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1. ELRC August 2023 News Update

   Entry #3826

   06 Sep 2023

   9:21 am

   Ann Bessenbacher

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   We've Moved ELRC has moved off campus to 2550!  We maintain an on-campus office in the Dean's area, 6121, for the time being and look forward to finding another office in BRNG when the Dean's area moves to the 3rd floor.  Aside from the move, ELRC staff have been very...

2. ELRC May 2023 News Update

   Entry #3473

   18 May 2023

   9:19 am

   Laura a Warner

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   Updates Happy Retirement! After 13 years with the ELRC, Lisa Kirkham will start a new chapter in her career. She will retire on May 31, 2023, and plans to spend her time taking care of the books for her family’s orchard -- Wea Creek Orchard – and spending time with her children and...

3. ELRC April 2023 News Update

   Entry #3312

   06 Apr 2023

   1:39 pm

   Laura a Warner

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   ELRC is very pleased to introduce the newest members to our staff! Damilola Seyi-Oderinde, PhD is a Research and Evaluation Associate at the Evaluation Learning and Research Center (ELRC) in the College of Education at Purdue University. She earned her Ph.D. in Psychology of Education from the...

4. ELRC March 2023 News Update

   Entry #3219

   09 Mar 2023

   2:53 pm

   Laura a Warner

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   New Team Members ELRC is very excited to announce two new Research Associates starting in March—Damilola Seyi-Oderinde, PhD and Lukas Ingersoll, PhD   New Proposal Submission ELRC partnered with Clemson University on the submission of an NSF S-STEM project entitled,...

5. ELRC February 2023 News Update

   Entry #3104

   07 Feb 2023

   11:14 am

   Ann Bessenbacher

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   Highlighted Projects LASER Evaluation of Accelerated Education Programs in Somalia ELRC, in collaboration with COE faculty and colleagues from the Somali Research and Development Institute (SORDI) and Makerere University's Resilient Africa Network (RAN) in Uganda, completed the first draft...

6. Loran Carleton Parker Awarded the College of Education Diversity, Equity, and Social Justice (DESJ) Award

   Entry #2970

   08 Dec 2022

   2:53 pm

   Ann Bessenbacher

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   Dr. Loran Parker, Associate Director, Principal Evaluator and Research Scholar at the Evaluation and Learning Research Center (ELRC), was awarded the College of Education Diversity, Equity, and Social Justice Award for 2022-23 Loran specializes in research, development, and evaluation...

7. ELRC Representation at Evaluation 2022 Conference

   Entry #2953

   29 Nov 2022

   9:47 am

   Ann Bessenbacher

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   Several ELRC staff members traveled to New Orleans to present at the American Evaluation Association conference in New Orleans, November 7-12.  You can find copies of all presentations and posters in our collections here. Ignite Sessions: (Re)shaping Evaluation Reports: An...

8. Reinvigorating Somali education

   Entry #2952

   29 Nov 2022

   9:37 am

   Ann Bessenbacher

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   How can you provide education in a place where basic social services have been decimated by decades of instability, intercommunal conflict, and humanitarian crises? Purdue University College of Education’s Evaluation and Learning Research Center (ELRC), with funding...