22nd Annual MAE Conference: Evaluation and Social Justice

Featuring: Carefully selected evaluators from major universities, nonprofit organizations, foundations and private practices to conduct engaging workshops along with poster presenters! 

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EARN up to 5 SW CEUs!

Schedule

8:30-9:00              Registration/Continental Breakfast

9:00-9:30              Annual Business Meeting

9:30-9:45              Welcome and Orientation (MAE President Rita

 McPhail and Conference Coordinator Craig Wiles)

9:45-10:45            Robert E. Brown, MPA, Keynote Speaker

10:45-11:00         Networking Break 

11:00-11:50         Concurrent Breakout Sessions I

• A.       Evaluation’s Forgotten Role - Leveraging Our Position to Enact Social Justice (Beginner; Rm. 202)

• B.       Lessons Learned from Evaluating a Multi-level, Multi-program Collective Impact Project (Beginner; Rm. 203)
• C.       Culturally Proficient Evaluation of Food Security and Nutrition Education Programming (All Levels; Rm. 204)
• D.       What is a System Story? Silly Stories for Serious Change (All Levels; Rm. 205)

12:00-1:00            Lunch, Discussions, & Awards  

1:00-1:50              Concurrent Breakout Sessions II

• E.        Participatory Needs Assessments in Educational Settings (Beginner/Intermediate; Rm. 202)

• F.        Collective impact, community data, and the pursuit of social justice (Beginner; Rm. 203)
• G.       Bridging the Divide: the Utilization of Social Work Tenets and Key Interpersonal Skills to Advance Social Impact and Change in Community-Based Health and Human Service Programs (Beginner; Rm. 204)
• H.       Arts Integration Techniques for Qualitative Reflection and Evaluation; WORKSHOP PART 1 (All Levels; Rm. 205)

2:00-2:45              Poster Session (Room 201), Snacks and

 Networking Break            

3:00-3:50              Concurrent Breakout Sessions III

• I.         Evaluators as Change Agents (Beginner/Intermediate; Rm. 202)

• J.         Community-driven data: Evolving methodology, engagement strategies, and data visualization tools (Intermediate; Rm. 203)

• K.       Lessons Learned from Evaluating MPHI's Health Equity and Social Justice Workshop (All Levels; Rm. 204).
• L.        Arts Integration Techniques for Qualitative Reflection and Evaluation; WORKSHOP PART 2 (All Levels; Rm. 205)

4:30                        Informal Networking 

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