<span style{| class="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 700; white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: small; text-align: justify;">Campus Overview</span><p dir="ltrwikitable" style="line-heightborder:1.385px ridge grey; text-alignfloat: justifyright; margin-top:9pt; margin-bottom:9pt"><span style="font|-size:small"><span id="docs-internal-guid-22d7ad19-7fff-6a90-3a45-317fcaef3cd0"><span style="font-family|[[File: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap">Promoting student innovation and entrepreneurship: </span><span style="font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap">The University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) is gradually growing their Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E) learning opportunities through the offering of different coursesUNOArtsAndSciences. This includes majors that allow students to have more flexibility in choosing their preferred classesjpg|thumb|CampusAug. Currently16, the campus offers several events that inspire students to improve their skills in I&E. UNO also hosts many student organizations and regular competitions that utilize the students' innovation and entrepreneurial skills and has dedicated workshops and studios for I&E iterative prototyping, designing, and creating. However, many of these spaces are unknown or restricted to a select group of students and/or faculty. Criss Library, UNO's main library on campus, is the home of the Creative Production Lab. This Lab is open to all students and faculty to utilize with a reduced cost for certain materials if needed; in addition, the Scott Technology Center is being developed as a startup incubator space.</span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line2016]]|-height:1.38; text-align: justify; margin-top:9pt; margin-bottom:9pt"><span style="font-size:small"><span id="docs-internal-guid-22d7ad19-7fff-6a90-3a45-317fcaef3cd0"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap">Encouraging faculty innovation and entrepreneurship: </span><span style="font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap">Many undergraduate students ideate and develop capstone projects their senior year, where each project may take a form that is specific to the major or field that it takes place in. With the gradual improvement of I&E overall on campus, students can easily find assistance from innovative and entrepreneurial staff and faculty. The community at UNO is motivated by the staff and faculty behind each club, organization, or class as the students take the wheel in the process of successfully creating change in some meaningful way. For example, the student government is coached by staff, pushing them to implement positive change on campus. Faculty are also supported by administration with access to specialized workshops, seminars, and community connections by different academies. The Center for Faculty Excellence exists to support UNO faculty through instructional assistance, professional development, and leadership opportunities. </span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38; text-align: justify; margin-top:9pt; margin-bottom:9pt"><span style="font-size:small"><span id="docs-internal-guid-22d7ad19-7fff-6a90-3a45-317fcaef3cd0"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap">Actively supporting the university technology transfer function:</span><span style="font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent|; font-variant-numericSchool: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap">Currently, UNO does not have a dedicated technology transfer office. However, UNO students and faculty are able to use the University of Nebraska Medicine’s UNeMed technology transfer office due to the partial integration of the two campuses. UNeMed manages intellectual property and invention notification services for UNO.</span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38; text-align: justify; margin-top:9pt; margin-bottom:9pt"><span style="font-size:small"><span id="docs-internal-guid-22d7ad19-7fff-6a90-3a45-317fcaef3cd0"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap">Facilitating university-industry collaboration:</span><span style="font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap">There are many creative spaces surrounding UNO that are open to the public for collaborating and practicing I&E skills. UNO is home to a collaborative meeting ground in a building called the Community Engagement Center that brings in neighboring nonprofits, organizations, and business to allow exposure to the student population. In turn, this creates opportunities for collaboration through internships and job opportunities. Housed within the Community Engagement Center is the Student Services and Leadership Collaborative. This department hires student workers to lead volunteer days, operate the Maverick Food Pantry, and to serve as interns at local nonprofit organizations. In their internships, students work with their nonprofit to identify and address a need of the agency. Job fairs are thrown frequently over the course of each year that connect students to new businesses and organizations. Many smaller community businesses or startups attend these job fairs which allows for each student to have a sense of change within their new position. The Startup Collaborative sponsors a Start-Up weekend every year where students work in teams to pitch ideas and develop business plans. This community organization also provides resources for helping students develop start-ups. UNO also has mentoring programs such as the Success Academy, Thompson Learning Community, or Walter Scott Jr. Scholarship that help guide students through the college experience and beyond during their time at the university.</span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38Omaha; text-alignLocation: justify; margin-top:9pt; margin-bottom:9pt"><span style="font-size:small"><span id="docs-internal-guid-22d7ad19-7fff-6a90-3a45-317fcaef3cd0"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap">Engaging with regional and local economic development efforts:</span><span style="font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap">With recent budget cuts for UNOOmaha, many staff and students have had to adapt to save money where possible. UNO has always been greatly involved with the local community via events, fundraising, partnerships, and other initiatives. UNO is a great helper in the field of community service in strengthening our bonds with the surrounding community in hopes of improving our economic support. The Center for Public Affairs Research, the lead agency for the Nebraska State Data Center, along with several government-oriented research labs are housed on campus. Both groups produce data and reports for use by government and non-governmental organizations to be used in community development. </span></span></span></p>NE<span style="font-size:small"><span><span style="font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap">Strategic PrioritiesWebsite: [httphttps://universityinnovationwww.orgunomaha.edu/wiki/University_of_Nebraska_Omaha_Student_Priorities httphttps://universityinnovationwww.orgunomaha.edu/wiki/University_of_Nebraska_Omaha_Student_Priorities]</span></span></span>|}
