Community-Powered Solutions!
Welcome
The purpose of this site is to provide a central location for solutions-based discussions and data regarding the emergency funding situation at The Cooper Union. This site provides wiki space, tasks, project visibility, and other features necessary for a community-based solution drive.
"In the course of a century there will, of course be a great number of graduates of the Cooper Union and the day will surley come when they, these graduates, will rally round this institution, and if the plans I have formed can be executed in no other way they will see they are carried out" - Peter Cooper (From the 1984 Alumni directory jacket)
Most recent news:
- May 20, 2013: Cooper Union’s shameless trustees, by Felix Salmon
- May 18, 2013: Friends of Cooper summary of the last few weeks
- May 11, 2013: Reuters: Are Cooper Union's Finances Fixable? by Felix Salmon
- May 7, 2013: Vote of No-Confidence in President Bharucha and Mark Epstein
- April 29, 2013: Reuters: The tragedy of Cooper Union, by Felix Salmon
- April 24, 2013: Reuters: It’s time to air Cooper Union’s dirty laundry, by Felix Salmon
- April 10, 2013: N+1 Magazine: Save Cooper Union, by Sangu Iyer CE'99
Get Involved!
- Start with reading a brief summary of what's transpired so far
- Read up on previous Breakout Session Events
- Join or create a FoCUS group
- Pick a project below and add some details, even just a link to a case study helps a lot! Register or sign in to edit pages
- Sign up for updates on Friends of Cooper, and ask your friends, classmates, and relatives to do so as well
- Email the Community Task Force (this site) or Friends of Cooper Event Organizers with questions about how to help
Events
- CUAA Council Meeting and Trustee Forum, May 21 *** Download Flyer Here
- Vote of No-Confidence in President Bharucha and Chairman Mark Epstein
- Trustee Forum - March 1, 2013 @ 6PM
- Common Ground - Feb 21, 2013 @ 9PM
- Debt Summit 20121203
- Sign the petition to support The Way Forward!
- Last push for action before Commencement - May 2012
- Second Community Summit on April 26
- Breakout #5 on Mar 21 (and on facebook)
- Breakout #4 on Feb 29
- FoCUS Breakout Pin-up on Feb 21
- Breakout #3 on Jan 26
- Trustee Webinar Jan 10
- Friends of Cooper Breakout Session #2
- Free Cooper Union Summit and Breakout Session #1 - Dec 5, 2011
Projects
- Suggestions for new Trustees
- Collate a list of potential large donors
- Stronger push for Matching Gifts
- Crowdfunding
- Cooper Union Met Life NAB
- Sponsorship
- Convert the Foundation Building Library to Rental Space
- Rotate Faculty as the 3 Deans
- Rent out facilities in the NAB and Foundation Building
- Sell, move, or renegotiate 30 Cooper
- 1% Donation Circle
- Convert Library and Archives to E-Books
- Cooper Union Credit Card
- Renegotiate Benefits Packages
- Startup Incubation
- Improving Alumni Donations
- Reduce Administration
- Sell, Rent, or Increase Use of Dorm
- Greenback Reward System?
- Better Chotchkies?
- Lost Alumni Hunt?
- Tweaking Building Maintenance?
Research
- Public Presentations - Video, Audio, and Slides
- Forensic Accounting
- Key Documents
- NAB Research
- Administrative Strategy Documentation
- Accreditation
- AtCooper Magazine Issues
- Graduation Statistics / Masters Program Stats
- Novel Education Articles
- Articles on Cooper
- Published Memos
- Trustee Info
- Research on University Funding in General
- Archive Documentation
- Cost of A Student
- Understanding School Governance?
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