Briefs

Volunteers sought for 'lite' home repairs: The Cornell-Ithaca Partnership is seeking volunteers to do small home repairs, light maintenance and seasonal chores for clients of its Lite House Repairs Program. Clients include senior citizens, people with disabilities and low-income households. The program is a collaboration among the Cornell-Ithaca Partnership, Cornell Habitat for Humanity's renovations committee and these area congregations: St. Paul Methodist Church, Calvary Baptist Church and St. James AME Zion Church. The goal is to assist eligible Ithaca households in keeping their homes comfortable, safe and accessible. The program helps pay the labor costs of small home repairs, maintenance and seasonal chores for clients.

The program recently received a $500 community grant from the Ithaca Rotary Club. The grant will be used to help cover the costs of permits and materials for projects. For information, to volunteer or to apply for Lite House Repair assistance, call the Cornell-Ithaca Partnership at 216-0510 or send e-mail to COPC@cornell.edu.

ESL teachers needed: The Cornell Campus Club ESL (English as a Second Language) program is seeking volunteers to teach English to adults from other countries in the fall semester. A volunteer typically teaches one two-hour class per week to a group of 12 students. Currently teachers for beginner and intermediate levels are being sought. Experience teaching ESL is an asset for volunteers, but teaching support is available for people without training. Classes begin the second week of September. For more information, call Anita Watkins at 257-8590 or Gail Sakai at 277-5209.

ESL course for visiting scholars: A once-a-week noncredit English as a second language course will be offered during the 2002 fall semester to visiting academicians at Cornell who seek to improve their English language skills, particularly speaking and listening comprehension. All language-learning activities will be oriented toward what will be most useful for the scholars. Practice in speaking will include formal presentations and individual help with pronunciation problems. In addition to classes, field trips will be regularly scheduled to provide opportunities for discussion with native English speakers and insight into American culture and history. Classes will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. on Monday evenings, from Sept. 9 to Dec. 9. The program fee is $450. For information, contact Donna Colunio, School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions, 255-7259; e-mail: cusp@cornell.edu ; web site: www.sce.cornell.edu/exec.