Virtual State of The Cooper Union

Thursday, June 3, 2021, 7 - 8:30pm

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Virtual State of The Cooper Union

Join President Laura Sparks, Dean Barry L. Shoop of the Albert Nerken School of Engineering, Dean Nader Tehrani of The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture, Dean Mike Essl of the School of Art, Acting Dean Anne Griffin of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, and Board Chair Malcolm King EE'97 as they reflect on life at Cooper over the past year and share an update on planning for the Fall semester, followed by a Q&A session. Open to the entire Cooper community with a special emphasis on Reunion-year alumni.

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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.