NJIT Newsroom tagged with "department of humanities"

TEDxNJIT Event on April 4

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400

A TEDxNJIT event will take place again on April 4, 2013 in the Jim Wise Theatre on the New Jersey Institute of Technology campus and also via an accompanying live simulcast broadcast available to viewers worldwide. The independently organized event, licensed by TED, will focus on connections and will feature leaders in the various fields discussing mechanisms for developing connections to expand the human experience and the role of technology in creating and enhancing connectivity. It will bring together faculty and students to share their passion for innovation and new ideas.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, albert dorman honors college, department of humanities, csla, donald sebastian, research and development, tedxnjit, bernadette longo

NJIT To Host Spring Career Fair on March 6

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500

NJIT’s annual spring Career Fair, sponsored by NJIT’s Career Development Services (CDS), will be held March 6, 2013 from 12:30 -5 p.m. throughout the campus. It is expected to be the largest ever, with more than 175 companies and government agencies coming to interview upwards of 2,000 students and alumni.

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NJIT Humanities Professor To Lecture in Portugal

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Digital poetry expert Christopher Funkhouser, associate professor in the department of humanities, will be consulting on a project called PO.EX'70-80, which focuses on experimental poetry, on Feb. 14 at Universidade Fernando Pessoa in Porto, Portugal.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, department of humanities, csla, christopher funkhouser, digital poetry

NJIT President Joel Bloom Named To NJ Biz Power 100 List

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500

NJIT President Joel S. Bloom was named to the NJ Biz prestigious power list of the 100 most powerful people in New Jersey business. Dr. Bloom was ranked 55.

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The Battle of the Brains Again Comes to NJIT: Science Olympiad Set for 1/17

Fri, 11 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Once again the brainiest of the brainy will descend Jan. 17, 2013 upon NJIT when 600 middle and senior high school students compete vigorously in the Northern New Jersey Science Olympiad Regional play-offs.

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Humanities Professor Gives Presentations in Saudi Arabia

Mon, 07 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Humanities associate professor Carol Johnson recently gave two presentations in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, department of humanities, csla, norbert elliot, carol johnson, andrew klobucar

NJIT NEXT Raises $100 Million

Wed, 19 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500

NJIT NEXT, NJIT’s comprehensive campaign, has secured more than $100 million towards its $150 million goal, announced national campaign co-chairs Chief Operating Officer of Clarion Partners C. Stephen Cordes; Hatch Mott MacDonald President and CEO Nicholas M. DeNichilo; Chairman/CEO Anchor Industries International and Chairman Emeritus/Founder Tampa Bay Rays Vincent Naimoli. All three chairs are NJIT alumni.

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DesignIntelligence Names NJIT's Schuman One of 30 "Top Professors" for 2013

Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500

The influential architecture and design publication DesignIntelligence has named College of Architecture and Design Associate Professor Anthony Schuman, a registered architect, one of 30 most-admired educators for 2013.

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NJIT's Jonathan Curley To Participate in Local Poetry Reading on Dec. 6

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Jonathan Curley, a senior university lecturer in NJIT's Department of Humanities, will give a poetry reading at the Intrinsic Cafe on December 6 at 7 p.m. The Intrinsic Cafe is located on 5 Sussex Avenue in Newark, across from the NJIT campus.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, department of humanities, poetry, jonathan curley

TEDxNJIT Event on Nov. 1

Tue, 16 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0400

A TEDxNJIT event will take place again on Nov. 1, 2012 in the Jim Wise Theatre on the New Jersey Institute of Technology campus and also via an accompanying live simulcast broadcast available to viewers worldwide. The independently organized event, licensed by TED, will focus on connections and will feature leaders in the various fields discussing mechanisms for developing connections to expand the human experience and the role of technology in creating and enhancing connectivity.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, albert dorman honors college, department of humanities, csla, donald sebastian, research and development, kevin ly, tedxnjit, bernadette longo, carlos dominguez, randall pinkett, kathleen uske

NJIT Featured In The Princeton Review's "Best 296 Business Schools: 2013 Edition"

Thu, 11 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT has been named by the Princeton Review an outstanding business school in the 2013 edition of The Best 296 Business Schools (Random House / Princeton Review).

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Tonight NJIT Researcher Who Invented A Method for Fabricating Arrays of the World's Smallest Probe for Investigating Electrical Properties of Living Cells to Receive NJIT Overseers Award

Thu, 04 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Tonight NJIT Research Professor Reginald C. Farrow, PhD, who with his research team have discovered how to make nanoscale arrays of the world’s smallest probe for investigating the electrical properties of individual living cells will receive the NJIT Board of Overseers Excellence in Research Prize and Medal.

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Researcher Who Invented A Method for Fabricating Arrays of the World's Smallest Probe for Investigating Electrical Properties of Living Cells to Receive NJIT Overseers Award

Mon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT Research Professor Reginald C. Farrow, PhD, who with his research team have discovered how to make nanoscale arrays of the world’s smallest probe for investigating the electrical properties of individual living, cells will receive on Oct. 4, 2012 the NJIT Board of Overseers Excellence in Research Prize and Medal.

