MBA in the Big Apple

The Cornell-Queen's Executive MBA Program enrolled a record number of students in New York City in its Class of 2011. The class, which entered in late June, includes 14 participants based in two midtown locations; they will spend three Saturdays per month learning with more than 100 participants from across the United States and Canada via videoconferencing.

The Cornell-Queen's Executive MBA program is a partnership between the Johnson School at Cornell University and Canada's Queen's University. Information: http://www.cornellemba.com.

Alumni

2013 Hotelie Tour of NYC Hotels, Aug. 8, 2 p.m., Plaza Hotel. The New York City chapter of the Cornell Hotel Society invites new students from the New York City area to tour several New York City hotels. Alumni hold positions in the hospitality industry that allow for unprecedented behind-the-scenes access. Information: Erin Rodriguez, emr78@cornell.edu.

Cornell Hillel Class of 2013 Send-off, Aug. 11, 6:30 p.m., UJA Federation, 130 E. 59th St. Come learn about life at Cornell. Hear from current students, parents and Hillel staff. Remarks by Hillel's acting director, Rob Goldberg. Kosher refreshments. RSVP: Karen Hauser P'11, kamied@aol.com, 914-723-3714 or Julia Levy '05, jml82@cornell.edu, 607-592-8754.

Cornell Club

"The Insider's Secrets for Writing, Publishing and Selling Your Book with Bill Quain '74," Aug. 12, 6:30 p.m. A growing number of authors are turning to self-publishing or to independent publishing companies to get their books on the market. $20. Members only. Information: Jessica Raha, jessica.raha@cornell.edu, 212-986-7202.

ILR School

Open house for the Cornell ILR/CUNY Undergraduate Joint Certificate in Labor Relations, Aug. 12, 6 p.m., Cornell Conference Center, 16 E. 34th St., sixth floor, Room A. This 16-credit Undergraduate Certificate Program is offered through Cornell's School of Industrial and Labor Relations and CUNY's Joseph S. Murphy Institute for Workers Education and Labor Studies. The program is designed to provide students with an understanding of employment relations, labor law and unions. Weekday evening classes (worth four credits each) begin the first week in September and include Collective Bargaining, Labor and Employment Law, Unions and Labor Relations, Work, Culture and Politics in New York City, and Labor History.

Information: 212-340-2847, http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/cmi.