Student Experience

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Work from Undergraduate Architecture Design Studio Final Reviews 2024

During their time here, students refine their skills, shape and explore new ideas, and produce elegant, unexpected, and effective work that ignites beauty and benefits humanity.

World Makers will advance our ability to make these life-changing experiences accessible to more students and families, deliver an even more enriching educational experience, and strengthen the support alumni receive after graduation.

Join us in helping our exceptionally promising students to realize their creative potential and change the world.

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Invest in resources that help students thrive

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Scholarships

Donors can support World Makers through gifts to undergraduate scholarships that cover full tuition and related expenses for exceptionally promising students with high need, as well as graduate-level merit scholarships for those pursuing advanced degrees.

Investing In Hope: World Makers Campaign Co-Chair, Trustee Kathryn Chenault

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Wraparound Aid

Donations can be directed to funds that help students of all backgrounds persist, graduate, and thrive. Investments in wraparound aid enable students with limited means to benefit more fully from their Pratt experience—from internships to study abroad opportunities.

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Emergency Funds

Gifts to emergency funds promote equity and help students access resources that keep them focused on their studies—from filling the campus food pantry to defraying the cost of materials and supplies. Finish line support helps them surmount barriers that may jeopardize their ability to graduate.

Pratt is where I realized my artistry. And I’m so grateful to our donors—they make a huge difference for students like me. I have big dreams, and I’m working hard every day to make them a reality.

Hiral Parmar, MID ’25

Student Stories

Stories of Ambition, Persistence, and Life-Changing Opportunities

“I’ve finally found a place where I don’t have to explain myself.”

A student revealed what was behind her huge grin during a chance encounter with President Frances Bronet on campus. For President Bronet, the student’s reply “is what World Makers is all about.”

“The scholarship not only changed my life—it changed my mom’s perspective on what was possible for me. She now encourages me to take risks and follow my dreams.”

Fatoumata Diallo, BArch ’25, received the Chenault Scholarship, funded by Trustee and World Makers Co-Chair Kathryn Chenault and her husband, Kenneth, to support high-achieving undergraduate students pursuing careers in architecture.

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Investing in Hope

World Makers Co-Chair and Trustee Kathryn Chenault has dedicated herself to expanding opportunities for young people.

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Inspiration Across Generations

For Trustee Derrick Adams ’96, “investing in a creative education is more important than ever.”

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Work by Derrick Adams, Taking it on the Road, 2023, acrylic and fabric collage on wood panel, 60 × 48 inches

A Brooklyn Legacy

Trustee Ted Shaine ’68 traces his storied career back to Pratt. Now, he hopes to make a difference for the next generation.

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Endowing Excellence

Jane B. Nord Professor of Fashion Design Byron Lars brings his years of professional experience to the classroom.

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Seaweed Solution

Professor Cindie Kehlet, AquaSteady Research Hub Lead, shows how Pratt “shapes essential solutions for our planet’s future needs.”

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Funding Innovation

IDC Foundation President Raymond Savino speaks to the interdisciplinary innovations happening at Pratt’s Research Yard.

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Makers and Shakers

Judit Török, director of the Center for Teaching and Learning, looks to enable “faculty members to forge radically creative solutions.”

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A Commitment to Student Wellness

Trustee Anne Edwards supports initiatives, like the new Student Wellness Center, that help students thrive.

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Strong Foundations

For Trustee Iona Fromboluti and Doug Wirls, professors emeriti, to shape new worlds, students need to understand the world around them.

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The Life of An Artist

Mickalene Thomas ’00 reflects on supporting students in “a remarkable community at the heart of arts and culture.”

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Mickalene Thomas, photo by Chad Kirkland

Building on Our Legacy

Chair of the Board Gary Hattem ’75 reflects on plans for a new School of Architecture building.

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Work by Gabriel Hambrick, BArch ’28

The Best We Can Be

For Dean Quilian Riano, a new School of Architecture building “is our chance to imagine a bold new future for architecture education.”

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Work by Riwa Ali, BArch ’27, and Heet Desai, BArch ’27

The Force of Creativity

Andy Cohen ’78 discusses empowering future design leaders to “channel disruption into greater positive impact.”

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The Shanghai Tower, designed by Gensler, is the tallest building in China and second-tallest building in the world.

Shaping Innovation

President Frances Bronet shares her thoughts on the World Makers campaign.

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More Student Stories

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From Pratt News

Designing Regenerative Futures

Following President Frances Bronet’s recent appearance at the UN for the Regenerative Communities Summit, explore some of the ways in which Pratt students, faculty, and alumni are developing design solutions that restore ecosystems, strengthen communities, and address climate change.

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