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Design and Innovation
Enjoy innovative ideas and people?
Want to design and make something tangible and meaningful while in college?
Interested in using Purdue’s resources to grow your ideas into something real?
The Design & Innovation Learning Community is for you!
Our learning community centers on a Mission, Meaning, Making (M3) philosophy. Impactful innovation does not happen in single academic disciplines/majors. Instead, it requires a cross-disciplinary approach to:
- understand the meaning behind the problems people face,
- the mission for solving these problems, and
- making solutions with the people they impact in mind.
For specific questions regarding the Design and Innovation LC, please email Greg Strimel (gstrimel@purdue.edu).
Eligibility
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You can be an incoming first year student (from any major) interested in Designing, Making, and Innovating
- You can be any undergraduate student (from any major) enrolled in the Design & Innovation Minor
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But you should be ready to have fun, meet new people, and make cool things!
Residential Component
- Students will indicate interest in learning communities (LCs) and apply during their housing application process. Students will be informed of the status of their LC application in mid-May.
- Roommate selection will occur after LC decisions have been made. If admitted to an LC, students will need to match with other student(s) admitted to the same LC. If not selected for an LC, the student's original housing preferences will be considered during general housing placement and the student will be able to roommate match with other general housing students.
- The location of learning community housing will be determined based on the incoming class size and the needs of the learning community.
- For specific question regarding learning communities, email learningcommunities@purdue.edu.
- For housing questions, visit (https://www.housing.purdue.edu/) or email housing@purdue.edu.
Duration
Full Academic Year
Associated Courses and Information
- No classes are required. However, all students in the learning community are encouraged to enroll in the Design & Innovation minor, which is easy to add to current plans of study (See Design & Innovation Minor Website)
- Also, students are encouraged to register for TECH 120 (if a Polytech student) or TECH 220 (if they are in another college). This is not required.
- Students should attend at least 2 learning community events per semester.
Every fee eligible student involved with a learning community (LC) at Purdue will be assessed the $200 LC fee to their university account. These funds support activities and travel, signature LC events, housing assignments and/or course registration and instructor stipends.
Events and Activities Included:
You will have access to the following:
- Ideation Space in Shreve 123.
- Innovation Lab, including 3D Printing, prototyping tools, microcontrollers, and much more, in 344 Young Hall.
- Workshops on how to use different tools and equipment for designing and making.
- Instructors across the Polytechnic Institute, Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. School of Management, and College of Liberal Arts to build your innovation network.
- Events to connect with others such as:
- Design Challenges for prizes, money, and scholarships
- Meals with community leaders and ambassadors
- Tours of local innovative companies and organizations.
Information above is subject to change. If you are placed in the LC, the associated courses will be on your schedule prior to you registering for the rest of your courses.
