Universities and colleges -- New York (State) -- Rochester -- Evaluation

Records of the institutional Advancement Commission, an organization started in 1975 to determine the future direction of the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). The collection contains reports from the university's nine academic areas as well as background research on higher education and RIT's unique role. There is also some correspondence and a final report published by the commission.

Various records and reports of data produced by the Office of Institutional Research and Policy regarding enrollment, finances, salary and graduation statistics at RIT.

Materials related to Dr. Ralph W. Tyler's work with the Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute, which was renamed the Rochester Institute of Technology in 1944. Tyler served as a consultant to the Institute on educational policy, curriculum design, and future planning starting around 1930 until 1970. The collection contains meeting reports, research notes, correspondence, publications, and a few other miscellaneous items.

The collection contains various records, correspondence, surveys and clippings related to RIT’s Calendar Studies.

Reports and minutes relating to the RIT Special Task Force on Scheduling and Time in Learning. The task force was created in 1972, and was charged with studying and recommending efficiencies for the creation of class schedules and sections, registration procedures, and student learning models.

Various documents, clippings, and other types of papers related to cooperative education at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). Also included in the collection are newsletters, students’ reports and two major studies conducted in 1943 and 1960.

The report contains findings from studies conducted by a task force related to faculty concerns about RIT’s salary and benefit policies.