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What you need to know about accessing Columbia Health’s programs and services over winter break.

A Facilities and Operations supported pre-apprenticeship program designed to help minorities, women, and Upper Manhattan residents obtain union construction apprenticeships and opportunities in New York City graduated its third cohort of 20 students in a virtual ceremony on December 11.  

After successfully transitioning the program to an online format earlier this year due to the global pandemic, the fourth cohort of the CUFO-led CU Grow Vendor Development program concluded with a virtual graduation ceremony held the evening of December 9.  

The reduced population on campus in light of the pandemic created an ideal opportunity for Campus Operations to perform work across the Morningside campus.

inFO is a monthly email with news from across Columbia University Facilities & Operations. Check out the December 2020 edition here.

Counseling and Psychological Services' Clinical Psychologist Keoshia Worthy, Ph.D. provides science-backed reasons to start doing workouts you enjoy in an article published in the November 2020 issue of Women's Health magazine.

Departments within Columbia University Facilities and Operations joined together to deliver 150 pre-Thanksgiving meals to local senior citizens in Harlem on Tuesday, November 24.  

This fall, Facilities and Operations is performing a number of façade inspections and repair work to academic buildings on the Morningside campus in accordance with the NYC Department of Building’s Façade Inspection and Safety Program. 

Columbia Health is committed to supporting the health and well-being of the campus community. Read about our accomplishments from 2019-20, an academic year with two very different terms.

Blue Bottle Coffee is the latest Columbia retail tenant to join the Morningside Heights neighborhood, opening a new location at 2901 Broadway (between 113th and 114th Streets).

LiveChat, a new feature available on the Columbia Residential website and Housing Portal, allows users to chat live with a team member and receive quick answers to their questions. 

As you walk around the neighborhood, you may see new Building Energy Efficiency Rating signs.  These new signs are part of New York City’s new benchmarking laws, which require eligible buildings across the city to measure and report their energy and water consumption annually for transparency.

Tanya Pope, AVP of University Supplier Diversity, was among the expert panelists at a virtual event hosted by Inspire Enterprise, Inc., designed to support Black-owned businesses.