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Stories of Partnership: UNO and Community

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UNO students, faculty, staff, and projects exemplify a commitment to community engagement. Their work represents the breadth of UNO’s involvement in various causes.

Creating partnerships where information and expertise are shared and applied for the common good. UNO's dedication to academic community engagement shines through the people of UNO and touches on all of the values that we have established.  Our students, faculty, and staff work within the Omaha metropolitan area to create change through innovative and exceptional ways.

Check out some examples through the stories below. 

Collaboration in Action 

  • Collaboration in Action: UNO and Girl Scouts
  • Collaboration in Action Vol. 1: UNO + QLI

Meeting the Global Community 

Our students are travelling the world learning, teaching, and sharing. Here are some of their stories.

  • Students Share Global Learning Experiences in Korea

Real-World Experiences and Learning 

There's no better way to learn than by actually doing. These stories show UNO students in action. 

  • Unified Fitness has the Power to Bring People Together
  • Nebraska Heartbeats and the Healing Power of Music
  • Dr. Whitney Gent’s passion to serve others gives hope to those experiencing homelessness
  • Coming Full Circle: A Service Learning Story
  • SLA Welcomes New Campus Compact AmeriCorps VISTA, a Service Learning Highlight
  • UNO Students Graduate as Community Engaged Scholars
  • Unparalleled opportunity: UNO scholarship program equips students for success
  • Dale Eesley’s Entrepreneurial Enthusiasm Drives Community Engagement
  • Math and Service Learning Collide Through Research, Course Funded by NSF Grant
  • TATP students showcase their research on re-entry of incarcerated individuals into society

Expertise with an Impact 

  • Landscapes of Belonging: Refugee Experiences in Nebraska and Beyond
  • Landscapes of Belonging: Service Learning Project Development Grant
  • University and DHS partner to grow nation’s homeland security workforce
  • UNO centers drive, measure economic impact across Nebraska amid pandemic

UNO in the Community 

  • UNO Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center Events 2020 04 Senior Prom: a Service Learning Highlight Senior Prom: a Service Learning Highlight
  • Mentoring Forward: a Service Learning Highlight
  • Students Become Advocates
  • Students across 3 faculty members’ courses participated to help the local organization, TAGG, increase philanthropy in the Omaha community
  • Community partnerships drive UNO’s impact in Nebraska and beyond
  • Service Learning Class Teams Up With Nonprofit to Promote Physical Activity

Share Your Story

If you have an existing story about a partnership you wish to share, please email Robyn Loos at rloos@unomaha.edu, a link to your website article.

Learn more about partnerships through UNO's Community Engagement Partnership Initiative (CEPI) at cepi.unomaha.edu.

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