Koofers
Koofers is a private company, founded in 2008 and headquartered in Reston, VA (a part of the Washington, DC metropolitan area). Koofers is an interactive community that serves the academic needs of college students through information sharing. College students have access to the service by creating an account with their e-mail address. Koofers' services span the academic calendar from course selection through final exams, and include interactive flashcards, course & instructor ratings, professors’ grading histories, and an online library for sharing past exams and study materials. History of the Word "Koofer". The term “koofer” originated in the 1940s at  Bluefield College, a former extension branch of Virginia Tech, and was likely derived from the word “coffer” (synonym for a strongbox). It is often used as a verb in such constructions as “to coofer a problem,” also sometimes spelled “koofer.” A student from Bluefield College transferred to the Virginia Tech and first introduced the term there. The term then began to refer to tests or homework completed in an earlier course that is made available to students taking the course later, and used for studying or preparing. Company history. Koofers.com was created in 2006 by then Virginia Tech students Michael  Rihani and Patrick Gartlan, along with Virginia Tech alumnus Glynn LoPresti. Their aim was to enable students to make the, relatively opaque, process of class and teacher selection more transparent, by providing grading histories and professor reviews to help students shape their class schedules, based on their individual needs and learning styles. in 2019 the Company was acquired by Italian entrepreneur Riccardo Ocleppo, and is today part of the Docsity brand External links. www.docsity.com