Students using human-centered design on campus to accelerate impact.

Programming from the Design Initiative at Dartmouth.

The Design Initiative at Dartmouth (DIAD) matches teams of talented student innovators with research labs and campus organizations in order to accelerate the potential of impactful initiatives by applying human-centered design methods. The student teams and partners work together to ask key questions and build creative solutions and tools. Stay tuned for new DIAD opportunities in 2026.

Design Corps is DIAD’s student co-created program. Starting in 2019, Dartmouth undergraduates of all majors have deepened their human-centered design knowledge by working in teams for campus partners on a variety of exciting projects. This page showcases past Design Corps students, campus partners, and their collaborative work. Reach out if you have a project with the potential to contribute to pressing world problems that design students can help you accelerate. **[email protected]**

For Students

🛠 Sharpen your design skills. 🙂 Make Dartmouth a better place. 💵 Get paid to do it.

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“It's been an incredible opportunity working with fellow designers to bring meaningful change to the Dartmouth student experience. Seeing the potential for improvement across Dartmouth's organizations, I am excited by the opportunities future design teams have to make Dartmouth even better.”

**– Student Member of Design Corps

For Campus Organizations

🤝 Work with a dedicated student team. ✅ Make headway on a complex problem.
💪 Grow your office’s innovation potential.

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“The students got further in this project than I ever thought possible. Their work is already having a measurable positive impact for us—and they’re not even finished with the project yet!”

**– Project Partner Organization

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