Cooper Union in Sint Maarten: The Cooper Union men’s basketball team was in Sint Maarten from Wednesday, November 2nd to Sunday, November 6th. The team was on this island in the Caribbean to play and support local teams as well as to hold a basketball clinic for underprivileged kids near Philipsburg, all the while serving as representatives of our institution. The players left for the airport on Wednesday before the sun rose and touched down in time for the meet-and-greet between the Hawks and the three island basketball teams that they would play during their stay. Light rain showers were on and off during this small event on a... Read On

For many years, The scholar-athletes at cooper union have been spending the last week of summer training up at Cape Cod. The academic, social, educational, and athletic relationships are all established and strengthened during this stay. Each team is represented by a group that is ready to take over the team. The leadership and chemistry of athletics is quickly realized, appreciated, and worked on at a rapid pace at the Cape. Our leadership started this year with the visitation of our new president. President Jamshed Bharucha was a welcomed guest and active participant during the Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday activities. President Bharucha had active and engaging conversations at every... Read On

The plan was for all the Cooper Union athletes to leave the New Academic Building at 6am on Saturday, August 27, for their week of intense training right before the start of classes. Unfortunately, the arrival of Hurricane Irene delayed that departure for all involved. Out of concern for the athletes’ safety, the first day at Cape Cod was moved to Monday, August 29. And what a beautiful first day it was! The sun was shining, there was barely a cloud in the clear blue sky, and traffic going out of the city was a dream. (Unfortunately, the aftermath Irene made it impossible for some key members of Cooper... Read On

Everybody we’ve talked to likes the idea of us having this party. It’ll be a party that combines the ski trip parties, the february celebrations and the scholar athlete nights of presentations. We’re going to honor and celebrate four of the most outstanding people that ever attended Cooper Union. As time goes along, we’ll include bios of each of these humble recipients. The level of entertainment that will be performed that evening is spectacular. All of these former students have enjoyed performing in front of these demanding Cooper Union crowds. We’re sure you’ll enjoy this as much as they do. We’ll also be honoring a couple of current scholar... Read On

We’re off to a great start. Upperclassmen athletes are preparing to go to Cape Cod on Saturday, August 27 through Saturday, September 3. At the Cooper Union, we have: Varsity Soccer, Varsity Basketball, Varsity Tennis, Varsity Volleyball, and Cross Country teams for women and men. All of these sports were initiated by student interest.   We have tryouts for each of the sports early in the semester. We encourage people who not only like the sport but those who are willing to learn as well. We have a great process and philosophy of teaching and helping all our players to get better. If you’re interested, don’t underestimate your abilities... Read On