In the wake of the inaugural gathering of the Values Enacted Leadership Institute (VELI) we held on the University of Oregon – Portland campus during the week of July 13-17, 2025, I have been reflecting on the question of excellence…
An Expansive Community of Values-Enacted Practice
Tonight, the HuMetricsHSS team kicked off the inaugural edition of VELI, the next phase of almost a decade of work developing and championing a values-enacted approach to evaluation, assessment, change management, and decision making in higher education. Over the next…
Unveiling the Values-Enacted Leadership Institute logo
In anticipation of the first Values-Enacted Leadership Institute (VELI) getting underway later this month, we’re excited to unveil our new logo! We wanted VELI to have a distinct logo that reflected the intention and work that attendees will undertake as…


