Cooper Together 2026

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Cooper Together 2026

Each February, Cooper Union alumni and friends worldwide have come together to celebrate Cooper Together and honor the enduring legacy of Peter Cooper. We continue this cherished tradition with Cooper Together 2026, featuring meetups around the globe. Check out the list below and join fellow Cooper Union supporters—alumni, students, parents, family members of alumni, and friends. Everyone is welcome!

Attend a Cooper Together event near you! Click on a city or region below to view event details. 

If your city or region isn’t listed and you’d like to help organize a Cooper Together meet-up, please reach out to Helen Freeman in the Office of Alumni Affairs and Development at helen.freeman@cooper.edu.

Some event details are still being finalized, please check back for updates.

Arizona (February 16)

Virtual Cooper Together Arizona via Zoom
Monday, February 16
6:00 p.m. MST

Virtual meet-up organized by Janet Reed AR'80 and Robert Tieni AR'80. Due to the vastness of the state of Arizona, Janet and Robert are host a Zoom meet-up again this year.

Zoom link will be shared with registrants on the day of the event.

Register Today

Atlanta, Georgia (February 13)

Cooper Together Atlanta
Tuesday, February 17
6:00 p.m. EST

Home of Allen Wolmer CE'68
Location will be shared upon registration

Regional meet-up organized by Allen Wolmer CE'68.

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Brooklyn, NY (TBD)

Details about Cooper Together Brooklyn will be announced soon.

 

Charlotte, North Carolina (February 9)

Cooper Together Charlotte
Monday, February 9
7:00 p.m. EST

McHale's Pub
3112 N Davidson Street
Charlotte, NC  28205

Regional meet-up organized by Amy Chambers ME'16. Cash bar.

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Chicago, Illinois (TBD)

Details about Cooper Together Chicago will be announced soon.

Cleveland, Ohio (February 12)

Cooper Together Cleveland
Thursday, February 12
6:00 p.m. EST

Home of David Ellison AR'83
Location will be shared upon registration

Regional meet-up organized by David Ellison AR'83.

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Denver, Colorado (TBD)

Details about Cooper Together Denver will be announced soon.

Houston, Texas (February 18)

Cooper Together Houston
Wednesday, February 18

Details about Cooper Together Houston will be announced soon.

Regional meet-up organized by Michael Craig ChE’90, Vito Dilenna ME’06, and Sophie Landau ChE’15. Cash bar.

Hudson Valley, New York (TBD)

Details about Cooper Together Hudson Valley will be announced soon.

Long Island, New York (TBD)

Details about Cooper Together Long Island will be announced soon.

Montreal, Quebec (TBD)

Details about Cooper Together Montreal will be announced soon.

New Orleans, Louisiana (February 5)

Cooper Together New Orleans
Thursday, February 5
6:00 p.m. CST

Care Forgot Beercraft
1728 Saint Charles Avenue
New Orleans, LA  70130

Regional meet-up organized by Madeline Foster-Martinez CE'12, co-owner of Care Forgot Beercraft. Cash bar.

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Northern New Jersey (February 1)

Cooper Together Northern New Jersey
Sunday, February 1
1:00 p.m. EST

Rail Yard Tavern
14-26 Plaza Road North
Fair Lawn, NJ  07410

Regional meet-up organized by Anna Brook BSE'04. Cash bar.

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Peekskill, New York (February 21)

Cooper Together Peekskill with Cooper Brue
Saturday, February 21
1:00 p.m. EST

River Outpost Brewery
5 John Walsh Boulevard
Peekskill, NY 10566

Regional meet-up featuring beer designed by Cooper Brue students and Electrical Engineering Professor, Sam Keene, and brewed on-site at the River Outpost. $40 registration fee to cover buffet, beer, and wine.

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Raleigh, North Carolina (TBD)

Details about Cooper Together Raleigh will be announced soon.

San Francisco, California (February 7)

Cooper Together San Francisco Hike
Saturday, February 7

Details about the Cooper Together San Francisco Hike will be announced soon.

Regional meet-up hike organized by Gilly Youner A’82 and John Leeper AR’85. Dress for moderate hiking and weather. Open to all ages.

Seattle, Washington (TBD)

Details about the Cooper Together Seattle will be announced soon.

Seoul, South Korea (February 10)

Cooper Together Seoul
Tuesday, February 10

Details about Cooper Together Seoul will be announced soon.

Regional meet-up organized by Seung Heo IDE'12. Cash bar.

Silicon Valley, California (TBD)

Details about Cooper Together Silicon Valley will be announced soon.

Tokyo, Japan (February 14)

Cooper Together Tokyo
Saturday, February 14

Details about Cooper Together Tokyo will be announced soon.

Regional meet-up organized by Fuji Toshio AR'89. Cash bar.

Washington, DC (February 11)

Cooper Together Washington, DC
Wednesday, February 11
6:00 p.m. EST

Elephant and Castle
1201 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC  20004

Regional meet-up organized by Jesse Aronson EE'84. Cash bar.

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Wilmington, Delaware (TBD)

Details about Cooper Together Wilmington will be announced soon.

 

 

  • 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.