In brief

Chorus auditions to kick off June 27

The Harvard Summer School Chorus will hold open auditions for its 2004 season on June 27-28 (from 2 to 5 p.m. on both days, and again from 7 to 9:30 p.m. on the 28th) in Lowell Hall. A public performance is scheduled for Aug. 6 at 8 p.m. at Sanders Theatre. Call (617) 495-0692 for rehearsal times.

Directory artwork sought

The Harvard Directory Project seeks artwork to be considered for the front cover of the 2004-05 Faculty & Staff Telephone Directory. Entrants must be faculty or staff currently on the Harvard payroll.

All types of media will be considered, but the work should represent the Harvard environment or experience. For consideration, submit entries (slide, photograph, or digital image only) to the Harvard Directory Project, 1230 Soldiers Field Road, by June 25. The selected artist will be acknowledged in the directory, and will receive a $300 honorarium, as well as a framed copy of the cover.

For official rules and entry form, visit http://www.uis.harvard.edu/telecom/harvard_directory/contest_rules.php. Contact telephone_directory@harvard.edu for more information.

Submissions sought for Noma-Reischauer Prizes

The Edwin O. Reischauer Institute at Harvard is offering the Noma-Reischauer Prizes in Japanese Studies for 2004 to the undergraduate and graduate student with the best essays on Japan-related topics. The undergraduate award is $2,000 and the graduate award is $3,000. The deadline for submissions is June 30. Course and seminar papers and undergraduate or graduate theses written during this academic year are eligible.

For application guidelines, contact Ruiko Connor at the Reischauer Institute, (617) 495-3220.

These prizes are funded by Kodansha Ltd. Publishers, to honor the memory of Reischauer – ambassador to Japan from 1961 to 1966.

– Compiled by Andrew Brooks