<span style="font-size:small"><span><span style="fontPromoting student innovation and entrepreneurship==The University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) is gradually growing their Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E) learning opportunities through the offering of new curriculum. This includes majors that allow students to have more flexibility to choose elective classes that interest them. As well as, many majors offer supervised research for credit and capstone courses that enable students to focus on research and innovation within their areas of interest alongside faculty and community members. Still, there are a large number of majors that lack flexibility and innovation opportunities. Currently, the campus offers several events that inspire students to improve their skills in I&E, listen to diverse voices, and apply these skills in real-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap">Landscape Canvas: [https:/world, impactful scenarios. UNO also hosts many student organizations and regular competitions that utilize the students' innovation and entrepreneurial skills and has dedicated workshops and studios for I&E iterative prototyping, designing, and creating. However, many of these spaces are unknown or restricted to a select group of students and/docsor faculty.googleCriss Library, UNO's main library on campus, is the home of the Creative Production Lab.com/spreadsheets/d/1WHYWy-1RAHlvzEtD_O7SGZjmDOyxr9xa8GnwcDclyrw/edit?usp=sharing https://docsThis Lab is open to all students and faculty to utilize with a reduced cost for certain materials if needed; in addition, the Scott Technology Center is being developed as a space to house established businesses and student startups.googleFurther, administration, faculty, and staff have shown continuous encouragement and support for student I&E opportunities.com/spreadsheets/d/1WHYWy-1RAHlvzEtD_O7SGZjmDOyxr9xa8GnwcDclyrw/edit?usp=sharing]</span></span></span>
<span style="font-size:small"><span><span style="font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap">Video: [https://wwwEncouraging faculty innovation and entrepreneurship==On campus, many faculty and professors have research projects that they work on outside of teaching.youtubeMany of which are supported by student collaboration through volunteering and employment.com/embed/dgUuHb9qrdg https://wwwOpportunities like university funded grants (FUSE and GRACA) offer students a paid collaboration opportunity with faculty to pursue common interests outside of coursework and present them to the community.youtubeAdditionally, students are required to collaborate with these faculty through their capstone projects.com/embed/dgUuHb9qrdg]</span></span></span><p dir="ltr" style="lineThe UNO community has created a culture of positive change through student-height:1faculty collaboration and mentorship.38; textIn this relationship, Students take the wheel in the process of successfully creating change in some meaningful way with faculty advice and support. For example, Student Government is coached by staff who bring student-align: justify; margin-top:9pt; margin-bottom:9pt"></p>= Related Links =generated ideas to upper administration for funding and implementation. Faculty also have a similar organization known as Faculty Senate that serves to voice their opinions and improve their experience. In addition, upper administration supports faculty with access to specialized workshops, seminars, and community connections by different academies. The Center for Faculty Excellence provides faculty with instructional assistance, professional development, and leadership opportunities.
[http://universityinnovation==Actively supporting the university technology transfer function==Currently, UNO does not have a dedicated technology transfer office.org/University%20of%20Nebraska%20Omaha However, UNO students and faculty are able to use the University of Nebraska Omaha]Medicine’s UNeMed technology transfer office due to the partial integration of the two campuses. UNeMed manages intellectual property and invention notification services for UNO. New barriers, like COVID-19 have continued to stall the development of a technology transfer center at UNO.
[[University of Nebraska Omaha Student Priorities|<span style="font=Facilitating university-size: small;">University industry collaboration==There are many creative spaces surrounding UNO that are open to the public for collaborating and practicing I&E skills. UNO’s Community Engagement Center (CEC) houses community nonprofits, organizations, and businesses to provide a space for students to creatively make a difference in the community. The CEC also houses the Student Services and Leadership Collaborative which hires student workers who organize community outreach initiatives. This includes days of Nebraska Omaha Student Priorities</span>]]service, operating the Maverick Food Pantry, and internships at local nonprofits. Career fairs are held frequently over the course of each year that connect students to businesses, organizations, and startups. Due to COVID-19, the university has moved these fairs online providing a more accessible opportunity for students to find careers. Further, UNO provides students with online job boards, like Handshake, and newsletters within colleges to share new internships and job opportunities. The Startup Collaborative sponsors a Start-Up weekend every year where students work in teams to pitch ideas and develop business plans. This community organization also provides resources for helping students develop start-ups. UNO also has mentoring programs such as the Success Academy, Thompson Learning Community, or Walter Scott Jr. Scott Scholarship help guide students through the college experience and beyond during their time at the university.
==Engaging with regional and local economic development efforts==
COVID-19 has required the university to invest in financial aid and emergency funding, such as the CARES Act and Nebraska Promise Scholarship, to enhance the success of their students. Furthermore, UNO has always been involved with the Omaha community via events, fundraising, partnerships, and other initiatives. UNO’s pacific campus is integrated in the Aksarben area of Omaha providing students direct access to local businesses and corporations. The Scott Technology Center is also partnering with UNO to house courses, student organizations, and collaborative spaces. University organizations, such as the CEC, are focused on community service projects. The Center for Public Affairs Research, the lead agency for the Nebraska State Data Center, along with several government-oriented research labs produce data and reports for use by government and non-governmental organizations to be used in community development.
==Current Documentation==
===2020 Cohort===
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<span style="font-size: small;">2019 UNO Innovation Fellows</span>
<span style="font-size: small;">[[Cade Wolcott|Cade Wolcott]]</span>
<span style="font-size:small;">[[Nate Johnson|Nate Johnson]]</span>
[[Elizabeth Haag|<span style="font-size:small;">Elizabeth Haag</span>]]
[[Lavanya Uppala|<span style="font-size:small;">Lavanya Uppala</span>]]
==Previous Documentation==
===2019 Cohort===
====Strategic Priorities====
[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_Nebraska_Omaha_Student_Priorities http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_Nebraska_Omaha_Student_Priorities]
====Landscape Canvas====
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====Video====
[https://www.youtube.com/embed/dgUuHb9qrdg https://www.youtube.com/embed/dgUuHb9qrdg]
<span style="font-size: small;">2018 UNO Innovation Fellows</span>
<span style="font-size: small;">[[Parker Jensen|Parker Jensen]]</span>
<span style="font-size: small;">[[Nico Lindell|Nico Lindell]]</span>
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