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After spending eight months with the neuroscientists of Columbia University's Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute, Harlem-based artist Ivan Forde created paintings inspired by his conversations and experiences with the research teams.

From June 12 to July 2, CUFO will be hosting a move-a-thon in support of Columbia Community Services' Fight Against Hunger. Join us! 

inFO is a monthly email with news from across Columbia University Facilities and Operations. Check out the May 2021 edition.

The summer provides Facilities and Operations with an ideal opportunity to perform a significant amount of improvements on campus as some can only take place when the weather is warmer or the campus is less populated. As this summer is different from typical years, Facilities and Operations has planned work on a select number of projects to be less impactful to the relative increased level of activities taking place on campus this summer.

Columbia University recently donated new HP all-in-one printers to 25 non-profit organizations in Harlem and the surrounding community as part of Sustainable Columbia's ReUse Program.

Hex & Co., a board game café, has doubled in size after relocating to a new space two blocks north from their previous location in Morningside Heights.  The new location at 2911 Broadway (between W. 113th and 114th Streets) provides much needed space for Hex & Co to expand its dining, community programming, and private event offerings.

Congratulations to eight of our Facilities and Operations colleagues who have successfully completed their degrees this academic year at schools and programs throughout Columbia while balancing the demands of a full-time job for their intellectual and professional development. 

inFO is a monthly email with news from across Columbia University Facilities and Operations. Check out the April 2021 edition.

The plan provides a set of operational strategies and benchmarks, grounded in science, for Columbia to achieve its ambitious sustainability goals.

The CU Grow Vendor Development program hosted its first procurement event of 2021 on April 15, virtually bringing together the program’s fifth cohort of 21 minority-, women-, and locally owned (MWL) firms with program alumni and project managers from Columbia University Facilities and Operations.

Facilities and Operations is a proud participant in this year’s Fight Against Hunger in partnership with Columbia Community Service (CCS). 

Tanya Pope, Assistant Vice President of University Supplier Diversity, was among the expert moderators at the Women Builders Council’s (WBC) AIM (Act, Inspire, Motivate) Leadership Forum, a two-day event held on March 11 and 12 designed to integrate the needs of women in the construction industry at various stages in their careers and at all levels of leadership.

Sixty members of Public Safety were recognized for their perfect attendance or earning a promotion over the past year, receiving certificates from their supervisors in place of the annual Public Safety Promotion, Awards, and Recognition Ceremony which was postponed this year due to the pandemic. 

inFO is a monthly email with news from across Columbia University Facilities and Operations. Check out the February 2021 edition here.

The CU Grow: Vendor Development Program welcomed its newest cohort on February 11 at its vendor/coach matching ceremony, launching the program’s fifth year helping minority-, women- and locally owned (MWL) enterprises grow their businesses.