Student comments: eats@columbia.edu; http://www.dining.columbia.edu/

Columbia University Dining Services maintains various dining facilities on the Morningside and Medical Center campuses. They are open to students, faculty, staff, and visitors on a cash or Dining Dollar basis. Dining Services also operates more than 90 campus vending machines, which are available 24 hours per day, seven days per week. Menus, hours of operation, and other relevant information are available via the Web site listed above.

Morningside Campus

Faculty House
400 West 117th Street, New York, NY 10027
212-854-1200; fax: 212-854-3062; fachouse@columbia.edu

For more than 75 years, the Faculty House has served as a locus for social and intellectual interaction among the faculty of the University, and over the last 25 years it has expanded its mission to serve the diverse needs of administrators, staff, alumni/ae, and graduate students as well. The red brick and limestone building, designed by McKim, Mead and White in the original campus style, was erected in 1923 and is located on East Campus adjacent to Wien Hall and the President’s House.

The Faculty House offers dining, catering, and conference facilities featuring the fine cuisine and caring service of Restaurant Associates. Weekdays during the academic year, the DeWitt Clinton Dining Room, Garden Café, and Lounge are open for lunch and dinner. The distinctive event rooms of the Faculty House, from small meeting rooms to large reception rooms accommodating as many as 300 guests, are available for University events and private affairs every day, year round.

The House sponsors events such as the Warner-Rabi Concert Series, special dinners, and wine tastings, jazz nights in collaboration with the Center for Jazz Studies, and book readings in conjunction with Columbia University Press. More than 1,500 functions, ranging from small meetings and seminars to gala dinners and wedding receptions, take place in the Faculty House each year.

The building also houses the Office of University Seminars (many of whose sessions take place in Faculty House), Valerie Wilson Travel, and Law School student organization offices.

Membership is not required to use the Faculty House, but it does offer a discount and other benefits. Interested students should visit the Faculty House Office located on the first floor or call 212-854-7197. Benefits of membership include a 10 percent discount on all dining room, café, and lounge charges; advance invitations to special dinners and events; newsletter; and reciprocal privileges at more than 100 other member clubs of the Association of College and University Clubs. Graduate students are eligible for a special membership fee of $10 per academic year. Please note: Accounts must be secured via Visa/MasterCard.