Message from CUAA President Robert Tan
Dear Friends, Alumni, and Classmates, This is my last message as President of the Cooper Union Alumni Association (CUAA). I am filled with gratitude for the hard work the Council has put forth during...
2023 Graduates Registration Page
Election Update March 28, 2023
Dear Alumni, Meet the Candidates Night for the 2023 CUAA elections was held March 15, 2023. The entire Meet the Candidates Night was recorded and can be streamed here. In the YouTube stream, you will...
2023 Founder’s Day Awardees
The CUAA announced the 2023 CUAA Founder’s Day Award Winners on 12/14/2022 at the Holiday Party. The annual Founder’s Day Award ceremony and celebration will be held on February 9, 2023 in the Rose...
2022 December CUAA Newsletter
Alumni Giving The CUAA Annual Fund would like to THANK YOU, the 2,184 Alumni who collectively gifted over $3,098,453 to our Alma Mater in fiscal year 2021-2022! The Cooper Union is steadily moving forward...
Today is Giving Tuesday
As of 1:10 PM 11/29/2022, Cooper Union alumni from across the globe have already contributed $800,000 to help reach our $1.2 million Giving Tuesday goal! But we still need your support. Please make a...
Alumni Giving Update
The CUAA Annual Fund would like to THANK YOU, the 2,184 Alumni who collectively gifted over $3,098,453 to our Alma Mater in fiscal year 2021-2022! There were 50 new Alumni who chose last year...
2023 Spring Election — Call for Nominations
Call for Nominations CUAA Executive Committee Positions. The Cooper Union Alumni Association (CUAA) is seeking energetic and committed alumni to lead our 13,000-member organization. President, Alumni Trustee, Secretary and other executive level positions are open for...
2022 Summer CUAA Newsletter
Welcome to our New Alumni! Commencement Ceremonies took place on May 25, 2022 beginning at 10:30 AM ET. We are thrilled to welcome the new graduates into the CUAA! Congratulations on your achievement! 62...
2022 CU Reunion
The 2022 CU Reunion began on Friday, June 3, 2022, with an opportunity to view items from the CU Library Archives laid out on the tables of the library. Alumni had a chance to...
2022 CUAA Election Results
Executive Committee Alumni Trustee: Anthony Ianno, EE 1985 Secretary: Anna Brook, BSE 2004 Treasurer: Ron Vogel, ChE 2001 Vice President Faculty-Student Liaison: Margaret Matz, AR 1983 Vice President of Alumni Activities: Kelly Occhiuzzo Zack,...
2022 Spring Newsletter
Are You Registered to Vote? Are your Alumni Friends? The 2022 spring election is underway and will run until – April 30, 2022. Alumni who are registered received ballots via e-mail. If you...
February 2022 Newsletter
February 2022 Council Meeting The first CUAA Council Meeting of 2022 will be held on February 15, 2022. Alumni and students are welcome. It will be a virtual event. Register to receive Zoom Link. Register to...
2022 Cooper Union Alumni Association Founder’s Day Awards
We are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2022 Cooper Union Alumni Association Founder’s Day Awards! The Augustus Saint-Gaudens Award for professional achievement in art is awarded to Patty Jenkins A’93 The Gano Dunn...
Thank you for Giving Tuesday donations
Message from Annual Fund Committee Chair
November 2021 Dear Alumni, My name is Mariam Shahjahan-Cantelmi, Chairperson of this year’s CUAA Annual Fund. As a fellow graduate of The Cooper Union, I ask you: Where would you be without Cooper? I...
Meet the Candidates Night 4/08/21
The CUAA held a Meet the Candidates Night via Zoom. Both Trustee Candidates and most of the Officer Candidates spoke and answered questions. Sim Blaustein ME’99 was the host and Moderator. View the recording...
Election 2021
The 2021 CUAA Election is in progress! It began on March 15th and will continue through April 30th, 2021. All the officer positions are on the ballot this year and so is the Alumni...
