Gender Neutral Restrooms

In an effort to create a more welcoming and safe campus environment for all members of the Cooper Union community, we are pleased to announce the designation of several campus restroom facilities as “Gender-Neutral.”

We have been able to identity facilities in the Foundation Building, 41 Cooper Square (NAB) and the Student Residence Hall as gender-neutral. These facilities have now been designated as gender-neutral.

The restrooms designated as gender-neutral are as follows:

The Foundation Building

The gender-neutral restroom in the Foundation Building is located on the 6th floor behind the large square elevator.

41 Cooper Square – New Academic Building

The gender-neutral restroom in 41 Cooper Square is located on LL2 next to the “A” staircase. This restroom also contains a shower facility.

Student Residence Hall – 29 3rd Ave.

There are two (2) gender-neutral restrooms located in the Student Residence Hall. The first is located on the 3rd floor within the Office of Student Affairs. The second gender-neutral restroom is located on the 4th floor in the hallway.

Gender-neutral restrooms on campus are essential for members of the Cooper Union community who do not conform to the gender binary. For people who do not conform to the gender binary, having a gender-neutral restroom is a safety issue and we are committed to making the Cooper Union a safe place for all; no one should have to leave a building to find a place where they feel safe to use a restroom.

We will continue to evaluate our campus facilities and seek to continue to make modifications to ensure a safe, welcoming and comfortable environment for every member of the Cooper Union community.

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  • “My feelings, my desires, my hopes, embrace humanity throughout the world,” Peter Cooper proclaimed in a speech in 1853. He looked forward to a time when, “knowledge shall cover the earth as waters cover the great deep.”

  • From its beginnings, Cooper Union was a unique institution, dedicated to founder Peter Cooper's proposition that education is the key not only to personal prosperity but to civic virtue and harmony.

  • Peter Cooper wanted his graduates to acquire the technical mastery and entrepreneurial skills, enrich their intellects and spark their creativity, and develop a sense of social justice that would translate into action.