SEAS Student Handbook 2020-2021

Lerner Hall
Lerner Hall is the student center, housing many offices central to student life at
Columbia University. A 225,000-square-foot facility located on the southwest corner of
campus, Lerner Hall was designed by Bernard Tschumi, the former Dean of Columbia’s
Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation. The building features a
glass facade and ramps to offer those within Lerner scenic views of campus and to
allow those on campus to clearly view the activities within the building.
Opened in 1999, Lerner Hall contains an auditorium that seats up to 1,100, a fully
operational cinema, a party space, plus a diverse offering of meeting, rehearsal, and
performance spaces, computer labs and kiosks.
The building also features the University Bookstore, two dining facilities, a banking center
and ATM, and the Ticket and Information Center. Lerner Hall is home to many critical
University resources such as Undergraduate Student Life (USL), the James H. and
Christine Turk Berick Center for Student Advising (CSA), University Chaplain, University
Event Management (UEM), and Counseling & Psychological Health (CPS).
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