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The Facilities and Operations Fiscal Year 2019 Annual Report has been released, highlighting accomplishments from across the organization over the past fiscal year. This year's report includes a year-in-review timeline, in-depth articles, awards earned, a best-of multimedia highlights section, and more.

Columbia University Facilities and Operations joined with its partners to serve a pre-Thanksgiving feast to local senior citizens at Riverside Church on Tuesday, November 26.  The event was hosted by Facilities and Operations in partnership with West Harlem Development Corporation, NYPD 26th Precinct, and the Morningside Retirement and Health Services. 

Facilities and Operations is holding the next Clean + Go Green Event at the Morningside and Manhattanville campuses on Thursday, December 5 and Friday, December 6, 2019. We will make large bins available across campus, at no cost to you, for the recycling, reuse or proper disposal of large unwanted items.

Columbia Health Disability Services shares progress in an ongoing effort to improve the academic experience of students with disabilities.

In a White House-sponsored roundtable, officials shared key learnings from implementation of Columbia’s naloxone training program, an initiative of Columbia Health, Columbia Mailman School of Public Health, and the Columbia School of General Studies.

inFO is a monthly email with news from across Columbia University Facilities & Operations. Check out the November 2019 edition here.

The Studebaker Building’s original lobby and West 131st Street will be reopening Monday, November 11, marking the completion of the site utilities project for the Manhattanville campus. 

On October 25, Columbia Housing announced that Room Selection is getting a major upgrade: the entire process will be online in Spring 2020. 

This comes as a collaborative initiative among Columbia Housing, Residential Life and the Residence Hall Leadership Organization (RHLO) to modernize and simplify the Room Selection process. The change will give students more options and flexibility, reduce stress around the selection process, and just make things easier.

inFO is a monthly email with news from across Columbia University Facilities & Operations. Check out the October 2019 edition here.

More than 35 University project managers attended “Enhancing the Project Management Experience” to discuss best practices in higher education project management.

Vendors offering handcrafted jewelry, clothing, accessories and more bring their products to Morningside Heights September 28 and 29 in space provided by Columbia

In just one month, over 230 members of the Columbia community have been trained and now carry life-saving naloxone to be used in the case of an opioid overdose. 

Columbia Mail recently installed a new package locker in John Jay Hall for use by students with a disability or temporary injury.

inFO is a monthly email with news from across Columbia University Facilities & Operations. Check out the September 2019 edition here.