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Columbia University Wins IIDA Interior Design Award for Li Lu Law Library

Columbia University was recognized by the International Interior Design Association (IIDA) with an Interior Design Award for the Li Lu Law Library in Jerome Greene Hall. 

Facilities and Operations Human Resources (CUFO HR), in collaboration with Columbia University HR, led its third cohort through a six-week leadership development program.  

The University has committed $33 million to bring modern elevators, widened escalators, and other improvements to the station.

Congratulations to all of the Columbia University Facilities and Operations (CUFO) staff members who are graduating in 2026!  

Facilities and Operations is performing a number of projects across the Morningside campus over the summer, including improvements to grounds, residence halls, and more.

Columbia University was awarded LEED® Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) for 600 W. 125th Street, a 34-story residential building for graduate students and faculty on the southwest corner of 125th Street and Broadway that opened in 2024.

Columbia University was recognized by the International Interior Design Association (IIDA) with an Interior Design Award for the Li Lu Law Library in Jerome Greene Hall. 

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Facilities and Operations would like to remind you that you can help save energy and prevent loss or damage of your property should you be away from campus or home during break and throughout the winter. 

Monica Barnwell, principal of Beacon Interiors, praised the CU Grow: Vendor Development Program as an invaluable experience for her business as she and 18 other business owners celebrated their completion of the program during a ceremony held at Columbia’s Faculty House on December 6.

As the University’s food service operator, Columbia Dining is the first signatory to the Mayor’s challenge.

Leaders from New York City private and public sectors gathered on Columbia University’s campus to reaffirm their commitment to addressing climate change and to the ambitious goals set as part of the NYC Carbon Challenge.  

The Facilities and Operations Fiscal Year 2023 Annual Report has been released, celebrating the many accomplishments Facilities and Operations has made during the past fiscal year.

This Thanksgiving season, we share our gratitude for Facilities and Operations staff and also give back to the local community. 

HIIT The Deck NYC, a minority-owned and community-centric boxing gym, has signed a lease with Columbia University to open its second location in Morningside Heights.

inFO is a monthly email with news from across Columbia University Facilities and Operations. Check out the November 2023 edition.

Student veterans, Columbia community members and leadership, and distinguished guests celebrated the Columbia and New York City veteran communities at the Columbia University 2023 Military Ball on Friday, November 10, 2023. Among the attendees were Columbia University Facilities and Operations (CUFO) military service members. 

There’s no better time than the present to...clean! Cleaning your office or living space creates more space and can also help the environment. Columbia University Facilities and Operations and our partners across campus want to help.

Columbia University’s new Business School buildings – Henry R. Kravis Hall and David Geffen Hall – have been selected as finalists in the World Selections of the Prix Versailles competition in the campus category.

The new Business School buildings – Henry R. Kravis Hall and David Geffen Hall – received the 2023 Urban Land Institute New York (ULI NY) Award for Excellence in Institutional Development at a gala reception on October 18 at Cipriani South Street. The statewide competition recognizes projects that demonstrate commitment to planning, design, sustainability, and community impact.

inFO is a monthly email with news from across Columbia University Facilities and Operations. Check out the October 2023 edition.

The award was received in the “University Renovation” category as part of Learning by Design’s Fall 2023 Architectural Interior Design Awards of Excellence competition which honors innovative and effective projects in K-12 and post-secondary education facilities across the country.

Method Collective, a women-owned, mat-based movement space, has signed a lease with Columbia University to open a new location at Columbia Business School’s Henry R. Kravis Hall, providing a physical home after launching in the adjacent West Harlem Piers Park.