Cooper Together 2022
Wednesday, February 23, 2022, 12 - 12am
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Join alumni and members of the Cooper community for Cooper Together 2022 as we gather around the globe in honor of Peter Cooper's birthday!
Schedule of Activities
Tuesday, February 1
Cooper Together Atlanta
6:00 p.m. EST
Zoom
A virtual Regional Meet-Up hosted by Allen Wolmer CE'68.
Thursday, February 3
Virtual Tour with Poster House: The Push Pin Legacy
5:30 p.m. EST
Zoom
A virtual tour of The Push Pin Legacy, an exhibition at Poster House which explores the incredible impact Push Pin Studios had on the resurgence and evolution of American commercial illustration. Founded by Cooper Union School of Art alumni Seymour Chwast A'51, Reynold Ruffins A'51 and Edward Sorel A'51 and soon joined by Milton Glaser A'51, Push Pin served as a counterpoint to the slick ads being created on Madison Avenue and the rigid, grid-based designs popular in Europe.
Saturday, February 5
Cooper Together Hong Kong / Greater China
11:00 a.m. HKT
Zoom
A virtual Regional Meet-Up hosted by Vivian Poon EE'93, Tim Mark EE'90 and Alan Ren EE'94.
Saturday, February 5
Cooper Together San Francisco Bay Area
11:00 a.m. PST
Entrance of San Bruno Mountain Park
555 Guadalupe Canyon Pkwy, Brisbane, CA
An in-person Regional Meet-Up hosted by Gilly Youner A'82 and John Leeper AR'85.
Join us for an outdoor gathering (following San Francisco COVID-19 protocols) of a group hike of under an hour uphill to a view that many people in the area have never experienced! Meet at the parking lot at the entrance of San Bruno Mountain Park and follow trails to the summit, where the Radio Towers are a beautiful and intriguing backdrop to wonderful views in all directions. Dress for hiking, and possibly for strong winds at the top, and bring your own picnic lunch, which can be eaten at the summit, or upon return to the start point, where there are picnic tables & restrooms. Keep the following Saturday, February 12 as a rain date. Anyone who can not hike but would like to join, contact the hosts to arrange access at specific time through the trailhead gate, drive the Radio Road to the summit, and get the views. We can toast Peter Cooper at the top! Kindly honor your fellow alumni; join us only if you are vaxxed and boosted, masks when appropriate. Open to all ages, it's about 35 minutes (not including stops for view) to summit, steep dirt & rock trail in parts.
Tuesday, February 8
Wreath Laying Ceremony
12:00-1:00 p.m. EST
Cooper Triangle Park
Cooper Square & 3rd Avenue
New York, NY 10003
Ceremony followed by refreshments outdoors.
Tuesday, February 8
#COOPERMADE Trivia Night
7:00 p.m. EST
Zoom
An evening of #COOPERMADE-themed trivia hosted by Mark A. Vasquez ME'88, Cooper's reigning trivia night host extraordinaire / MC! Click here to brush up on your knowledge of the notable alumni who learned, taught, spoke and inspired the world right here at Cooper!
Wednesday, February 9
FROM ASTOR PLACE TO OUTER SPACE
How a Cooper Union Art School Alum (’66)
went from cutting out pieces of Color-Aid Paper
to driving The Magic School Bus to the Ends of the Universe
7:00 p.m. EST
Zoom
Join The Magic School Bus illustrator Bruce Degen A'66 to hear how a varied career of work in advertising, painting, managing a print studio in an artist’s village in Israel, and teaching drawing classes led him to realize he was most happy when illustrating children's books. He set his plan in motion by compiling a portfolio and meeting every publisher he could find in NYC. His relentlessness paid off, and he eventually worked with marvelous authors and even penned his own books. This talk focused on two childhood classics, Jamberry and The Magic School Bus.
Thursday, February 10
2022 Cooper Union Alumni Association Founder’s Day Awards Ceremony
7:00-8:30 p.m. EST
The annual CUAA Founder’s Day Awards Ceremony honoring alumni achievements. Click here to learn more about the 2022 awardees and read their bios!
Thursday, February 10
Cooper Together Orange County, CA
7:00 p.m. PST
Zoom
A virtual Regional Meet-Up hosted by Larry Seidman EE'61.
Friday, February 11
Cooper Together Arizona
6:00 p.m. MST
Zoom
A virtual Regional Meet-Up hosted by Janet Reed AR'80 and Robert Tieni AR'80.
Saturday, February 12
Cooper Together Dallas
4:00 p.m. CST
Zoom
A virtual Regional Meet-Up hosted by Ron Rubin CHE'67.
Tuesday, February 15
Cooper Together Tri-State Area
7:00 p.m. EST
Zoom
A virtual Regional Meet-Up for alumni in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut hosted by Trustee Cristina Aguirre-Ross AR'81 and Board Chair Malcolm King EE'97.
Wednesday, February 23
Cooper Together New Orleans
8:30 a.m. CST
Ruby Slipper Cafe
315 S Broad Street
New Orleans, LA 70119
An in-person Regional Meet-Up hosted by Jennifer Weishaupt CHE'95 and TRUE A'96.
Join the Dean of the Albert Nerken School of Engineering Dr. Barry L. Shoop and fellow alumni for breakfast at Ruby Slipper Cafe, founded by Jennifer Weishaupt CHE'95!
RSVP required; please register by Monday, February 21 at 12:00 p.m. CST.
Questions?
Please contact Anna S. Covatta, Assistant Director, Alumni Affairs at anna.covatta@cooper.edu.
