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Founded in 2009  at Northwestern University's McCormick School of Engineering, Design for America (DFA) is an organization based on the idea that  people cannot innovate without believing in themselves. This principle defines their motivation behind working on a national level to build a network of students who actively create impact at the local level through team projects. Co-founder Dr. Liz Gerber has researched new ways of learning about human centered design called Extracurricular Design-Based Learning (EDBL). This method engages students, community members and partners to think about our biggest challenges that we face in Education, Health, Economy and Environment. I think the best words that summerize this organization's vision is motivation informed by belief in ability."  DFA holds the idea that we must believe in our ability to develop and implement innovation solutions that can address the world's challenges                                                                         [[File:DesignForAmerica.png]]

<span id="docs-internal-guid-fa2abf0e-e132-679e-608a-387a0f9e8b0e"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Design for America (DFA) was founded in 2009 at Northwestern University’s McCormick School of Engineering. The organization's goal is devoted to “fusing collaboration, leadership, and creativity” to create a network of empower students working to solve apply design thinking to large scale social problems . DFA works to accomplish this by establishing “design studios” at college campuses across the country. Then, the studios are provided with the necessary resources to effectively utilize design thinking and make a significant engage in projects that create impact in their community. Design for American student teams survey their local community and assess the challenges people facecommunities. Teams go through all steps “Studio” is a term used by DFA to define a group of the like-minded students that come together to think, design process , and innovate. The studios themselves can look different depending on which university you visit; varying from ideation &nbsp;a designated physical space on campus to viable product developmentsimply available classrooms where students can meet. Student teams are part of studios</span></span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-fa2abf0e-e132-679e-608a-387a0f9e8b0e"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Currently, or DFA organizations indepentently run by has spread to 37 campuses around the United States, serving 1200+ students on campuses nation wide. Groups The establishment of students come together like any other organization on campus and think each new studio follows the model of problems the original Northwestern studio in their community. They then create teams of 2 order to 3 students to take on different projectspreserve the student-led atmosphere. Again, Design for America believes that every student has utilizes these studios to give young adults the ability experience needed to make an impact be team players, purposeful learners, and through design innovation students can solve problems in the world around themeffective leaders.&nbsp;</span></span><div><br/></div>{{#Widget:Youtube|id=u7v6mrdC2lQ}}}

