Clemson Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

Election results, upcoming movie night, annual gift for members, and hike video

Hello everyone!

We have some great news following our CUHFES student officer election ended last week. Here are the results:

  • President: Darlene Edewaard
  • Vice President: Dan Quinn
  • Secretary: Ellen Szubski
  • Treasurer: Katie Lucaites
  • Interdepartmental Liaison: Kylie Gomes
  • Webmaster: Jackie McSorely
  • Social Chair: Amro Khasawneh

Congratulations to all of our new and returning CUHFES officers for the upcoming 2017-2018 academic year! Thank you to all of those who voted in our election, as well.


We are also hosting a movie night this Thursday evening 4/20/2017 7pm – 9pm in Brackett 419! We are going to pick a movie out as a group when the event starts. Food and drinks will be provided.


We recently asked our members what kind of gift they would like to receive for their year-end, members-only CUHFES gift. Thanks to your voting, we have decided to order custom water bottles for everyone! You may pick up your Clemson HFES water bottle at the movie night this Thursday, if you are able to attend. If you cannot attend please let us know (hfes@g.clemson.edu) and we’ll find another time to get your gift to you!


As a bonus: CUHFES recently went to Rainbow Falls for a group hike, and we had a great time. Check out our photos from the trip in our media section and videos recorded by a drone below!

Chapter Meeting & Basketball Game

Hi everyone!

We hope you all are having a great semester. We are going to have our first student chapter meeting of the spring semester next Tuesday, February 7 at 4:45pm. We will meet in Freeman Hall, room 138. We will discuss all of the chapter events we have planned for the upcoming months. Pizza and drinks will be provided.
After the meeting, we will attend the Clemson men’s basketball game against Syracuse. The game will take place that night (Tuesday, February 7) at 8pm. Tickets are free for all students. We will meet outside of Littlejohn Coliseum student entrance (see image) 15 minutes before the game starts.
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Parking information: Grad commuter decals can park after 3:30pm and regular commuters can park after 4:30pm, there are green spaces around Freeman on S Palmetto Blvd and Fernow St., but the ones south of Freeman Hall (between Lowry and Freeman) on S. Palmetto Blvd are now 24 hour employee so please don’t park there. Additional parking should be available in E-3, C-4, C-5, C-8, C-12, east of Lowry, west of Library (metered), and south of Strom Thurmond Institute as well at this time.
See you then!

Adopt-A-Family & Guest Speaker (Friday 11/11)

We have a new guest speaker and Adopt-A-Family events tomorrow!


Friday, Nov. 11th 10:00am – 11:00am

Holiday Social/Pick names for Adopt-A-Family in Brackett 414

Every year we give back to our community by getting Christmas gifts for children in less fortunate homes. Please come celebrate the holidays and spread the holiday cheer! You may pick a family from our list, then later go out to purchase a gift or two from their child’s wishlist. We will have breakfast food and drinks available at the event.


Friday, Nov. 11th 2:30pm – 3:30pm

Guest Speaker at the Human Factors Discussion Group in Brackett 419

We will have a guest speaker (a former Clemson graduate student) talking with us remotely over Skype. Our guest speaker will be Linnea Hagen from Amazon. She will talk to us about her work as a Senior User Researcher.

See you there!

Alumni Tailgate this Saturday! (10/15)

Hey Tigers, are you ready for some football?!?
The CUHFES tailgate is coming up this Saturday, and we are excited to share the details. We will be meeting up on the patio between Brackett and Hardin Hall at 8:00 am! (See the map below, click the image to expand it)

Tailgate location

 

An early game calls for an early tailgate, so we will be providing breakfast biscuits and coffee! Feel free to bring anything else you’d like to eat or drink.

Please RSVP for the tailgate (https://goo.gl/forms/wzg9b5tmfB6KeWV63), so that we can know how much food and drinks to provide!
Bring a chair and your Clemson spirit as we prepare to watch the Tigers take on the Wolfpack for Homecoming weekend!

See you all on Saturday, and Go Tigers!

