Work with selected community partners to educate UNO students as future leaders in the practice of philanthropic giving.
Benefits for Faculty and Students
Faculty
- Provide meaningful opportunities for critical thought and upper-level learning
- Engage students actively in their learning
- Promote student's voice
- Build classroom and community partnerships
- Enhance levels of student achievement
Students
- Enhance student awareness of social problems and local nonprofit organizations
- Become active in addressing real community issues through coursework
- Develop civic engagement and citizenship skills necessary for career and individual development
- “See” textbook learning come to life
- Break down the four walls of the classroom
- Demonstrate professional excellence
- Develop relationships with community partners
- Build skills employers want
Interested Faculty
Interested faculty should please contact us at unosla@unomaha.edu.
Support for Faculty
The Service Learning Academy provides support to faculty members through the planning and implementation of the Maverick Philanthropy Initiative in their course.
- Grant funding of $1,000 for each course section
- Support for service learning implementation
- Facilitate community partner involvement and communication
- Introduce students to student philanthropy model and service learning, and educate them on best practices when engaging in the Maverick Philanthropy Initiative (MPI) in an MPI Orientation
- Plan and facilitate final project celebrations
Project Timeline
The project timeline is developed based on your course and unique service learning project. It is never too early to start thinking about incorporating MPI into your course, please contact us at unosla@unomaha.edu to set up a meeting to further explore your course and project ideas.