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Technology and Society Forum Presentation on Oct. 3

Thu, 27 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0400

The History of 3D Film: Starring Newark and New York will be the first 2012 featured lecture this fall of the NJIT Technology and Society Forum presentations. The Emmy-nominated, award-winning Newark filmmakers Marylou and Jerome Bongiorno will screen and discuss their short 3D films on Newark and the Brooklyn waterfront on Oct. 3 from 3-4:30 p.m. in the Campus Center Ballroom.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, albert dorman honors college, department of humanities, technology and society forum, jon curley, jerome bongiorno

Dr. Joel S. Bloom Installed Sept. 14, 2012 as 8th President of NJIT

Fri, 14 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Beneath a blue sky and past an arch of colorful international flags representing the nationalities of some 106 NJIT students who held them, marched this morning’s processional into the Naimoli Family Athletic and Recreational Facility for the installation of Dr. Joel S. Bloom.

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U.S. News Once Again Names NJIT Among Nation's Best National Universities

Wed, 12 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0400

U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges 2013 Edition has once again named NJIT to the top tier of national universities for its range of undergraduate majors and master's and doctoral degrees.

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MEDIA ADVISORY: NJIT Convocation Tomorrow Promises Bright New Start: New President Speaks

Tue, 11 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0400

WHAT: NJIT marks the start of the new school tomorrow at University Convocation, an annual celebration and awards ceremony.

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NJIT Professor Appointed To Task Force on Green Development and Sustainable Consumption

Tue, 11 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Dr. Maurie J. Cohen, associate professor in the department of chemistry and environmental science and the department of humanities, has accepted an appointment on a Task Force on Green Development and Sustainable Consumption in China.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, department of humanities, csla, department of chemistry and environmental science, maurie cohen

The History of 3D Film: Starring Newark and New York

Thu, 06 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0400

The History of 3D Film: Starring Newark and New York will be the first 2012 featured lecture this fall of the NJIT Technology and Society Forum presentations.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, albert dorman honors college, department of humanities, technology and society forum, lecture series, jonathan curley

NJIT's Convocation Recognizes 2012 Top Performers: Professors, Staff, Students

Tue, 28 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT will mark the start of the new school year Sept. 12, 2012 at University Convocation, an annual celebration and awards ceremony. The event, which recognizes the accomplishments of students, faculty and staff, will be held at 3 p.m. in the Naimoli Family Athletic and Recreation Facility on the NJIT campus.

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Bernadette Longo, PhD, Expert in Technical Communications, Appointed

Thu, 16 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Bernadette Longo, PhD, who has spent her academic career questioning the relationships people have with their technologies, has been appointed to the faculty of NJIT’s College of Science and Liberal Arts in the Department of Humanities as an associate professor.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, department of humanities, csla, bernadette longo

New NJIT Faculty Will Energize Interdisciplinary Vision

Tue, 14 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0400

The talents of more than 20 new faculty members will soon add momentum to NJIT’s strategic plan for impacting the quality of life in the 21st century. The interdisciplinary initiative focuses on convergent life science and engineering, “digital everyware”-- ubiquitous computing-- and sustainable systems.

NJIT Professor Joins Literary Advisory Board

Mon, 30 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Chris Funkhouser, an associate professor in the department of humanities and director of the undergraduate program in professional and technical communication at NJIT, was invited to join the Literary Advisory Board of the Electronic Literature Organization (ELO).

Tagged: department of humanities, christopher funkhouser

NJIT Author To Discuss Newest Book at Morris Museum on May 9

Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT Professor David Rothenberg, author of Survival of the Beautiful (Bloomsbury Press, 2011) will present his revolutionary examination of the interplay between beauty, art and culture in evolution in a lecture May 9, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. at the Morris Museum, 6 Normandy Heights Road, Morristown.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, department of humanities, csla, david rothenberg

New Publications on Disability Rights by NJIT's Doris Zames Fleischer, PhD

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Written by Doris Zames Fleischer, PhD, of the NJIT Humanities Department, a 2011 updated edition of The Disability Rights Movement: From Charity to Confrontation (Philadelphia: Temple University Press), originally published in 2001, as well as chapters on disability rights in two different volumes, have recently been published.

Tagged: department of mathematical sciences, department of humanities, csla, frieda zames, disability rights

NJIT Humanities Professors Featured in New Video Project

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Christopher Funkhouser and Andrew Klobucar, associate professor and assistant professor, respectively, in NJIT's Department of Humanities, are featured in CAPTA: Conversations with Poets About Technology http://glia.ca/2012/capta/, a new video project produced by the Canadian artist/professor Dr. Jhave Johnston.

Tagged: department of humanities, csla, christopher funkhouser, andrew klobucar

NJIT's David Rothenberg To Be Part of Morris Museum's Lecture Series

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

David Rothenberg, professor of Philosophy and Music, will present “The Survival of the Beautiful” as the final lecture in the spring series at the Morris Museum on Wednesday, May 9 at 7:30 p.m.

Tagged: department of humanities, csla, david rothenberg, music

NJIT Humanities Professor and Digital Poetry Expert To Participate in Digital Media Studio

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

NJIT Humanities Professor and digital poetry expert Christopher Funkhouser will participate in Interrupt 2012, a three-day international studio celebrating writing and performance in digital media, on Feb. 10-12 at Brown University.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, alumni, department of humanities, christopher funkhouser, digital poetry, sophia sobers, digital media

NJIT Professor Publishes Seventh Poetry Collection

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Burt Kimmelman, PhD, professor in the Department of Humanities at NJIT, has published his seventh poetry collection.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, department of humanities, burt kimmelman, poetry, national public radio

NJIT Humanities Professor Publishes New Book on Digital Poetry

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

NJIT Humanities Professor Christopher Funkhouser has published New Directions in Digital Poetry (Continuum Books, 2012), an informed look at digital poetry in its contemporary state.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, department of humanities, christopher funkhouser, digital poetry

NJIT's Top Newsmakers for 2011 Lauded

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

At the start of every year, the Office of Strategic Communications looks back at NJIT’s top ten press releases from the previous year which generated the most major media coverage from not only national sources but from around the world.

