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April Ceremony will Mark Milestone as Steel Reaches Campus Level
(article featured in Spring 2008 Off the CUF)
 

Magazine Conducts National Survey, Hails University's Security Efforts in Special Report

First of its kind pilot program between New York City and a university will provide training, assistance, and access to Columbia contracting opportunities

PGMS Salutes Columbia University for Grounds Management Excellence

Columbia is getting a star - a Green Star Award, to be exact - from the Professional Grounds Management Society, which honored the University with the Grand Award for best in urban university grounds. In August, Columbia's landscaping team, led by Richard Bussert, director of Landscaping and Grounds (profile below), submitted 26 photos for consideration. The images, taken by University photographer Eileen Barroso, showed campus scenes during the four seasons and highlighted a few of the landscaping challenges. The award will be presented on Oct. 27, by the society at its annual expo in Louisville,…

Saving Water & Energy by Converting to Energy Efficient, Coin-less Laundry Equipment

After more than 50 years of pedestrian traffic and poor drainage, College Walk, the University's main public walkway, was in need of surface and sub-surface restoration to repair unevenness and cracking.  Facilities staff immediately knew that completing such a mammoth task would require the complete shut down of the main walkway on 116th Street between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue.  Another thing was clear - the project could not commence until after Alumni Reunion Weekend and had to be finished prior to the start of the academic year. The restoration, which would normally take six…