the Empire State Building was lit up in blue and white this week to honor the Class of 2016

Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC)

In case you missed it, the Empire State Building was lit up in blue and white this week to honor the Class of 2016. Congratulations to you all, graduates! ‪#‎ColumbiaCommencement‬

Columbia University

Columbia University in the City of New York
Latin: Universitas Columbiae Neo Eboracensis[1]
Former names	King's College (1754-1784) Columbia College (1784–1896)
Motto	In lumine Tuo videbimus lumen (Latin)
Motto in English	In Thy light shall we see light[2] (Psalms 36:9)
Type	Private
Established	1754
Endowment	$9.639 billion (2015)[3]
Chairman	Jonathan Schiller
President	Lee Bollinger
Provost	John Henry Coatsworth
Academic staff	3,806 (fall 2014; full-time)[4]
Students	27,942 (excluding 1,928 non-degree students; fall 2014)[5]
Undergraduates	8,410 (fall 2014)[5]
Postgraduates	19,532 (fall 2014)[5]
Location	New York City, New York,U.S. 40°48′27″N73°57′43″WCoordinates: 40°48′27″N 73°57′43″W
Campus	Urban, total 299 acres (1.21 km2)
Newspaper	Columbia Daily Spectator
Colors	Columbia blue and white
Athletics	NCAA Division I – Ivy League, EARC MAISA (sailing)
Sports	31 varsity teams
Mascot	Columbia Lions
Affiliations	AAU URA 568 Group NAICU
Website	www.columbia.edu

Columbia University (officially Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private,