Introducing the New CHCI Student Council Members!

The Center for Human-Computer Interaction (CHCI) has a new Student Council that will serve from Spring through Fall semesters 2025. This student-driven organization aims to positively impact the CHCI student community through advocacy, events, and programs.

The council's vision and mission statements are as follows:

Vision: The CHCI student council aims to provide an inclusive and creative space for students to find common ground, network, and collaborate academically and artistically. The student council will promote a strong community amongst students by showcasing human-computer interaction design work and research focusing on providing unique social opportunities.

Mission: The student council is inspired by Virginia Tech's motto, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve), to help build a stronger student-based community as a part of CHCI and to promote student engagement in the ongoing interdisciplinary efforts by the HCI community.

Activities: The student council organizes the Student Research Symposium, showcasing student research in the Center. The council also hosts the weekly "Hack-and-Yak" every Friday and the “Write Club” every Wednesday.

The Council members for this year are:

• President - Justin Kerobo, iPhD student in ICAT

• Vice-President - Levern Currie, PhD student in Industrial and Systems Engineering 

• Treasurer - Daniel Manesh, PhD student in Computer Science 

• Event Coordinators -  Nikitha Chandrashekar , PhD student in Computer Science; Andrew Jelson, PhD student in Computer Science 

• Engagement Officers (Internal) - Shokoufeh Bozorgmehrian, PhD student at Virginia Tech; Morva Saaty, PhD student in Computer Science 

• Outreach Coordinators  (External) - Jennifer Mitchell, PhD student in Industrial and Systems Engineering

• Social Media Channels Coordinators - Saeid Alimoradi, PhD student in Industrial and Systems Engineering; Sunday Ubur, PhD student in Computer Science