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International/ISSO News and Events

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URGENT IMMIGRATION NEWS & UPDATES:

August 27, 2026 Changes to CPT Policy
August 11, 2026 FAQs about Critical New Rule Affecting F-1 International Students and J-1 Exchange Visitors
June 5, 2025 CBP's Border Search of Electronic Devices at Ports of Entry
June 5, 2025 F-1 and J-1 Visa Pause
May 29, 2025 Five Key Points Related to the Administration’s Recent Actions Against International Students
May 27, 2025 U.S. Pauses New Student-Visa Interviews as It Prepares to Ramp Up Screening
May 9, 2025 Executive & Regulatory Actions 2025
January 1, 2025 Changes to Immigration Policies and the Impact on The Cooper Union

Fall 2026 ISSO Events:

Wed., Aug.26, 2026, ISSO Orientation/Check-in breakfast
Location: Room 41CS, Rm.101
Time: 9:00 am - 10:30 am EST
Thursday, August 27, 2026, ISSO Exchange student lunch
Location: Cooper Union Suite, 8th floor, Foundation Building
Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Tuesday, Sep.15, 2026, Immigration updates / Q&A Lunch Please RSVP
Location: 41 Cooper Square, Rm.104
Time: 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026, F-1 Employment Workshop Please RSVP
Location: 41 Cooper Square, Rm.104
Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026, Mid Semester Check-in Lunch with Engineering 1st Year Seminar - Please RSVP
Location: 41 Cooper Square, Rm. LL101
Time: 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026, Cultural Adjustment & Mental Health Lunch with guest speaker - Please RSVP
Location: 41 Cooper Square, Rm. 104
Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Tuesday, Nov 17. 2026, Thanksgiving Lunch Feast -Please RSVP
Location: 41 Cooper Square, Rm.104
Time: 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Tuesday, Dec.1, 2026, End of Year Celebration Lunch with Engineering 1st Year Seminar - Please RSVP
Location: 41 Cooper Square, Rm. LL101
Time: 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

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.