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NJIT Humanities Professor Publishes New Multimedia Piece in Online Digital Art/Writing Journal

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500

NJIT Humanities Professor Christopher Funkhouser has published a new multimedia piece in The New River, one of the oldest online digital art/writing journals.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, department of humanities, christopher funkhouser

NJIT Humanities Professor Publishes Seventh Collection of Poetry

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500

NJIT Humanities Professor and poet Burt Kimmelman, of Maplewood, has published his seventh collection of poetry, The Way We Live (Dos Madres Press, 2011).

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, department of humanities, burt kimmelman

NJIT Humanities Professor To Read His Poetry in Hoboken

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT Humanities Professor Burt Kimmelman, of Maplewood, who has published six poetry collections, will read from his collected works on Nov. 6 at 3 p.m. at the Monroe Center for the Arts in Hoboken.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, department of humanities, burt kimmelman

New Book From NJIT Professor Focuses on Art, Science and Evolution

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT Professor David Rothenberg’s newest book Survival of the Beautiful: Art, Science, and Evolution (Bloomsbury Press) will be released at the end of this month.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, department of humanities, david rothenberg

New Book by NJIT Humanities Professor Reviewed by Online Publication

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Electro Þerdix, a book published earlier this year by NJIT Humanities Professor Christopher Funkhouser, was reviewed by Jacket 2, an online publication associated with PennSound and the Kelly Writers House at the University of Pennsylvania.

Tagged: department of humanities, christopher funkhouser, digital poetry

Humanities Lecturer Publishes Comprehensive Analysis of Northern Irish Poetry

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

Jon Curley, university lecturer in the Humanities Department at NJIT, has just published Poets and Partitions: Confronting Communal Identities in Northern Ireland, a comprehensive analysis of Northern Irish poetry focusing on the colonial, political, and cultural underpinnings that have shaped artistic expression in a variety of ways.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, department of humanities, jon curley

International Society Honors NJIT Professor

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400

The Society for Technical Communication honored Nancy Coppola, a professor of English at NJIT and founding director of the Master of Science in Professional and Technical Communication program, in a ceremony at its annual conference in Sacramento, CA on May 17.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, department of humanities, nancy coppola, society for technical communication

NJIT's Department of Humanities Announces Return of Literary Arts Journal

Mon, 08 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT’s Department of Humanities announces the return of its literary arts journal, Newark Review, in an expanded capacity.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, department of humanities, christopher funkhouser, burt kimmelman, andrew klobucar, sophia sobers, scott kesselman, newark review, anthony zaleski, gissele casco

Technical Writing Class Exhibits Work at New York Gallery

Tue, 05 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Mark Arnowitz of the Humanities Department and his Technical Writing class presented "Utopians at Play," a collection of games and models that were on display during the month of June at the Utopian Direction Gallery in Warwick, NY.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, department of humanities, technical writing

Humanities Department Announces Winners of Enid Dame Poetry Competition

Mon, 16 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

The Humanities Department is pleased to announce the 2011 winners of the Enid Dame Poetry Competition. All winners will be honored in the fall semester and their work will be published in The Vector newspaper and the new online poetry magazine, Newark Review.

Tagged: department of humanities, the vector, gissele casco, newark review

NJIT's Nancy Steffen-Fluhr Honored by Soroptimist International

Wed, 11 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Nancy Steffen-Fluhr, PhD, an associate professor in the department of humanities and director of the Murray Center for Women in Technology, was honored recently by Soroptimist International of the Greater Westfield Area for helping women to succeed in academe.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, department of humanities, judith sheft, murray center for women in technology, nancy steffen-fluhr

My Most Memorable College Experience: The NJIT Laptop Orchestra

Fri, 29 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Room 311 of Cullimore Hall may not fit the image of a techno band’s garage studio, but to the dozen members of the NJIT Laptop Orchestra, who just released their first CD, it’s perfecto.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, department of humanities, david rothenberg, anthony zaleski, gil bento

NJIT's Nancy Steffen-Fluhr To Be Honored by Soroptimist International Next Week

Tue, 05 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Nancy Steffen-Fluhr, PhD, an associate professor in the department of humanities and director of the Murray Center for Women in Technology, will be honored by Soroptimist International of the Greater Westfield Area on April 14 for the work she has done to help women succeed in academe.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, department of humanities, murray center for women in technology, nancy steffen-fluhr

How Do Your Habits Work For You NJIT Assistant Professor Michael Brownstein Will Explain at ADHC Colloquium

Wed, 02 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Michael Brownstein, PhD, assistant professor in NJIT's Department of Humanities, will discuss "How Your Habits Work for You: An Ethics of Automatic Behavior" at the Albert Dorman Honors College Colloquium Series on March 7, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. in the Campus Center Ballroom A.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, albert dorman honors college, department of humanities, adhc, michael brownstein

NJIT's Jon Curley Will Be Featured Poet at Jersey City Event

Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Jon Curley, PhD, university lecturer in NJIT's Department of Humanities, will be the featured poet on Dec. 2 at 8 p.m at Art House Productions in Jersey City. He will read from his book of poems New Shadows (Dos Madres Press, Inc., 2009).

