D-Schools 2007

Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester, N.Y.

700 students, both grad and undergrad
Design

Partnerships
Academic: Engineering and Computer Science Colleges at RIT, U. of Copenhagen (Denmark), Dessau Dept. of Design, Hochschule Anhalt (Germany)
Business: Has done client projects for Xerox, IBM, Kodak.
Top Employers: Kodak, Landor Associates

Claim to Fame: Lee Green, vice-president for brand experience at IBM, is an alumnus.

Signature Programs: Industrial, graphics, and new-media designers at RIT collaborate with RIT engineers and business students on projects for companies like Kodak and Xerox. Since they can cross-register in business and engineering classes, designers also have access to the business school's programs in innovation and entrepreneurship, where they can incubate design ideas into potential startups.