Columbia University
Employment Office:
475 Riverside Dr, Suite 1901
New York, NY 10115
212-870-2425
Employees: 12,500
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 23,813 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 2005-2006 school year is
$31,924 for undergraduates.
There are over 253,000 living alumni of
Columbia and the school has an endowment of more than $4.3 billion.
Employment at Columbia University is more
than 12,500 including the Morningside campus and Medical Center.
Of this number 3,282 are faculty and 9,349 are support staff
and administration.
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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