Cooper Together 2023

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Every year, Cooper Together is celebrated by alumni and members of the Cooper community around the world, commemorating Peter Cooper's Birthday and honoring his philanthropic spirit.

From February 4th - 14th, alumni, parents and friends will gather in cities around the world. Click here to see where alums are hosting events.

Join your fellow alumni and members of The Cooper Community as we celebrate our founder, Peter Cooper!
 

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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.