All event flyers are in PDF* format (unless otherwise noted).
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Annual CEA Business Meeting |
October 13, 2010 |
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The annual CEA business meeting was held at 6:00 PM on Thursday, October 13, 2010 in Room 5010 at National-Louis University (NLU) in Chicago. During the meeting, the member discussed our progress on our goals for 2010 and our projected goals for 2011. |
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Jazzin' at the Shedd with the Chicagoland Evaluation Association |
August 4, 2010 |
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This event combined the aquatic wonders of the Shedd Aquarium, the cool urban jazz of Detour JazFunk, and an opportunity to socialize with CEA colleagues. We kicked off the event with an informative briefing and tour of several exhibit spaces led by Linda Wilson, Shedd's director of audience research and evaluation.
The event was held on August 4, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. at John G. Shedd Aquarium (1200 S. Lake Shore Drive,
Chicago, IL 60605).
Jazzin at the Shedd website |
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Social Networking Event |
June 23, 2010 |
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Several CEA members braved the storms on Wednesday, June 23 to socialize at Hopleaf Bar (5148 N Clark St. in Chicago). It was a great opportunity to catch up with old CEA friends, make some new ones, and share evaluation experiences.
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Guest Lecture by Michael Quinn Patton |
April 21, 2010 |
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Michael Quinn Patton delivered a highly informative talk on developmental evaluation on Wednesday, April 21, 2010, at the DePaul Center (Loop Campus, Concourse Room #109) at 1 E Jackson from 6:00 to 8:00 PM.
 Event flyer |
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A Taste of AEA |
March 10, 2010 |
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This professional development event provided an opportunity for people to hear the talks presented by CEA members at the American Evaluation Association (AEA) conference in November 2009 (and at other notable recent conferences). The line-up was:
- "Formative Evaluation of Online Learning Programs: Factors Promoting Student Success"
by Jonathan Margolin, Learning Point Associates
- "The Impact of Evaluation Capacity Building Activities"
by Leah C. Neubauer, DePaul University
- "The Organizational Context of Human Services Evaluation: Capacity, Data Collection, and Utilization"
by Lois Thiessen-Love, Uhlichs Children's Advantage Network
- "Starting and Succeeding as an Independent Evaluation Consultant"
by Judah Viola, National-Louis University
It was held on Wednesday, March 10, 2010 from 5:30 to 6:30 pm at
National-Louis University (NLU), 122 South Michigan Ave, Suite 3114
For additional information, please contact Jonathan Margolin.
Event flyer |
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| 2009 |
Jazzin' at the Shedd Practitioner Dialog and Social Event |
July, 9, 2009 |
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On July, 9, 2009, CEA hosted a practitioner dialog focused on sharing examples and discussing challenges of qualitative methods. It was followed by our annual summer social event at Jazzin' at the Shedd, enjoying jazz and warm breezes on the terrace.
July_2009_flyer.doc [45K] |
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Book Talk by Melvin Mark |
April 23, 2009 |
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On April 23, 2009, Dr. Melvin Mark, professor of Psychology at Pennsylvania State University, gave a talk on his latest book, "What Counts as Credible Evidence in Applied Research and Evaluation Practice?" Copies of Dr. Mark's book were available at a discount and signed by the author. |
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| 2008 |
Communication Strategies for Evaluation Findings |
September 24, 2008 |
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On September 24, 2008, CEA hosted a brown bag session on reporting evaluation findings to stakeholders. During the session CEA members presented innovative examples of their work and solicited feedback from their colleagues. |
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Guest Lecture by Michael Quinn Patton |
July 31, 2008 |
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On July 31, 2008, CEA hosted a talk by Michael Quinn Patton, an organizational development and evaluation consultant. Dr. Patton talked about the latest edition of "Utilization-Focused Evaluation" and participated in an informal discussion.
Patton at CEA_ flyer.pdf [22.99K] |
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Guest Lecture by Thomas Cook |
April 16, 2008 |
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On April 16, 2008, Thomas Cook, Professor of Sociology at Northwestern University gave a guest lecture to CEA the CEA community about contextual factors that affect evaluation methods
CEA_Cook_Flyer.pdf [74.16K] |
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| 2007 |
Guest Lecture by Jennifer Greene |
April 25, 2007 |
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On April 25, 2007, Dr. Jennifer Greene from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign gave a guest lecture on evaluation theory to the CEA community. |
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Guest Lecture by Robert Stake |
February 7, 2007 |
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On February 7, 2007, Dr. Robert E. Stake from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign gave a guest lecture to the CEA community about qualitative methods in evaluation. |
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Below is a list of past presentations made at the annual AEA conference by CEA members.
*Please refer to the AEA conference program for possible updates to presentation information.
