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Spring 2013 Graduation Ceremony

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Spring 2013 Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering Graduation Ceremony

Date: Friday, May 24th, 2013
Place: SJSU Event Center, 7th and San Salvador
Group Photo: 1:30 PM
Doors Open and Slideshow: 2:30 PM
Processional: 3:30 PM

Graduation Ceremony Checklist

  • RSVP at: http://goo.gl/NcsZH
  • Purchase tickets for your guests from the Event Center Box Office (Monday to
    Friday 10AM-5PM and Saturday 10AM-12PM). You must physically go to the box office to purchase the tickets for your guests. General admission, no seating assignments.
  • Obtain regalia by going to the Spartan Bookstore on campus or borrow from alumni. You will need a master’s gown, cap, black tassel and gold hood.

On Ceremony Day

  • Meet at 1:15 outside the Event Center between the Music Building and Event Center. We will be grouped by major. Group photos start at 1:30PM.
  • Leave any personal belongings (purses and backpacks) with your family or guests. Do not leave any personal belonging on your seat, as you may not sit in the same seat after you come back from the stage.
  • Guests may enter the Event Center at 2:30PM.

For more information, visit:

College of Engineering Spring Graduation Recognition Ceremony 

Commencement Guide

Academic Regalia Guide

Industry Professionals Discussion Panel

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Are you interested in learning more about the UX industry? Do you have career questions that you want answered?

The SJSU HFES is pleased to announce our first Industry Professionals Discussion Panel! Our diverse set of panelists include senior researchers and designers from various companies and organizations who will be on campus to share their experience and insights. Leave your questions for them here or email contactsjsuhfes@gmail.com. Light snacks and refreshments will be provided, too!

Date: Monday, February 4th, 2013
Time: 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Location: SJSU Campus, Engineering Building, Room 285

Panelists


joanaee_photoJoanne Locascio
Senior Researcher, Yahoo!

Dr. Locascio has held previous research positions at Adobe, Cisco and Ooyala. She obtained a Ph.D. in clinical neuropsychology from Brigham Young University and a Masters in Human Factors from San Jose State University.

 

 

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Human Systems Engineer, NASA Ames

Dr. Marquez’s expertise is in space human factors and HCI. Her projects have focused on developing software tools for International Space Station flight controllers and training simulators, developing a path planning aid for astronauts conducting extra-vehicular activities, and design and assessment displays for unmanned air vehicle operations and lunar lander cockpit. Originally from Lima, Peru, she moved to the U.S. to complete her undergraduate in Mechanical Engineering at Princeton University.  She has a Masters and Ph.D. from MIT in the Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

 

 

27ac276Amaya Becvar Weddle
Senior UX Researcher, Immersion Corporation
Dr. Weddle is a UX researcher and designer, with expertise in ethnographic methods, embodied cognition, and multimodal interaction.  She is currently a Senior UX Researcher at Immersion Corporation, where she works on an innovation team creating the next generation of haptic technologies. Amaya has a Ph.D. from UC San Diego in Cognitive Science with a specialization in Human-Computer Interaction and has worked in industry as a UX professional for over 10 years.

 

 

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Dhvani Patel-Smith
Staff User Experience Researcher, Google

Dr. Patel-Smith is a Staff UX Researcher at Google [x], where she is currently working Project Glass. In the past, Dhvani worked as a User Experience Researcher at Microsoft, and she received her M.A. and PhD in Applied Developmental Psychology from George Mason University.

 

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Staff User Experience Researcher, Google

Dr. Smith is a Staff User Experience Researcher at Google [x], where he works on Project Glass and a variety of other super secret projects. Prior to working at Google, Mac spent a few years as a user researcher in Microsoft Games Studio. Mac completed his masters and PhD in Applied Experimental Psychology at George Mason University.

 

*To submit questions for the panel, leave your questions for them here or email contactsjsuhfes@gmail.com. If you’d like, specify whether your question is for the entire panel or mention the name of the person it is intended for.

SJSU HFES Registration for 2010-2011

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Current SJSU Human Factors and Ergonomics Students!

Our student chapter application for the 2010-2011 school year is available at: http://bit.ly/SJSUHFES

Fill out the quick form (and pay your annual $20 dues to any executive officer) so that you can attend all of the exciting events that are being planned for this year!

If you have any questions, feel free to shoot an email to Jake at vp@sjsuhfes.com

Chapter Elections- Get Involved!

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It’s that time again!! We will begin Chapter Elections Next week! This is a wonderful way to get involved and keep making our chapter better!

All positions are open for the 2009-2010 school year!

  • President
  • Vice President
  • Events Coordinator
  • Secretary/ Treasurer
  • Webmaster

If you are interested please contact any officer (our emails are all on the “Contact” page). Please email your bio for the election for to Jamie Lueke. If you need any more information you can contact me at president@sjsuhfes.com.

Hope to see your name on the ballot!

~Amy

Call for Content

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I’ve been talking to many students and the current executive council in terms of what you’d like to see happen with the website. One thing that people seem to miss is the newsletter – we haven’t had a newsletter committee for some time. One idea that’s been floated is scrap the idea of having a regular newsletter in favor of a more dynamic blog format. The EC and I were thinking that we’d get a group of people together, each of whom were interested in a specific SJSU or HF/E topic. Ideally, we were thinking that contributors would publish a short (under 500 words, typically) article once every week or two, possibly augmented by more frequent, smaller “Check out this link I found” type posts

Topic Ideas:

  • HCI
  • Ergonomics
  • Research
  • Project/Thesis Discussion
  • Careers
  • Alumni Connection

There’s an incredible wealth of information available in many of these areas, and I know there are many of us stay current in them. Relaying some of that information would be a great chance to help your fellow students, your writing, and even add an extra item to your resume. So if you’re interested, please email me with your area of interest and how often you’d think you’d be able like to contribute. Being a blog format, there’s much more flexibility so you don’t have to worry about adding yet another deadline an already busy schedule. Also, people who are interested in contributing “at large” are also more than welcome. The idea here is just to get a lot of people contributing a moderate amount, so that the web site is always updated with great new content.

Also, if you’ve never blogged before – don’t worry – the software we’re using is super easy to use (I promise!) and I’ll help anyone interested get setup.

Thanks and have a great semester!