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Q:  I was told I need a Cooper Union email. How do I get that?

A: After you set up your Cooper Account, you will have access to Outlook email. Once enrolled, some communications from The Cooper Union will be sent to your cooper.edu email address only, so it is very important that you check it on a regular basis. It is also important to regularly check CooperConnect* as the bulk of campus notices are posted there and not emailed to students.  

*You will be granted access to the CooperConnect site at the end of July. At that time, you will be automatically given access. Until that time, access will be denied.  

Q: How do I log in to the student portal?

A: Here is a guide to using the student self-service portal.

Q: What is CooperConnect?

A: CooperConnect is a collection of internal websites designed to provide quick access to campus news, information, and resources for Cooper Union's faculty, staff, and students. It's the place to find out about campus activities and events, health and safety updates, student care, career development, student jobs and internships, writing center services, and IT resources and support.

IMPORTANT: Cooper only emails Urgent Messages, Health & Safety Messages, President's Messages, and select event reminders. To help minimize email volume, all other messages will be available on CooperConnect only, so checking the site daily is a good practice. In addition, a compilation of new CooperConnect posts will be sent every Friday.

Q: Why do I need to login to Office 365 to get onto CooperConnect? 

CooperConnect is internal and private to current Cooper faculty, staff, and students. It's an intranet. All faculty, staff, and students receive an Office 365 subscription. To install Office 365, go to portal.office.com and log in with your full Cooper email and password. If you have any trouble accessing your Office365 account, please email ITsupport@cooper.edu.

Contacts:

 

  • 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.