The Guide to Living contains important policies and procedures related to the undergraduate residential experience.
The summer months provide students with a break from the academic year. For the teams on campus, it’s an opportunity to conduct project work in buildings like residence halls. Here are highlights of the refresh work done for the 2026-27 academic year.
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Check-Out resources are available to students who may want to move out of their residence hall earlier than planned.
Help support the Food Pantry at Columbia by donating your non-perishable food items to the Canned Goods Drive! Donations will be accepted from May 1 through May 10.
Students who were unable to select a room during Room Selection due to their configuration have were notified on April 17 and added to the Guaranteed Assignment List. Assignment will be sent to students in July.
Columbia Housing is monitoring outdoor temperatures to ensure that heating systems are turned off when appropriate.
Now students can check machine availability and sign up for washer or dryer cycle notifications.
On Thursday, March 21, students who registered for Room Selection received their Room Selection appointment time.
Room Selection registration for Academic Year 2024-2025 begins Monday, February 19.
As you prepare for Room Selection 2024, here's a quick summary of what is new or changing from prior years.
With the recent refresh of East Campus suites, Columbia Housing partnered with The Junkluggers, an eco-friendly "junk" removal company, to find a new home for the used furniture. Housing successfully donated 107 furniture items and recycled over 50, keeping the refresh in line with its commitment to sustainable practices and greatly reducing the number of items directed to landfills.
Starting this month, Columbia Housing will begin a project to install new electronic access-controlled door locks across campus.
Top to Ground Floor Refresh Over Summer Break
Over the 2023 Summer break period, Broadway Hall received a full building makeover! The refresh included new furniture for student lounges plus smart televisions that can be operated by a mobile app; pantries upgraded including all new appliances; student rooms redone with latest finishes, new furniture and a wireless key entry system installed. Plus 27 refreshed communal restrooms and 44 fully redesigned, gender-inclusive restrooms of which 35 are ADA compliant. Updated light fixtures, new carpeting, and fresh paint throughout gave the building…
When renovations began this summer in Broadway Hall, Columbia Housing coordinated with Sustainable Columbia and Construction Business Initiatives to find a new home for the building's couches, chairs, and tables.
We asked your feedback on signage in the laundry room and ways to improve your experience. You had a lot to share! Thanks for your input.
Over the summer, window units will be permanently installed at John Jay, Hartley and Wallach Halls.