The Executive Committee of the Cornell University Board of Trustees will hold a brief open session when it meets Thursday, Dec. 12, at 4 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 10 minutes, will include a report from Cornell President Hunter Rawlings and a report of the Buildings and Properties Committee.

The Buildings and Properties Committee also will meet Dec. 12, at 9 a.m. in the Fall Creek Room. The committee will discuss the status of ongoing projects at a brief open session at the start of the meeting.

Tickets for the Executive Committee meeting can be obtained by the general public on a first-come, first-served basis beginning Tuesday, Dec. 10, at the Information and Referral Center in Day Hall on the Cornell campus in Ithaca. No ticket is needed for the open session of the Buildings and Properties Committee.