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<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 is devoted to “fusing collaboration, leadership, and creativity” to empower students to 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 engage in projects that create impact in their local communities. “Studio” is a term used by DFA to define a group of like-minded students that come together to think, design, and innovate. The studios themselves can look different depending on which university you visit; varying from  a designated physical space on campus to simply available classrooms where students can meet.

<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, DFA has spread to 37 campuses around the United States, serving 1200+ students. The establishment of each new studio follows the model of the original Northwestern studio in order to preserve the student-led ~~grassroots~~ atmosphere. Again, Design for America utilizes these studios to give young adults the experience needed to be team players, purposeful learners, and effective leaders.

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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 community members to think about the biggest challenges we face in the world through education, health, economy, and environment. The vision of this organization 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.

= Distinct Differences From Other Offerings[[File:Design for america gala2.jpg|thumb|Design for america gala2.jpg]] =

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 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.DFA provides studio support through faculty, advisors, professional design mentors, community partners, 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 community. DFA is also simultaneously broadening the idea of an "impact" from the traditional sense of starting a new venture, to all types of social endeavours. For example, starting a 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 the 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.<div> </div>

= Impact Achieved For Students and Campus =

<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 design projects throughout the academic year and apply skills, knowledge, and expertise from their course work. Design for America teaches students how to look at 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 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 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;">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 market. 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).~~<div><span style="~~font~~background-~~size~~color: ~~12pt; font-family: Arial~~transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0)~~; background-color: transparent~~; font-~~variant-numeric~~family: ~~normal~~Arial; font-~~variant-east-asian~~size: ~~normal; vertical-align: baseline~~12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">~~In addition to their increased involvement~~When students engage in these projects through DFA design studios, ~~DFA has received national recognition from appearances in~~ the ~~New York Times~~campus enjoys stronger connections between disciplines, ~~Chicago Tribune, Forbes~~an increased awareness of the power of design thinking, and ~~MIT Technology Review~~access to a constantly growing national network. Listed below are the schools currently involved with Design for America ~~has received several awards, invites to conferences,~~ and ~~grants~~some of the current projects developing at these campuses.~~</div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Colleges with Design for America studios:</div><div> </div>

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About Them  \  info@designforamerica.com (847)-491-5839 Ford Motor Company Engineering Design Center 2133 Sheridan Rd. G.302 Evanston, IL 60208<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap">Get conected!To receive more general information visit Design for America's website: [http://designforamerica.com/ http://designforamerica.com/]LinkedIn: [https://www.linkedin.com/groups/3086190/profile https://www.linkedin.com/groups/3086190/profile]Facebook: [https://www.facebook.com/design4america/ https://www.facebook.com/design4america/]Instagram: [https://www.instagram.com/design4america/ https://www.instagram.com/design4america/]Twitter: [https://twitter.com/design4america <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://twitter.com/design4america]Newsletter:[http://designforamerica.us4.list-manage1.com/subscribe?u=93b6ae95688c4aae928f435f1&id=13e72e305d http://designforamerica.us4.listmanage1.com/subscribeu=93b6ae95688c4aae928f435f1&id=13e72e305d]

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