<span id="docs-internal-guid-3a4f77a5-e2ed-dea3-9e68-8f2ca07ea08b"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Design for America's focus is an organization that is based on the idea that people cannot be innovated without believing in themselves. Working on a national level to build a network of students who consistently create student led design studios that find meaningful ways an impact through team-based projects. The main goal of Design for America is to generate a network of students who actively work to create solve social problems and make an impact in their communities. In order to assess its challenges and complete all steps in the design process from creating ideas to feasible product development, student teams must survey their local communities. DFA Student teams are either part of a studio or independently run by students on campuses nationwide. Design for America believes that every student has spread the drive to make an impact through design innovation to 17 universities throughout solve problems in the United States world around them.</span></span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-3a4f77a5-e2ed-dea3-9e68-8f2ca07ea08b"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Co-founder Dr. Liz Gerber has conducted research for new ways of learning about human centered design called Extracurricular Design-Based Learning. This system engages students and continues community members to grow with 70 applications think about the biggest challenges we face in the world through education, health, economy, and environment. The vision of this past yearorganization is the create belief that one can be motivated in our ability to make change. Design for America strongly believes that we must believe and challenge our ability to generate innovative solutions that addresses the world’s challenges by applying extracurricular design-based learning.</span></span><div><br/></div>= Distinct Differences From Other Offerings[[File:Design for america gala2.jpg|thumb|Design for america gala2.jpg]] =<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.44;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:16pt;text-align: justify;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fa2abf0e-e132-eed6-cb09-182531d5f101"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The distinct value that Design for America offers is the formation of a campus organization devoted to helping students develop their ideas through working in teams and also using proven methods of designed-based learning. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">DFA equips students to tackle social challenges through design innovation. Looking at an individual </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">DFA provides studio levelsupport through faculty, advisors, professional design mentors, community partners, students lead an and administrators within the DFA organization . The significance of Design for America on your campus is the ability to create a pipeline of leaders and thinkers that can make an impact within their campus called community. DFA is also simultaneously broadening the idea of an "impact" from the traditional sense of starting a studionew venture, to all types of social endeavours. Studios are not necessarily physical space but more like For example, starting a group that comes together volunteer organization or teaching classes about nutrition in the local community or extraordinary challenges in economy, education, and environment. DFA projects fuse collaboration, leadership, and creativity. Lastly, DFA is committed to thinkthe continuing development of interdisciplinary student teams. Students from all majors and backgrounds play crucial parts on campus studios and bridge the gap between business, science, engineering, and liberal arts.</span></span></p><div><br/></div>= Impact Achieved For Students and Campus = <span id="docs-internal-guid-fa2abf0e-e133-708e-0b4d-ef5babdce786"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On campus, student teams work on 2-3 self-selected designprojects throughout the academic year and apply skills, knowledge, and innovateexpertise from their course work. Studios Design for America teaches students how to look at different universities vary their local community, find problems, think of solutions, and implement those changes. These experiences are enhanced through DFA’s National Partnerships. When partnering with DFA, “companies gain valuable insight from an actual physical the next generation of changemakers”, but the students benefit immensely from opportunities to engage in real world experiences. In the past, students have successfully contributed “reimagined marketing/promotion strategies, innovation in product development, and provisional patents of product prototypes”.</span></span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-fa2abf0e-e133-c54b-625d-bddc9981f920"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space on : pre-wrap;">Since the creation of Design for America, over 2,000 students have participated in campus studios, 37 campuses have gotten involved, and two start ups (SwipeSense and Jerry the Bear) have come to class rooms where students can meetmarket. The main idea Jerry the Bear is a stuffed animal that helps children with Type 1 Diabetes monitor their blood sugar levels and build healthy behaviors through play. SwipeSense “uses sensors in hospital personnel badges and dispensers to capture hygiene activity” to help prevent hospital acquired infections. Currently, SwipeSense has raised $16.9 million in funding and employs over 35 people (Visit the Blog page on DFA’s website for more info).</span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">When students find engage in these projects through DFA design studios, the campus enjoys stronger connections between disciplines, an increased awareness of the power of design thinking, and create an impactaccess to a constantly growing national network. DFA provides these entities Listed below are the resources schools currently involved with Design for America and training needed to be successful as nacient organizationsome of the current projects developing at these campuses.</span><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration-line: underline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Colleges with Design for America studios:</span></div><div><br/></div><span id="docs-internal-guid-fa2abf0e-e134-9767-6bff-a7e9957b4ff1"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Babson|Olin|Wellesley (BOW)</span></span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-fa2abf0e-e134-9767-6bff-a7e9957b4ff1"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Barnard College|Columbia University</span></span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-fa2abf0e-e134-9767-6bff-a7e9957b4ff1"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Carnegie Mellon University</span></span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-fa2abf0e-e134-9767-6bff-a7e9957b4ff1"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Case Western Reserve University|Cleveland Institute of Art</span></span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-fa2abf0e-e134-9767-6bff-a7e9957b4ff1"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Cornell University</span></span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-fa2abf0e-e134-9767-6bff-a7e9957b4ff1"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Duke University</span></span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-fa2abf0e-e134-9767-6bff-a7e9957b4ff1"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Johns Hopkins University|Maryland Institute College of Art</span></span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-fa2abf0e-e134-9767-6bff-a7e9957b4ff1"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Massachusetts Institute of Technology</span></span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-fa2abf0e-e134-9767-6bff-a7e9957b4ff1"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Michigan State University</span></span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-fa2abf0e-e134-9767-6bff-a7e9957b4ff1"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Northwestern University</span></span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-fa2abf0e-e134-9767-6bff-a7e9957b4ff1"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Portland State University</span></span> === === <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fa2abf0e-e134-9767-6bff-a7e9957b4ff1"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Purdue University</span></span></span> <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fa2abf0e-e134-9767-6bff-a7e9957b4ff1"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">New York University</span></span></span> <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fa2abf0e-e134-9767-6bff-a7e9957b4ff1"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute</span></span></span> <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fa2abf0e-e134-9767-6bff-a7e9957b4ff1"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rice University</span></span></span> <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fa2abf0e-e134-9767-6bff-a7e9957b4ff1"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rhode Island School of Design|Brown University</span></span></span> <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fa2abf0e-e134-9767-6bff-a7e9957b4ff1"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Stanford University</span></span></span> <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fa2abf0e-e134-9767-6bff-a7e9957b4ff1"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tulane University</span></span></span> <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fa2abf0e-e134-9767-6bff-a7e9957b4ff1"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">University of Alabama</span></span></span> <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fa2abf0e-e134-9767-6bff-a7e9957b4ff1"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">University of Cincinnati</span></span></span> <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fa2abf0e-e134-9767-6bff-a7e9957b4ff1"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign</span></span></span> <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fa2abf0e-e134-9767-6bff-a7e9957b4ff1"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">University of California, Davis</span></span></span> <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fa2abf0e-e134-9767-6bff-a7e9957b4ff1"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">University of California, Los Angeles</span></span></span> <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fa2abf0e-e134-9767-6bff-a7e9957b4ff1"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">University of California, San Diego</span></span></span> <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fa2abf0e-e134-9767-6bff-a7e9957b4ff1"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">University of Colorado Boulder</span></span></span> <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fa2abf0e-e134-9767-6bff-a7e9957b4ff1"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill</span></span></span> <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fa2abf0e-e134-9767-6bff-a7e9957b4ff1"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">University of Notre Dame</span></span></span> <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fa2abf0e-e134-9767-6bff-a7e9957b4ff1"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">University of Oregon</span></span></span> <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fa2abf0e-e134-9767-6bff-a7e9957b4ff1"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">University of Pittsburgh</span></span></span> <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fa2abf0e-e134-9767-6bff-a7e9957b4ff1"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">University of Southern California</span></span></span> <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fa2abf0e-e134-9767-6bff-a7e9957b4ff1"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">University of St. Thomas</span></span></span> <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fa2abf0e-e134-9767-6bff-a7e9957b4ff1"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">University of Texas at Austin</span></span></span> <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fa2abf0e-e134-9767-6bff-a7e9957b4ff1">[http://designforamerica.com/join-a-studio/uvermont@designforamerica.&nbspcom <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">University of Vermont</span>]</span></span> <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fa2abf0e-e134-9767-6bff-a7e9957b4ff1"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Vanderbilt University</span></span></span> <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fa2abf0e-e134-9767-6bff-a7e9957b4ff1"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Virginia Tech</span></span></span> <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fa2abf0e-e134-9767-6bff-a7e9957b4ff1"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Washington University in St. Louis</span></span></span>

