Design For America at Carnegie Mellon

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Interdisciplinary.
Innovative.
Kind.

Design For America @ Carnegie Mellon University is a group of interdisciplinary students who use their unique design, engineering, and social sciences perspectives to confront social issues in innovative ways.

Our Mission

Teach Human-Centered Design

As a chapter of national DFA, we teach members the design process and emphasize the importance of empathy and intentional problem solving.

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Interdisciplinary Collaboration

By collaborating in teams of students from a variety of majors with diverse backgrounds and interests, we develop well-rounded solutions and fuse collaboration, leadership, and creativity.

Contribute to Societal Good

Student-led teams partner closely with local community organizations. Together, students and organizations identify challenging social issues to design and develop comprehensive solutions that benefit the broader community.