The University of Nebraska Omaha (UNO) Community Engagement Partnership Initiative (CEPI) is a UNO student-developed tool that collects and showcases meaningful partnerships through individual projects. CEPI projects tell the story about mutually-beneficial projects between UNO and the community.
The campus and public can browse a series of public-facing maps, reports, and charts of different partnerships that have been entered in the online tool/database.
Features
- Supports streamlining community engagement data collection
- Data visualization of community partners and legislative and city districts
- Identifies community partners as active collaborators with campus
- Showcases collaboration between UNO and community
- Available for anyone to view
- Project focus areas and activities
- Enhances opportunities for understanding and expanding impact
- Campus users enter project data with access to more detailed analytics (campus users only)
- Exportable reports (table view)
About CEPI
Here are a few ways to learn about CEPI:
- Watch the video below
- See examples of partnerships online at cepi.unomaha.edu.
Components of CEPI
CEPI is simple, it brings together community partners, campus partners, and unique collaborations. These projects are then publised in a series of reports, charts, and maps. These are required elements of a project in order for it to be visible throughout the tool.
Community Partners
- A nonprofit, business, government, k-12, or higher education organization that is involved in a collaborative project with one or more campus partners. A community partner must be tied to a project entry to show up on the maps and reports.
Campus Partners
- A UNO-based organization, unit, or department that is involved in a collaborative project with one or more campus partners.
Projects
- A collaboration between the campus and community that fits within one or more of the different Engagement Types. Projects are also aligned with a variety of focus areas and topics. Projects can include one or multiple campus and community partners.