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The Evaluation Center's mission is to advance the theory, practice, and use of evaluation through scholarship, education, partnership, leadership, and stewardship. Staffed by a team of interdisciplinary evaluation specialists, the center conducts program evaluations for diverse clients, serves students and local organizations through community-engaged learning, and offers an array of open-access resources on program evaluation.
Check out what's new at The Evaluation Center
- Check out what The Evaluation Center accomplished in 2024-25. We're happy to share our annual report for the last fiscal year.
- Find out what drives us. You can view our core mission, vision, and value statements and the activities we engage in to support them.
- Discover how the Evaluation Lab collaborates with students and the Kalamazoo community to make a positive impact.
- Register to join us for an Evaluation Cafe! Learn, connect, and get inspired as our Cafe speakers share fresh perspectives, real-world challenges, and their latest work in evaluation.
Evaluation Checklists
Evaluation Café
EvaluATE
Journal of MultiDisciplinary Evaluation
Evaluation Lab: Experience-driven learning plus community impact.
The Evaluation Lab serves the Kalamazoo community while training WMU undergraduate and graduate students in program evaluation. The lab seeks to advance the social justice missions of organizations serving diverse communities by offering affordable, collaborative, and culturally responsive evaluation services.
Working with us
Evaluation professionals at The Evaluation Center are trained to apply evaluation theory, methods, and proven practices to meet any evaluation challenge. We pride ourselves on our ability to work across a wide range of disciplines and topic areas.
We’re ready to meet you wherever you are on your evaluation journey, whether you are submitting a funding proposal, need an outcome evaluation for a long-standing program, or building your organization’s evaluation capacity. Complete the form below to get started.
In the News
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Evaluation Center executive director honored with statewide evaluation award
The Evaluation Center announces launch of innovative e-learning courses on program evaluation
Student experience meets community impact in groundbreaking new Evaluation Lab
