UW-HFES: Member Benefits

HUMAN FACTORS AND ERGONOMICS SOCIETY

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON

MEMBER BENEFITS

Benefits for...

[UW-Madison Students]
[Non-UW College Students]
[UW-Madison Faculty/Staff]
[Area Professionals]
[Community members]

UW-Madison Student Benefits

Graduate students:
- Interact with fellow graduate students socially (social nights) and professionally (regular meetings) at minimal cost
- Meet Human Factors professionals and faculty in a small-group or one-on-one setting
- Multiple job opportunities in industry and academia are the result of networking!
- Have a say in who is invited to speak at HFES-sponsored events; attend lunch and dinner with visiting speakers
- Network with other human factors students at UW-HFES-sponsored events attended by multiple chapters/Universities
- Field trips to labs and industries conducting excellent human factors work
- Post your resume/CV/profile online
- A chance to mentor or receive mentorship/support
- Multiple volunteer/service opportunities
- A chance to provide input into the educational milieu of the Department
- Practice presenting your research with constructive feedback from peers
- Be part of a developing social climate within the Department

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Undergraduate students:
- We encourage undergraduate students to become officers of HFES! This is a great opportunity for leadership and networking
- Interact with fellow undergraduate students socially and professionally--this is a good opportunity to meet others who are interested in human factors
- Meet your TAs! This is a chance to get to know the graduate students whom you typically only see in class (teaching it or taking it with you). Build connections that tear down the undergrad-grad barriers
- Find out more about professions and jobs in human factors through meetings, panels, and our speaker series.
- Find out more about graduate school by talking with graduate student members or attending the popular "The Real Truth About Grad School" Q&A session
- Find out more about the human factors laboratories at the University: find out more about independent study and paid/for credit research opportunities.
- Multiple job opportunities in industry and academia are the result of networking!
- Have a say in who is invited to speak at HFES-sponsored events; attend lunch and dinner with visiting speakers
- A chance to attend the National HFES Conference
- Field trips to labs and industries conducting excellent human factors work (in Madison and in the Midwest)
- Post your resume/CV/profile online
- A chance to receive mentorship, help with selecting classes, help with classes, etc.
- Multiple volunteer/service opportunities
- Be part of a developing social climate within the Department (show 'em that Engineers can have fun, too!)
- Compete for scholarship opportunities (coming soon)

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Non-UW College Student Benefits

- Find out who else in the area is interested in human factors/ergonomics
- Benefit from all of the opportunities available to UW members of HFES for the same membership fee!
- Partner with UW students to set up human factors-related programs at your institution
- Network with UW faculty
- Network with industries that work frequently with UW
- Learn more about the human factors program at the UW
- Join UW human factors students at events in Madison and elsewhere

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UW-Madison Faculty/Staff Benefits

- Get to know the undergraduate students who are interested in human factors
- Opportunity to recruit undergraduate students who may be looking for research experience and/or a graduate advisor
- Interact with graduate students in a social setting
- Student/professor social events
- Help publicize the University of Wisconsin-Madison locally and internationally through HFES activities and accomplishments
- Let HFES members take over some of the burden for scheduling and staffing events (e.g., awards banquets, Colloquium speaker series, etc.)

We believe that a strong HFES student chapter can benefit faculty and staff. There are many ways in which faculty and staff members can support the chapter. One simple way to do so is to join UW-HFES.

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Area Professional Benefits

If Interested in Professional Development
- Learn about formal and informal human factors/ergonomics educational opportunities on campus and in the Madison community
- Meet other former, current and future industry professionals interested in human factors/ergonomics
- Take part in the selection of speakers and education opportunities (e.g., field trips, workshops) that you think will benefit you professionally
- Chance to help to promote human factors in the community
- Chance to help to promote human factors in your company using the outreach resources of UW-HFES

If Hiring Future Professionals
- Get to know the undergraduate and graduate students who are interested in human factors-related positions (internships, co-ops, post-graduate positions, consulting)
- Your company can sponsor presentations and social gatherings with the aim of recruitment
- Or meet students in a no-pressure professional or social situation

UW-HFES is the only student organization dedicated to Human Factors/Ergonomics in Wisconsin. We present a necessary link between human factors education and local industry. If you would like to learn more about how industry partners can help to strengthen this link, please e-mail Rich at rholden@wisc.edu and/or join our organization!

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How can UW-HFES and local industries help one-another?
E-mail Rich Holden at rholden@wisc.edu to find out.

Community Member Benefits

- Learn about human factors/ergonomics
               * Find out what is human factors
               * Find out about current human factors work
               * Find out about education opportunities
               * And more!
- Meet students and others in the community who are interested in improving the community (and life in general) using human factors/ergonomics
- Take part in our human factors-geared activities (speakers, field trips, workshops, etc.)
- Invest in human factors for the good of the community
- Need a human factors/ergonomics expert? Know of project opportunities? Need consulting? Draw on our large pool of expertise, connections, and other resources.

UW-HFES is the only student organization dedicated to Human Factors/Ergonomics in Wisconsin. We present a necessary link between human factors education/expertise and the community. We care about the community and seek to improve it using human factors/ergonomics methods.

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How can we serve our local community?
E-mail Rich Holden at rholden@wisc.edu to let us know.