continued mentorship and to serve their community partner. Millard South cadets are required a certain amount of service hours, and AAS is a student led orga
ROTC Leadership (Spring 2019): 2018-19 (773) Educational Support Alliance for a Better Omaha, Millard South High School, Millard Public Schools Arnold Airforce Society, Service Learning Academy (SLA) Service Learning Course None Spring 2018-19 None None 75 12 0 75 9 0 Leadership and Mentoring UNO students from the Arnold Society of ROTC will work with Millard High School Junior ROTC cadets to provide an introduction to the UNO ROTC program, mentorship and a visit to campus. The campus visits will be to demonstrate followership and leadership opportunities for MSHS juniors and seniors. Freshmen and sophomores will also collaborate on two activities at Together Inc. While there students will work on reorganizing the pantry at Together Inc. and preparing garden beds for the organization's community garden.
Seven Days of Service - 3/20/18: 2018-19 (774) Educational Support Gotta Be Me, Inc OPS UNO Middle College, Student Service and Leadership Collaborative (The Collaborative) Volunteering Volunteerism None Spring 2018-19 None 2 0 0 18 99 1 Capacity Building Volunteers will be prepping for the upcoming art show and sales.
Seven Days of Service - 3/22/2017: 2018-19 (775) Educational Support Refugee Empowerment Center Student Service and Leadership Collaborative (The Collaborative) Volunteering Volunteerism None Spring 2018-19 None 21 0 0 0 0 1 Painted indoor space and organized donations
Special Topics in Management: (Summer 2019) 2018-19 (776) Educational Support, Health and Wellness Blue Valley Community Action, Inc Marketing and Entrepreneurship, Service Learning Academy (SLA) Service Learning Course None Summer 2018-19 None None 1 12 0 0 0 0 Gerontology Students will collect and analyze survey data from the volunteers of the Pioneer Foster Grandparents Program and build a technical report for our community partner. Students will also create presentations and share the survey findings with the volunteers of the Pioneer FGP during a field trip to Beatrice, Nebraska.
Special Topics in Psychology (Summer 2019): 2018-19 (777) Educational Support, Health and Wellness Blue Valley Community Action, Inc Psychology, Service Learning Academy (SLA) Service Learning Course None Summer 2018-19 None None 14 12 0 0 0 0 Gerontology Students will collect and analyze survey data from the volunteers of the Pioneer Foster Grandparents Program and build a technical report for our community partner. Students will also create presentations and share the survey findings with the volunteers of the Pioneer FGP during a field trip to Beatrice, Nebraska.
Teach Dance Schools: 2017-18 (778) Educational Support Health and Kinesiology Service Learning Course None Fall 2017-18 None 10 4 0 0 0 0
The Madhouse Effect: How Climate Change Denial is Threatening our Planet, Destroying our Politics, and Driving us Crazy: 2017-18 (779) Environmental Stewardship Nebraskans for Peace, Sierra Club Nebraska Chapter Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center (CEC), Sustainability Knowledge and Resource Sharing Workshop None Spring 2016-17 Spring 2016-17 10 4 0 0 0 79 Climate and Sustainability Distinguished climate scientist Dr. Michael E. Mann will present "The Madhouse Effect: How Climate Change Denial is Threatening Our Planet, Destroying Our Politics, and Driving Us Crazy."
Three Days of Service - 10/17/17: 2017-18 (780) Economic Impact Heart Ministry Center Lambda Theta Nu, Spanish Club, Student Service and Leadership Collaborative (The Collaborative) Volunteering Volunteerism None Fall 2017-18 None 16 85 0 0 0 0 Food and Water Security, Self-Sufficiency Warehouse work
VPA-UNO: Imagine Time 1: 2017-18 (781) Educational Support Imagine, A Center for Coping with Loss Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center (CEC), Volunteer Program Assessment-UNO Knowledge and Resource Sharing Other None Summer 2017-18 None 2 10 1 0 0 2 Capacity Building 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.
9/11 Remembrance Day of Service - 9/12/2016: 2016-17 (782) Health and Wellness Student Service and Leadership Collaborative (The Collaborative) Volunteering Other None Fall 2016-17 None 25 0 2 0 0 10 Making cards for veterans and resource fair
Adapted PE (Fall 2016): 2016-17 (783) Educational Support Health and Kinesiology, Service Learning Academy (SLA) Service Learning Course None Fall 2016-17 Fall 2016-17 30 20 0 0 0 0 Students work one on one with a student that has a verified disability in the water teaching them water safety and how to swim! PE 4150/Education Traditional Project.
