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Gannett to start co-payment plan: In order to maintain high-quality health services in the face of rising health care costs nationally, the Gannett Health Center will initiate co-payments for clinician visits and psychological services beginning July 1. Registered students will be charged a $10 fee for clinician and therapist visits. Nurse evaluations and consultations will continue to be provided to all patients at no charge. During the past several years, the Gannett Health Center budget has been challenged by health-care cost inflation (more than 5 percent per year), the increasing costs of state and federally mandated programs, including Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements, and the impacts of managed care, said Dr. Janet Corson-Rikert, interim director of Gannett. While university budget support for health services has been adjusted upward to reflect inflation, total revenue has not kept up with expenses, and the center has had to operate with reduced staffing during the past year and a half. Income from co-payments will allow the Health Center to respond to student and staff concerns about wait times and ensure ongoing quality of care by restoring prior staffing levels, Corson-Rikert said.

Day camp registration: University Summer Day Camp still has openings for children entering grades 1 to 8 this fall. Two-week sessions, June 24 to Aug. 16, run Monday to Friday at Risley Hall on North Campus. Camp hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with additional supervision one hour before and after the camp day. Camp activities involve the entire campus, with each two-week session having a theme. Fees are based on family income. For information and registration materials, call or e-mail the camp office in 130 Day Hall: 254-4386, e-mail: usdc@cornell.edu.

Operating status: Cornell departments are working to provide the Cornell community with up-to-date information and instructions when inclement weather, special events or circumstances restrict vehicular movement on campus. Information is distributed via a variety of media:

·University Operating Status Web Page: Click on the "University Operating Status" on CUINFO home page.

·Cornell Info Radio: Located at 530 on the AM radio dial.

·Electronic Mailing List: To subscribe, send an e-mail message to listproc@cornell.edu. The body of the message should read: SUBSCRIBE UNIV-CLOSING-L FIRSTNAME LASTNAME (use your own first name and last name).

·Audix Bulletin Boards: Each will be up by the end of June:
Inclement Weather Phone: 255-3377; Ithaca Tompkins Transit Center: 254-6790; Chemung/Schuyler County Transit: 254-6791; Shortline Bus Lines: 254-6792; Tioga County Public Transit: 254-6793; Transportation Services: 254-6794.