Hi everyone,

This is what happened at the HFES meeting on April 3.

Gwyn Hainsworth, from the Programs Abroad Office, spoke to us about the
Tufts in London program and how it is possible to take Ergonomics classes
there.  Here is a brief overview of what she said.

The Tufts in London program takes place at University College London,
which is one of the top schools in the country.  It is a full year
program.  The application deadline is February 1.  People generally go
during their junior year, although it is possible to go during your senior
year.  You must have a 3.0 to be eligible.  The cost is equivalent to a
full year at Tufts, and all financial aid transfers to pay for the
program. The money covers room (in a dorm), board, tutorial assistance,
reimbursements for many fun things (like trips and shows).  Jaki Leverson,
who works there, makes sure you have everything you need.

Walter Chefitz, a senior Engineering Psychology major at Tufts, went to 
London last year and discovered the possibility of taking Ergonimcs
classes there (he is our pioneer).  He described the program to us.  The
ergonomics classes are all at the graduate level, although they figured
out ways to accomodate him as an undergrad.  Although he was in graduate
level classes, he got undergraduate credit.  He was able to fulfill many
of his requirements with the classes he took there.  Some sample classes
he took were Applied Experimental Psychology (which counted as Psych
130), Human-Machine Interaction (which counted as ENP 162) and
Organizational Psych (which counted as Psych 17).  He said that his
classmates were very dedicated and that the professors were top-notch.  He
also said that they are eager to have more Tufts ENP students come.

If you have any questions about this program, please contact Gwyn
Hainsworth, who works in the Programs Abroad office on the first floor of
Ballou, and/or Walter Chefitz, who can be contacted by email at
wchefitz@emerald.tufts.edu  Please spread information about this program
to underclassmen who may be interested.

At the meeting we also held elections for next year!  Mona Patel was
elected president, Ruile Chou was elected vice president, Jared
Townshend was elected treasurer, and Heather "Taugi" Diaz was elected Web
Mistress.  Also many people said that they will be active members
of the society!

The Schools of Occupational Therapy and Engineering are sponsering a
speaker on Wednesday, April 9 at 5:00-8:00.  Dr. Margaret Bullock, Dean
and Head of the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences at the
University of Queensland in Australia, will be talking about "Ergonomics
and Design."  Please come to this event.  It should be very interesting.
(For more information contact Jon Li at jli@emerald...).

There will also be a speaker from Design Continuum very soon.  Stay tuned
for announcements.  

Also, Beth Loring from IDEO will speak on Friday April 25th at 3:00 pm.
We'll send you information about the location.

The cannon painting has been postponed until Monday the 14th.

Todd has more HFES t-shirts.  Buy them for yourself and your family and
friends.  Everybody loves them, and they are only $10.

Todd also has several interesting handouts, including the revised booklet
about the major, applications for the national and New England HFES and
handouts from Ron Shapiro's presentation about looking for a job in Human
Factors and fun games related to Human Factors.  Just ask Todd for these
documents.

Also, on a different note, Jon Li is looking for people to participate in
the Dragonboat festival on June 8.  Contact him (jli@emerald...) if you
would like to help row a long teak boat (no experience necessary).