100 Years of Cooperative Education banner

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: RITArc-0461

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Cooperative education (co-op) is the most extensive and intensive of RIT’s experiential education opportunities. Co-op is full-time, paid work experience directly related to your course of study and career interests. RIT's began it's co-op work program in 1912 and continues through today. The banner has hung in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the program. The banner is 48 inches by 132 inches.

Dates

Creation: 2012

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open to researchers.

Historical Information: Cooperative Education

Cooperative education (co-op) is the most extensive and intensive of RIT’s experiential education opportunities. Co-op is full-time, paid work experience directly related to your course of study and career interests. Many academic programs require co-op, while others make it available on an optional basis. Each year more than 3,500 students complete more than 5,500 work assignments with nearly 2,000 companies and organizations from small startup firms to Fortune 500 corporations. Last year, those students generated more than $30 million in earnings through their employment with industry, business, government, and the not-for-profit sector in the U.S. and in 40 other countries.

Extent

3 Linear Feet (1 flat box)

Language

English

Additional Description

Overview

The Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) Cooperative Education banner was hung in celebration of the 100 years of cooperative education and experiential learning 1912-2012.

Arrangement

The collection is one banner.

Physical Location

C.S. South, Shelf 49

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The collection was deposited in the RIT Archives in July 2013 by the Office of Cooperative Education and Career Services.

Accession number(s): 2013:046