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, department of humanities, jonathan curley

Researcher’s Book Spotlights Morristown’s Seeing Eye Dog Guide-School

Mon, 01 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Miriam Ascarelli, a lecturer in the NJIT Department of Humanities, has published Independent Vision: Dorothy Harrison Eustis and the Story of the Seeing Eye (Purdue Univ. Press), a short biography of Dorothy Harrison Eustis, founder of The Seeing Eye, Inc., the oldest existing dog guide-school in the world, located in Morristown.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, department of humanities

NJIT's David Rothenberg To Debut Multimedia Piece in New York City

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT Humanities Professor and clarinetist David Rothenberg will perform with Charles Lindsay in The Electrosense of Paddlefish, a multimedia piece on water in the American West on Nov. 1 at 8 p.m. at the Frederick Loewe Theater, 35 West 4th St. (between Washington Square Park E. and Greene St.). Rothenberg was awarded the third annual NJIT Board of Overseers Excellence in Research Prize and Medal on October 6.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, department of humanities, board of overseers, david rothenberg, excellence in research prize and medal

NJIT Humanities Professor To Read Poetry at Kelley Writers House in Philadelphia

Tue, 19 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Burt Kimmelman, PhD, a professor in NJIT's Department of Humanities, will read his poetry at the Kelley Writers House at the University of Pennsylvania on Oct. 27 at 6 p.m. in the Arts Cafe.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, department of humanities, burt kimmelman, kelley writers house

Beyond an Environmental History of the Space Race: Free Lecture at NJIT

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Historians usually depict the space race of the 1960s and 1970s as a pitched technological battle between Cold War political rivals. Yet while U.S. and Soviet spacecraft forced the world to look upward towards the Moon, they also, quite ironically, encouraged citizens across the globe to gaze back down at “spaceship Earth” with a newfound environmental awareness.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, department of humanities, technology and society forum, federated department of history, neil maher

NJIT Board of Overseers Awards Third Annual Research Prize and Medal To Interspecies Music Expert

Thu, 07 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400

The exotic world of interspecies music was revealed yesterday when the third annual NJIT Excellence in Research Prize and Medal was bestowed upon David Rothenberg, PhD, a member of NJIT’s faculty, best-selling author and acclaimed jazz clarinetist, by the NJIT Board of Overseers. "As an NJIT Overseer, I am especially appreciative of David’s accomplishments in reaching out and building relationships with readers and listeners beyond what is generally considered the traditional boundary of academia," said NJIT Board of Overseers Chairman Emil Herkert.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, department of humanities, board of overseers, david rothenberg, excellence in research prize and medal, whale music, emil herkert, interspecies music

NJIT Humanities Professors To Read Poetry at Rutherford's Williams Center

Mon, 04 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Jon Curley, of Jersey City, and Burt Kimmelman (at left), of Maplewood, associate professor and professor, respectively, in NJIT's Department of Humanities, will participate in a poetry reading presented by the William Carlos Williams Poetry Cooperative on Oct. 6 at 7 p.m. at the Williams Center for the Arts in Rutherford.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, department of humanities, burt kimmelman, jon curley

Scholarly Look at Lukens Steel 1810-1925 Garners Award for NJIT Author

Fri, 24 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Carol S. Johnson, PhD, an associate professor in NJIT's Department of Humanities, has won the 2010 National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Award in Technical and Scientific Communication in the category of Best Book in Technical or Scientific Communication for The Language of Work: Technical Communication at Lukens Steel, 1810-1925 (Baywood Publishing Company, Inc., 2009). The award will be announced at the 2011 Association of Teachers of Technical Writing (ATTW) meeting in Atlanta in March. She is a resident of Oak Ridge.

Tagged: department of humanities, honors, award, carol johnson, technical communication, ncte

The Art of Choosing: How Does Anyone Make Vital and Mundane Choices

Thu, 23 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400

A customer at an Apple store asks for the latest iPhone in black, but then suddenly changes his preference to white when he sees everyone else buying black . . . Although the child knows she shouldn't press the big red button, she finds her hand inching toward it. . . . In some cultures, young men and women who decide to marry know that they will see each other in person for the first time on their wedding day. How did these people make their choices? How do any of us make vital and mundane choices?

Tagged: department of humanities, technology and society forum, jay kappraff, sheena iyengar, presidential early career award

NJIT Humanities Professor Wins NCTE Award for Best Technical Communication Book

Tue, 21 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Carol S. Johnson, PhD, of Oak Ridge, an associate professor in NJIT's Department of Humanities, has won the 2010 National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Award in Technical and Scientific Communication in the category of Best Book in Technical or Scientific Communication for The Language of Work: Technical Communication at Lukens Steel, 1810-1925 (Baywood Publishing Company, Inc., 2009). The award will be announced at the 2011 Association of Teachers of Technical Writing (ATTW) meeting in Atlanta in March.

