University of Nebraska Omaha - Tomahawk / Gateway Yearbook (Omaha, NE)

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' focusing on urban problems Responding to the challenge of con- temporary urban society through. ..the Center for Applied Urban Research. One of the research arms of the Col- lege of Public Affairs and Community Service, the Center for Applied Urban Research is a visible manifestation of the University ' s effort to meet the chal- lenge of urban society in the 70 ' s. The center ' s responsibility is to conduct inter- disciplinary research focusing on urban problems. Projects and programs currently underway range from providing back- ground material on current problems of local interest to completing detailed studies. Areas under analyses include taxation, employment, and housing. CAUR ' s staff has been recruited with diversity in mind. Specialized back- grounds of the staff include urban fi- nance, housing, health economics, quantitative methods, public adminis- tration, computer graphics, urban geog- raphy and demography. Due to the center ' s competence in a variety of areas technical assistance can be pro- vided to community leaders, city and regional planners, and numerous urban agencies.

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Responding to the challenge of con- temporary urban society through... Cooperative Education. The classroom is not the only place where students learn at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Practical on-the- job experience with successful profes- sionals in the student ' s chosen field is provided through the Cooperative Educa- tion program. With the belief that Experience is Still the Great Teacher, the College of Public Affairs and Community Service offers the Co-op program as a supple- ment to classroom instruction and as a flexible link between theory and practice. The program seeks to enhance the stu- dent ' s responsibility and made their education more comprehensive and relevant through an exposure to com- munity laboratories, offices, industries, businesses and the professionals who maintain them. These real settings give participating students the opportunity to apply and test their techniques, knowledge and theories learned in the classroom. The student can work toward developing as a professional and in exploring areas where personal and professional growth are needed. The eventual transition to an occupational field after graduation should be a much smoother one as a result of participation in the program. Cooperative Education is helping to make UNO a part of not apart from Omaha and the surrounding community. Students currently involved in co-op education show great diversity in areas of interest. Represented here are students cur- rently employed by the Health Planning Council of the Midlands, North Omaha Development Corp., Douglas County Children ' s Center, Chicano Awareness Center, and the Woodson Center.