Columbia University
Employment Office:
475 Riverside Dr, Suite 1901
New York, NY 10115
212-870-2425
Employees: 14,113
President: Lee Bollinger
Website: http://www.columbia.edu
Career
Information Page
Columbia was founded in 1754 as King's
College by royal charter of King George II of England. It is
the oldest college in New York state and the fifth oldest in
the nation. A member of the Ivy League, Columbia is located in
upper Manhattan and ranks among the best colleges in the U.S.
Columbia has 24,923 students enrolled at its undergraduate, graduate, professional and medical schools. Its main campus is at 116th and Broadway in an area known as Morningside Heights. The Medical Center is at 168th and Broadway.
Tuition for the 2009-10 school year is $19,649 per semester for undergraduates.
Columbia announced students from families earning less than $60,000 per year will no longer have to contribute income to pay tuition or room and board costs. Loans by the university will be replaced by grants.
There are over 273,000 living alumni of Columbia. The school's endowment dropped 21% over the past year and is now valued at $5.7 billion.
Full-time non-instructional employment at Columbia University was 10,540 in 2007 which includes the Medical Center. Faculty employment was 3,573.
Benefits
Benefits and policies vary depending on
whether you are faculty or support staff and if you work at the
Medical Center. More info can be seen here.
The regular workday for most support staff
at Columbia is 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., excluding a one-hour period.
This schedule results in a normal 35-hour week. Service and maintenance
employees and certain other employees have different work hours.
Support staff who work in 24-hour operations receive a 10% premium
for work between 3 p.m. and 5:59 a.m. the next day.
Vacation days and holidays can be viewed
at this link.
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