Illinois Institute of Technology. Commission on the Future of IIT
Organization
Biography
The Commission on the Future of IIT was initially covened in late 1975 by IIT President Thomas L. Martin as a collection of 11 task forces assigned different aspects of IIT to study, with a report planning the future of the university delivered in September, 1976. The Commission was again convened by Martin in 1985 (COMFIIT 85), with recommendations delievered in 1986.
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
COMFIIT collection, 1976 -1985
Collection
Identifier: 024.07.05
Description of the Collection
Materials related to the Commission on the Future of IIT (COMFIIT) which was active ca. 1976 and again ca. 1985.
Dates:
1976 -1985
Melvin T. Tracht papers, 1970-1982
Collection
Identifier: 030.04.02
Description of the Collection
Records of Melvin T. Tracht, Treasurer of Illinois Institute of Technology in his role as a member of the Illinois Institute of Technology and IIT Research Institute Boards of Trustees. Bulks with financial materials including budgets, balance sheets, and annual reports. IIT-related files include executive committee reports, financial committee materials, bylaws and resolutions. Other topics include Crystal Lake property, endowment funds, Institute of Gas Technology, enrollment, tuition,...
Dates:
1970-1982; Majority of material found within 1976-1977
Partnership in the Future: The Refounding of IIT to Serve an Evolving Society collection, 1977
Collection
Identifier: 032.02.09
Description of the Collection
Copies of document entitled "Partnership in the Future: the Refounding of IIT to serve an Evolving Society." The document served as the basis of IIT's $100 million development program and was crafted in response to the COMFIIT [Commission on the Future of IIT] report. Also present are carbon copies of a cover letter by IIT President Thomas L. Martin, Jr., dated either October 28, 1977 or November 1, 1977, which was sent with the report to various important donors/supporters of IIT, asking...
Dates:
1977