Tagged: department of humanities, carol johnson, technical communication, ncte

Exotic World of Interspecies Music Spotlighted as NJIT Professor Is Honored: Whale and Bird Song Experts Join Jazz Musicians for Unique Event

Mon, 20 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400

The exotic world of interspecies music will be revealed on Oct. 6, 2010 when the New Jersey Institute of Technology Excellence in Research Prize and Medal is bestowed upon David Rothenberg, a member of NJIT’s faculty, best-selling author and acclaimed jazz clarinetist, by the NJIT Board of Overseers. “Harmonic Connections in Nature, Science and Music,” held at 5 p.m. at the Jim Wise Theater in Kupfrian Hall, will include a presentation by Rothenberg, PhD, professor of philosophy and music, on how and why music enables him to communicate with birds and whales—the subject of his two best-selling books.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, department of humanities, donald sebastian, board of overseers, david rothenberg, excellence in research prize and medal, interspecies music, marilyn crispell

NJIT's David Rothenberg Performs Whale Music on Scandinavian Tour

Mon, 02 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT Professor of Humanities and interspecies music expert David B. Rothenberg, PhD, is on tour this week performing whale-related music throughout Finland, Sweden and Arctic Norway with Whale Kit, a group of electronic musicians from Russia. Rothenberg will receive the third annual NJIT Board of Overseers Excellence in Research Prize and Medal on October 6, 2010.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, department of humanities, david rothenberg, excellence in research prize and medal, whale music, njit board of overseers, interspecies music

Interview with NJIT Humanities Chair Burt Kimmelman Published in Online Poetry Magazine

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT Humanities Professor and poet Burt Kimmelman, PhD, of Maplewood, discussed his recent collection As If Free and more with the critic, scholar and poet Thomas Fink in an interview that has been published in Jacket Magazine. Published in Australia, Jacket is probably the best known/widest readership publication of avant-garde English-language poetry and poetics, and recently affiliated itself with the Kelly Writers House at the University of Pennsylvania where Kimmelman will give a reading this October.

Tagged: department of humanities, burt kimmelman, kelley writers house

NJIT Professor Receives Top Honor From Technical Communication Society

Wed, 16 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Nancy Coppola, of Mountain Lakes, a professor in the department of humanities at NJIT and the director of the Master of Science program in Professional and Technical Communication, received the Jay R. Gould Award for Excellence in Teaching Technical Communication from the Society for Technical Communication.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, department of humanities, awards, honors, fadi deek, nancy coppola

NJIT Professor Performing in Free Public Event at NYC’s Jazz at Lincoln Center

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT Professor David Rothenberg, a best-selling author and acclaimed clarinetist, will perform with pianist Marilyn Crispell for Jazz at Lincoln Center’s next Listening Party on Tuesday, June 22nd at 7 p.m. Featured will be their album, One Dark Night I Left My Silent House, released this month by ECM Records.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, department of humanities, david rothenberg, event, marilyn crispell

NJIT Humanities Professors Participate in International Electronic Literature Conference

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Christopher Funkhouser and Andrew Klobucar, professor and assistant professor, respectively, in the Department of Humanities, participated in The 4th International Conference & Festival of the Electronic Literature Organization on June 4 at Brown University. Klobucar gave a paper titled "The Broken Mirror" and Funkhouser gave a paper called "From Capacity to Truncation" and a multimedia performance titled "Multi-MIDI-a Poetry."

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, department of humanities, christopher funkhouser, andrew klobucar

NJIT To Offer Graduate Certificate in Sustainability Policy and Environmental Management

Mon, 24 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT will launch this fall a new 12-credit graduate certificate in sustainability policy and environmental management. The program will require students to complete four courses. Maurie Cohen, PhD, associate professor in the department of chemistry and environmental science, will be the program coordinator.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, department of humanities, continuing professional education, maurie cohen, sustainability, environmental policy studies

NJIT Board of Overseers To Present 3rd Excellence in Research Prize and Medal to Best-Selling Author and Acclaimed Clarinetist

Thu, 20 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

The NJIT Board of Overseers will present the third New Jersey Institute of Technology Excellence in Research Prize and Medal on October 6, 2010, to best-selling author and acclaimed clarinetist David B. Rothenberg, PhD. Through music and writing, Rothenberg, a professor of humanities at NJIT, explores the world of interspecies music.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, department of humanities, awards, board of overseers, david rothenberg, excellence in research award, whale song, interspecies music, medal

NJIT Humanities Professor Presents Paper at Colorado School of Mines

Wed, 19 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Eric Katz, PhD, of Bay Shore, NY, a professor in the department of humanities at NJIT, presented a paper entitled "The Nazi Engineers: Reflections on Technological Ethics in Hell" at the 2010 Forum on Philosophy, Engineering and Technology on May 10, 2010 at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, department of humanities, eric katz

Poem by NJIT Humanities Professor Burt Kimmelman To Be Featured Literary Work on NPR Program

Tue, 13 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400

A poem from NJIT Humanities Professor Burt Kimmelman's new collection As If Free (Talisman House, 2009) will be the featured literary work on The Writer’s Almanac program on April 20. Garrison Keillor will read Kimmelman's poem “Taking Dinner to My Mother” on his National Public Radio show. Kimmelman, of Maplewood, is chair of the department of humanities at NJIT. In the New York City area, the show will air at noon on WQXR-FM 105.9, and will air at various times during the day depending on where in the country you are tuning in. If you can’t catch the reading “live” then you can pick it up on the NPR or Writer’s Almanac websites in the show’s archive; the poem will be posted there along with a podcast.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, department of humanities, burt kimmelman, national public radio

