DesignPlus Advisors

DesignPlus is a learning community open to MIT first-year undergraduates. It’s a space for hands-on experimentation and exploration, acquiring technical skills, finding mentors and mutual support, and having fun. Approximately 50 students receive mentorship from dedicated faculty and technical instructors who act as advisors throughout the year.

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DesignPlus First-Year Learning Community

John Ochsendorf

Class of 1942 Professor; Professor of Architecture; Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering; MacVicar Faculty Fellow; Founding Director, Morningside Academy for Design

Maria Yang

Kendall Rohsenow Professor, Mechanical Engineering; Associate Director, Morningside Academy for Design; Faculty Director for Academics, MIT D-Lab; Founder and Director, MIT Ideation Lab

Kirk Kolenbrander

Senior Lecturer

William (Bill) McKenna

Technical instructor

Paul Pettigrew

Associate Director of Undergraduate Programs

Arvind Satyanarayan

Assistant Professor of Computer Science

Amy Smith

Senior Lecturer of Mechanical Engineering; Founding Director, MIT D-Lab

Rhea Vedro

Metals Artist in Residence & Lecturer, DesignPlus Advisor