Notes

President to hold office hours for students

President Neil L. Rudenstine will hold office hours for students in his Massachusetts Hall office on Wednesday, Oct. 21, from 4 to 5 p.m. Office hours are held on a first-come, first-served basis.

Vendler to give lecture on writing

Helen Vendler, the A. Kingsley Porter University Professor, will speak on "Learning to Write" at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 21, at the Sackler Museum Lecture Hall.

The Gordon Gray Faculty Lecture on The Craft of Scholarly Writing is sponsored by the Harvard Writing Project. A reception will follow the talk.

New information technology referral program launched

Current Harvard staff or faculty members who refer a candidate for one of the Information Technology positions (see pages 17-19 of this issue) marked with three $$$ signs are eligible for a cash reward -- up to $2,000 -- if the candidate they refer is hired. (Harvard University students, casual or temporary employees, Human Resources staff and career placement staff are not eligible to participate, nor are supervisory staff and faculty when hiring into their own unit.)

To refer a candidate, pick up an Information Technology Candidate Referral Form from your local human resources office, or by calling the Harvard Employment Office at 495-2772. The form must be filled out entirely and submitted along with the resume or application of the candidate being referred.

For further information about the IT Referral Program, including bonus amounts and further rules for referral, contact your local Human Resources office. Additional details are available on the Office of Human Resources Web page at www.hr.harvard.edu.

Financial teleconference to be presented by TIAA-CREF

TIAA-CREF is sponsoring a free financial teleconference, "Reaching your Financial Goals: Tips from America's Experts" on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2-3:30 p.m. The teleconference will be broadcast live via satellite to two sites at the University and is open to all faculty and staff on a first-come, first-served basis:

Cambridge: Gutman Conference Center, 6 Appian Way

Medical Area: Benjamin Price Waterhouse Room, Building A-- 1st Floor

The program will originate from New York and be moderated by Elizabeth Vargas, anchor and correspondent for ABC News. Among the panelists will be columnist and author Jane Bryant Quinn and economist Peter L. Bernstein.

If you have any issues you would like the panelists to address, send them to TIAA via fax (212 907-2423) or e-mail (tiavideo@ix.netcom.com) by mid-October.