ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Executive Committee of the Cornell University Board of Trustees will hold a brief open session when it meets in Manhattan Thursday, April 10, at 2 p.m. at the Cornell Club of New York, 6 E. 44th St.

The public session will include a report from President Hunter Rawlings and an update on the State University of New York (SUNY) budget.

Tickets for the Executive Committee meeting can be obtained by the general public on a first-come, first-served basis beginning Tuesday, April 8, at Cornell's Information and Referral Center in Day Hall on the Cornell campus in Ithaca.

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EDITORS: Tickets to the board of trustees meetings are available to news media. Please contact the Cornell News Service, (607) 255-4206.