IX. Appendix

Key People and Terms

Academic Conduct Committee

Each college or academic unit at RIT maintains an Academic Conduct Committee. The committee may be called upon to hear cases in which a student believes that a faculty member has improperly evaluated work or has infringed upon the student’s academic freedom; it may also be called upon to hear cases where any member of the academic community believes that a particular student has cheated, plagiarized, or performed any other act of academic dishonesty. In all cases, it is the responsibility of the committee to render fair and appropriate judgments reaffirming standards of integrity expected in the academic community. The number of members, term of service, and method of selection of the committee shall be determined by the members, faculty, and students of each college or academic unit.

Faculty Adviser

Faculty advisers are assigned to all graduate students. Typically, the student selects a faculty research adviser who then also acts as an academic adviser. Advisers are prepared to assist students with issues regarding curriculum requirements, elective choices, transfer options, RIT support facilities, and concerns of a more personal nature (such as managing your time effectively, making the adjustment to college life, or coping with the unexpected). We strongly urge you to establish a firm relationship with a faculty adviser soon after you begin your program of study.

Graduate Faculty

The term “graduate faculty” includes faculty members with direct appointments to the program in which you are enrolled as well as faculty members from other departments and colleges at RIT who have been appointed to the graduate faculty in that program.

Graduate Student Full-Time Equivalency

When you have completed course work for a degree but continue to work on your thesis or dissertation requirements, you may continue to qualify for full-time status by completing the Graduate Student Full-Time Equivalency Status form. This will entitle you to the services and privileges of the campus while you continue to work on your degree requirements. This form is available at http://www.rit.edu/academicaffairs/registrar/forms.html.

Research Committee: Ph.D. Program

Once you have passed the doctoral comprehensive exam and are well along in the process of formulating a dissertation research proposal (typically during the second or third year of study), you will, in consultation with your graduate faculty adviser, present a request to your graduate coordinator for the appointment of a research committee. The committee will include a minimum of four people, including your adviser, one other member of the graduate faculty, a person competent in the field of research (this committee member may also be a member of the graduate faculty), and the provost’s representative (“external chair”). The external chair must be a tenured member of the RIT faculty who holds a doctorate and is not a faculty member or graduate faculty member of your home department. Further, if your adviser is a member of the graduate faculty with an outside home department, then the external chair cannot have the same home department as your adviser. The external chair is appointed by the dean of graduate studies, subsequent to a request initiated by your graduate coordinator.

This research committee will supervise your research, which would include:

• reviewing the research proposal (typically as part of the Ph.D. candidacy exam)
• meeting with you during the course of your research
• conducting your dissertation defense.

 

Research Committee: MS Program

The MS thesis research committee is composed of a minimum of two people: the student’s graduate faculty research adviser and additional members who hold at least an MS in a field relevant to the student’s research.

Important Campus Contacts

The Academic Support Center
Bldg. 15, above the Digital Den
Phone: (585) 475-6682
http://www.rit.edu/studentaffairs/asc

Center for Religious Life
Schmitt Interfaith Center, Bldg 16
(585) 475-2135
http://www.rit.edu/studentaffairs/religion/

The Disability Services Office
George Eastman Building, Suites 2340
(585) 475-6988 (v/tty)
http://www.rit.edu/studentaffairs/disabilityservices/

Child Care
Margaret’s House
Bldg 50-C
(585) 475-5176

Counseling Center
23A, 2nd Floor
(585) 475-2261 (v/tty)
http://www.rit.edu/studentaffairs/counseling/

Disability Services
1-2340, 1-2342
(585) 475-7804; (585) 475-6988

English Language Center
Bldg 15
(585) 475-6684

Financial Aid
Bldg 77
(585) 475-2186
http://www.rit.edu/emcs/ptgrad/financial.html

Graduate Enrollment Services
Bldg 77
(585) 475-2229

Information and Technology Services
Help Desk Bldg. 7
(585) 475-HELP
http://www.rit.edu/its/

International Student Services
Student Alumni Union
Bldg 4
(585) 475-6943
http://www.rit.edu/studentaffairs/iss/

Office of the Ombudsman
RITtreat
Student Alumni Union
(585) 475-2876
www.rit.edu/ombuds/

ITS Help Desk
Bldg 7
(585) 475-4357; (585) 475-2810 (tty)

Office of Cooperative Education and Career Services
Bausch & Lomb Center (Bldg. 77)
(585) 475-2301; (585) 475-6905 (tty)
http://www.rit.edu/emcs/oce/

Office of the Dean of Graduate Studies
Building 87, Suite 3100
(585) 475-2127
http://www.rit.edu/gradstudies/

Parking Office
Grace Watson (Bldg. 25)
(585) 475-1320
http://facilities.rit.edu/pats/parking/

Public Safety
Bldg 25
General: (585) 475-2853
Emergency: (585) 475-3333

Registrar
Bldg 1
(585) 475-2821

Sponsored Research Services
University Services Center (Bldg. 87)
Suite 2400
(585) 475-7983
http://www.rit.edu/research/srs/about/contact.html

Student Employment Office
Bldg 4-A350
(585) 475-2631
http://www.rit.edu/emcs/seo/

Student Financial Services
Bldg 87, First Floor
(585) 475-6186
http://finweb.rit.edu/sfs/

Student Health Center
Bldg 23A
(585) 475-5515; (585) 475-2255, (tty)
http://www.rit.edu/studentaffairs/studenthealth/.

The Wallace Center
Bldg 5
(585) 475-2562
http://library.rit.edu/services/graduate-student-support.html

Frequently used forms

Along with others, these forms are available at the following website: http://www.rit.edu/academicaffairs/registrar/forms.html

• Add/Drop Form
• Academic Transcript Request
• Application for Graduation
• Audit Form
• Faculty/Staff Wellness Registration Form
• Diploma Replacement Form
• Registration Form
• Graduate Student Full-time Equivalency Form

2010-2011 Academic Calendar

* Check Academic Planning at infocenter.rit.edu for short session (1-5 week) course dates.