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
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
Technical Instructor, Metals Artist in Residence, DesignPlus Advisor
