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Summer Projects Conducted in the Residence Halls

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. 

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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Laundry is a necessary chore. Here are some tips to help you get it done!

Residents of suite- and apartment-style buildings are responsible for cleaning shared bathrooms. Facilities makes cleaning supplies available to students at no charge.

With help from IRN: The Reuse Network, Columbia Housing provided gently used bedroom, dining, and lounge furniture sets to seven charities, providing support to organizations in need, extending the life of useable furniture, and diverting 150,000 pounds of waste from entering landfills.  

Recently, Amazon has mis-delivered pallets of packages to the Columbia Student Mail Center. Here's what to do if you are missing a package from Amazon.

Updates to Check-In Logistics Resulted in Smooth Process for Undergraduate Residential Students and their Families 

Summer presents the opportunity for project work in the residence halls. This year, the teams in Facilities and Operations were busy completing a number of updates in our buildings to improve the living experience for our residents. Here are the highlights.

Follow us @ColumbiaHousing to stay up-to-date on Housing. You may even find a picture of you or your friends from a past Check-In!

On October 1, the John Jay Lounge reopened for student use following a renovation. The refreshed lounge features new furniture and a large screen TV, updated light fixtures, new carpeting, and fresh paint. We hope you stop by and check it out!