NJIT Newsroom tagged with "board of trustees"

C. Stephen Cordes, of Westfield, Is Named to NJIT Board of Trustees

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400

C. Stephen Cordes, of Westfield, has been named to the NJIT Board of Trustees. Cordes is an equity partner and managing director of Clarion Partners, a leading investment advisory firm headquartered in New York City specializing in real estate with $23 billion in assets under management. He is a member of the firm’s board of directors, management executive board and investment committee. He serves as chief operating officer of the company and is the head of its portfolio management activities. Cordes is portfolio manager and chairman of the board of a $2.5 billion investment fund created through the 2005 privatization of a publicly-traded real estate investment trust specializing in multifamily property ownership and development.

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NJIT Men's and Women's Basketball Teams Recognized by NJIT Board of Trustees for Historic 2012-2013 Seasons

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400

The NJIT men's and women's basketball teams each were presented with resolutions yesterday from the NJIT Board of Trustees in recognition of their historic championship seasons of both athletic and academic accomplishments.

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NJIT Board of Trustees Approves Submission of Nearly $200 Million in Campus Construction and Infrastructure Projects in Response to State's RFPs

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0400

The Board of Trustees of New Jersey Institute of Technology has approved $200 million in construction and infrastructure projects on the university’s Newark campus, designed to enhance and expand NJIT’s role as the state’s science and technology university and a leader in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and research. The university will apply to the Secretary of Higher Education for $152 million from the Building Our Future Bond Act, state revolving funds and other sources to support the projects.

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NJIT Mourns the Passing of William Stanley Brown

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500

NJIT mourns the passing of William Stanley Brown, 77, of Chatham Borough, who was a former member of the NJIT Board of Trustees, serving from May of 1997 to December of 2005.

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NJIT Celebration Set for Jan. 25, 2013; NJIT NEXT Funding Campaign Unveiled

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500

NJIT will hold its annual black-tie benefit dinner, Celebration on Jan. 25, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. at The Pleasantdale Chateau, West Orange. Originally this event was scheduled for Nov. 2, 2012, but due to Hurricane Sandy, it was postponed.

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NJIT Trustees Fete Ansari, Lanzerotti for NJ Inventors Hall of Fame Honors

Fri, 09 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500

The NJIT Board of Trustees yesterday commended in a formal ceremony NJIT Professor of Electrical Engineering Nirwan Ansari who was honored last month by the NJ Inventors Hall of Fame for his cutting edge work. Feted too by the Board, but unable to attend the ceremony, was noted NJIT Distinguished Research Professor of Physics Louis J. Lanzerotti.

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NJIT Raises Undergraduate In-State Tuition and Fees by $766 annually for Upcoming Fall

Tue, 17 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0400

The NJIT Board of Trustees has approved a 5.5 percent or $766 annual tuition and fee increase for in-state undergraduate students for the 2012-2013 academic year. The Board also approved room and board increases averaging 2.4 percent. Tuition and fees for out-of-state undergraduate students for the 2012-2013 academic year will increase 7.3 percent.

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Cranes, Bulldozers, Hard Hats Dot NJIT Campus as Building Begins for Village

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500

NJIT, New Jersey’s science and technology university, is growing not only in faculty and enrollment, but physical size in order to meet the demand for workforce and economic development in the STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) professions.

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NJIT Mourns the Loss of John N. Bain '53, Former Board of Trustees Vice Chairman

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

NJIT mourns the loss of John N. Bain '53, who served as vice chairman of the NJIT Board of Trustees for many years, on February 21, 2012.

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NJIT Board of Trustees Appoints Joel Bloom President

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

The Board of Trustees of New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) yesterday voted unanimously to appoint Dr. Joel Bloom as President of the University, effective immediately.

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NJIT Trustees Appoint Joel Bloom Interim President

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400

The New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) Board of Trustees has unanimously appointed Joel Bloom, EdD, to serve as interim president of the university, effective immediately. This follows the recent announcement of the resignation of Robert Altenkirch. Altenkirch will serve as a consultant to the interim president until the end of October.

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NJIT Board of Trustees Accepts Resignation of NJIT President Altenkirch

Wed, 21 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400

The New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) Board of Trustees accepts with regret the resignation of Robert A. Altenkirch, President of NJIT since 2002, effective on or about November 1.

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NJIT Board Takes Action to Preserve Quality of Top-Ranked Programs

Wed, 03 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400

The NJIT Board of Trustees approved a 4.5 percent tuition and fee increase for in-state undergraduate students for the 2011-2012 academic year.

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NJIT Board Approves Four Percent Tuition Increase

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT’s Board of Trustees has approved a four percent increase for tuition and required fees for the upcoming 2010-2011 academic year for in-state undergraduate students starting this fall. About 95 percent of NJIT’s full-time undergraduates pay in-state tuition.