2020 Founder’s Day Awards Celebration
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2021 7:00 p.m. EST Streaming on YouTube, followed by a Q&A session with the Awardees on Zoom All alumni, students, faculty and family members are invited to join together for the CUAA’s annual...
January 2021 CUAA Newsletter
January 2021 Council Meeting The first Council Meeting of 2021 will be held on January 21, 2021. It will be a virtual event. Register to receive Zoom Link. Founder’s Day 2021 Celebrations The 2021...
2021 Founder’s Day Awardees
The CUAA announced the 2021 CUAA Founder’s Day Award Winners on 12/08/2020 at the Holiday Party. The annual Founder’s Day Award ceremony is scheduled for Wednesday, February 10, 2021! Congratulations to the Awardees.
2020 Holiday Party
Tuesday, December 87:00 – 8:00 p.m. ESTVia Zoom, details to be sent the morning of the event. President Laura Sparks and Board Chair Rachel Warren will provide an update on the fall semester, and...
Trivia Night: Dec. 1, 2020
Put on your thinking caps and get ready to test your affinity for informational tidbits! On behalf of the CUAA, the Events Committee is happy to invite you to participate in our first-ever Trivia...
Call for Nominations for Alumnus of the Year and for 2021 CUAA Spring Election
Each October and November, you have a chance to nominate alumni to serve in various CUAA positions. Your nominations will be reviewed by the nominations committee and cleared with the individual being nominated....
CU in Tech Panel Event
Thursday, October 22 6:30 p.m. EDTZoom Video Conference Zoom link and dial-in details will be sent to directly to registrants REGISTER HERE Please join the CU in Tech alumni affinity...
September Alumni/Trustee Event
Tuesday, September 29th7:00 – 8:00 p.m. EDTZoom Video ConferenceZoom details will be sent the day before the event The next Quarterly meeting of CU Trustees with Alumni will take place on Zoom on 9/29/20....
School of Architecture 2020 End of Year Show
The Architecture School End of Year Show (EOYS) will open on June 17th. This will be a virtual event for which you need a ticket. The exhibit will hang in a 3-D virtual replica...
2020 CUAA Election Results
Executive Committee Alumni Trustee: Carol A. Wolf, A 1984 Secretary: Anna Brook, E 2004 Treasurer: Ron Vogel, ChE 2001 Vice President Faculty-Student Liaison: Donato Giacalone, AR 1983 Vice President of Alumni...
2020 Election
Thank you to all who voted in the 2020 CUAA Election. 709 voted. Results will be announced at the Council Meeting on June 4, 2020. View Video from Meet The Candidate Night The Cooper...
2020 CUAA Founder’s Day Award Winners
Click here to register for this event.
Elizabeth Graziolo AR’95 is seated on CU Board
Elizabeth Graziolo AR’95 was elected to the Alumni Trustee position during the 2019 CUAA Election (held in May) and was seated on the Cooper Union B.O.T. during the December 2019 board meeting. Elizabeth graduated...
Holiday Party on December 10th
2019 November Newsletter
5 Million Dollar Donation Match Opportunity THANK YOU to everyone who donated to the Annual Fund last fiscal year. Your generous support has helped keep Cooper Union on track to achieve the goals set forth in...
Call for Nominations for 2020 Ballot
Call for Nominations and Self-Nominations CUAA Executive Committee Positions The Cooper Union Alumni Association (CUAA) is seeking energetic and committed alumni to lead our 13,000-member organization. Alumni Trustee, Secretary and other executive level positions...
2019 Archtober; 2019 Chicago Biennial; and OHNY
2019 Archtober is a month long celebration of architecture in New York City. It is organized by the Center for Architecture in collaboration with partners and sponsors. The Cooper Union is one of the...
