Cooper Union Foundation

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Foundation
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:Cooper_Union_Alumni_Association
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:New_York_State_Board_of_Regents
gptkbp:campus_facilities 2 acres
gptkbp:campusFacilities gptkb:Cooper_Square
gptkbp:community_engagement Exhibitions
Lectures
Workshops
Public programs
Collaborations with local schools
gptkbp:educational_programs Architecture
Art
Engineering
gptkbp:enrollment approximately 1,000
gptkbp:founded 1859
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Peter_Cooper
gptkbp:funding $300 million
gptkbp:historical_significance Promoted the arts and sciences
Advocated for education for all
First free college in the United States
Influenced the development of higher education
Contributed_to_the_industrial_revolution_in_America
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cooper Union Foundation
gptkbp:library gptkb:Cooper_Union_Library
gptkbp:location gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:notable_alumni gptkb:David_Rockwell
gptkb:Robert_Venturi
gptkb:Eugene_Lang
gptkb:Peter_Eisenman
gptkb:Daniel_Libeskind
gptkb:Maya_Lin
gptkb:Richard_Meier
gptkb:Irwin_Chanin
gptkb:John_Hejduk
gptkb:Michael_Sorkin
gptkbp:president gptkb:Laura_Sparks
gptkbp:scholarships Need-based scholarships
Merit-based_scholarships
gptkbp:student_organizations gptkb:Cooper_Union_Student_Council
gptkb:Cooper_Union_Debate_Society
Cooper_Union_Architecture_Society
Cooper_Union_Art_Club
Cooper_Union_Engineering_Society
gptkbp:tuition Free education
gptkbp:type Private college
gptkbp:website www.cooper.edu