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: |
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| Creative Community Conservation (Summer 2023): 2022-23 (2840) | Environmental Stewardship | Conservation Nebraska | UNO Libraries | Knowledge and Resource Sharing | None | None | Fall | 2022-23 | Summer | 2022-23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | The Creative Community Conservation project aims to display a variety of environmentally focused and environmentally conscious works from a plethora of Nebraska artists. Conservation Nebraska protects our state’s natural legacy by educating the public, supporting communities, and increasing civic engagement. | |||
| Pollinators Garden(Fall 2023): 2022-23 (3041) | Environmental Stewardship | Conservation Nebraska | Environmental Studies | Service Learning | None | None | Fall | 2022-23 | None | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | The " Pollinators Garden" Project is an exciting and educational collaboration between students from the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) alon with P-1 school. In this two-semester endeavor, UNO students enrolled in the BIOL 1330 class will work hand-in-hand with P-12 students to create a Pollinator Garden. The primary goal of this project is to raise awareness about the importance of pollinators in our ecosystem and to actively contribute to their conservation efforts. To achieve this, both UNO and P-12 students will participate in seed collection activities from the Glacier Creek and the Papillion Butterfly Garden. P-16 BIOL 1330.001 | ||||
| 60 Minutes of Services: (Spring 2022): 2022-23 (2919) | Environmental Stewardship | Conservation Fusion | Volunteer and Civic Engagement Programs | Volunteering | Volunteerism | None | Spring | 2022-23 | None | 30 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | Raise Awareness | UNO students are invited to make a difference in their community through 60 Minutes of Service. April's 60 Minutes of Service event celebrates and supports environmental and sustainability focused nonprofit organizations. 40 students attended the event and we had about 10 non UNO students who were part of an OPS Exchange program | |||
| Waste Not Want Not (Spring 2023): 2022-23 (3059) | Environmental Stewardship | Blackburn Alternative High School, Omaha Public Schools | Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | None | None | Spring | 2022-23 | None | 25 | 36,250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Students` awareness of composting and zero waste school lunches will be raised during this course. Students will work in groups with Blackburn high school students to develop a proposal to give to OPS and UNO staff to expand composting more thoroughly on campus. P-16 SUST 1000.001 | ||||
| Earth Day of Service: 2022-23 (3033) | Environmental Stewardship | Big Muddy Urban Farm, Habitat for Humanity: Omaha, Lauritzen Gardens, Together Omaha | Volunteer and Civic Engagement Programs | Volunteering | Volunteerism | None | Spring | 2022-23 | Spring | 2022-23 | 18 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | Climate and Sustainability | Earth Day is an opportunity for us to serve the community with a few things in mind; how to be more aware of the environment around us, how to be good stewards of it, and how to care for each other and the places in which we live. | ||
| Testing Nitrates in Water (Spring 2023): 2022-23 (3079) | Environmental Stewardship | Wildlife Safari Park | Chemistry, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | None | None | Spring | 2022-23 | None | 27 | 324 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | North High School and UNO students will collect water samples at Wildlife Safari Park and bring them back to UNO to conduct several tests to discover the level of nitrates in the water. Nitrates can contaminate water, negatively impacting the environment. P-16 / CHEM 1010.001 | ||||
| Testing Nitrates in Water -001 (Spring 2023): 2022-23 (3080) | Environmental Stewardship | Wildlife Safari Park | Geography & Geology, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | None | None | Spring | 2022-23 | None | 12 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | North High School and UNO students will collect water samples at Wildlife Safari Park and bring them back to UNO to conduct several tests to discover the level of nitrates in the water. Nitrates can contaminate water, negatively impacting the environment. P-16/GEOL 2600.001 | ||||
| Pollinator Garden (Fall 2023): 2022-23 (3107) | Environmental Stewardship | Conservation Nebraska | Art and Art History | Service Learning | None | None | Fall | 2022-23 | None | 0 | 149 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | The " Pollinators Garden" Project is an exciting and educational collaboration between students from the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) alon with P-1 school. In this two-semester endeavor, UNO students enrolled in the BIOL 1330 class will work hand-in-hand with P-12 students to create a Pollinator Garden. The primary goal of this project is to raise awareness about the importance of pollinators in our ecosystem and to actively contribute to their conservation efforts. To achieve this, both UNO and P-12 students will participate in seed collection activities from the Glacier Creek and the Papillion Butterfly Garden. BIOL 1330.001 & .850 | ||||
| Waste Not Want Not (Fall 2022): 2022-23 (2813) | Environmental Stewardship | Blackburn Alternative High School, Omaha Public Schools | Environmental Studies, Service Learning Academy (SLA) | Service Learning | None | None | Fall | 2022-23 | Fall | 2022-23 | 11 | 242 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 0 | Climate and Sustainability | Students` awareness of composting and zero waste school lunches will be raised during this course. Students will work in groups with Blackburn students to come up with a proposal to give to OPS and UNO staff to expand composting more thoroughly on campus. P-16 service learning project SUST 1000.001 | ||
| Conservation NE Internship with UNO Student (Fall 2022): 2022-23 (2835) | Environmental Stewardship | Conservation Nebraska | Geography & Geology | Community-Based Learning | Internship/Externship | None | Fall | 2022-23 | Fall | 2022-23 | 1 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Climate and Sustainability | Hosted and supervised a UNO student for a Fall internship. The student worked on research around soil in the city of Omaha. The student also conducted GIS work for the organization to map various aspects of our projects, events, and outreach. The student provided valuable time, outputs, and research for the organization. The UNO student who participated gained valuable skills for the career he is hoping to pursue post-graduation. | ||
| 60 Minutes of Service February 22, 2023: 2022-23 (2838) | Environmental Stewardship | No More Empty Cups | Volunteer and Civic Engagement Programs | Volunteering | None | None | Spring | 2022-23 | Spring | 2022-23 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Capacity Building | Students made recipe cards for No m=More Empty Pots harvest subscription boxes provided to the community. |