Adapted PE (Fall 2017): 2017-18 (784) Educational Support, Health and Wellness Wragge's Adaptive Swimming Lessons Health and Kinesiology, Service Learning Academy (SLA) Service Learning Course None Fall 2017-18 Fall 2017-18 30 11 0 0 0 0 Capacity Building, Physical Fitness, Develop./Physical Disability Students work one on one with a student that has a verified disability in the water teaching them water safety and how to swim! PE 4150/Education Traditional Project.
American Refugees: From the Holocaust to Today: 2017-18 (785) International Service, Social Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Inclusive Communities, Institute for Holocaust Education Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center (CEC), Spirituality, Public Health, Religious Studies (SPHRS) Knowledge and Resource Sharing Workshop None Summer 2017-18 Summer 2017-18 0 0 0 0 0 45 Refugees, Human Rights & Trafficking Rafael Medoff, Ph.D., is a field expert in the Holocaust, Jewish history, and is the founding director of The David S. Wyman Institute for Holocaust Studies. The institute focuses on America's response to Nazism and the Holocaust and takes a special interest in using cutting-edge media to teach about the Holocaust, including political cartoons, animation, and educational comic books.
Behavior Analysis (Fall 2016): 2016-17 (786) Educational Support Psychology, Service Learning Academy (SLA) Service Learning Course None Fall 2016-17 Fall 2016-17 9 20 0 0 0 0 STEM/STEM Education
Campus Sustainability Month Film Series - Planetary Showing: 2016-17 (787) Arts, Culture and Humanities, Environmental Stewardship Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center (CEC), Sustainability Knowledge and Resource Sharing Community-oriented lecture/event None Fall 2016-17 Fall 2016-17 0 0 0 0 0 70 Climate and Sustainability, Theatre and Cinema PLANETARY is a provocative and breathtaking wakeup call – a cross continental, cinematic journey, that explores our cosmic origins and our future as a species. It is a poetic and humbling reminder that now is the time to shift our perspective. PLANETARY asks us to rethink who we really are, to reconsider our relationship with ourselves, each other and the world around us – to remember that we are PLANETARY.
Chinese Beveridge (Spring 2018): 2017-18 (788) Educational Support, International Service Beveridge Magnet Middle School, Omaha Public Schools Foreign Languages, Service Learning Academy (SLA) Service Learning Course None Spring 2017-18 None None 5 7 0 30 50 0 Inter/Trans-culture, Literacy
Chinese Beveridge: 2016-17 (789) Educational Support, International Service Beveridge Magnet Middle School, Omaha Public Schools Foreign Languages, Service Learning Academy (SLA) Service Learning Course None Fall 2016-17 None 10 8 1 0 30 0 Inter/Trans-culture, Literacy
Culture Fest (Spring 2018): 2017-18 (796) International Service Service Learning Academy (SLA) Service Learning Course None Spring 2017-18 None None 0 0 0 0 0 0
Culture Fest: 2016-17 (797) International Service Service Learning Academy (SLA) Service Learning Course None Fall 2016-17 None 23 21 0 0 0 0
Culture Fest (Spring 2019): 2018-19 (798) International Service Beveridge Magnet Middle School, Omaha Public Schools Service Learning Academy (SLA) Service Learning Course None Spring 2018-19 None None 35 2 0 168 2 0 Inter/Trans-culture Culture Fest is an annual event held at the CEC. 2018 marks the eighth year of the project. South High and Beveridge Middle School come together with cultural groups from across the city to showcase the variety of cultures that are present in our community. The event consists of performances, information booths, activities ,and food.
Dance: 2016-17 (799) Educational Support Health and Kinesiology, Service Learning Academy (SLA) Service Learning Course None Fall 2016-17 None 14 20 0 0 0 0
Game Design: 2016-17 (800) Educational Support Joslyn Art Museum Biology, Service Learning Academy (SLA) Service Learning Course None Fall 2016-17 None 3 20 0 0 0 0 STEM/STEM Education
Gender and Leadership I (Spring 2019): 2018-19 (801) International Service Service Learning Academy (SLA), Women and Gender Studies Service Learning Course None Spring 2018-19 None None 16 8 0 0 0 0 Students will research women and have a display at the event of International Day of the Woman.research women in history, small biography, info stations hosted at the event by students for International Women's day
German Seven Ravens (Spring 2018): 2017-18 (802) Educational Support, International Service Beveridge Magnet Middle School, Omaha Public Schools Foreign Languages, Service Learning Academy (SLA) Service Learning Course None Spring 2017-18 None None 5 12 12 0 20 0 Inter/Trans-culture, Literacy UNO German language students wrote a play adapted from a German folktale and then worked with South High Magnet and Beveridge Magnet Middle School German language students to help them learn the play and their lines. The South and Beveridge students then performed the play at CultureFest.