From teaching design innovation<span style="font-family:arial, DFA hopes to give young adults the experience needed to be team playershelvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fa2abf0e-e134-9767-6bff-a7e9957b4ff1"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Yale University</span></span></span><div><br/></div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fa2abf0e-e135-0b41-1d9b-fce4589f301b"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, purposeful learners0, and leaders in every sense of the word. One important aspect is that 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Some Recent Design for America has attempted Projects:</span></span></span><ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><li><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fa2abf0e-e135-0b41-1d9b-fce4589f301b"><span style="font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Swipe Sense- How can we reduce hospital acquired infections?</span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fa2abf0e-e135-0b41-1d9b-fce4589f301b"><span style="font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Immerse- How can we build community support to keep its student led grass roots atmostphere reduce isolation felt by using the same formula from Northwestern's studio people with dementia?</span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fa2abf0e-e135-0b41-1d9b-fce4589f301b"><span style="font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Navigation, in a Sense- How can we support autistic travellers to build new studios on campuses throughout comfortably navigate the United States.&nbspairport experience?</span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fa2abf0e-e135-0b41-1d9b-fce4589f301b"><span style="font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Planner 2- How can we create a fun way for middle school students to gain emotional awareness and feel comfortable discussing emotions with their parents?</span></span></span></li></ol>

[http<span id="docs-internal-guid-3a4f77a5-e2ee-9286-fa62-4351392d91fc"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In order to bring this resource to campus, student leaders need to be informed on the application process of Design for America.</span></span><ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-3a4f77a5-e2ee-9286-fa62-4351392d91fc"><span style="font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Start the DFA application by contacting Design for America</span></span></li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-3a4f77a5-e2ee-9286-fa62-4351392d91fc"><span style="font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">To receive training from DFA student leaders must attend conference in August</span></span></li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-3a4f77a5-e2ee-9286-fa62-4351392d91fc"><span style="font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Identify a group of 30 students by the student leaders that are interested in Design for America</span></span></li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-3a4f77a5-e2ee-9286-fa62-4351392d91fc"><span style="font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Contest a Design for America studio on campus</span></span></li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-3a4f77a5-e2ee-9286-fa62-4351392d91fc"><span style="font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space:pre-wrap;">Identify 1-10 projects and community partners for the studio</span></www.youtube.comspan></watch?vli><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-3a4f77a5-e2ee-9286-fa62-4351392d91fc"><span style=u7v6mrdC2lQ http"font-size:12pt; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Begin one project and go through the design process</span></www.youtube.comspan></watch?vli><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-3a4f77a5-e2ee-9286-fa62-4351392d91fc"><span style=u7v6mrdC2lQ]"font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Final interview</span></span></li></ol>

<span id= Distinct Differences From Other Offerings "docs-internal-guid-3a4f77a5-e2ee-9286-fa62-4351392d91fc"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For more information about applying for Design for America, visit the website at </span>[http://designforamerica.com/get-involved/students/apply/ <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 255); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://designforamerica.com/get-involved/students/apply/</span>]<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></span><div><br/></div><div><br/></div>= '''Contact''' =<div><br/></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.44; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:16pt; text-align: justify"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fa2abf0e-e135-5f7e-df3b-d6ff6dc3d882"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap">About Them &nbsp;\ &nbsp;info@designforamerica.com</span><br/><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap">(847)-491-5839</span><br/><br/><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap">Ford Motor Company Engineering Design Center</span><br/><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap">2133 Sheridan Rd. 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