Nominate a Living Alumni for a Founder’s Day Award
Please nominate a CUAA alumni who has excelled in the field of Art, Architecture, Engineering or Public Service by following the links below. The deadline for this year’s nominations ends 10/30/2020, any nominations received...
Summer 2019 CUAA Newsletter
Welcome to our New alumni! Commencement Ceremonies took place on May , 2019. We are thrilled to welcome the new graduates into the CUAA. Congratulations on your achievement! 47 alumni received bachelor degrees in...
Cooper Motorsports Places 8th in International Design Competition
The 2018/2019 Cooper Motorsports team participated in the FSAE competition, held annually in Brooklyn, MI May 8 to May 11, 2019. They were able to tie for the 8th best designed car among 120...
2019/2020 Committee Chairs are Announced
Committee Chairs were recently announced by CUAA President Margaret Matz AR’83 Annual Fund Committee: Carol Wolf A’84, Kelly Smolar ME’07 Nominating Committee: Kay Nordstrom ME’77 Communications Committee: Genevieve Martin A’11, Anthony Manganiello CE’06 Integrative...
Welcome to the CUAA, Class of 2019
The Cooper Union’s 160th Commencement took place on Tuesday May 21, 2019 at 10:30 AM in the Great Hall. The number of graduates from the undergraduate programs were: School of Architecture: 15 School of...
Election 2019 Results
Executive Committee Alumni Trustees: (4 year term on BOT begins when rules of the BOT are met. Term on CUAA Exec Council begins July 1, 2019) Aftab Hussain, ME 1997 and Elizabeth Graziolo, AR...
Cooper Motorsports Places 8th in Design Competition
Cooper Motorsports Excels at FSAE Competition The Cooper Motorsports Team participated in the annual FSAE racecar competition in Brooklyn Michigan during the first week of May. The team was able to tie for the...
2019 CUAA Awards Ceremony
2019 CUAA Awards Ceremony Announcement
2019 Founder’s Day Awards Announced on 2/12/2019
Announcing the 2019 Recipients of the CUAA Founder’s Day Hall of Fame Awards Gano Dunn for Professional Achievement in Engineering Marisa Lago Phy’77 is the Director of the New York City Department of City Planning...
Richard Schwartz ME’57
Richard Schwartz, ME 1957, is an aerospace engineer and executive who played a pioneering role in the development of Navstar GPS, the satellite-based navigation system. After graduating from Cooper Union and earning an MBA...
2019 Cooper Together
Regrettably, the Syracuse event has been cancelled. Interest was not sufficient for this even. Cooper Together NYC Hosted by the Office of Alumni Affairs & Development 41 Cooper Square – Gallery Food & refreshments provided...
Happy New Year and Invite to Council meeting on January 10th
Dear Alumni, I wish you all the best in the New Year. And I thank you for your commitment and contributions to Cooper Union in 2018. The school is still processing the hundreds of...
End of Year Giving
The CUAA, The Cooper Union Administration, and the CU BOT are united in their desire to return The Cooper Union to a Full Tuition Scholarship school. We encourage you to read CU President....
Holiday Party and Meet the Trustees and Deans
The CUAA, Cooper Union Board of Trustees, and President Laura Sparks invite you to join us for a holiday party! Laura Sparks will lead a conversation with the Deans of The Cooper Union...
Nominate an alumna or alumni for a Founder’s Day Award
Nominate a living Alum for a Founder’s Day Award Thank you to all those who made nominations. Nominations received after 11/05/18 will be saved and applied to the list of nominees for 2020....
2018 Cooper Union Invention Factory Prize Winners Announced
2018 Cooper Union Invention Factory Prize Winners Announced The 2018 Cooper Union Invention Factory culminated with the announcement of the First and Second Prize winners on August 28, 2018. This year marks the sixth...
Meredith Bergmann A’77 chosen to create Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony Woman Suffrage Movement Monument
Meredith Bergmann A’77 chosen to create Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony Woman Suffrage Movement Monument Meredith Bergmann A 77’s design was chosen for the Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony Woman...
