UPDATE: We recently got in contact with Scott Wright, VP of Campus Services who said that Columbia’s Housing is making rounds of students’ residence hall rooms to prepare for potential upgrades in flooring, lighting, and furniture.
According to Wright, these campus-wide surveys, conducted every 3-5 years, help determine which residence halls receive treatment.
Housing already plans to do full-scale renovations this summer of the bottom five floors of Wallach and Schapiro Halls, but is still deciding which other buildings should receive some upgrades.
Long-term plans include exchanging metal-framed beds for easier-to-raise wooden beds and replacing carpet with wood or vinyl flooring to improve cleanliness, especially for students with asthma or allergies, Wright said.
“We do that work each summer, so we need to know now if we’re prioritizing one building over another,” Wright said, adding that “it’s what we do in addition” to complete floor or building renovations.
