Cornell Trustees to meet in Ithaca March 13-14

The Cornell Board of Trustees will meet in Ithaca on March 13 and 14.

The board of trustees will meet from 9 a.m. to noon and again from 2 to 5 p.m. Friday, March 14, in the Marriott Amphitheater of the Statler Hotel. A 65-minute open session will be held at the start of the meeting. Topics will include a report on the creation of a universitywide Department of Statistical Science; a review of current and future use of information technologies on campus; an update on State University of New York (SUNY) budget discussions and discussion of statutory college tuitions; and the universitywide admissions and financial aid policy.

Three board committees will have open sessions on Thursday, March 13:

  • The Buildings and Properties Committee will have a brief open session at the beginning of its meeting at 9 a.m. in the Yale-Princeton Room of the Statler Hotel. Topics will include the statutory capital budget request.
  • The Committee on Land Grant and Statutory College Affairs will hold an open meeting from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Yale-Princeton Room. Topics will include a state budget update and legislative update.
  • The Committee on Academic Affairs and Campus Life will hold a brief open session at the beginning of its meeting at 4 p.m. in the Statler's Pennsylvania Room. Topics will include a recommendation to maintain the university's policy on financial aid and review of curriculum in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

A limited number of tickets for the open session of the full board will be available starting at 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 11, at the Information and Referral desk in the lobby of Day Hall. No tickets are needed for the open sessions of the committees.

 

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