What We Do

We provide evaluation, research, and capacity-strengthening services.

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    Evaluation and Research Services

    The Evaluation Center is home to a team of multidisciplinary evaluation experts who can evaluate your program, project, or organization on a contractual basis or as a partner on your state or federal grant award. We also conduct internal evaluations for select major initiatives at WMU. Contact us to learn how we can help your organization today.

    Evaluation and Research Services

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    Training, Education, and Resources

    Looking to grow your evaluation skills? We have resources for practitioners interested in quick reference guides and short tutorials, individuals interested in connecting with others as part of a lunch-and-learn series, and people interested in pursuing graduate-level education in evaluation.

    Training, Education, and Resources

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    Research and Development

    We conduct research on evaluation practices, methods, and use to advance the discipline.

    Research and Development

Meet a Team Member

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  • Lori Wingate is the executive director of The Evaluation Center at Western Michigan University. She has a Ph.D. in interdisciplinary evaluation from WMU and 25+ years of experience in the field of program evaluation.