Our Mission

Our College prepares students to understand, contribute to, and succeed in a rapidly changing society, thus making the world a better and more just place. We will ensure that our students develop the skills that a sound education provides and the competencies essential for success and leadership in the emerging creative economy.

Our Vision

We are and will be a place where design and social research drive approaches to studying issues of our time, such as democracy, urbanization, technological change, economic empowerment, sustainability, migration, and globalization. We will be the preeminent intellectual and creative center for effective engagement in a world increasingly demanding better-designed objects, communication, systems, and organizations to meet social needs.