Evaluation Café RSVP

Special in-person event.

Karen T. Jackson, Ph.D., associate professor at North Carolina A&T State University and president of the American Evaluation Association, will join us for the 2024-25 Evaluation Café series.

Date: Wednesday, March 12

Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Location: Fetzer Center, Room 1040, Western Michigan University

To attend, please register below.

Dr. Jackson's visit marks 13 consecutive years that the current American Evaluation Association has visited Western Michigan University.

Evaluation, Engaging Community, Sharing Leadership

Engaging community and sharing leadership is challenging in stable environments. The volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) environments evaluators face can create an environment where growth, learning and unlearning occur. Leaders engaging in shared leadership in community listen, share and discuss shared formal and informal ethical agreements and how these agreements interact with the complexities of society and factor into how progress is made. When evaluators apply shared leadership approaches, we accompany groups through a process of sharing communications and information; distributing knowledge, data, and stories that can guide the communities and organizations we’re working with to imagine ways to thrive as we walk into the future together. 

This year, there is an additional opportunity to engage:

Connect, Learn, Lead: Elevating Your Evaluation Career Through Service

Following Dr. Jackson’s presentation, you're welcome to stay for dessert, coffee, and dialogue with leaders from the American Evaluation Association, Michigan Association for Evaluation, the Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation, and the Journal of MultiDisciplinary Evaluation. Through a facilitated conversation, you will learn how engaging with these organizations can help you grow your professional network, build your evaluation credentials, and strengthen your leadership skills. You will hear about the leadership pathways of accomplished professionals and discover ways to get involved in the profession locally and nationally. Whether you’re an emerging evaluator or seasoned professional, you’ll leave with fresh ideas and valuable connections for the next leg of your evaluation journey.