Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center News

Sunday, August 01, 2021

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7 New Community Organizations to Join the CEC

Seven new nonprofits have been selected to become building partners in the UNO Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center.

Students, Faculty, and Staff Receive Funding for Civic Engagement Projects

Here at UNO, students, faculty, and staff work to organize and execute civic engagement activities. A number of these activities are funded by Civic Participation Mini-Grants each year through an application process. Take a look at this year's list of funded projects.

Service Learning Seminar

The 2021 Service Learning Seminar is going virtual as UNO faculty join community partners to explore new opportunities for bringing the classroom into the community; July 12-16.

CPAR Survey Asks Gen Z: “What Do You Like About Your Hometown?”

UNO’s Center for Public Affairs Research and the Nebraska Community Foundation have conducted a survey to shed light on young people’s perspective of their hometowns. More projects like these can be found in the Community Engagement Partnership Initiative.

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CEC Operations and Events Updates

The CEC, along with the UNO campus, plans to resume in-person and on-campus working, learning, and teaching activities starting in the fall of 2021. Review this website page to get the most up-to-date information about the CEC's operations.

2019-2020 UNO Community Engagement by the Numbers

Every year, the University of Nebraska Omaha (UNO) shares new data about community engagement. Here are the numbers for 2019-2020.

This Summer in Service Learning

Read about all of the service learning activities happening across campus during the summer months.

Contact Us

If you are sponsoring a special or public event happening in the CEC or would like to share a news tip or story please let us know.

Robyn Loos
Special Projects Associate

Email: rloos@unomaha.edu
Phone: 402.554.2173

Unless otherwise clearly stated, any views or opinions expressed as part of events at the Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center (CEC) should not be viewed as endorsements by the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) and do not reflect the official position of UNO or the University of Nebraska system. Please also be aware, the responsibility for any changes to events held at the CEC, including cancellation, lie solely with the event organizer and not UNO or the CEC.