Spring Term Check-Out

• Belongings left behind in common and shared areas between continuing student Check-Out and graduating student Check-Out are at risk of being discarded. 
• Graduating students, please note and be extra diligent: all your belongings need to remain in your assigned space. 
• Facilities is tasked with cleaning all common areas and unoccupied rooms in a very abbreviated time frame in preparation for summer housing.

Students are allowed two individuals to help them move out. 

In light of current campus access restrictions, residents of John Jay, Wallach, Hartley, Carman, Furnald, Wien and East Campus must request access for non-affiliates (i.e., parents and family) to assist with move-out.

Students may hire an external vendor to assist with packing, storage and/or shipping. Vendors must have insurance that meets the University's requirements as outlined on the storage page of the Guide to Living.

Vendor Access to Campus

In light of current campus access restrictions, residents of John Jay, Wallach, Hartley, Carman, Furnald, Wien and East Campus will be required to request access for their vendor and meet them at campus gates. When completing the University's registration form:

• Enter the vendor company name in place of guest name.
• Enter your Columbia email address in place of guest email address.

You will need to show the guest registration QR code at the campus gate when you meet your vendor. Vendors may only access campus through the 116/Broadway, 116/Amsterdam and Wien Courtyard gates. Vendors may be denied access without a student escort.

Vendor Access to Your Building

If your vendor requires access to your residence hall and/or room, you must submit the Vendor Access Request form. Additionally, you must escort the vendor at all times while in the building. 

Special access points will be accessible to residents during select times to facilitate Check-Out, including the Hartley-Wallach Gate to Amsterdam Avenue, the Broadway Street Level exit, and the East Campus B3 exit. 

*Access will be limited to students with moving bins only. 

Bin Policy

• Bin rentals are for 2 hours at a time and should be returned to the location from which they were rented.
• Please consult the Guide to Living for complete policy information concerning moving bins.

24/7 Bin Access: Housing Hospitality Desk or Furnald Lounge

Bins are available from this location 24/7. 

All bikes must be removed from the residence halls storage rooms by Check-Out:

• Non-Graduating Students: by 12 p.m. noon on May 16
• Graduating Students: by 12 p.m. noon on May 21
• RAs: by 12 p.m. noon on May 22

Bikes that are left behind will be removed and donated. 

If you're living in Columbia Housing for the summer, please contact us at [email protected] to learn about storage options. 

Residents are financially responsible for any damages, missing items, or unsatisfactory conditions in their room. Review the Damage/Vandalism section of the Guide to Living for additional information and a listing of all damage charges. Damage charges are assessed based on inspections carried out by Resident Advisers and an evaluation of the state of the room or suite relative to the Room Condition Report (RCR) completed by student(s) at the beginning of the residency period.

Trash chutes close May 8. 

Once trash chutes have closed:

• Residents of EC townhouses should bring their trash to the EC courtyard.
• Residents of all other buildings should bring their trash to their floor lounge or basement compactor room. Follow signage in your building. 

To facilitate Check-Out, some streets around campus will be closed to street parking. Students who are departing by car can use these streets for temporary parking / curbside item pick-up.