This August, Claremont Evaluation Center is offering its annual Professional Development Workshops, which provide working professionals and students with world-class practical and theoretical training in evaluation and applied research. This year’s workshop series is scheduled for August 14-18, and will feature 14 seminars covering various topics in Evaluation and Research Methods. Taught by leading academics […]
The Application for LEEAD Scholars is Now Open!
The Application for LEEAD Scholars is Now Open! The application for the Leaders in Equitable Evaluation and Diversity (LEEAD) Program, an Expanding the Bench™ initiative led by Change Matrix is now available. We are seeking mid-career researchers from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups who aspire to become leaders in the field of evaluation. Applicants should […]
PSU’s The Nonprofit Institute
Professional Certificate in Nonprofit Program Evaluation https://www.pdx.edu/nonprofit-institute/ Practical. Personalized. Culturally-Responsive. You won’t just LEARN about program evaluation. You will DO program evaluation. Portland State University’s The Nonprofit Institute is offering the popular Professional Certificate in Nonprofit Program Evaluation. This hands-on learning opportunity utilizes an equitable framework to help nonprofit professionals develop skills for evaluating diverse […]
2019 Summer Quantitative Method Series @ PSU
2019 Summer Quantitative Method Series at Portland State University June 16-17: Measurement Development and Evaluation Deborah Bandalos, James Madison University June 18-19: Introduction to Linear Models and Beyond with Stata Alan Acock, Oregon State University Read more about this series here: http://web.pdx.edu/~newsomj/SQMS/ Register here: https://www.regonline.com/SQMS2019 If you know others who might be interested in this […]
2015 Oregon Summer Fellows and Hatfield Resident Fellows Announced
Portland State University’s Center for Public Service recruits some of the brightest graduate students in the U.S. for their Summer Fellows and Hatfield Resident Fellows programs. These fellows, recruited from PSU as well as over 30 other programs throughout the country are then matched with paying sponsors in local, state, federal, and tribal governments. Many of this year’s […]
Preparing for the Upcoming Evaluation as a Learning Tool for Oregon Arts & Culture Programs Event
Hello all, Thank you for registering for the Evaluation as a Learning Tool for Oregon Arts & Culture Programs event! We’re thrilled to see the turnout so far – did you know that 60 people are registered?! If you find that you aren’t going to make it, please remember to cancel your registration so that […]
Summary of PSU Program Evaluation Graduate Certificate Focus Group
OPEN recently worked with Portland State to conduct a focus group discussing ideas for a graduate certificate in program evaluation that PSU is planning to launch soon. A summary of the discussion follows. Overview The OPEN focus group discussed the drafting and implementation of a new graduate certificate in program evaluation at Portland State University. Discussion covered […]
Mike Hendricks appointed as AEA representative to International Organization for Cooperation in Evaluation
November was a big month for OPEN in the AEA newsletter. In addition to seeing Chari Smith interviewed, we also saw that OPEN member Mike Hendricks was appointed as the official AEA representative to the International Organization for Cooperation in Evaluation (IOCE), an organization that: serves as a hub or support mechanism for evaluation associations, […]
2014 Annual Report
For those who didn’t receive a paper copy of the 2014 OPEN Annual Report at our recent annual meeting, please click here to access it (PDF).
2015 OPEN Council Named
At this past week’s OPEN annual meeting, the 2015 council was named. The 2015 OPEN annual council. From left to right: Amy Cordier (Student Representative), Jan Taylor (Membership Officer), David Keyes (Communications Officer), Lindsey Smith (President Elect), Sandra Staklis (President), Katie Winters (Financial Officer)