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Contact Information: Sheryl Weinstein Public Relations
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NJIT's Newark College of Engineering To Host Fall Career Day for High School Students
NEWARK, Nov 2 2007
WHAT: Fall NCE Career Day for High School Students
WHO: Newark College of Engineering
WHEN: Friday, November 2, 2007 from 8 a.m. – 1 p.m.
WHERE: Campus Center Ballroom
Newark College of Engineering (NCE) at NJIT will host once again its “Engineering Career Day.” The program will offer high school students the chance to explore six diverse engineering fields, all on the same day on the NJIT campus. Students can learn more about engineering specialties such as biomedical, chemical, civil and environmental, electrical and computer engineering; industrial and manufacturing and mechanical.
More than 30 New Jersey high schools are expected to attend the event. Participants will be escorted around the campus by NCE staff and encouraged to meet with engineering students and faculty. In addition, a workshop series will run concurrently with student tours. The workshops will be geared toward helping both teachers and guidance counselors better understand engineering. Professional development credits will be awarded.
New Jersey Institute of Technology, New Jersey's science and technology university, enrolls more than 8,000 students in bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in nearly 100 degree programs offered by six colleges: Newark College of Engineering, New Jersey School of Architecture, College of Science and Liberal Arts, School of Management, Albert Dorman Honors College, and College of Computing Sciences. NJIT is renowned for expertise in architecture, applied mathematics, wireless communications and networking, solar physics, advanced engineered particulate materials, nanotechnology, neural engineering, and eLearning. NJIT: The Edge in Knowledge.
