The Executive Committee of Cornell University's Board of Trustees will hold a brief open session when it meets Dec. 11 at 2 p.m. in the Fall Creek Room of the Cornell Club of New York, 6 E. 44th St., New York City.

The public session, for the meeting's first 20 minutes, will include a report from President Hunter Rawlings, an update on statutory college affairs, and a report of the Buildings and Properties Committee.

Tickets for the Executive Committee meeting may be obtained by the general public on a first-come, first-served basis beginning Tuesday, Dec. 9, at the Information and Referral Center in Day Hall, Ithaca.

EDITORS: News media may obtain tickets for the trustees' meeting by calling Linda Grace-Kobas at the Cornell News Service at (607) 255-4206.