Naina Durga
Community Lead, BC’ 21
Design at Columbia is a community of Columbia students, faculty, alumni focused on helping students develop in the art of making change. We provide students with opportunities in skill-building and design career discovery through the many pathways of design. Through our supportive community, we coordinate collaborations through product sprints, panels with designers in industry, mentorship programs, and other outreach activities.
Untill Feburary 2020, design was never a visible or accessible skill to discover at Columbia University. We formed a team of design-driven students and faculty and launched Design Day. Over 150 students join us throughout the two days, demonstrating the want and need for a space to learn and build design skills.
Prof. Harry West
Columbia University, School of Engineering
Prof Kristin Myers
Columbia University, School of Engineering
Prof Hod Lipson
Columbia University, School of Engineering
Prof Brian Smith
Columbia University, School of Engineering
Prof Aaron Kyle
Columbia University, School of Engineering
Prof Sarah Morrison-Smith
Barnard College, Computer Science Department
Umbreen Bhatti
Barnard College, Director Athena Center for Leadership Studies
Prof Jin Kuwata
Columbia University, Teachers College
Ivy Schultz
Columbia Engineering, Director of Entrepreneurship
Prof Katie Reuther
Columbia Engineering, School of Engineering
Prof Ioannis (John) Kymissis
Columbia Engineering, School of Engineering
Julia Byrd
Associate Director at PowerBridgeNY
Jim Aloise
Columbia Technology Ventures Executive Director at PowerBridgeNY
Bernard Boey
Lead UX Designer, Columbia University IT (CUIT)