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WMU Week: Kelly Robertson on the Depths of Culture and What it Looks Like in Practice

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / December 16, 2011 December 11, 2011

My name is Kelly Robertson and I am a project manager at The Evaluation Center and a student in the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Evaluation program at Western Michigan University. This fall I was fortunate enough to have been able to attend several lectures and discussions led by visiting scholar Dr. Rodney Hopson which left me …

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WMU Week: Lori Wingate on Questions of Culture and Power in Evaluation and the OK-ness of Not Getting to “The Answer”

2 Comments / Uncategorized / December 15, 2011 December 11, 2011

My name is Lori Wingate, and I work at The Evaluation Center at Western Michigan University. I’ve been involved in a number of discussions around the issues of culture, color, and gender in evaluation. I value the premise from which these conversations start. Being hyper-pragmatic, I tend to get frustrated with where they end—that, is, …

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WMU Week: Tammi Phillippe on Personal Lenses and Bias

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / December 14, 2011 December 11, 2011

Hello from beautiful Kalamazoo, Michigan. My name is Tammi Phillippe. I am a student in my first official evaluation course. Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo is home to the Evaluation Café where Dr. Rodney Hopson, AEA President Elect, recently gave a talk titled, Evaluation and the Public Good: Toward Whose Good, Whose Benefit and to …

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WMU Week: Corey Smith on Alternative Logic Models

2 Comments / Uncategorized / December 13, 2011 December 11, 2011

Hi, my name is Corey Smith and I am a brand new student in the interdisciplinary Ph.D. program in evaluation at Western Michigan University. Recently we were fortunate to have Dr. Rodney Hopson of Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, PA visit us. Dr. Hopson gave a presentation titled “Evaluation and the Public Good.” Below I discuss …

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WMU Week: Diane Rogers on AEA’s Statement of Cultural Competence and the Program Evaluation Standards

1 Comment / Uncategorized / December 12, 2011 December 12, 2011

Hello, my name is Diane Rogers and I am a doctoral student in the Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program in Evaluation at Western Michigan University (WMU) and a secondary mathematics teacher. My work in evaluation focuses on education and social justice, so naturally I was excited to have the opportunity to work with and learn from Dr. …

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WMU Week: Brandy Brown on Evaluation to Benefit the Public Good

1 Comment / Uncategorized / December 11, 2011 December 11, 2011

I’m Brandy Brown, a doctoral candidate in the Interdisciplinary Doctoral Ph.D. in Evaluation at Western Michigan University. Although my research interests do not focus on cultural or social issues, I have found that remaining in touch with these topics nourishes my passion for evaluation. My professional purpose is rooted in my life experiences as a …

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Susan Kistler on Freeware Software Reviews

1 Comment / Uncategorized / December 10, 2011 December 10, 2011

I’m Susan Kistler, the American Evaluation Association’s Executive Director, aea365 Saturday poster, and aspiring tech maven. I love to try out new tools, especially new free tech tools. I find it fun. But there are an awful lot of them and definitely not enough of my time. Where do I turn to whittle down the …

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Phil Levine on Humor for the Chart-Lover

2 Comments / Uncategorized / December 9, 2011 December 9, 2011

My name is Phil Levine and I’m a full-time statistician in search of things that make me laugh, because a lot of my work just isn’t funny and there is research that shows that laughing will make me live longer. The Genuine Evaluation Blog (always a good read) regularly posts “The Friday Funny” (always a …

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Susan Kistler on Seeking Contributors for aea365

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / December 3, 2011 December 7, 2011

If it is Saturday, it must be Susan. I’m Susan Kistler, the American Evaluation Association’s Executive Director, and I contribute each Saturday’s post to aea365. Today’s post is a call to action. Hot Tip – aea365 is seeking contributors: Yes! We’re looking for aea365 authors to fill the new year with great content spanning the …

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John VanDyke on Resources for Improving Your Everyday Life

3 Comments / Uncategorized / November 29, 2011 November 30, 2011

I’m John VanDyke and this post is about work/life balance. It applies to everyone, but to evaluators in particular because we are an inquisitive lot – always seeking out how to do things better, more effectively, more efficiently, with improved outcomes and fewer inputs. This post applies to those who turn that same inquisitive outlook …

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