The Cornell University Board of Trustees will hold its first meeting of 2002 at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University in New York City, Jan. 24 through 26.

The full board will meet from 1:45 to 3:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25, and approximately the first 15 minutes of the meeting will be open to the public. The rest of that meeting and a meeting Saturday, Jan. 26, from 9 to 11 a.m., will be closed. Both meetings will be in the Joan and Sanford I. Weill Education Center, 1300 York Ave. Among topics of discussion will be a report from President Hunter Rawlings. The board is expected to approve 2002-03 tuition rates for the endowed colleges.

In addition to the full board meetings, the following committees with open sessions will meet Thursday, Jan. 24, or Friday, Jan. 25:

• The Buildings and Properties Committee will meet briefly in open session to discuss ongoing construction projects at the start of its meeting at 9 a.m. Thursday in Room A-126.
• The Audit Committee will have an open session at the beginning of its meeting at 3:30 p.m. Thursday in Whitney 117. The committee's annual report will be presented.
• The Land Grant and Statutory College Affairs Committee will meet in open session at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in Whitney 117. Items to be discussed at this open meeting include contract college tuition rates, the state financial climate and an update on Martha Van Rensselaer North construction.
• The Committee on Academic Affairs and Campus Life will have a brief open session at its meeting at 4 p.m. Thursday in Room A-126. The committee will consider whether to establish a bachelor of arts degree program in religious studies.

Tickets for the Board of Trustees meeting can be obtained by the general public on a first-come, first-served basis beginning Tuesday, Jan. 22, at the Information and Referral Center in Day Hall, Ithaca.