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

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

Sara Brown

Set Designer, Associate Professor in Music and Theater Arts
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Tony Hu

Director of MIT’s Integrated Design & Management Master’s Program

William (Bill) McKenna

Technical instructor

Paul Pettigrew

Associate Director of Undergraduate Programs

Gilad Rosenzweig

Executive Director, MITDesignX

Rhea Vedro

Metals Artist in Residence & Lecturer, DesignPlus Advisor