RIT Student Government records, 1964-2010.
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Rochester Institute of Technology. Student Government,
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RIT Student Government was formally recognized in 1951. According to the preamble of the Student Government charter, the purposes of Rochester Institute of Technology Student Government are: to represent the students through a centralized representative government; to facilitate communication and understanding between students, the student government, and the Institute; to solicit and receive student issues, concerns, and opinions; to ensure and expand student participation in Institute decision...
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It is unclear when the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) first admitted minority students. However, it appears as though the first African American students entered the Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute (renamed RIT in 1944) during the early 1900s. For instance, in 1906 Fredericka Sprague, the granddaughter of Frederick Douglass, took classes at the Institute. There are several other instances of African American students attending the school during the early 20th century as well...