Goals of the College of Environmental Design

• Encourage a college identity that spans departments and programs
• Make space for “cutting-edge” design without bowing to fads or design dogma
• Foster a diverse student body
• Allow students the freedom to express their creativity and define their own academic path
• Focus on social equity and socially conscious design
• Encourage multidisciplinary and collaborative learning opportunities, both within the college and with the greater UC Berkeley community
• Support the use of advanced technology on both the academic and administrative fronts
• Make the research and resources of the college readily visible both internally and externally
• Promote a strong sense of community at Wurster Hall
• Foster awareness of the global community
• Promote accessibility to CED’s physical as well as web resources