Community

Facilities and Operations employees participate in the annual Columbia Community Service (CCS) basketball tournament to raise money for their annual appeal

Columbia Dining hosts cooking events for staff to raise money and encourage donor support for CCS

Facilities and Operations employees participate in a recreational softball league to raise money for local charities

Event Management’s Blue Menu offers a curated selection of local and sustainable dishes and donates a portion of the bill to benefit CCS

Event Management donated a variety of professional audiovisual equipment to local community groups to help support their presentations, meetings and performances

Construction Business Initiatives worked with University Procurement to identify and coordinate the delivery of printers to local organizations in need

Columbia Housing donated gently used furniture sets to various organizations in need, including NYC Health + Hospitals and a charity focused on Ukraine relief efforts

In partnership with the local NYPD precinct and community board, Public Safety collects donations of back-to-school supplies for local students

Facilities and Operations employees help serve Thanksgiving meals to local community members each year

Facilities and Operations donates turkeys every Thanksgiving to those in need, and distributed 560 turkeys to local organizations in 2022

Columbia Dining prepared 84,000 meals in summer 2020 as part of the Columbia Neighbors Food Relief Fund

Facilities and Operations staff donated toys and volunteered at West Harlem Development Corporation's Annual Community Holiday Celebration & Toy Giveaway.

In support of earthquake relief efforts in Turkey and Syria, Facilities and Operations partnered with the Columbia Turkish Student Association to donate clothing and transport goods to the Turkish Embassy

Campus Operations helps Columbia Engineering's Formula SAE Racing team to test cars in preparation for competition

In support of Columbia Community Service’s Fight Against Hunger, Facilities and Operations participated in a move-a-thon to benefit local organizations fighting hunger

Columbia Dining supports the emergency meal fund initiative, which provides a maximum of six meals per term to registered undergraduate students

Columbia Dining provides financial and buying support to the Columbia Food Pantry, a student-run operation dedicated to relieving hunger in the student community

Facilities and Operations teams have volunteered at various local organizations, including Broadway Community, Inc., Partnerships for Parks, New York Common Pantry, and more

Manhattanville Development Group helps mentors high school students through the Architecture, Construction, and Engineering (ACE) Mentor Program.

Manhattanville Operations offers an apprenticeship program for individuals to learn construction trades on the job

Facilities and Operations partners with University Human Resources to hold a career fair for the community, typically held annually

Paid summer internships are offered for local high school students to gain real work experience before graduating

Tours of the Manhattanville campus and educational sessions are provided to high school students by request

Through a partnership with SNACK*, a non-profit organization that supports individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders and other similar disabilities, two people were hired at Columbia Dining

Facilities and Operations partnered with Pathways to Apprenticeship (P2A) to offer a pre-apprenticeship program for minorities, women and Upper Manhattan residents

Students, faculty, staff, and local community members can register to receive real-time notifications of emergency events

Public Safety partners with the NYPD and the Drug Enforcement Administration for National Prescription Take-Back Day to provide a safe disposal location for unused prescription medications

Local businesses can register for the Public Safety Safe Haven program and pledge to assist community members in distress by contacting Public Safety or the NYPD

The Bubble at Baker was transformed into a field hospital to treat patients with mild COVID-19 symptoms in April 2020 to support the NewYork-Presbyterian Allen Hospital

Residence halls were opened to doctors and healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic so they could avoid long commutes and the risk of infecting others

Campus Operations hosts Clean + Go Green bi-annually where people can recycle, reuse or dispose unwanted items

Facilities and Operations developed a clean construction program for the Manhattanville campus to minimize the impact of construction on the daily life of the local community

A free shuttle bus service is available for qualifying community members via the Intercampus Shuttle, with stops at 96th Street, the Morningside and Medical Center campuses, Harlem Hospital, and nearby subway and transit stops

Electric vehicle charging stations were installed at 560 Riverside Drive, the Engineering Terrace garage, and the International Affairs Building garage

A wide range of energy-saving initiatives were implemented across Columbia buildings, positively contributing the NYC building energy benchmarking program

The surplus reuse program facilitates the exchange of office furniture and equipment within the University and local community organizations supported by Columbia Community Service

Columbia Print partners with PrintReleaf, so every recorded print project results in the equivalent planting of trees – restoring forests and reducing the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.