Canadian Evaluation Society Ontario

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Canadian Evaluation Society Ontario (CES-Ontario)
Student Committee Our Mandate, Membership and
Activities

• Our Mandate
• To facilitate the inclusion and retained
  participation of students in CES and CES-Ontario
  activities, which foster relationships that
  facilitate the ability of students to
• publish and present their evaluation related
  research
• strengthen their own evaluation knowledge and
  practices
• network with fellow students, colleagues and
  potential employers

• Our Membership
• The membership will report to the CES-Ontario
  Board of Directors at regular board meetings, and
  to the membership at the Annual General Meeting.

• Ongoing Activities
• Student Recruitment The student committee
  continues to recruit new students. The number of
  student members has doubled since the joint
  CES/AEA conference in October and students now
  number 78!
• Students Corner weblink on CES-Ontario homepage
  www.evaluationontario.ca
• Maintain student and professor lists
• Ensure financial support for students

• Erica Procter, University of Guelph,
• Student Committee Chair
• Surbhi Bhanot, University of Windsor
• Philip Darling, University of Toronto
• Hubert Paulmer, University of Guelph
• Heather Travis, University of Toronto
• Linda Yuval, University of Guelph
• Biljana Zuvela, University of Belgrade

Principles of Operation

• Current Activities
• The student committee recently released
• their first newsletter! Pick up your copy at
• the Ontario Chapter table.
• Several members of the student committee will be
  attending the conference, presenting their work,
  meeting other students, and recruiting new
  students to CES in Ontario.

Watch for news about the new Ontario students
FORUM! We hope this will be a great way for
students across Ontario to connect and share
information!
The Student Committee will operate under a
participatory framework in all of its activities
and the results of its work will be transparent
and responsive to the membership

• Future Activities
• Create partnerships and collaborations with other
  CES and AEA Student Committees
• Continue to create and distribute student
  newsletters
• If you would like to make a contribution to the
  newsletter, please contact Erica at
  students_at_evaluationontario.ca.
• Create educational opportunities through the
  development of accessible and relevant workshops,
  seminars, etc.
• Facilitate employment opportunities through
  employer list, and by providing space for job
  postings in the newsletter and/or Students
  Corner website

• Specific activities designed to fulfill this
  mandate include
• Develop and maintain an Ontario Student List
• Develop and maintain an Ontario List of
  Professors engaged in evaluation
• Develop and maintain potential employer list of
  organizations and departments in Ontario
• Promote students and student-related activities
  at annual evaluation conferences (e.g., posters
  and presentations, social activities)
• Provide a voice for students (e.g., through
  student corner on CES-Ontario website, student
  newsletter)
• Ensure that financial support and waivers exist
  for students to participate in CES-Ontario
  activities (e.g., workshops, seminars)

• Upcoming CES-Ontario Conference
• The student committee has organized a
  student-focused lunch session at the upcoming
  CES-Ontario conference in Toronto. The session
  will focus on
• Evaluation skills desirable by employees (but
  rarely covered in evaluation program curriculum)
• Diverse roles of evaluators
• Strategies for pursuing a career in evaluation
• Pick up the conference brochure at the Ontario
  chapter table!

Have questions or want to get involved? Contact
Erica Procter at students_at_evaluationontario.ca