D-Schools 2007

U. of Illinois, Chicago*

Chicago, Ill.

620 students, both grad and undergrad
Design

Partnerships
Business: Motorola is sponsoring a new research center; also does contract work for Whirlpool, Rayco, and P&G.
Top Employers: Whirlpool, P&G, Nike

Claim to Fame: Stephan Andren of Nike Lab is an alumnus.

Signature Programs: UIC offers interdisciplinary product-design courses as part of its design degree that are open to business and engineering students, and where projects are company-sponsored. Additionally, the university is deeply involved in design for the local Chicago community urban planning and design for social equity. This year, Motorola will be partnering with the program to launch an Innovation Center.