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International/ISSO News and Events

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Fall 2026 Events

  • Frid. Jan. 16, 2026, Exchange Students mandatory orientation / check-in (Virtual link sent via email)
  • Tues., Feb. 10, 2026, ISSO Employment/ F-1Tax workshop
    Location: Room 41CS, Rm. LL101
    Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
  • Tues., Feb.10, 2026, ISSO Exchange Student Lunch
    Location: Info emailed to exchange students
    Time: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
  • Tues., March 3, 2026 ISSO CPT/OPT Lunch
    Location: 41CS, Rm.104
    Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
  • Tues., April 7, 2026, ISSO Spring Check-in Lunch
    Location: Room 41CS, Rm.105
    Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
  • Tues., May 5, 2026, ISSO/Engineering End of Term Party
    Location: Room 41CS, Rm.LL101
    Time: 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

  • 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.