http://www.reportermag.com/ Tag Commencement from Reporter Online. en-us http://www.reportermag.com/article/128 No one is happy with the situation. No one profits from having our own Provost serve as our special guest speaker at Commencement. In all fairness, there is nothing wrong with Dr. McKenzie as a person. (Granted, I've only seen the man once, and that was when he spoke at that other "big C" Convocation.) It is unfortunate that he will be leaving RIT with the most stigmatized RIT Commencement in recent history. Being stuck with our own provost for a Commencement speaker is about as taboo... Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.reportermag.com/article/128 http://www.reportermag.com/article/165 RIT's Provost Dr. Stan McKenzie After over four decades of service to RIT, Dr. Stan McKenzie is retiring from his position as Provost. McKenzie began his career in 1967 as an instructor and after rising through the ranks, was appointed provost in 1994. President Destler has called the man an "RIT institution" who has played "a major role in the advancement of the university into the ranks of the nation's largest and finest private universities." In recognition of his years of... Fri, 02 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.reportermag.com/article/165 http://www.reportermag.com/article/140 To the Editor Last week's article on the selection of Provost Stan McKenzie as the RIT 2008 Commencement speaker greatly surprised and, frankly, disappointed me. I have come to expect better from students of RIT's caliber, as well as from our distinguished student magazine. The quality of RIT is ultimately measured not by the notoriety of individuals who come to the campus to speak, but rather by the quality of the people who work and learn here and by what they accomplish. For this... Fri, 25 Apr 2008 02:30:00 -0400 http://www.reportermag.com/article/140 http://www.reportermag.com/article/134 New Research Opportunities Available RIT will be facilitating new research and development opportunities, which will be open to both undergraduate and graduate students. The RIT Board of Trustees has announced that it will be working with SG to meet with different companies, some involved with sustainability practices. "The main objective is to strengthen our relations with business," said SG President Ed Wolf. VP Sasha Malinchoc explained, "Companies will pay students to do research for... Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.reportermag.com/article/134