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The Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, on the corner of University and Central avenues, is open Tuesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free. Telephone: 255-6464.
* "Old Master Prints From the Permanent Collection," through Aug. 22.
* "The Cat's Meow: Felines in Art," through Aug. 22.
* "The Art of Looking: Unlocking the Mysteries of Objects and Images," Aug. 21 through Oct. 17.
* "Posed From Life: Japanese Studio Photography From the Meiji Period (1868-1912)," Aug. 21 through Oct. 24.
(M-F, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; phone 255-3530)
"Beautiful Birds: Masterpieces From the Hill Ornithology Collection," through Sept. 30.Films listed are sponsored by Cornell Cinema and held in Willard Straight Theatre, except where noted, and are open to the public. All films are $4.50 ($4 for students, kids 12 and under and seniors). Visit the Cornell Cinema web site at http://cinema.cornell.edu. films
"8 1/2" (1963), directed by Federico Fellini, with Marcello Mastroianni and Claudia Cardinale, 7:30 p.m.
"Yojimbo" (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa, with Toshiro Mifune, 7:30 p.m.
"Contempt" (1963), directed by Jean-Luc Godard, with Brigitte Bardot, Michel Piccoli and Fritz Lang, 9:45 p.m.
"Contempt," 7 p.m.
"8 1/2," 9:20 p.m.
Student films, with film production instructor Marilyn Rivchin, 7 p.m.
"Yojimbo," 9:45 p.m.
"City Lights" (1931), directed by Charlie Chaplin, introduction by Professor Roger Gilbert, 7 p.m.
"Citizen Kane" (1941), directed by Orson Welles, with Welles and Joseph Cotten, 9:30 p.m.graduate bulletin
* Big Red Barn: Saturday, Aug. 21, Open House, noon-4 p.m. Orientation events are listed on the web at http//www.gradschool.cornell.edu/grad/student_life/FaOrient.html.
* International graduate student reception: For entering students, Monday, Aug. 23, 7-9 p.m., Alumni Auditorium, Kennedy Hall.
* New student reception: Walter Cohen, dean of the Graduate School, welcomes new students at a reception Wednesday, Aug. 25, 4-5:30 p.m., Big Red Barn Grad Center, sponsored by GPSA.
* Minority graduate student orientation: For entering minority graduate students, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 4-6 p.m., 392 Caldwell Hall.
* Degree deadline: Friday, Aug. 20, is the deadline for completing all requirements for an August degree, including submitting the thesis/ dissertation to the Graduate School.
* Thesis adviser office hours are Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, 9 a.m.-noon and 1:30-3:30 p.m.; Wednesday and Friday, 9 a.m.-noon and 1:30-3:30 p.m. Hours are on a walk-in basis only. The office will be closed Aug. 23-27.
* Partial tuition fellowship: Self-supporting doctoral students are eligible for partial tuition fellowships if they entered the doctoral program in spring 1995 or earlier, have six semesters registered in the Graduate School and have passed the A-Exam. Completed applications are due at the Graduate Fellowship Office, 155 Caldwell Hall, by Aug. 27 for fall 1999 semester.
* Fellowship checks: Beginning Aug. 23, students with fall fellowships administered through the Graduate School may pick up checks at 155 Caldwell Hall between 8 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. Students must be registered for fall 1999 and should bring Cornell ID.
* English test: The English Placement Test will be held in Room D, Goldwin Smith Hall, Monday, Aug. 23, at 9:30 a.m. Entering international students with a TOEFL score below 600 must take this examination.
* Fall 1999 registration: Registration is in the Field House, Monday, Aug. 23, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for new students and 1 to 5 p.m. for continuing students with "holds." All new students must go to the Field House. Unregistered continuing students clear bursar holds by going to the Field House, 1-5 p.m. For other holds, go to the office where the hold was placed, then go to the Field House. Continuing students who cleared university obligations by Aug. 13 will be registered and do not go to the Field House. Check "Just the Facts" to determine if you are registered.
* Course enrollment: Course enrollment forms are available at graduate field offices and the Graduate School, 150 Caldwell Hall. Course enrollment dates: Aug. 24-Sept. 17. Return completed form in person to the Graduate School. Students who completed electronic precourse enrollment last spring do not complete a course enrollment form; if there is a change in their schedules, they complete a Course Drop and Add form. Students no longer taking courses must enroll for thesis/dissertation research.
* Incomplete: Grades of "incomplete" for graduate students for courses for fall semester 1998 and earlier must be cleared by Dec. 31, 1999, or else the incomplete cannot be removed. For spring semester 1999 and following, incomplete grades must be removed by one year from the end of the course in which the incomplete was given. See Guide to Graduate Study, 1999-2000, pp. 19-20.
* Graduate teaching development workshop: Saturday, Sept. 11, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Kennedy Hall. All graduate students are invited to attend. Registration is mandatory; deadline is Monday, Sept. 6. For information or forms, call 255-6120.
* Faculty meeting: Friday, Sept. 3, at 4 p.m., 125 Caldwell Hall. This meeting is solely for the purpose of voting on August degrees.religion
Sundays, 5:30 p.m., Anabel Taylor Chapel.
Fridays, 7:30 p.m., International Room, Willard Straight Hall, speakers, open discussion and refreshments. Sunday morning prayers and breakfast, 7 a.m., at alternating locations. For more information, call 272-5320.
Mass schedule: Sundays, 10 a.m., noon and 5 p.m., Anabel Taylor Hall Auditorium. Daily Masses: Monday-Friday, 12:20 p.m., ATH Chapel.
Sacrament of Reconciliation: Sundays, 4 p.m., G-22 ATH.
Church services: Sundays at 10:30 a.m. and Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m., First Church of Christ, Scientist, 101 University Ave., Ithaca.
Sundays, worship and Eucharist, 9:30 a.m., Anabel Taylor Chapel.
Meeting for Worship, Sundays, 10:30 a.m., Hector Meeting House, Perry City Road. Child care provided. For rides or directions, call 273-5421.
Conservative and Reform: Call 255-4227 for information.
Orthodox: Friday, Young Israel House, call 272-5810 for information; Saturday, 9:15 a.m., Edwards Room, Anabel Taylor Hall.
Sundays, 11 a.m., One World Room (in English), and 1 p.m., chapel (in Korean), Anabel Taylor Hall. Call 255-2250 for more information.
Cornell student branch: Sundays, 9 a.m. Call 272-4520 or 257-6835 for directions and transportation. Basketball on Wednesdays, 8 p.m.
Sunday worship at 10:45 a.m. and 5 p.m., St. Luke Lutheran Church, Oak Ave. at College Ave. For information, call 273-6811.
Friday Juma' prayer, 1:15 p.m., One World Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. Daily Zuhr, Asr, Maghreb and Isha' prayers at 218 Anabel Taylor Hall. Saturday Halaqa gathering for all, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., One World Room.
Meetings resume Monday, Sept. 13, at 5:15 p.m., Founders Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. Instructional techniques from various cultures. For information, call CURW at 255-4214.
For information about United Pagan Ministries, call Cornell United Religious Work at 255-4214.
Sunday service, 11 a.m., Anabel Taylor Chapel. For more information, call the Protestant Cooperative Ministry at 255-4224.miscellany
This 12-step group that helps people deal with emotional problems meets for a discussion meeting on Sundays at 7:30 p.m. and a step meeting on Tuesdays at 8 p.m. at the St. Luke Lutheran Church, 109 Oak Ave., Collegetown. For more information call 387-0587.