NJIT's David Rothenberg To Discuss Whale Music on April 13 in NYC

Thu, 08 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT Humanities Professor and clarinetist David Rothenberg will bring his unique perspective to interpreting our relationship with nature through words and music at a free lecture on April 13 at 6:30 p.m. in the Rose Auditorium at Cooper Union in New York City.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, department of humanities, david rothenberg, whale music, birdsong

NJIT Humanities Professor Named 2010 Recipient of Teaching Excellence Award from STC

Tue, 06 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT Humanities Professor Nancy W. Coppola has been named the 2010 recipient of the Jay R. Gould Award for Excellence in Teaching presented by the Society for Technical Communication (STC). Coppola will receive the award at the STC Conference in May.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, department of humanities, nancy coppola, society for technical communication

POSTPONED--NJIT Humanities Professor and Poet To Read at Barron Arts Center's PoetsWednesday Series

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

NJIT Humanities Professor Burt Kimmelman of Maplewood, who has published six poetry collections, will read from his collected works at the PoetsWednesday Series on March 10 at 8 p.m.at the Barron Arts Center in Woodbridge.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, department of humanities, burt kimmelman

Rutgers-NJIT Theatre Department To Present Spring Musical

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500

"Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street," a musical thriller by Stephen Sondheim, will be presented by the Rutgers-NJIT Theatre Department on March 3, 4, 5, 6 at 7 p.m. and on March 7 at 2:30 p.m. in NJIT's Jim Wise Theatre. Michael V. Kerley of NJIT's Humanities Department directs. Reservations: theatre@njit.edu; 973-596-3457.

Tagged: department of humanities, theatre, michael kerley, spring musical

Author and Musician David Rothenberg Will Present Ideas on Evolution Today at NJIT

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500

NJIT Professor David Rothenberg, a prominent author and musician, will present in words, images and music his ideas about how evolution produces beauty, not only adaptation. The free talk, entitled “Whales, Birds and Why Nature Is Beautiful,” will be held Feb. 11, 4:30-6 p.m., in the faculty dining area on the third floor of the NJIT Campus Center. The public is invited and refreshments will be served.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, department of humanities, david rothenberg, research cafe, whale song, birdsong

NJIT Humanities Professor Will Be Invited Speaker and Performer at Banff Art Center Event

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500

NJIT Humanities Professor Christopher Funkhouser, an expert in digital poetry, will be an invited speaker and performer at "In(ter)ventions: Literary Practice At The Edge: A Gathering" at the Banff Art Center on Feb.18-21 in Alberta, Canada. Funkhouser will join 36 forward-thinking literary artists who will create a context for the demonstration and discussion of cutting-edge literary practice.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, department of humanities, christopher funkhouser, digital poetry

Author and Musician David Rothenberg Will Present Ideas on Evolution at NJIT

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500

NJIT Professor David Rothenberg, a prominent author and musician, will present in words, images and music his ideas about how evolution produces beauty, not only adaptation. His evidence is the hard-to-explain qualities of bird song, whale song, and other unusual habits of various creatures.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, department of humanities, david rothenberg, sigma xi, research cafe, whale song, birdsong

NJIT Humanities Professor Gives Invited Talk at Harvard University

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Michael Brownstein, PhD, an assistant professor in the department of humanities at NJIT, presented a talk entitled “Experimental Philosophy and Non-Conscious Moral Judgment” on Nov. 13 at The Philosophical Psychology Lab at Harvard University.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, department of humanities, michael brownstein

College of Science and Liberal Arts at NJIT Honors Faculty, Staff, Students, Alums

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

NJIT’s College of Science and Liberal Arts (CSLA) recently honored faculty, staff, students and alumni for outstanding work.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, department of mathematical sciences, department of humanities, students, department of physics, department of chemistry and environmental science, faculty, haimin wang, staff, zoi-heleni michalopoulou, david horntrop, ornthida sae-khow, dhvanit mehta, qiming wang, mahesh karwa, department of history, tin vo, jason marcus

NJIT Humanities Professor To Perform at Major Electronic Literature Event in Norway

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT Humanities Professor Christopher Funkhouser, PhD, an expert in digital poetry, will perform at The Network as a Space and Medium for Collaborative Interdisciplinary Art Practice Conference on Nov. 8 in Bergen, Norway. Funkhouser, who is also director of the Communication and Media Program at NJIT, will perform "Psychographic Poetry."

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, department of humanities, christopher funkhouser, digital poetry

NJIT Professors To Join Newark Museum Centennial Celebration Film Panel Discussion, Oct. 22 at 7 p.m.

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT Humanities Lecturer Jon Curley and Architecture Associate Professor Tony Schuman will join Newark-based filmmakers Marylou Tibaldo-Bongiorno and Jerome Bongiorno for a panel discussion about making the film New Work: Newark in 3D on Oct. 22 at 7 p.m. at the Newark Museum. Curley wrote and recorded the poems that accompany the film, which is being shown in tandem with the 1920 avant-garde film Manhatta and will become a permanent part of the museum's permanent collection.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, college of architecture and design, department of humanities, tony schuman, newark museum, jon curley, jerome bongiorno

NJIT Humanities Lecturer Contributes Poetry to Newark Museum Centennial Celebration Film Commission

