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Updates to Check-In Logistics Resulted in Smooth Process for Undergraduate Residential Students and their Families 

The 2021-2022 academic year was one of significant growth in demand for Columbia’s Evening Shuttle service, powered by Via. The shuttle, which runs each evening until 3 a.m. within a coverage area surrounding the Morningside and Manhattanville campuses, provided 162,000 rides over the academic year.

Based on feedback from students, Columbia Dining was selected by the Princeton Review as one of the top 25 for Best Campus Food.

The CU Grow Vendor Development program hosted its third procurement event for Cohort 6 to discuss potential business opportunities within the University's various campuses and resources available for MWL firms to grow their businesses.  

inFO is a monthly email with news from across Columbia University Facilities and Operations. Check out the August 2022 edition.

The lower-level event space in Lerner Hall is about to undergo a transformation worthy of its location on Broadway. 

Over the course of the next year, renovation will take place to create a world-class performance space for musical, dance, and artist performances, and arts-related programming and activities.

Columbia Housing, together with Facilities and Operations and other campus partners, is preparing to welcome undergraduate students to the residence halls later this month. Here's the schedule of activity on campus and around the neighborhood as students are welcomed home.

On Thursday, August 25, 2021, CUFO will support the 7th Annual Back-2-School community event being held at Old Broadway between 125th and 126th Street, from 1 PM - 5 PM and hosted by the 26th Precinct Community Affairs along with Manhattan Community Board 9, featuring a school supplies distribution, entertainment, refreshments, and other back-to-school resources.

On Thursday, August 25, 2021, CUFO will support the 7th Annual Back-2-School community event being held at Old Broadway between 125th and 126th Street, from 1 PM - 5 PM and hosted by the 26th Precinct Community Affairs along with Manhattan Community Board 9, featuring a school supplies distribution, entertainment, refreshments, and other back-to-school resources.

Facilities and Operations has developed a new website for its Operations department. The new website provides a collection of information and resources to understand the roles and responsibilities of the Operations team and how to engage their services. Visit the site at operations.cufo.columbia.edu.

Columbia University Facilities and Operations hosted Ascend Cities’ National Conference at Columbia’s Faculty House from July 12-14, bringing together the program’s partners, business owners, academics, and business community anchors from across the country to share best practices in supporting businesses owned by people of color, women, and veterans. 

Hear from the Historic Preservation project team about the process to restore St. Paul's Chapel.

Loco Coco, a local vegan superfood café, is the newest Columbia retail tenant to open its doors in Morningside Heights.

The Columbia School of Professional Studies Construction Administration Program partnered with Columbia University Facilities and Operations and Balcony DAO, a leader in the Web3 Real Estate space, to host a symposium for cryptocurrency and decentralized finance (DeFi) at Columbia's Roone Arledge Auditorium during the week of the 2022 NFT 2.0 conference. The symposium focused on NFT’s and crypto-currency’s increased use in real estate and the built environment. 

inFO is a monthly email with news from across Columbia University Facilities and Operations. Check out the June 2022 edition.