Winter Storm Update – Campus Open Today (1/4/18)

Snow began falling during the overnight in some areas outside of New York City. On campus, a light snow has recently commenced, with forecasts suggesting hourly snowfall between 0.5 and 1 inches through the morning hours, with approximately 5 to 8 inches expected by day’s end. Columbia's grounds team has been mobilized since the overnight, prepping pathways in anticipation of the snowfall, and will be hard at work throughout the day as the snow falls.

Campus is open today. The Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory is closed today. For any classes or events scheduled, check with the instructor or organizer for changes or cancellations on an individual basis.

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EMOT
January 04, 2018

Difficult travel conditions are expected to persist through the morning commute. Please stay safe and exercise caution while allowing extra travel time to get where you need to go. We encourage you to use mass transit for your travel as much as is possible. Employees concerned about their commute should connect with their supervisor or department administrator.

The Intercampus and Fort Lee Shuttle buses are operating, with delays anticipated as conditions worsen. The Lamont shuttle is not operating today due to the closure of the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory campus.  Please continue to check the Transportation website for impacts to the Intercampus and Fort Lee shuttles.

At the Morningside campus, the Earl Hall gate, 120th Street gate, Chapel gate, and exterior staircase at the Northwest Corner Building have been closed to facilitate snow removal. All other gates and regular building entrances should remain available to access campus throughout the day.

Campus Operations continues to be available to assist with campus and building services. Please immediately report any unsafe conditions, such as icy areas, building floods, or falling snow from nearby buildings. At Morningside, contact the Facilities Services Center at 212-854-2222, 24 hours a day. At the Medical Center, contact Facilities Management at 212-305-HELP (4357), option 3, or after-hours call Public Safety at 212-305-8100.

We urge all members of the Columbia community to stay informed about conditions as the storm progresses. We will update you on any other campus impacts or closures via email and the Columbia Preparedness website, preparedness.columbia.edu.

Please stay safe and exercise caution when traveling.