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The Construction Business Initiatives (CBI) team supports Columbia University by communicating with small and local businesses. The CBI team’s efforts introduce Columbia’s project management teams to new vendors that meet the University’s needs and help them thrive in our community. Below are a few highlights from their work this spring.
Facilities and Operations Human Resources (CUFO HR), in collaboration with Columbia University HR, led the second cohort of employees through a six-week leadership development program. Over the course of the program, each participant developed and presented a project idea to support efficiency and excellence in operations across CUFO.
Benjamin (Ben) Kimura and Charles (Chuck) Robinson are the inaugural chairs of the Columbia University Facilities and Operations (CUFO) LGBTQ+ Employee Resource Group (ERG). In this interview, they discuss the importance of ensuring everyone feels welcome and comfortable being themself at work, as well as how the ERGs can support CUFO staff.
New, on-street trash containers are part of the pilot program in Manhattan Community District 9, intended to increase street cleanliness by reducing black trash bags on streets and eliminating food source for rodents.
Congratulations to our CUFO colleagues who are 2025 graduates! With degrees in Construction Administration, Mechanical Engineering, Strategic Communications, and more, this year’s graduates reflect the valuable diversity of thought and variety of functions CUFO staff bring to our institution.
Departments Columbia Mail and Event Management come together with Undergraduate Student Life, ABC, and SGB leadership to help Recognized Student Groups store items over summer, saving students $
The Uptown Night Market takes place each Thursday from May 8 through June 12 from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. at space provided by Columbia University at the former Fairway parking lot at West 132nd Street and 12th Avenue.
New benches have been installed along the southwest plot on College Walk adjacent to Pulitzer Hall to add more casual seating areas. Following the bench installation, an assortment of seasonal flowers are being added to the landscaping around the benches.
Daphne Mendez and Ashly Medina share why building community at work is important, what they are proud of in their work, and how the Employee Resource Groups can support CUFO staff.
Event Management was thrilled to support the Columbia Block Party to celebrate the end of the academic year.
inFO is a monthly email with news from across Columbia University Facilities and Operations. Check out the May 2025 edition.
Columbia Dining and Columbia Community Service grant recipient SNACK* continued partnership spanning over 7 years
Follow five team members as they prepared for and executed Columbia Dining’s best event of the year.
Facilities and Operations is installing benches along the southwest plot on College Walk adjacent to Pulitzer Hall to add more casual, shaded seating areas. Following the bench installation, an assortment of seasonal flowers will be added to the landscaping around the benches.
During Earth Week, the NYC Mayor’s Office of Food Policy hosted signatories from its Plant-Powered Carbon Challenge (PPCC) for an anniversary event. Columbia, among the first signatories for the program, presented a case study detailing accomplishments and challenges from its first full year of participation.