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”Food for Thought” highlights how dining, food, and customer experience intersect in campus and workplace planning, while aligning with organization priorities. 

Multi-team effort across University departments brings laundry vendor technology to undergraduate residential students  

Columbia's academic breaks are not only looked forward to by Columbia's students, but Facilities and Operations as well.  While most are away, Facilities and Operations is able to perform a wide range of work as it has a smaller impact upon a less populated campus.

Jessica Prata Cianciara has been recognized as a 'Notable Leader in Sustainability' by Crain's New York Business. 

Joins NYC Mayor’s Office at Plant-Powered Carbon Challenge Launch

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Columbia University Facilities and Operations was selected as an inaugural City & State Reports 2015 Corporate Social Responsibility Award honoree for Excellence in the Promotion of Workplace Diversity for New York's real estate, construction & housing sector.

Columbia's most comprehensive sustainability inventory, a six-month effort involving all five campuses, has merited a gold rating from STARS, a well-known and respected Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System specifically for institutions of higher education in the United States and Canada.

Columbia University Facilities and Operations Executive Vice President Receives City & State Reports 2015 Award for Excellence in the Promotion of Workplace Diversity

Safety on campus was again rated highest in satisfaction of the categories across the 20 schools and affiliates surveyed in the March 2015 Student Quality of Life survey, a biennial University-wide survey that aims to characterize student satisfaction and provide data that will ultimately enhance the student experience at Columbia.

The David and Helen Gurley Brown Institute for Media Innovation at Pulitzer Hall, part of the Columbia Journalism School, was awarded a 2015 Interiors Merit Award from the American Institute of Architects (AIA) New York Chapter.

Columbia University was a grand prize winner of the Barnes & Noble College InstaBuild Video Challenge.

The Women Builders Council (WBC), an organization representing and advocating for women in the construction industry, honored four Columbia-affiliated women with an Outstanding Woman Award.

On February 26, 2015, the Columbia University Department of Public Safety held its annual Promotion, Awards & Recognition Ceremony at Low Library.

Columbia was named one of “17 Amazing Green College Campuses” by Mother Nature Network, an environmental news outlet that combines unconventional and lively green content alongside breaking environmental news from around the web.