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT Humanities Lecturer Jon Curley has collaborated with Newark-based filmmakers Marylou Tibaldo-Bongiorno and Jerome Bongiorno on a film about contemporary Newark that will be exhibited at the Newark Museum for its Centennial Celebration, Sept. 22, 2009-Jan. 10, 2010. Curley wrote and recorded the poems that accompany New Work: Newark in 3D, which will be shown in tandem with the 1920 avant-garde film Manhatta and become a permanent part of the museum's collection. In addition, he will join the Bongiornos for a panel discussion about making the film on Thursday, Oct. 22 at 7 p.m. at the museum.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, department of humanities, jonathan curley, newark museum

NJIT Professor Burt Kimmelman To Read His Poetry in Fanwood Next Tuesday

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT Professor Burt Kimmelman, who has published five poetry collections, will read from his collected works on Sept. 15, 2009 at 8 p.m. in The Carriage House Poetry Series.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, department of humanities, burt kimmelman, poetry

NYC Street Named for NJIT Professor Emerita and Disability-Rights Advocate

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

A sign on the corner of 1st Avenue and East 4th Street in Manhattan was renamed at a ceremony this summer in honor of Frieda Zames, the late NJIT Associate Professor Emerita of mathematics and disability rights advocate who played a pivotal role in making the NJIT campus accessible to persons with disabilities. Zames, who taught math at NJIT for 27 years, died in 2005 at the age of 72. Her three decades of advocacy also included pushing for access to the 88th floor observatory of New York's Empire State Building, which is now accessible.

Tagged: department of mathematical sciences, department of humanities, disability rights, frieda zames

Carol Johnson of Oak Ridge Honored by NJIT

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Carol Johnson, PhD, of Oak Ridge, associate professor in the department of humanities, was promoted to associate professor with tenure at NJIT’s University Convocation, an annual celebration held on Sept. 2, 2009.

Tagged: department of humanities, awards, donald sebastian, convocation, honors, provost, essex county college, zachary yamba, carol johnson, tenure

NJIT Honors Eric Katz of Bay Shore, NY for Achievement

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Eric Katz, PhD, of Bay Shore, NY, a professor in the humanities department, received the Award for Undergraduate Instruction, Upper Division at NJIT’s University Convocation, an annual celebration held on Sept. 2, 2009.

Tagged: department of humanities, awards, donald sebastian, convocation, honors, provost, essex county college, zachary yamba, eric katz, undergraduate instruction

NJIT Honors Robert Friedman of Closter for Achievement

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Robert Friedman, PhD, of Closter, associate professor in the humanities department, received tenure at NJIT’s University Convocation, an annual celebration held on Sept. 2, 2009.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, department of humanities, donald sebastian, convocation, provost, essex county college, zachary yamba, robert friedman, tenure

NJIT's David Rothenberg To Appear on PBS Documentary on June 24, 2009

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT humanities professor, author and clarinetist David Rothenberg will appear in the upcoming PBS documentary “The Music Instinct” airing June 24, 2009 on Channel 13 and affiliate stations throughout the state and the NYC region. He is also a participant through this week in the second annual World Science Festival in New York City. Various scientific luminaries in this week’s events include Lisa Randall, E.O. Wilson, Brian Greene, and celebrity science fans like Harrison Ford and Alan Alda.

Tagged: department of humanities, david rothenberg, whale music, book, thousand mile song, why birds sing, american library association, pbs, documentary

NJIT Professor Named Associate Fellow of Technical Society

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400

The Society for Technical Communication has named NJIT Professor Nancy W. Coppola, of Mountain Lakes, an associate fellow. This is one of the highest ranks that the society confers upon a member. Candidates for this honor are nominated by members and must have at least 15 years of experience in technical communication and have been a member for at least 10 years. Recipients have attained eminence in the field of technical communication through achievements and contributions to the profession and society.

Tagged: department of humanities, awards, nancy coppola, society for technical communication

NJIT Humanities Professor To Read Poetry in NYC This Weekend

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT professor and poet Burt Kimmelman, of Maplewood, will be a featured reader in the Phoenix Poetry Reading Series on June 7 at 5:30 p.m. at Bangal Curry, 65 West Broadway in New York City. Kimmelman chairs the department of humanities at NJIT.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, department of humanities, burt kimmelman

Theatre Director at NJIT Has Play Accepted By Prestigious Conference

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Michele Rittenhouse, managing director of the NJIT Theatre Arts Program, has had her play “Red Rover” accepted for development at the Seven Devils Playwright Conference in Idaho this June. Rittenhouse will work there for two weeks with a director and dramaturg to develop the play for a staged reading. She will also mentor high-school writers from the town.

Tagged: seminar, department of humanities, workshop, conference, michele rittenhouse, theatre arts program

NJIT History Professor Receives National Endowment for Humanities Fellowship

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Richard B. Sher, PhD, a distinguished professor of history at NJIT, has been elected a Corresponding Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE). Sher, of Maplewood, is one of only 44 new Fellows and one of five new Corresponding Fellows.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, department of humanities, awards, federated department of history, richard sher, national endowment for the humanities

Poet and Professor Burt Kimmelman at NJIT Invited to Read at March 4 Poetry-in-the-Round at Seton Hall

Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500

NJIT English professor and poet Burt Kimmelman, of Maplewood, has been invited to read from his work at Seton Hall University’s Poetry-in-the-Round on March 4, 2009 at 7 p.m. in the library on campus. Poet Adele Kenny will also be featured. The public is invited to attend; there will be no charge.