Global Environmental Awareness (Fall 2017): 2017-18 (803) Environmental Stewardship International Studies, Service Learning Academy (SLA) Service Learning Course None Fall 2017-18 None None 15 6 0 25 2 0 Climate and Sustainability Stephanie Lynam’s ILUNO Service Learning class will be partnering again this year with Rachael Burns’ Horticulture class from Northwest High School. The classes collaborated throughout the semester on environmental issues that impact students on a global level. The students labeled storm drains for Keep Omaha Beautiful as well as the ILUNO students gave presentations to the Northwest students about environmental issues in their home countries.
Global Youth Service Day - 4/21/18: 2018-19 (804) Environmental Stewardship Ralston High School Student Service and Leadership Collaborative (The Collaborative) Volunteering Volunteerism None Spring 2018-19 None 4 6 0 18 99 6 Climate and Sustainability Volunteers will help with the set-up, operations, and logistics of the Earth Day Omaha event.
Health Aspects of Aging (Fall 2016): 2016-17 (805) Health and Wellness Gerontology, Health and Kinesiology, Service Learning Academy (SLA) Service Learning Course None Fall 2016-17 Fall 2016-17 40 20 0 0 0 0 HED4550 Health Aspects of Aging Traditional Project
Let's Move Outside (Spring 2018): 2017-18 (806) Economic Impact, Health and Wellness Butler Gast YMCA, Sherman Elementary Health and Kinesiology, Service Learning Academy (SLA) Service Learning Course None Spring 2017-18 None None 11 27 0 11 0 0 Food and Water Security, Health Awareness UNO physical education students worked with Sherman Elementary School students and YMCA Outside Connections coordinator to promote the YMCA "Let's Move" initiatives (play, learn, serve, work). The students did activities prepared by the UNO students outdoors and indoors to encourage them to play games and learn skills, such as stretching, recognizing animal tracks and community service. UNO students presented at Sherman's family night to show parents what activities were done and what they learned.
MBA Focused Capstone (Fall 2016): 2016-17 (807) Educational Support Durham Museum, Film Streams, Kaneko, Omaha Performing Arts Business, Service Learning Academy (SLA) Service Learning Course None Fall 2016-17 None None 12 20 0 0 0 0 Traditional BSAD8800 Business Administration MBA Project-Focused Capstone
Methods & Materials in Health Education: 2018-19 (808) Health and Wellness Health and Kinesiology, Service Learning Academy (SLA) Service Learning Course None Spring 2018-19 None 34 15 0 0 0 0
Methods Education: 2017-18 (809) Health and Wellness Health and Kinesiology, Service Learning Academy (SLA) Service Learning Course None Spring 2017-18 None 37 20 0 0 0 0
MIS Capstone (Fall 2017): 2017-18 (810) Educational Support Information Systems and Quantitative Analysis, Service Learning Academy (SLA) Service Learning Course None Fall 2017-18 None None 12 204 0 0 0 0 WeChart - is a web application that will streamline and expedite the handing of emergency care patients. The initial objective is to build an app that will allow medical students to triage patients and their instructors to provide feedback digitally. This will replace the current labor-intensive paper process. This will be Phase 1 of the web application development
MIS Capstone (Spring 2019): 2018-19 (811) Educational Support Information Systems and Quantitative Analysis, Service Learning Academy (SLA) Service Learning Course None Spring 2018-19 None None 12 255 0 0 0 0 Students will develop a web application for training of medical students in a medical emergency triage setting. Today this is done manually using a paper based system. The objective of the service learning project is to automate and digitize this process. At the end of the semester the web application will be present to the client along with appropriate documentation.
NU Foundation Service Day - 6/1/18: 2018-19 (813) Health and Wellness Office of Latino/Latin American Studies (OLLAS) Volunteering Volunteerism None Spring 2018-19 None 0 0 0 0 0 0
NU Foundation Service Day - 6/1/18: 2018-19 (814) Environmental Stewardship Student Service and Leadership Collaborative (The Collaborative) Volunteering Volunteerism None Spring 2018-19 None 0 0 0 0 0 10 Volunteer will plant near the bell tower
NU Foundation Service Day - 6/1/18: 2018-19 (815) Social Justice Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center (CEC), Student Service and Leadership Collaborative (The Collaborative) Volunteering Volunteerism None Spring 2018-19 None 0 0 0 0 0 4 Volunteer will clean windows in the CEC
NU Foundation Service Day - 6/1/18: 2018-19 (816) Educational Support Student Service and Leadership Collaborative (The Collaborative) Volunteering Volunteerism None Spring 2018-19 None 0 0 0 0 0 2 Volunteers will organize storage units
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