We acknowledge our limitations.

We are honest with ourselves and others about the limits of our individual and organizational expertise, capacity, and perspectives. We engage colleagues and partners to fill these gaps and strengthen our work.

We honor the humanity of all people. 

We recognize the dignity, complexity, experience, and expertise of every person. We celebrate diverse identities and perspectives as vital sources of innovation and insight. We acknowledge systemic inequities and strive to advance equity in all aspects of our work. 

We pursue excellence iteratively.

We seek feedback to improve and grow, learn from our experiences, and reflect on our work critically and constructively. We learn and adapt to elevate our future performance and impact.

We are open and honest.

We share information freely in the spirit of collegiality, openness, and accountability. We clearly communicate the reasons behind our decisions and actions. 

We work to expand the knowledge base about evaluation theory and practice by conducting research on evaluation, reflecting on our practice, and disseminating the products of evaluation scholarship. 

We create, curate, and share materials and activities to help others build their personal and organizational evaluation capacity and develop life-long skills. We prioritize open educational resources to promote equitable opportunities to learn about and benefit from evaluation. 

We contract, consult, and collaborate with organizations to design, conduct, and facilitate the use of evaluations. Our expertise in interdisciplinary evaluation complements the subject matter, cultural, and experiential expertise of those with whom we work. 

We engage in leadership through service to the University, our community, and the evaluation profession. We share our evaluation expertise to support others to effectively leverage evaluation in their endeavors. 

We promote evaluation as a distinct profession, discipline, and form of inquiry. We advocate for and uphold the ethical and practice principles and standards of the profession. We take responsibility for The Evaluation Center’s past role in limiting diversity in the evaluation field and strive to redress past harms. We honor our past while actively shaping the future of evaluation.