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Classroom technology workshop: Cornell has been selected as one of six universities in the United States to host a regional workshop titled "Designing Classrooms for Technology Integration and Accessibility." The daylong, May 18 workshop is a regional follow-up to a national videoconference held in April. Sponsored by the Consortium of College and University Media Centers, the workshop will feature Daniel Niemeyer, a nationally recognized classroom design consultant. Niemeyer, who has a Ph.D. in instructional technology, previously served as director of Academic Media Services at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Joining him will be a panel of local experts. Discussion will focus on classroom layout, lighting, acoustics and Americans with Disabilities Act requirements, with the ultimate goal of defining a top-10 list of the most important details in college classroom design. The workshop will be held May 18, 8:45 a.m.-4:30 p.m., at the Robert Purcell Community Center Auditorium. It is open to the public, but advance registration is required. To register, visit http://www.indiana.edu/~ccumc/workshop.html. To get the most benefit from the workshop, participants who were not part of the national videoconference should plan to watch the videotaped version on May 11, 2--4 p.m., in 100 Caldwell Hall. Contact Greg Bronson (255-8985 or gb47@cornell.edu) for additional details on the workshop. Cornell participants in the April national videoconference included faculty as well as staff involved with computer labs, classroom design, facilities management, disability services, the libraries and the Center for Teaching and Learning.

Committees seek students: The following faculty committees are seeking students who have an interest in becoming members for 2000-2001: Faculty Committee on University Lectures needs two students (one graduate and one undergraduate); University Faculty Library Board, one student (undergraduate); and University-ROTC Relationships Committee, four (non-ROTC) students. Application forms are available in the offices of the University Faculty, Dean of Students, Assemblies; at the desks in Willard Straight Hall, Noyes Center and Robert Purcell Community Center; and at the Information and Referral Center in Day Hall. Both graduate and undergraduate students are urged to apply. Completed applications must be returned to the Office of the University Faculty, 315 Day Hall, no later than Friday, May 19. Three other faculty committees also have student members. They are Academic Freedom and Professional Status of the Faculty, Academic Programs and Policies; the Faculty Advisory Committee on Athletics and Physical Education; and the Minority Education Committee. Applications for these committees are available in the Office of the Assemblies, 165 Day Hall.