Briefs

Mind and Memory grants: Two grants will be awarded by the Cornell Council for the Arts (CCA) to faculty artists to teach sections of the Mind and Memory course in Spring 2000. Faculty grant recipients will teach discussion sections and offer art labs for the four credit course. Proposals are due Sept. 24, and grants will be announced in early October. Mind and Memory: Explorations of Creativity in the Arts and Sciences is cross listed in English, Society for the Humanities, music, and theatre, film and dance. The course includes a Monday public lecture on the nature of creativity in which Cornell professors and guests from various disciplines in the arts and sciences discuss the process underlying their research or their work as creative or performing artists. A special information session with course leader Diane Ackerman is scheduled for Friday, Aug. 27, 1 to 2 p.m. in the A.D. White House. A flier with more information is available from the CCA office in 341 Caldwell Hall or by e-mailing adg2@cornell.edu.

English-language course: A non-credit course will be offered at Cornell for visiting academicians who seek improvement in any basic English-language skills, particularly speaking and listening comprehension. All language-learning activities will be oriented toward what will be most useful to the scholars during their stay here. Practice in speaking and pronunciation will include formal presentations and individual help with pronunciation problems. Field trips are regularly scheduled to provide opportunities for discussion with native English speakers and insight into American culture and history. The 10-week course, which meets twice a week on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, 5-7 p.m., will begin Tuesday, Sept. 21, and end Thursday, Dec. 2. The program fee is $450. Registrations should be submitted by Thursday, Sept. 16. For registration information contact: Donna Colunio, School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions, Cornell University, B20 Day Hall, Ithaca, N.Y. 14853-2801; 257-7259; cusp@cornell.edu.

ESL classes offered: The Cornell Campus Club is offering English-as-a-Second-Language courses this semester. Registration is Sept. 7 in Anabel Taylor Hall Cafe, 8-9 p.m. The registration fee is $10. Students may register for three classes for one fee. Beginner, intermediate and advanced classes begin Sept. 13.