Posting Policy

In order to meet the information dissemination and posting needs of the Cooper Union community, the Posting Policy has been updated.  The new policy is listed below.  The Foundation Building is an official national and city landmark. The City's Landmarks Preservation Commission and the Department of Buildings have rules and regulations regarding posting materials and/or hanging signage and banners.  Landmarks, in particular, have regulations for postings on the exterior of the building that are strictly enforced and require staff review.  The City’s Department of Building's regulations and permits relate to size and placement that might cause unsafe or blocked sight lines for people inside the building.  The policies of both the City's Landmarks Preservation Commission and the City’s Department of Buildings can be accessed on www.nyc.gov.  (NYC Parks does not permit banners to be attached to trees in Cooper Park.) Regulations also cover any alteration to the facade of the Foundation Building and prohibit invading the exterior building stone when mounting materials. 

Posting Policy

I. LOCATIONS

Posters, fliers, and other communications may be posted only in the following Community Posting Spaces:

Foundation Building:

  • One designated kiosk in the 1st floor lobby 
  • Designated area of pinup board at the end of the 3rd floor hallway 
  • Pinup boards in the hallways of the 4th, 5th, and 6th floors 
  • Pinup board next to the student mailboxes on the 2nd floor 
  • Pinup board in the 4th floor lobby 

41 Cooper Square:

  • Framed cloth-covered bulletin boards next to the express elevators on each floor 
  • Above trash & recycling areas on each floor 
  • Framed cloth-covered bulletin boards throughout the building unless a label at the top of the board indicates that it is used for a particular academic department or administrative office. 

 

Reserved Spaces: 

  • The kiosk in the 41 Cooper Square lobby and two of the kiosks in the Foundation Building lobby are reserved for promoting official events organized or sponsored by the institution. 

Posters or fliers put up outside these designated areas, such as on walls without pinup boards, or on structural columns, windows, doors, floors, ceilings, elevators, and furniture, are not in compliance with this policy. 

With the exception of special posting needs as deemed necessary by official school offices, nothing may be posted in areas not in compliance with this policy such as on walls without pinup boards, or on structural columns, windows, doors, floors, ceilings, elevators, and furniture.

Residence Hall  

Postings and fliers put up in the Residence Hall must receive the prior approval of the Office of Student Affairs. 

II. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER POLICIES 

Posters and fliers must not violate any other institutional policies, including the Cooper Union Non-Discrimination and Harassment in the Workplace Policy, the Policy Upholding Human Rights and Title IX Protections, the Cooper Union Non-Discrimination Statement, and the Cooper Union Student Code of Conduct. 

In accordance with the Federal Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act, posters and fliers may not endorse the consumption of alcohol or illegal drugs. 

Posters and fliers may not incite violence or call for harm to any individuals, or property damage.  

Flags and banners may not be posted on windows, hallways, walls, classrooms, or posting boards without prior approval from a Dean or Department Leader.  

Posters and fliers related to activities of unregistered organizations or clubs, or unaffiliated individuals may only be posted in the designated areas with the prior approval from a Dean or Department Leader.  

The Facilities Department must be informed of any special approval for postings and fliers. These specially approved postings will remain and align with all other policies related to posters and fliers. 

III. DURATION 

Posters and fliers posted in Community Posting Spaces may be up for a maximum of 14 days or until the advertised event has ended - whichever occurs first.  Once a posting has expired, the person who posted it should remove it, failing which it will be removed by the Facilities Department. 

IV.  METHOD OF ATTACHMENT 

Posters and fliers should be secured at the kiosks, pinup, or bulletin boards using thumbtacks, pushpins, staples, scotch tape, masking tape, or other light-duty tape.  Glue, heavy-duty adhesive tapes, nails, screws, and other methods may not be used.  

V.  ARTWORKS OR OTHER ACADEMIC WORKS 

Installations outside of the classroom for class critique must be approved in advance by the appropriate school's main office. 

Approval of the Dean of the School, as well as the necessary city permits, is required to display anything outside of the building. 

Other artwork installations must be approved in advance through official exhibition planning, or Temporary Installation request procedures. 

VI. ENFORCEMENT 

Postings which are in obvious violation of any of these rules are subject to immediate removal by any member of the Cooper Union administration.  

Any member of the Cooper Union community may report what they feel may be an inappropriate posting to the Vice President of Administration, the Vice President of Academic Affairs or a dean.  Likewise, anyone who feels that their posting was unjustly removed by the school may appeal the removal to their Dean’s Office, the Office of the Vice President of Academic Affairs, the Office of the Vice President of Administration, or the Office of the President of Cooper Union.  

  • Founded by inventor, industrialist and philanthropist Peter Cooper in 1859, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art offers education in art, architecture and engineering, as well as courses in the humanities and social sciences.

  • “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.