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NJIT Board Approves 3 Percent Tuition Increase To Insure Quality Education

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT’s Board of Trustees has approved a 3 percent tuition increase for the upcoming 2009-2010 academic year for both in and out-of-state students starting this fall. About 95 percent of NJIT’s full-time undergraduates pay in-state tuition.

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NJIT Board Member Hosts Dinner Cruise To Raise Scholarship Funds

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Philip Rinaldi '68, founder and former chief executive officer of Coffeyville Resources and a member of the NJIT Board of Overseers, hosted a dinner cruise around Manhattan for 38 guests on June 5 aboard his one-of-a-kind yacht, the Vivere. The cruise was a silent auction offering at NJIT's Celebration 2007. In addition to the Rinaldis’ generosity, the NJIT Board of Overseers and NJIT Board of Trustees members who signed on for the cruise donated more than $10,800 to NJIT. As per Phil’s request, this amount will be equally divided in support of scholarships at the New Jersey School of Architecture, Newark College of Engineering, and the College of Science and Liberal Arts.

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NJIT Raises $400,000 at Celebration Dinner: Newark Mayor Booker Honored

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500

Newark Mayor Cory A. Booker was the guest master of ceremonies at NJIT’s Celebration 2007 at the Somerset Palace. Celebration is NJIT’s annual black-tie event.

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New Jersey Institute of Technology Trustees Approve Raising Tuition Below State Cap

Thu, 20 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0400

New Jersey Institute of Technology's Board of Trustees approved today a 7 percent tuition and fee increase for the upcoming 2006-2007 academic year, starting this fall. The commitment of the trustees to minimize the impact of tuition costs on its students resulted in bringing the increases below the state cap of 8 percent. “NJIT’s value proposition is that we provide an affordable education for the technological professions—and we work hard to deliver on that promise,” said NJIT President Robert A. Altenkirch.

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Infineum Public Affairs Manager Joins the NJIT Board of Trustees

Wed, 26 Jan 2005 00:00:00 -0500

Elizabeth Garcia, public affairs manager for Infineum, has joined the NJIT Board of Trustees. “Liz is an NJIT-trained engineer whose work in the petroleum and petrochemical industry involved engineering, finance and now public affairs,” said NJIT President Robert A. Altenkirch. “I’m delighted that she will bring her enormous range of talent and experience to our Board and help guide NJIT to its next level of achievement.”

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NJIT Board of Trustees Revamps and Elects First Woman Chair

Fri, 10 Dec 2004 00:00:00 -0500

The New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) Board of Trustees has elected its first female chairperson, Kathleen Wielkopolski, Chester. Wielkopolski is executive vice president and chief financial strategy officer of the Gale Company, Florham Park. Serving as co-vice chair will be attorney James M. Burns, Middletown. Burns, a specialist in management labor law, is a founding partner of the Livingston law firm, Genova, Burns & Vernoia. Serving as the other co-vice chair of the board will be Stephen DePalma, chief executive officer and chairman of Schoor DePalma Inc, Manalapan, and an alumnus of NJIT. Attending his first meeting this November as a member of the Board was civil engineer David J. Samuel, Sayreville, an NJIT alumnus and a managing partner in the engineering firm CME Associates, Parlin, who joined the board Oct. 25, 2004.

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NJIT President Altenkirch Named Chairman of the Board for Newark's Science Park

Thu, 02 Dec 2004 00:00:00 -0500

NJIT President Robert A. Altenkirch was named Chairman of the Board of Trustees for University Heights Science Park. The Board of Trustees is responsible for overseeing and guiding the development of the 50-acre mixed-use park in Newark’s Central Ward.

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Schoor DePalma CEO Elected Co-Vice Chair of NJIT Board of Trustees

Thu, 18 Nov 2004 00:00:00 -0500

Stephen DePalma, CEO and chairman of DePalma, Inc., Manalapan, and an alumnus of New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) was recently elected to serve as co-vice chair of the NJIT Board of Trustees. De Palma previously served on the NJIT Board of Overseers.

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New Jersey Institute of Technology Board of Trustees Approves Tuition Increase For the 2003-2004 Academic Year

Thu, 24 Jul 2003 00:00:00 -0400

New Jersey Institute of Technology's (NJIT) Board of Trustees approved a $287 per semester tuition increase for all full-time undergraduate students for the upcoming 2003-2004 academic year, starting this fall. In-state undergraduate students will pay $3,666 per semester, or an increase of 8.5 percent. In-state, full-time graduate students will pay a $495 per semester tuition increase of 8.5 percent. That amount will total $4,810 per semester.

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