Reading Strategies course to be offered this summer

The Bureau of Study counsel will be offering the Harvard Course in Reading Strategies again this summer. The course, open to all members of the community, will meet daily, Monday through Friday, from 4-5 p.m., June 30 -July 18. Through readings, films and classroom exercises, students learn to read more purposefully and selectively, with greater speed and comprehension.

The fee for the three week course is $150, payable at the time of registration at the Bureau. The Bureau, at 5 Linden Street, is accepting registration for the summer course now, and is open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For further information, call 495-2581.

Four undergraduates receive Wilson Awards

Four undergraduates were honored with Peter Wilson Awards last week: junior Nathan P. Brown, a government concentrator from Dunster House; junior Matthew A. Carter, a classics concentrator from Dunster House; freshman Brooke Ellison; and senior Eli Silbersweig, an Eliot House concentrator who received the graduate award to be used for further study.

The Peter Wilson Awards are given to outstanding students with disabilities. They honor the late Peter Wilson, an undergraduate from 1984 to1987 who, in spite of blindness and cancer, inspired all who knew him with his courage and strength of character.

Islamic art exhibition on view through June 8

The special exhibition, Sewn Together with Peace of Mind: Islamic Album Pages from Harvard's Collections, is on view the Sackler Museum through June 8.

Featuring paintings, drawings, and calligraphy from Ottoman Turkey, Mughal India, and Safavid Persia (Iran), this exhibition presents a wide variety of Islamic art as it relates to the practice of album compilation from the 15th to the early 20th centuries.

Information on alternative support groups available from FSAP

The Faculty and Staff Assistance Program (FSAP) is offering assistance in locating and choosing among several support groups for substance abuse problems. The last two decades have seen the emergence of several self-help groups for addictive behavior that are alternatives to Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). If you'd like to learn more about these groups and the differences among them (for yourself or someone you are concerned about), call the FSAP at 495-HELP (4357).