Applications are now open for the CREA Leadership Collective, a new initiative funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation!
The CREA Leadership Collective is a year-round, intergenerational community that connects evaluators across career stages through leadership development, mentorship, governance participation, scholarship, and field-building activities. The Collective will create meaningful opportunities to connect, learn, lead, and grow together.
At its core, this initiative is about investing in people and strengthening the future of culturally responsive inquiry. By fostering sustained engagement across generations of evaluators, the Collective aims to support the continuity, growth, and collective stewardship of the field.
Applications are open now and will close on Tuesday, September 8.
CREA Awards & Recognition
We are also proud to introduce two new CREA Awards created to honor the meaningful work, leadership, and contributions of individuals who continue to shape and advance culturally responsive evaluation:
These awards recognize and celebrate the legacies, leadership, and contributions that continue to move our field forward. We are excited to create opportunities to honor those whose work reflects CREA's values and commitments.
Nominations are open and will close on Friday, September 11.
Sponsorship & Giving
Help us continue building the future of culturally responsive evaluation and assessment. We invite you to consider making a gift in support of the Center. Your generosity helps sustain awards and recognition programs, professional development opportunities, new initiatives, affiliate engagement, student support, and the day-to-day operations that make CREA's work possible. Every contribution strengthens our ability to advance culturally responsive evaluation, assessment, and research while growing a vibrant, connected community.
Donate Today!
Once on the website, under the Gift Designation prompt be sure to choose Invest in Research and then select Center for Culturally Responsive Evaluation Gift Fund.
Become a CREA IX Conference Sponsor
Partner with CREA to support the CREA IX International Conference, Future-Forward in Cultural Responsiveness: Opportunity, Equity, Evidence, and Innovation. Conference sponsorship provides an opportunity to invest in a global community of scholars, evaluators, practitioners, and students while increasing your organization's visibility and demonstrating a commitment to equity and culturally responsive inquiry. Sponsorship opportunities are available at a variety of levels.
View the CREA IX Sponsorship Prospectus.
Questions? Contact us at crea@education.illinois.edu.
Warmly,
The CREA Team
