Update

Members of the Cornell Urban Scholars program (CUSP) will meet with staff from the New York City Center for Economic Opportunity (CEO) July 24. CEO was developed by Mayor Michael Bloomberg to develop innovative ways to address poverty in New York City. CUSP supports the efforts of New York City nonprofit organizations and government agencies to eliminate poverty.

Alumni

New York City Cornellians in Entertainment Inter-Ivy Happy Hour, July 13, 230 Fifth Ave. at the Rooftop Garden, 6:30 p.m.

Cornell Hillel Networking Series, offering students and young alumni career guidance from prominent alumni and parents. Each panel takes place at 6:30 p.m. Light refreshments will be served. Register online. Information: Julia Levy '05, 607-592-8754. Schedule:

• July 9, Public Service Panel at CityYear, 20 W. 22nd St. with Michael Levine '78, executive director, Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop; Itai Dinour '01, executive director of City Year New York; Lisa Krauthamer '04, recruitment director, Teach for America; Lydia Gilbert '05, new initiatives manager, Clinton Global Initiative; and Jeffrey Schatz '08, New York Coalition Against Hunger's neighborhood networks coordinator.
• July 13, Micro Finance Workshop, 675 Third Ave., with Ellen Braitman '91, Bloomberg TV anchor and a trustee of the Hebrew Free Loan Society.
• July 14, Hospitality Panel, 130 E. 59th St., with Adam Weissenberg '85, vice chairman, Deloitte and Touche LLP; Ellen Brown '88, executive vice president, Denihan Hospitality Group; and Mitch Green '07, "The Cork Dork," Eder Brothers Fine Wine and Spirits.
• July 16, Law Panel 1, 1095 Sixth Ave., with Bob Jossen '69, partner, Dechert LLP; Joan Wexler '68, dean of Brooklyn Law School; Mitchell Kent '98, senior policy adviser, New York City Department of Consumer Affairs; and Matthew Bertenthal '06, technical adviser, Ropes and Gray LLP.
• July 20, Retail Panel, 200 Park Ave. South, with Scott Silverstein, parent '08, '10 '12, CEO, Nina Footwear Co.; Mike Brizel '77, J.D. '80, executive vice president and general counsel, Saks Inc.; and Emily Silverstein '08, assistant account executive, Burberry.
• July 21, Finance Panel, 40 E. 52nd St., with Barbara Novick '82, vice chair, Blackrock; Adam Waldman '04, former hedge fund analyst; and Jane Gelfand '06, equity research analyst, Barclays Capital.
• July 23, Law Panel 2, 767 Fifth Ave., with Marcia Goldstein '73, J.D. '75, partner, Weil LLP; Jay Waks '68, J.D. '71, partner, Kaye Scholer LLP; Tricia Kallett '82, general counsel, CLINIX Healthcare and Harry N. Abrams Inc.; and Jessica Jablon '03, associate, Dornbush, Schaeffer, Strongin, Venaglia LLP.
• July 27, Sports Panel, 280 Park Ave., with Gary Gertzog '80, general counsel, National Football League.

Cornell GALA at the Rubin Museum of Art, July 17, 6:30 p.m. Cornell LGBT and Friends cocktail series. Gallery tour at 7:30 p.m. Museum site: http://www.rmanyc.org.

Cornell Club

"Who Wins the Job and Why? A Headhunter's Secrets: A Series of Interactive Workshops," July 14, noon, with Paula Weiner, president of Weiner & Associates Inc. $20. Reservations required. Contact: Kerry Strassel, K.Strassel@cornellclubnyc.com.

"Saturn: Images From the Cassini-Huygans Mission" at the Museum of Natural History, a guided tour led by Joe Burns Ph.D. '66, professor of astronomy and the Irving P. Church Professor of Engineering, and Judy Burns, MFA '67, July 22, 12:15 p.m., museum lobby. $10. Reservations required. Contact: Kerry Strassel, K.Strassel@cornellclubnyc.com.

Cornell Entrepreneur Network

"Winning Free Press and Viral Buzz in Tough Times: The Power of Sticky Stories," July 21, 6:30 p.m., the Cornell Club, with Emmy Award-winning journalist Farland Chang '84, M.S. '85. $45. Information: Amanda Christofferson, amanda.christofferson@cornell.edu, 607-254-7111. Register online.