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 8, at 12:30 p.m. at the Cornell Club of New York, 6 E. 44th St.

The public session will include a report from President Jeffrey Lehman and an update on the state budget.

Tickets for the Executive Committee meeting can be obtained by the general public on a first-come, first-served basis after noon Tuesday, April 6, at Cornell's Information and Referral Center in Day Hall on the Cornell campus in Ithaca.

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EDITORS: Tickets to the Executive Committee meeting are available to news media. Please contact the Cornell News Service, (607) 255-4206.