October Chapter Meeting (Wednesday October 12)

We will have our next student chapter meeting on Wednesday, October 12 from 5pm-6pm in Brackett 214. Pizza and drinks will be provided!
During the meeting, we will discuss upcoming HFES events and usability projects. You will have the opportunity to learn about each of the projects and sign up for them based on your interests.
Please make sure to attend if you already paid your dues! We will have gifts available for pick up at the meeting. If you haven’t paid dues, you can pay online or at the upcoming meeting.
See you there!

Post-HFES 2016; Upcoming Happy Hour; Member Dues Deadline

Hi CUHFES members!

Last week we had a great time at the national HFES conference in Washington, D.C. Students, faculty, and alumni had a chance to catch up and hear about the latest in HF/E research. We also received our chapter’s gold award!File_000

Now that we’re back from D.C. we have some announcements to make.

Happy Hour: Friday 9/30, 4:00pm, at Study Hall

We will have a happy hour this Friday, September 30 at 4pm. We will meet in Study Hall Kitchen & Bar in downtown Clemson. We welcome current members, new members, and anyone considering joining Clemson HFES.

Pay HFES member dues before Friday 9/30 to get an HFES gift

We are still accepting dues for this year. In order to pay dues, you can go to the ‘Become a Member’ page on our website.

Please make sure to 1) complete the membership form AND 2) pay your dues. You must do BOTH of these steps in order to be a member! If you pay dues by this Friday, September 30, you can select one of the available gifts (HFES mug or drawbag).

Reminder: Pay your member dues early to get an HFES gift

New and returning CUHFES members — there are two quick and easy steps you can take to ensure your membership in our chapter this year. The best part is, if you complete them before Friday September 30th, you’re eligible to choose 1 of 2 awesome HFES gifts! See below for images of our HFES mug and HFES drawbag.

mug bag

In addition to cool gifts, being a member of our CUHFES chapter will give you exclusive access to our professional development activities, job postings, news about our chapter, opportunities to work on future HF/E consulting projects, invitations to our chapter’s social events and field trips, growing your professional and personal network, and much more!

Step #1: Complete your member registration form, which can be submitted online with our Google Form.

Step #2: Pay your dues to our Clemson chapter. You can pay online with PayPal or in person with Amelia Kinsella.

Go to our Become a Member page to complete these steps before September 30th! You will then be eligible to select your gift.

First Meeting of the Fall 2016 Semester (Sept 8)!

We will be holding our first HFES student chapter meeting of the semester on Thursday, September 8th in Freeman Hall, room 138 at 3:30pm. Anyone interested in learning more about our organization is welcome to attend.

During the meeting, we will provide an overview of the academic and professional benefits our organization. You will be able to learn about each other’s research, the extracurricular projects that we have done, and the outreach we have with the community. We will talk about some upcoming events we have planned and we will get your input on other possible opportunities for our organization. Finally, we will introduce several faculty members from Human Factors Psychology and Industrial Engineering.

We will provide food and drinks at the meeting. Please fill out the following form by this Friday (9/2) at 5pm, so that we know how many people will attend:

https://goo.gl/forms/OUAkS6rjc8klW7Dy2

See you there!

Eric Muth’s Professional Development Talk

From grad student to young professional, how to make the transition with calmness of purpose.

Dr. Eric Muth will be leading a discussion on the ins and outs of careers after grad school this FRIDAY April 8th, 2016. Please join us at 2pm in Brackett Hall Rm 419. Eric will be answering any questions and giving tips and tricks for navigating the unknown after our grad school lives at Clemson. This will largely be a question and answer session, but the focus will be on visioning your future, writing a personal vision statement, setting goals, and finding your professional path in life.

Dr. Eric Muth
Dr. Eric Muth

Top-Down Processing Hike

On Saturday March 2, 2016 all willing, able, and semi-rugged members of CU-HFES hiked down from the highest point in South Carolina. The hike started at the top of Sassafras Mountain and included a total of 5 miles of the 77-mile Foothills Trail that runs through the mountains along the SC-NC border. We descended approximately 2000 feet.