In brief

BSC summer session upcoming

The Bureau of Study Counsel will offer its summer session course in reading and study strategies from July 2 to 19. Through readings, films, and classroom exercises, students learn to read more purposively, selectively, and with greater speed and comprehension. One-hour sessions will be held Monday through Friday beginning at 4 p.m. (no class July 4). The cost is $150. To register, contact the Bureau of Study Counsel at (617) 495-2581.

Harvard Heroes set to be feted

The 2007 Harvard Heroes awards ceremony will be held June 13 at 4 p.m. A reception honoring all employees from the Central Administration, the Harvard Graduate School of Design, and the Kennedy School of Government will follow. The reception will feature food and live music. Interim President Derek C. Bok and Marilyn Hausammann, vice president for human resources, will co-host the event.

CHA honored for environmental sustainability efforts

Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) recently received the 2007 Partner Recognition Award presented by Hospitals for a Healthy Environment (H2E). A teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School and a regional health-care system with three hospitals and more than 20 primary care practices, CHA — including all of its hospital campuses in Cambridge, Somerville, and Everett — was recognized as an example of how hospitals can and should improve the environment while maintaining quality patient care.

Since 2002, H2E has honored deserving health-care facilities and organizational partners for their remarkable achievements in improving the environmental performance of the health-care industry. CHA was the only Massachusetts hospital system to receive the Partner Recognition Award and one of six in the state to be recognized by H2E for environmental leadership.

Attention sports campers

Children between 5 and 10 years of age are welcome to enroll in the first All-Sports Camp at Harvard. The camp, which will be held at various Harvard athletic facilities, will run July 9-13, July 16-20, and July 23-27, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The cost is $350 per week.

For more details or to sign up, e-mail Shaun Harrington atsharring@fas.harvard.edu.