Columbia University Housing

Floor Lounges

Floor lounges are available for events intended primarily for the residents of that floor. Only the Resident Adviser (RA) of a particular floor may reserve the floor lounge. If a resident wants to use his or her floor lounge for an event in which he or she will participate, the sponsoring resident must ask his or her RA to reserve the space. Approval of the Assistant/Associate Director for the area is also required. All events taking place in floor lounges are considered floor events and therefore must be free of charge and must not be advertised outside of the hall in which the event is scheduled.

 

Main Building Lounges

Residence hall building lounges are primarily intended for the residents of that building as shared, communal space. The Office of Residential Programs may host community-wide events in the building lounges. Undergraduate councils and student groups recognized on the Morningside Campus (ABC, CI, Club Sports, IGC, and SGB) may reserve only the following building lounges:

• Broadway: 14^th Floor, West (capacity 75)

• Carman: Lower Level (capacity 100)

• Furnald: Lobby (capacity 75)

• John Jay: 1^st Floor Lounge (capacity 124)

• Schapiro: 1^st Floor Lounge (capacity 75)

• Wallach: 1^st Floor Lounge (capacity 75)

• Wien: 1^st Floor Lounge (capacity 75)

Only undergraduate student groups may reserve the lounges noted above during times listed below. The hours are in conjunction with the quiet hours in the residence halls.

• Thursday 9:00am-11:00pm
• Friday 9:00am- Saturday 1:00am
• Saturday 9:00am-Sunday 1:00am
• Sunday 9:00am- 11:00pm
• Students can also reserve Broadway 14th Floor, West on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday from 9:00am- 11:00pm.

The lounge on the 1^st Floor of Broadway is intended as programming space for Residential Programs, the IRC expansion, and the staff of Residential Programs. All other lounges in the residence halls may not be reserved by undergraduate student groups. This includes the main lounges in East Campus, Hartley, McBain, River, Ruggles, Woodbridge, and 47 Claremont. It also includes the study lounge on Broadway 14^th Floor, East. Additionally, it includes libraries, computer labs, floor lounges, study rooms, and any residence hall spaces other than the lounges which not explicitly listed as available for reservation.

Lounge Reservations

Residence Hall lounge reservations, for those lounges listed above, are managed through Lerner Hall. All events hosted in residence hall building lounges are subject to approval from your organizational adviser. Please visit the Booking Space section of the Lerner Hall website to complete a lounge request. 

All equipment required for the lounge setup (table, chairs, etc.) are the responsibility of the student group. Groups must request these services directly from University Event Management.