Alumni

Salute to Israel Day Parade, May 31, 1:45 p.m. Join Cornell students, alumni and parents by marching up Fifth Avenue to celebrate Israel's independence. Wear your Cornell gear! Marching location: 54th Street between Fifth and Sixth avenues. Following the parade: a kosher picnic in Cedar Hill, 79th Street and Fifth Avenue. RSVP: Andrew Schwartz, ams592@cornell.edu.

Class of 2002 New York City Non-Reunion Reunion, June 5, 6:30 p.m. Information: Julie Vultaggio, 212-223-4224.

Class of 2006 Third Year Out Regional Mini-Reunion in New York City, June 5, 7 p.m., Hudson Terrace's Rooftop Garden Lounge, 621 W. 46th St. Information: Marie-Jouvelle Aubourg, ma267@cornell.edu.

Cornell Club

Barry Strauss, professor of history and classics at Cornell, speaks June 2 at 6 p.m. Strauss, an expert on ancient military history, has written and edited several books, including "The Trojan War."

Faculty

"Cornell Global Forum on Sustainable Enterprise," June 1, kickoff session at the American Museum of Natural History. The general public is invited to the closing session June 3 at 8 p.m. at the 92nd Street Y to learn the results of working sessions and listen to a discussion by former Vice President Al Gore; Professor Stuart L. Hart of the Johnson School; H. Fisk Johnson '79, chairman and CEO, S.C. Johnson & Son Inc.; President David Skorton; Ratan N. Tata '59, chairman, Tata Group; and L. Joseph Thomas, the Anne and Elmer Lindseth Dean of the Johnson School. Information: http://www.cornellglobalforum.org.

Hotel School

The School of Hotel Administration will present the first Icon of the Industry Award to J.W. "Bill" Marriott Jr., chairman and CEO of Marriott International, at an awards dinner June 2 at the New York Marriott Marquis. Recipients of the Leland C. and Mary M. Pillsbury Institute for Hospitality Entrepreneurship's Hospitality Innovator Award will also be honored. Information: Ashlee Mills, am754@cornell.edu.

ILR School

"As the World Turns: Perspectives on International Labor and Employment Law," June 5-6, 1155 Avenue of the Americas. Registration required: Opal Bablington, odb2@cornell.edu or 212-340-2866.

Weill Cornell Medical College

Convocation, June 1, 5 p.m., Uris Auditorium, 1300 York Ave.

Commencement, June 2, noon, Carnegie Hall. Information: Carlene Bryan, cnb2001@med.cornell.edu.

Biostatistics and Epidemiology Research Seminars, June 4, 3 p.m., 402 E. 67th St. Sharon Xie, Ph.D., assistant professor, Department of Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania. Information: Maritza Montalvo, 646-962-8005.