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Foundtion Building

Office of Alumni Affairs and Development

Phone: (212) 353-4164
Email: alumni@cooper.edu | development@cooper.edu

Mailing Address:
The Cooper Union
P.O. Box 22422
New York, NY 10087-2422

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For more specific inquiries, contact one of the following staff members:

Isaac W. K. Thweatt
Vice President of Alumni Affairs and Development
isaac.thweatt@cooper.edu

Timothy Farrell
Executive Director of Alumni Affairs and Individual Giving
tim.farrell@cooper.edu

Christine Donato
Senior Director of Development Operations
christine.donato@cooper.edu

Keith Butler
Senior Director of Foundation Relations and Sponsored Projects
keith.butler@cooper.edu

Richard Baidal
Senior Director of Corporate Partnerships and Strategic Events
rich.baidal@cooper.edu

Edwinda Simms
Acting Director of Alumni Affairs
edwina.simms@cooper.edu

Kara Pusateri
Acting Director of Administration
kara.pusateri@cooper.edu

 

 

  • 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.