ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Cornell University Board of Trustees will hold its first meeting of 1999 Jan. 28 through 30 at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University in New York City.

The full board will meet in open session from 9 to 10 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 30, in the Joan and Sanford I. Weill Education Center in the medical college's Harkness Medical Research Building, 1300 York Ave. Among topics of discussion will be a report from President Hunter Rawlings and a report from Provost Don M. Randel on biological sciences and genomics. The board is expected to approve 1999-00 tuition rates for the endowed colleges.

In addition to the full board meetings, the following committees with open sessions will meet Thursday, Jan. 28, or Friday, Jan. 29:

• The Buildings and Properties Committee will meet at 2 p.m. Thursday in Room A-126 to review the status of a number of construction and renovation projects.
• The Audit Committee will have an open session at the beginning of its meeting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in Whitney 117. The committee's annual report will be reviewed and an update on Project 2000 will be presented.
• The Land Grant and Statutory College Affairs Committee will meet at 2 p.m. Friday in Room A-126. Among items to be discussed at this open meeting are the 1999-00 SUNY budget and the federal and state financial climate.
• The Committee on Academic Affairs and Campus Life will meet at 3:30 p.m. Friday in Room A-126, beginning with a 20-minute open session for an update on the Middle States Association Accreditation process and the NCAA self-study.

Tickets for the Board of Trustees meeting may be obtained by the general public on a first-come, first-served basis at the Information and Referral Center in Day Hall, Ithaca.