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    Don Kunz Tribute

    Cooper Union Alumni pay tribute to the lasting influence of the Cooper Union Professor of Painting and Calligraphy Don Kunz (1937 - 2001) 

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    Women in Leadership

    Women in Leadership; Forging Visionary Paths
    Thursday, March 28

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    Emilie Gossiaux tour

    Exhibition Tour of "Emilie L. Gossiaux: Other-Worlding" at the Queens Museum
    Wednesday, April 3

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    Careers in Climate II

    Careers in Climate Panel, organized by the Cooper Union Climate Initiative (CUCI)
    Tuesday, April 9

COOPER TOGETHER 2024

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#COOPERMADE

From architecture and engineering to art and activism, Cooper Union alumni have made a lasting impact on society, embodying the institution's commitment to excellence, innovation, and social responsibility.

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  • 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.