Class 16: Introductions
For our sixteenth class on January 17, 2017 we met at 2pm in 901 NAB. Being our first class of the spring semester, we went around with introductions, then moved into a discussion of the missions statements of each school.
Photos
Walid presenting on missions of each school within Cooper
Emails
We'll see you this Monday at 2pm, in 901 NAB. Nader Tehrani[1], the new Dean of Architecture, should be joining us for half of the class. See also: his page[2] on the Cooper website, letter[3] and interview[4].
Wiki:
Here is the class wiki, that was mentioned:
http://projectsprojectsprojects.referata.com[5]
As you can see, it's pretty rudimentary but contains some useful pa= ges and collections. It's open for you to register and edit — p= lease feel welcome to poke around, make changes, and ask for help if you're interested in contributing.
- Presentation schedule (Spring 2017)[6]
- List of Meetings[7] so far
- List of Documents[8] we've reviewed (this section needs some organization). This folder of readings on Dropbox[9] might be easier to navigate.
- Class emails[10] from last semester, which might help fill in some context for anyone just coming in.
Readings:
Cooper's Course Catalog[11] and specifically, for this week, the se= ction on Architecture[12]. January 15 progress report[13] from the Free Education Committee[14]. Letter from Laura Sparks[15], announcing that she will be hosting a community gathering in the Great Hall on Tuesday January 24, from 12:15-2pm. Also, Magnus sent along this New York Times article: Some Colleges Have More Students From the Top 1 Percent Than the Bottom 60. Find Yours.[16] If you dig you'll find Cooper in their dataset. Maybe we can make a kind of digest for sharing readings and news going forward, but for now here's what we have. (Let's continue workshopp= ing better ways to share resources!)
Links:
1. https://cooper.edu/architecture/people/nader-tehrani 2. https://cooper.edu/architecture/people/nader-tehrani 3. https://cooper.edu/architecture/letter-dean-nader-tehrani 4. https://cooper.edu/architecture/news/meet-deans-nader-tehrani 5. http://projectsprojectsprojects.referata.com/ 6. http://projectsprojectsprojects.referata.com/wiki/Presentation_schedule_(Spring_2017) 7. http://projectsprojectsprojects.referata.com/wiki/Category:Meetings 8. http://projectsprojectsprojects.referata.com/wiki/Category:Documents 9. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/nv9fflbbjnyif60/AAClt0S7jexN1y42UH9ggASea?dl=3D0 10. http://projectsprojectsprojects.referata.com/wiki/Class_Emails 11. http://cooper.edu/sites/default/files/uploads/assets/site/files/catalogs/CUCatalog15-16.pdf 12. http://cooper.edu/sites/default/files/uploads/assets/site/files/2015/Arch_34-48.pdf 13. http://cooper.edu/sites/default/files/uploads/assets/site/files/2017/FEC-PROGRESS-REPORT_20170115sm.pdf 14. http://cooper.edu/about/trustees/fec 15. https://cooper.edu/about/president/sparks/messages/welcome-president-sparks-january-2017 16. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/01/18/upshot/some-colleges-have-more-students-from-the-top-1-percent-than-the-bottom-60.html