Tagged: seminar, department of humanities, workshop, burt kimmelman, poetry, lectures, seton hall

NJIT Professor Named Associate Fellow in Technical Communication Society

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Nancy W. Coppola, PhD, a professor in the department of humanities at NJIT, will be named one of 25 Associate Fellows for the Society for Technical Communication.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, department of humanities, nancy coppola, society for technical communication

NJIT Boswell Historian Receives National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship

Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Richard B. Sher, PhD, a professor of history at NJIT and a former Guggenheim Fellow, has received a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Fellowship to edit a volume of the correspondence of James Boswell, the eighteenth-century Scottish writer. Boswell was best known for his biography of Samuel Johnson. Sher’s research focuses on the thought and culture of 18th century Scotland.

Tagged: department of humanities, award, humanities, history, rutgers university, national endowment for the humanities, distinguished professor, fellowship, yale university

NJIT Humanities Professor To Duet with Rutgers Music Professor at Spring 2009 Concert Series

Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500

NJIT Humanities Professor and clarinetist David Rothenberg and Rutgers Music Professor and pianist Lewis Porter will perform jazz and electronics selections on Feb. 11, 2:30-4 p.m. at the John Cotton Dana Library on the Rutgers-Newark campus. The concert is free and open to the public.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, department of humanities, david rothenberg

New Book by NJIT Humanities Professor Traces the Evolution of Technical Communication

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500

A new book by Carol S. Johnson, PhD, assistant professor in the department of humanities at NJIT, shows how archives available in local and state libraries across the U.S. can provide rich sources of technical communication history and examples of technical and business writing. In The Language of Work: Technical Communication at Lukens Steel, 1810 to 1925 (Baywood Publishing Company, Inc., 2009), Johnson explains that our predecessors eventually turned logs and notes into standardized texts and industry bibles, creating many of the types of information design that we use today. A podcast series related to the book is available at http://web.njit.edu/~cjohnson/lukens.htm

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, department of humanities, carol johnson, technical communication, technical writing

NJIT Humanities Professor and Digital Poetry Expert Commissioned To Write Poem for Presidential Inauguration

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500

NJIT Humanities Professor and digital poet Christopher Funkhouser was among the 10 American poets commissioned for the Presidential Inauguration by the Associated Press and featured by the New York Times.

Tagged: department of humanities, christopher funkhouser, digital poetry, inauguration, inaugural

Sustainability, Whale Music, Plus More Highlight Upcoming Free NJIT Lectures

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500

There’s something for everyone this spring at NJIT’s semi-annual Technology and Society Forum Series. In two weeks, Ralph Izzo, chairman and chief executive officer of Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) opens the event with a closer look at sustainability.

Tagged: albert dorman honors college, seminar, department of humanities, technology and society forum, david rothenberg, workshop, murray center for women in technology, lecture, sustainability, jay kappraff, whale music, ralph izzo, public service enterprise group, new jersey symphony orchestra

2009 Newsmakers at NJIT

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Searching for an up-and-coming newsmaker for 2009 to round-off your new year’s spotlight? Why not take a closer look at three young, dynamic NJIT professors with a visit to “Spotlight” in the NJIT Newsroom. There you’ll find the following three winning professors with contact information so you can reach them today!

Tagged: department of mathematical sciences, department of humanities, david rothenberg, history, neil maher, lou kondic

American Library Association Names NJIT Prof’s Whale Music Book a Top Ten

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Thousand Mile Song: Whale Music in a Sea of Sound (Basic Books, 2008) by NJIT humanities professor, author and clarinetist David Rothenberg, has been named one of the ten best science and technology books for 2008 by Booklist on Line, a publication of the American Library Association.

Tagged: department of humanities, david rothenberg, book, whale music, thousand mile song, why birds sing, american library association

NJIT Professor's Book Examines Great Depression and Modern Environmentalism

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500

The Great Depression collided with a wave of natural disasters, including the Dust Bowl and devastating floods of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. Recovering from these calamities—and preventing their reoccurrence—was a major goal of the New Deal. In Nature's New Deal: The Civilian Conservation Corps and the Roots of the American Environmental Movement (Oxford University Press, 2007), NJIT author and professor Neil M. Maher recounts the history of one of Franklin D. Roosevelt's boldest and most successful experiments, the Civilian Conservation Corps.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, department of humanities, federated department of history, neil maher, frederick law olmsted

Department of Humanities To Host Screening of Student-Produced Videos

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500

The NJIT Department of Humanities Communication and Media Program will host a screening of representative works by students enrolled in the Video Narrative course this semester on Dec. 8, 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m in Cullimore Hall Room 411. The event concludes the Department of Humanities Videography Den Fall 2008 series of student-faculty produced video screenings. For more information, e-mail Christopher Funkhouser.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, department of humanities, christopher funkhouser

KUDOS-November 2008

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Congratulations to Theologos Homer Bonitsis, Christopher Funkhouser, and Elizabeth Avery-Gomez '07 and students Nilufa Rahim and Brian Novello on their recent accomplishments.

Tagged: department of electrical and computer engineering, school of management, department of humanities, awards, honors, department of information systems, kudos, christopher funkhouser, scholarship, digital poetry, promotions, brian novello, elizabeth avery gomez

NJIT’s Department of Humanities Professor, David B. Rothenberg, PhD, Receives Excellence in Research Award

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400

David Rothenberg, PhD, a professor in the NJIT Humanities Department, received at NJIT’s recent annual awards convocation, NJIT’s Excellence in Research Award.

Tagged: department of humanities, convocation, award, david rothenberg, excellence in research award, whale music