Briefs

Trustee election results: Elizabeth Earle, faculty trustee, has announced the results of this year's employee and student trustee elections. Josh Katcher '06, government, was elected to a student trustee position, and Michael Esposito was re-elected as employee trustee. The voter turnout for the election to the 64-member board, according to the Office of the Assemblies, was 18 percent.

Beetle information: There will be a talk by Cornell entomologist E. Richard Hoebeke titled "America's Most Unwanted: Asian Longhorned Beetle -- Its Introduction, and Its Impact and Threat to Urban Forests," Wednesday, April 7, at 4 p.m. in Mann Library. The Asian long-horned beetle was first introduced into the United States in the late 1990s and has since been monitored with trepidation by entomologists, forestry specialists and environmentalists. Hoebeke will tell the story of this pest's North American appearance and highlight the lessons it holds for preventing and controlling non-native species invasion. This event is free and open to the public, and refreshments will be served. For more information, call Mann Library at 255-5406.

National 4-H Conference: Six teens from New York state attended the 74th National 4-H Conference in Washington, D.C., March 18-24. The annual event is organized by the National 4-H headquarters. Cornell Cooperative Extension manages the 4-H program in New York state. The event gathers more than 300 youth, volunteer leaders, state and county extension staff members from across the United States, its territories and the Canadian provinces. The conference provides opportunities to share experiences about youth-adult partnerships and youth in governance. Nationally, 4-H is part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Families, 4-H and Nutrition Unit of Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service (CSREES). The teens who attended from New York are:Betsy Jensen (Yates County); Annika Pettitt and Kelly Homann (Chenango County); Elise Martin (Rensselaer County); Jeffrey Penoyer (Cortland County); and John Pitcher (Erie County). The adult chaperones were:JoAnne Baldini, Cornell's New York state 4-H Youth Development Program specialist, and Janice Fox, Cornell Cooperative Extension educator in Rensselaer County. Martin and Jensen presented an interactive workshop:"Of the Teens, by the Teens, for the Teens:Planning a Teen Retreat." Using games and hands-on activities, they shared skills and knowledge gained through service on the state's Teen Ambassador planning committee. Also, Martin has been designated to serve on the National 4-H Youth Directions Council.