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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:
- Jan 11, 2014: The shame of Cooper Union - by Felix Salmon at Reuters
- Jan 10, 2014: Kevin Slavin A'95 on the Trustee email
- Jan 10, 2014: Trustee email rejecting the Working Group Plan
- Jan 9, 2014: Kevin Slavin A'95 on the Trustee Vote tomorrow: "Free is not for Nothing"
- Update Pending
- Nov 12, 2013: Board of Trustees reneges on Student Trustee agreement
- Oct 22, 2013: Working Group General Meeting and Update
- Cooper Union Campus Notice: Official requirements and procedures for the election of Students Trustees *** Full Student Trustee Page
- Friends of Cooper: Working Group Update on Oct 9 Meeting, by Barry Drogin EE'83 *** Full Working Group Page
- Oct 2, 2013: N+1 Magazine: You Can't Just End an Era, by Sangu Iyer CE'99
- Sept 2013: CUAA Newsletter: Free Cooper Union General Meeting and Working Group Instructions
- Aug 21, 2013: Alumni Representatives elected to the Working Group
- Aug 19, 2013: Art In America: Upheaval Continues at Cooper Union
- Aug 5, 2013: Chronicle of Higher Education: For Public Colleges, the Best Tuition is No Tuition
- July 2013: The Fader: A Union Divided: Occupation and Higher Education at Cooper Union
- July 17, 2013: Can Cooper Union Find A Way To Continue Free Tuition And Its Social Mission?
- July 15, 2013: Village Voice: Cooper Union Students End Occupation of President's Office
- More News
- Cooper newsletter subscriptions
Get Involved!
- Vote for the Working Group Plan with your wallet:
- Under Construction
- More ways to Get Involved!
Events
- Oct 22, 2013 - Working Group Forum #2
- Under Construction and Update
- CUAA Council Meeting and Trustee Forum, May 21 *** Download Flyer Here *** Transcript Here *** Summary Here
- Vote of No-Confidence in President Bharucha and Chairman Mark Epstein
- Trustee Forum - March 1, 2013 @ 6PM
- Common Ground - Feb 21, 2013 @ 9PM
- More Events
Projects
- Working Group
- The Associates of Cooper Union
- 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
- Memorandum of Agreement
- George Campbell
- Mission History
- 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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