Join Cooper Union alumni, parents, families, and friends on campus from September 17-19, 2026, for All Cooper Weekend!

This special weekend will combine Reunion, honoring the Class of 2024 and graduating classes ending in 1 and 6, and Parents & Families Weekend. All alumni, family, and friends are welcome back to campus to relive memories, share stories with generations of Cooper students, and commemorate their time at their beloved alma mater.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 
The Schedule of Events is still being developed. Be sure to check back for updates! All are welcome to attend any part of the weekend’s activities unless otherwise noted.

DRESS CODE
On Campus: Casual and Cooper Union spirit wear
Celebration at National Arts Club: Cocktail attire

*Please note: Class Audits and Campus Tours will be offered on a limited-capacity basis with advanced registration required.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17

9:00 AM- 12:00 PM: Registration opens
10:00 AM- 12:30 PM: Summer Exploration Residency Exhibition
11:00 AM- 12:50 PM: Architecture Class Audit: Site Issues with Prof. Sam Anderson AR’82*
2:00 PM- 4:00 PM: Cooper Connections in the Arts
4:00 PM- 5:00 PM: Architecture Inside Cooper with Assoc. Dean Mersiha Veledar AR’03
5:00 PM- 6:30 PM: Chairs, Champions, and Parents Reception (invitation only)
5:00 PM- 6:30 PM: Maroon and Gold Rocket Pitch 
7:00 PM- 9:00 PM: Iselin Memorial Lecture: Building the Future of NYC panel with New York City Council Member Shekar Krishnan, artist David Brooks, and architect Savina Romanos

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18

9:00 AM- 10:00 AM: Cooper Union General Campus Tour facilitated by the Office of Admissions*
11:00 AM- 12:00 PM: Advanced Drawing Class Exhibition with Sue Gussow, Professor Emerita
2:00 PM- 4:00 PM: Cooper Connections in Architecture
3:30 PM- 4:30 PM: Cooper Union: What Do You Know? with Cooper Union Archivist, Mary Mann, and Prof. Emeritus Peter Buckley
4:30 PM- 5:30 PM: Conversation with the Curators of Highlighting Generations: Collective Inheritance of Black Cooper
5:30 PM- 7:00 PM: Alumni Cocktail Reception

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19

9:00 AM- 10:00 AM: Behind the Scenes Archival Tour
10:00 AM- 11:30 PM: Golden Legion Brunch (invitation only)
10:00 AM- 12:00 PM: Engineering Lab Tour with Assoc. Dean Ruben Savizky*
10:00 AM- 12:00 PM: Art Studio and Lab Tour with Assoc. Dean Yuri Masnyj A’98*
12:00 PM- 1:30 PM: State of The Cooper Union with President Steven W. McLaughlin
2:00 PM- 4:00 PM: Cooper Connections in Engineering
5:00 PM- 8:00 PM: All Cooper Weekend Celebration at the National Arts Club

Ongoing:
•    Golden Legion Hospitality Suite
•    Pop-Up Store
•    Photo Experience
•    Library Yearbook Collection
•    Generations: Archives of Cooper Union’s Black Alumni Artists (June 26-Sept. 26)
•    Guild & Greyshkul Exhibition (Sept. 16-Oct. 31)
•    What Else Could It Mean? Exhibition (Sept. 3-Sep. 27)
 

2026 HOST COMMITTEE

Champions
Paul Nikulin CE’06
Ed Dineen ChE’76
Morris Gelb ChE’66
Anonymous (1)

Chairs
Amy Chambers ME’16 and Robert Walsh ME'16
Hailey Kim CE'16

This list is in formation, to learn more about joining the host committee, please click here.