Evaluation & Assessment
The evaluation will be guided by the project’s theory of change and framed by five
evaluation questions. The theory of change posits that if a consortium of community
colleges in the Midwest region, along with key partners, expand career pathway options
for logistics engineering technicians, then the number of job placements for program
graduates will increase.
About The Rucks Group
Leading the evaluation in collaboration with the project principal investigator is
Dr. Lana Rucks, of The Rucks Group. The Rucks Group is a six-person research and evaluation
firm that gathers, analyzes, and interprets data to enable clients to make quality
strategic decisions. She has led several evaluative initiatives, including projects
funded by the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Labor, as well
as other STEM initiatives. She possesses deep expertise in rigorous research methodology,
evaluation design and implementation, and data analysis.