RIT Judicial System records, 1973-1988.

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RIT Judicial System records, 1973-1988.

The RIT Judicial System records contain multiple copies of the 1972 revised RIT Judicial processes. This document contains a summary written by Stanley D. McKenzie, Judicial Coordinator, in April 1973 about the steps taken to develop a model calling for sweeping changes in the current judicial practices. Additionally, there is a memo from RIT President Paul A. Miller announcing the implementation of the proposed student judicial system in May 1973. Twenty-five reports issued by the Judicial Coordinator on judicial cases are included covering 1974-1988. Stanley McKenzie served as the Coordinator during this entire time. These reports were generally issued two times per year and listed every case handled through administrative or judicial processes during that time period. The reports were sent to Dr. Fred Smith, the Vice President for Student Affairs.There is also a memo dated February 21, 1978 indicating a Discipline Policies Committee had been formed to conduct the first major review of the RIT Judicial Processes in four years for the purpose of recommending necessary changes or modifications in existing policies. Materials related to Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) judicial system as it was re-structured in 1973. The RIT judical system oversaw due process in disciplinary proceedings involving students. The collection includes copies of the proposed model implemented in 1973, and Judicial Coordinator Reports for 1973-1988.

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RIT Library, Wallace Library

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McKenzie, Stanley D., 1942-

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Rochester Institute of Technology. Judicial Coordinator.

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Rochester Institute of Technology. Office of Student Affairs.

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Rochester Institute of Technology. Office of the Vice President of Student Affairs,

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By 1973, the student judicial system underwent a major revision. A Steering Committee was formed on behalf of the Policy Council. The Office of Student Affairs conducted a series of weekly seminars to discuss judicial processes in student discipline cases at RIT. At that time, a Judicial Coordinator was appointed to oversee all of the activities of the judicial system. President Paul A. Miller endorsed the implementation of the new student judicial system with the Steering Committee monitoring t...

Miller, Paul A., 1917-

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Paul Ausborn Miller (1917- ) was born March 22, 1917 in East Liverpool, Ohio to Harry Ausborn and Mamie Elizabeth (née Stewart) Miller. After graduating high school, he attended West Virginia University (WVU), where he earned his B.S. in Agriculture in 1939. Miller then accepted a position as a County Agricultural Agent with the WVU Agricultural Extension Service. During World War II, he served as a 1st lieutenant in the United States Army Air Corps. He married Catherine Spiker on December 9, 1...

Smith, Fred W. 1935-

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Fred W. Smith (1935- ) was born in New Germantown, PA on December 19, 1935. He earned his B.A. in philosophy with a minor in social studies and secondary education from Wheaton College in Illinois in 1957. After graduating, Smith began teaching junior high school while working on his master's degree. He graduated from Wheaton College again in 1959 with an M.A. in Biblical Literature. The next year, Smith began working at Michigan State University as the Head Resident. While working on his Ph.D. ...