Get Involved
Are you a Northwestern faculty or Postdoctoral Researcher interested in becoming affiliated with the center?
Write an email of inquiry to the HCI+D co-directors about what you would like to contribute to the Center and what you would gain by your participation. Explicitly mention ability and interest in participating in Center programming and include a CV.
Upon review of the email, the co-directors will invite you to:
- Attend a quarterly Center event.
- Give a 15-20 minute talk to Center members about your research and interests as they relate to human computer interaction + design and service contributions to the Center.
In consultation with existing affiliate members, the Center leadership will vote on the case and co-directors will report the outcome to the applicant
Some benefits of affiliate membership include:
- Engaging with a vibrant NU intellectual community in the area of HCI and Design
- Opportunity to propose and lead center events
- Opportunity to apply for seed funding grants
Membership Expectations
Our goal is to clearly communicate our expectations of participation including but not limited to,
- Engage in landmark events including up to 3 distinguished speakers each year
- Engage in community events including student talks, faculty lunches, paper exchanges, community socials
- Role modeling participation for doctoral and post-doctoral students
- Mentor our community of post-doctoral, graduate and undergraduates students in HCI + Design
- Evaluate annual fellowship submissions
- Volunteer to 2-4 hours a month to support programming and center activities