Our objectives are to award the financial aid necessary for students to focus on their studies, to create a safe and healthy environment in which our students can live and learn, to encourage excellence in athletics and co-curricular activities, to foster a sense of community through ceremonies, activities, and strong student government, to intervene when students are in crisis, and to develop a student s professional identity through career counseling. While our activities are somewhat constrained by our lack of professional and support staff, the size of the student population allows us to tailor our services to meet the needs of individual students. It is our priority to maintain this level of service, even as the scope of our activities expands. Currently, the areas of financial aid, career services, recreational programs, student clubs, the student residence, student government, the student handbook, orientation and graduation fall under the supervision of members of the Office of Student Services.
Additional support is provided by student employees.
The Office of Student Service maintains its own website as part of its continuing outreach to students. Cooper Union follows all applicable laws in awarding governmental financial aid. Each year, the institution establishes a budget of estimated expenses. A large part of the counseling function of the financial aid office is helping parents and students to understand how to file accurate financial aid forms. The financial aid office has developed a new workshop designed to help students fill out their financial aid forms accurately.