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The North Omaha Seminar is an innovative faculty-development project designed to achieve four objectives:

To create an understanding of the North Omaha community, its composition and culture, within an interdisciplinary faculty group;
To increase that group’s knowledge of North Omaha’s assets and needs, with a particular focus on poverty, housing, and revitalization efforts;
To develop the group’s understanding of the missions, activities and organizational cultures of selected community-based organizations in North Omaha; and
To create service-learning courses responsive to North Omaha’s needs.

Resource presentations – history, role of the church and politics
- Glenn Mitchell – Black Studies – The History of North Omaha
- L.C. Menyweather-Woods -Black Studies – Role of the Church in Development of North Omaha
- Terrie Jackson-Miller – Omaha Chamber of commerce – History of Politics in North Omaha
Community Panel Presentation – Moving from Revitalization to Economic Development
- Fred Conley – Greater Omaha Workforce Development
- Teresa Hunter – Family Housing and Advisory Services
- Chris Rodgers – Douglas County Board, District #3
- Ernest White – American National Bank
Love’s Jazz & Arts Center – Arts in North Omaha
- Neville Murray – Director of Love’s Jazz & Arts Center
- Margaret Jones – Artist and Black Culture presenter
North Omaha Tour: Housing developments, Business Park, Malcolm X Birthsite

Gateway Center – Lanyce Keel – “Digital Divide: Role of the North Omaha Comm. Technology Center”
Durham Western Heritage Museum – Museum staff discussion – Brown vs. Board of Education exhibit
Panel presentation: “The Meaning of Deliberate Speed”
- Elmer Crumbley – Principal Skinner Magnet School
- Richard Breaux – UNO Asst. Prof. – The History of Black Education in North Omaha
- James Freeman – UNO Multicultural Affairs Director
- Mel Clancy – UNO Project Achieve Director
Lunch speakers were Pullman Porters – telling their train “stories”
Metro Community College – Jo Ann McDowell – “MCC and Its Role in Education in North Omaha”
Panel Discussion at Girl’s Inc. – “Examining Human Services in the north Omaha Community”
- Roberta Wilhelm - Executive Director, Girls Inc.
- Regina Tullos-Williams – Boys & Girls Clubs of Omaha
- Paul Bryant – Wesley House Academy, After-School Program
- Dr. Richard Brown – Charles Drew Health Center

Post test and reflection
Small group brainstorming
Principles & Practices of Service-Learning Key Components of Project and Syllabus Development
Lunch and Multicultural Discussion with Sharon Ulmar

Stuart Bernstein, “Personnel and Supervisory Methods” – Family Housing Advisory Services and Wesley House
Mike Carroll, “Goodrich Program” student working with Wesley House – newsletter
Peggy Jones, “Black American Culture” – Girls Inc.
Mary Lopez, “PA Internships” – Omaha Economic Development Corp., F.H.A.S., New Community Development Corp
Josie Metal-Corbin, “Dance in Secondary Schools” – Skinner Magnet Schools
Connie Sorensen-Birk, “Project Achieve” student working with Wesley House – newsletter
Jennifer White, “Implementing Physical Activity CD Pop” – Girls Inc.
Jennifer White, “Planning worksite Wellness” – Family Housing Advisory Services