Commencement 2016

Tuesday, May 24, 2016, 10:30am - 12:30pm

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Getting ready for commencement in 2015. Photo by Joao Enxuto/The Cooper Union

Getting ready for commencement in 2015. Photo by Joao Enxuto/The Cooper Union

Cooper Union's 157th Commencement will take place on Tuesday May 24, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. in The Great Hall of the Foundation Building at 7 East 7th Street. Doors open at 9:15. Tickets required. This event is not open to the public but it will be streamed live.

The commencement speaker will be Denise Young Smith, vice president of worldwide human resources at Apple, Inc. The Student Speaker will be Andy Overton, who is due to graduate from the School of Art.

For more details see the commencement page.

Located in The Great Hall, in the Foundation Building, 7 East 7th Street, between Third and Fourth Avenues

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  • “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.