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.
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
Sara Brown
Set Designer, Associate Professor in Music and Theater Arts
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