Announcement of the 2018 CUAA Alumnus of the Year and Young Alumnus of the Year
Announcement of the 2018 CUAA Alumnus of the Year and Young Alumnus of the Year Each year, the CUAA recognizes alumni who have provided exemplary service to The Cooper Union and to the CUAA. ...
Alumni Awards Ceremony – Friday, June 1, 2018
Join us to celebrate and congratulate the 2018 Alumni Awardees and Hall of Fame inductees. Friday, June 1, 2018 | 6:15PM Rose Auditorium, 41 Cooper Square Reception to follow on the Alumni Roof Terrace Click here...
Announcing the 2018 Recipients of the CUAA Founder’s Day Hall of Fame Awards:
Announcing the 2018 Recipients of the CUAA Founder’s Day Hall of Fame Awards: Each of these awardees will receive their award and be inducted into the Cooper Union Hall of Fame on June 1,...
2018 February CUAA Newsletter
Free Education Committee Update The Free Education Committee (“FEC”) of The Cooper Union Board of Trustees issued the second FEC report on January 21, 2018. Learn More During the past year the FEC was...
Free Education Committee January 21, 2018 Progress Report
Submit a question to the FEC Committee using this form. Read answers for questions submitted in 2017 here. The Cooper Union Board of Trusttees’ Free Education Committee (FEC) has released their 2018 progress report-...
Letter from CUAA President
Dear Fellow Alumni: I invite everyone to our next Council Meeting and Event on January 9, 2018. Dean Mike Essl of the Art School will give an exciting talk...
Call for Nominations for 2018 Spring Election
The CALL FOR NOMINATIONS for the 2018 CUAA Council Elections has been extended through December 30, 2017. Nominate someone you know, or nominate yourself. Be a part of the CUAA to continue the legacy of...
2020 – 2021 CUAA Council
Council Meetings CUAA Council Meetings: These meetings are open to all alumni, faculty and students. Reservations are sometimes required. Click on the calendar meeting date to the right to register. September 17, 2020 –...
CUAA Calendar and Meeting Minutes
Council and Executive Committee Dates and Meeting Minutes: 2022 – 2023: Link 2021 – 2022: Link 2020 – 2021: Link 2019 – 2020: Link 2018 – 2019: Link Prior years: Link
Nominate an Alum for a 2024 Award
Please nominate a living CUAA alumni who has excelled in the field of Art, Architecture, Engineering or Public Service. Individuals nominated before October 31, 2023 will be considered for the awards that are presented...
2023 CUAA Election Results
Alumni Trustee (2): President: Ron Vogel, ChE ’01 Secretary: Anna Brook, BSE ’04 Treasurer: Bernard Codd, ChE ’83 VP Faculty/Student Liaison: Mary Lynch, ChE ’82 VP Alumni Activities: Kelly Occhiuzzo-Zack, A ’90 Alumni Council (12): Nominating...
2023 Spring Newsletter
Are You Registered to Vote? Are your Alumni Friends? The 2023 spring election is underway and will run until midnight on April 30, 2023. Alumni who are registered should have received ballots via...
CU@The Bruce-Lois Dodd Natural Order Exhibit
Hello Connecticut, Westchester, Hudson Valley, Long Island, and NYC Alumni! Let’s meet up for a casual viewing of our alumnae, Lois Dodd Art 1948, Cooper Union Hall of Fame Artist, at The Bruce Museum,...
Alumni Profile: Gerald Gerston A’50
Gerald Gerston was born on October 17, 1927 in New York City. He grew up in the Bronx. He attended The Cooper Union School of Art and graduated in 1950. He is well known...
Alumni Profile: Ann Grifalconi A’50
Ann Grifaloconi received a Certificate of Art from The Cooper Union in 1950. After graduating from The Cooper Union, she worked in advertising for a few years and later taught art and design at...
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