National Recognitions

2019 Excellence in Community Partner Engagement Award

The partnership between UNO and the Omaha Public Schools (OPS) was awarded the 2019 Excellence in Community Partner Engagement Award. The P-16 Initiative aims to connect K-12 and University of Nebraska at Omaha students with nonprofit community partners through the development of collaborative academic service learning experiences.

Since 2010, the P-16 Initiative has engaged over 11,000 UNO students and over 19,000 K-12 students in 631 projects. Each year, students provide approximately 40,000 hours. In each project, UNO and K-12 students are able to apply classroom knowledge into real-world situations to better the community – resulting in better comprehension of academic concepts and an increased sense of civic engagement.

President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll

• In 2014 UNO received the Presidential Award for the Economic Opportunity category. This is the highest level of recognition in the Honor Roll.
• Since its inception in 2006, UNO has been included in the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll every year.

Carnegie Community Engagement Classification

• The Carnegie Foundation Community Engagement Classification recognizes higher education institutions' commitment to community engagement.
• In 2006 UNO was one of the original 74 universities to receive the Community Engagement Classification, and in 2015 UNO was re-classified as an engaged university.

Kellogg Foundation Community Engagement Exemplary Designation

• The W.K. Kellogg Foundation has recognized UNO with an exemplary designation for community engagement. The exemplary designation was presented at the 2016 Engagement Scholarship Consortium, hosted by UNO.