Mission
SEE SCHEDULE OTHE C.V. STARR FOUNDATION AT THE COOPER UNION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE & ART HAS EXISTED TO ADMINISTER AND SUPPORT ONGOING RESEARCH WORK, ASSESS THE RESEARCH INTEREST OF THE COOPER COMMUNITY AND PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES IN NEW AREAS OF RESEARCH FOR FACULTY AND STUDENTS TO WORK WITH INTERESTED FACULTY WITHIN ONE OF THE CURRENT RESEARCH CENTERS OR PARTICIPATE IN THE CREATION OF NEW CENTERS. THE FOUNDATION HAS SOUGHT TO INTEGRATE THE SOLVING OF REAL WORLD PROBLEMS INTO THE CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT AND GENERALLY ENHANCE THE OVERALL EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE AT COOPER UNION. IT HAS ENCOURAGED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR INTERESTED FACULTY MEMBERS THROUGH THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN RESEARCH. IN MORE RECENT YEARS, AS THE COOPER UNION HAS REORGANIZED FOR GREATER COST-EFFECTIVENESS, IT HAS INTEGRATED MANY OF THE FOUNDATION'S ACTIVITIES INTO THE ONGOING OPERATIONS OF THE UNIVERSITY, LEADING TO LESS FINANCIAL ACTIVITY ON THE PART OF THE FOUNDATION.