BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES CLOSED ON SUNDAY, JANUARY 25th
Due to the winter storm warning currently in effect in our region, campus buildings and facilities will be closed on Sunday, January 25, 2026.  The Residence Hall will remain open.  We will continue to monitor conditions throughout the weekend and will provide an update by 5:00 pm on Sunday regarding building hours and classes for Monday.

Cooper Together 2026: Charlotte

Monday, February 9, 2026, 7 - 9pm

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Cooper Together Charlotte

Please join us for a Charlotte regional meet-up to celebrate Cooper Together 2026, organized by Amy Chambers ME'16.

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

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

To register, please click here. Cash bar.

Cooper Together is celebrated by alumni and friends around the world, commemorating Peter Cooper's birthday and honoring his philanthropic spirit, to connect or reconnect with old friends and meet new ones. To see the full line up of events, please click here.

For questions, please contact Helen Freeman of the Office of Alumni Affairs and Development at helen.freeman@cooper.edu.

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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.