ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Executive Committee of the Cornell University Board of Trustees will hold a brief open session when it meets Thursday, 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 short public session at the beginning of the meeting will include a report from Cornell President Jeffrey Lehman and a report of the Buildings and Properties Committee.

The Buildings and Properties Committee also will meet Dec. 11, at 9:30 a.m. in the Fall Creek Room. The committee will discuss the status of ongoing projects in 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. 9, at 2 p.m. 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.

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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.