Winter Break 2024-25 Campus Improvements

January 21, 2025

Winter break offers students and faculty a well-deserved opportunity to pause and recharge for the spring semester. For Facilities and Operations, it serves as an ideal window to perform work with minimal disruptions to campus activities.

Similar to previous years, Facilities and Operations completed a number of projects during winter break, including lighting upgrades, residence hall enhancements, and classroom refreshes. Highlights of the improvements are outlined below for academic/administrative buildings and residence halls, in alphabetical order by building.

Academic and Administrative Buildings

Baker Athletics Complex

Repairs to the heating in the seasonal air-supported structure

Classrooms

  • Painting of some classrooms in Kent, Knox, Mathematics, Northwest Corner Building,  Philosophy Hall, and Schermerhorn Extension; extensive cleaning in classrooms including shampooing, stripping, and waxing of flooring, and detailed dusting of ledges and vents
  • Replacement of chalkboard in 331 Uris Hall
A new chalkboard installed inside a classroom.

Campus-wide Custodial Work

  • Power washing of all restrooms
  • Dusting of railings, ledges, fixtures, and public areas
  • Cleaning of all recycling and trash containers and walls by recycling stations
  • Cleaning of elevator tracks

Dodge Physical Fitness Center

Replacement of ceiling in stairwells near Levien Gym

Knox Hall

Replacement of ceiling in basement level 

Lee C. Bollinger Forum

Replacement of flooring in the common areas of the 2nd and 3rd floors

New bright orange flooring that is installed in a open space outside of the auditorium of the Bollonger Forum.

Lerner Hall

Replacement of the flooring on the 3rd and 4th floors of Ferris Booth

Installation of package lockers

Mudd Building

Mechanical overhaul of an air conditioning unit

Nevis Laboratories

Restoration of house and painting and repairs of room 200I in mansion

Residence Halls

Broadway Hall

Installation of accessible push paddles and door operators to the front entrance and internal set of doors

A black accessible door operator that has been installed at the top of a door.

Carlton Arms

Installation of package lockers

Carman Hall

Maintenance of fan coils

Cleaning of all suite-style restrooms

East Campus

Cleaning of all suite-style restrooms

Hartley Hall

Insulation of all windows with air conditioners 

Hogan Hall

Cleaning of all suite-style restrooms

McBain Hall

Installation of LED lighting throughout the building, and lighting controls to public spaces and restrooms

Residential Hall Cleaning Projects

  • Shampooing of flooring in all lounges and public corridors
  • Dusting of railings, ledges, fixtures, and public areas
  • Cleaning of all recycling and trash containers and walls by recycling stations
  • Cleaning of elevator tracks

Ruggles Hall

Cleaning of all suite-style restrooms

New white hexagon tile flooring inside of a shower.

Schapiro Hall

Replacement of the shower pans on the 8th floor

Watt Hall

Cleaning of all suite-style restrooms