Briefs

Open house: The Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies is sponsoring an open house Friday, Sept. 17, on the veranda of Uris Hall, from noon to 2 p.m. Visitors will have the opportunity to meet new people and sample international cuisine while they find out about opportunities for international study. Programs that will be featured include Cornell Abroad, International Relations Concentration, Latin American Studies, Institute for African Development, International Students and Scholars Office, Cornell Institute for Public Affairs, Language House Program, Peace Studies Program, Institute for European Studies, Southeast Asia Program, East Asia Program and the South Asia Program.

College & Community Expo '99: The Ithaca Downtown Partnership, in conjunction with Cornell, Ithaca College and Tompkins-Cortland Community College, is sponsoring the first College and Community Expo '99 on the Ithaca Commons Saturday, Sept. 18, from 1 to 5 p.m., featuring entertainers, free prize drawings and more than 50 exhibitors from area colleges and community organizations, including AIDS Work, Community School of Music and Arts, Challenge Industries, Greater Ithaca Activities Center and more. Area college performers will include the Cornell Jazz Ensemble, the Hangovers and several others. From 4 to 5 p.m., there will be a live swing dance, hosted by Kurt Lichtman, host of WVBR's "Saturday Swing." Free prizes include a spring break trip and a mountain bike. For more information, contact Mike Barry at 255-0827 or mjb44@cornell.edu.

German-study fellowships: Applications are being sought for DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) and Cornell-Heidelberg Exchange fellowships for the academic year 2000-2001. One or more DAAD fellowships are awarded directly to Cornell annually. The fellowships -- which enable students to study at a German university or work on a research project in Germany -- carry tuition and fees, monthly stipend for 10 months and round-trip transportation. Graduating seniors, graduate students and Ph.D. candidates of high academic caliber who are enrolled full time, are not older than 32 and are U.S. or Canadian citizens are eligible to apply. Two exchange fellowships to the University of Heidelberg carry tuition and fees plus monthly stipends for 10 months. Students arrange for their own transportation, and the awards are intended mainly for graduate students interested in full-time study at Heidelberg. Applications should include project outline and/or rationale for study abroad, Cornell transcript, two letters of recommendation from professors in the student's field, local address, telephone number and e-mail address. All applicants must have a good knowledge of the German language at the time of the application. Applications for both fellowships are solicited from all academic units of the university and should be sent to Professor Herbert Deinert, 188 Goldwin Smith Hall (255-8356), or to Marguerite Mizelle, 183 Goldwin Smith Hall (255-8356); e-mail: germanic_studies@cornell.edu. The deadline is Friday, Oct. 15.

Help foreign students: The Intensive English Program is looking for volunteers willing to help foreign students practice speaking English. Each volunteer is matched up with a student and asked for a minimum commitment of two hours a week. There is a particular need for older volunteers (late 20s and up), but those younger also are encouraged to apply. For information, contact Leslie Porterfield, 104 Morrill Hall, 255-5279 or lp20@cornell.edu.