Briefs

Fulbright grants: Students who would like to apply for Fulbright grants to study or do research abroad in the 2004-05 academic year are invited to attend an informational meeting Tuesday, Aug. 26, at 4:30 p.m. in G08 Uris Hall. Applicants must be U.S. citizens who will have completed at least a bachelor's degree (but not yet a doctorate) by September 2004. Cornell's Fulbright adviser is Harvey Fireside, hff1@cornell.edu. The Fulbright program is managed by the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies, 170 Uris Hall; 255-6370; http://www.einaudi.cornell.edu.

Ornithology lab awarded: The Cornell Lab of Ornithology is one of six finalists in the environment, energy and agriculture category for the 2003 Computerworld Honors 21st Century Achievement Award. The award was given for the lab's efforts to digitize and make publicly accessible the entire recorded collection of the Macaulay Library of Natural Sounds. That collection includes sounds and videos of more than 10,000 species from around the world -- a total of more than 160,000 recordings. Said John Fitzpatrick, director of the ornithology lab, "We have worked very hard to put to use the advances of information technology for the benefit of science and conservation. We feel fortunate to have been recognized for our work."

Student-parents event: A free parent network event open to graduate, professional and nontraditional undergraduate students with children will be held Tuesday, Aug. 26, 4-7 p.m. at Hasbrouck Apartments. Participants will learn about a variety of Cornell and local-area resources during an entertaining day of information sharing. There will be food, play and plenty of community information for parents and their families. Information regarding family activities, events for single-parent families and general community resources will be provided. To RSVP or gain more information, phone 255-3976 or send e-mail to mas248@cornell.edu.

ESL class registration: Registration for Cornell Campus Club ESL (English as a second language) classes is Wednesday, Sept. 3, 7:30-8:30 p.m. in the Cafe of Anabel Taylor Hall. The fee for classes is $20. Class schedules and descriptions can be found at this Web site:http://www.campusclub.cornell.edu/ESL.

Volunteer tutors needed: Literacy Volunteers of Tompkins County (LVTC) is currently seeking volunteers to become tutors. Volunteer tutors work with adult students to improve their English reading, writing and speaking skills. There also is a need for people who can assist students in improving their math and computer skills. Generally, volunteer tutors and students meet for two hours per week, setting those hours on the basis of their regular work schedules. Volunteer tutors are asked to commit to 15 hours of training, before tutoring, and one year of volunteer service to LVTC. This fall's training sessions will be held in late September and early October. For more information, call LVTC at 277-6442.