NJIT in the News

The Albert Dorman Honors College celebrated its 10th anniversary by recognizing some of the prominent people who have made the college one of the best in the state. “Many of the alumni of the college, who are here today, are proof that the experiment we proposed 10 years ago works,” said Albert Dorman '45, after whom the college is named.

Hundreds of guests are expected to attend Celebration 2005, NJIT's annual black-tie benefit, on Nov. 4 at the Pleasantdale Chateau in West Orange. This year's honorees include: Fred Hassan, chairman of the board and chief executive officer, Schering-Plough Corporation; Amy A. Pappas, managing director and chief financial officer, Asset Management America, JP Morgan Chase; Phillip Rinaldi, founder and former chief executive officer, Coffeyville Resources; and The Pepsi Bottling Group Inc. 

Edward J. Ludwig, chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer of Becton, Dickinson and Company, and chairman of the Healthcare Institute of New Jersey, will discuss the challenges ahead for the pharmaceutical and medical technology industry  on Oct. 12, 2:30-4 p.m., Campus Center Ballroom A. Sponsored by the Albert Dorman Honors College Colloquium Series, the lecture is free and open to the public.

A group of 21 Albert Dorman Honors College (ADHC) scholars visited Washington, DC on June 15-16, 2005 at the special invitation of Congressman Donald M. Payne. In addition to touring the nation's capital, the students gained insight into the workings of the federal government and learned about career opportunities in the government sector. Senator John E. Sununu (far left) and legislative correspondent Christina L. Thornton met with the students and Joel Bloom, vice president for academic and student services and dean, ADHC.

The Albert Dorman Honors College has received a $10,000 grant from the Guidant Foundation that will fund student-research internships in the applied life sciences at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT).

Shawn Chester, a mechanical engineering major, has graduated from the Albert Dorman Honors College at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) with record of academic excellence and having done award-winning research.

Fifteen students have graduated this month from Albert Dorman Honors College at NJIT, one of the most demanding and rigorous colleges in the state. The college builds on NJIT’s rigorous curriculum, offering enriched coursework and seminars, as well as real-world projects with outstanding faculty researchers and industry leaders.

Walter L. Douglas, Jr., East Orange, has been appointed director of development in the Office of University Advancement at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT).  Douglas will be responsible for fund-raising activities for the Albert Dorman Honors College at NJIT and selected research centers.

A group of alumni from the Albert Dorman Honors College at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) visited the university to speak to students about the skills needed to succeed professionally.  The 16 alumni, all of whom graduated from the Albert Dorman Honors College, met with students in round table discussions focused on careers, education and academic majors. The graduates also spoke about internships and research opportunities available at their companies. 

New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) received an Educational Visionary Excellence Award from INROADS/Northern New Jersey, Inc., a non-profit group that helps minority students get internships with major companies. NJIT has worked with INROADS for nearly ten years, helping 120 NJIT students obtain internships with companies such as Lucent Technologies, Pfizer and PSE&G. Tammy Nunn Haynie, managing director at INROADS, said the group selected NJIT for the excellence award because the university embodies the INROADS vision. “Since INROADS first opened, NJIT has opened its doors, hearts and minds to richly contribute to our interns’ development,” said Haynie. Dahianna Acosta, a junior at NJIT, is working this summer as an intern for Accenture, Murray Hill, in the firm’s communications and high technology unit. Acosta said the paid internship will not only help her pay college costs but more importantly, open doors for her future. “Working at Accenture has been great,” said Acosta. “I’m meeting people and making connections. I’m learning a great deal about the consulting field as well about how Accenture operates. It’s invaluable experience.” Editor’s Note: Here is a list of NJIT students, along with their hometowns, who now have INROADS internships. The firms are also listed: Dahianna Acosta, West New York, Accenture, Murray Hill; Prosper Amegatse, Newark, Anheuser Busch, Newark; Carlos Orozco, Westwood, Becton Dickinson, Franklin Lakes; Gustavo Gonzales, Union City, Cendant, Parsippany; Francis Garcia,  Newark, Lucent Technologies, Murray Hill; Reynald Benoit, Irvington, Lucent Technologies, Whippany; Chris Gray, Paterson, MetLife, Convent Station; Marelis Bernal, Newark, Pfizer, Parsippany; Jose Carpintero, Newark, PSE&G, Newark; John Johnson, Plainfield, PSE&G, Newark; Holdkens Estimable, Orange, CIT Group, Inc., Livingston; Don Gourdine, Jersey City, Lockheed Martin, Archbald, Penn.; and Alex Guerra, Totowa, Lucent Technologies, Whippany. Founded in 1970, INROADS, Inc. is a non-profit placement organization for ethnically diverse college students. INROADS trains and places over 5,000 college students in salaried corporate internships each year. In its 34-year history, INROADS has helped more than 40,000 college students launch careers in business and industry.

J. Robert Hillier, one of the nation’s leading architects, was named National Chairman of the Campaign for Albert Dorman Honors College at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT).   The fundraising campaign for the Dorman Honors College, which Hillier will lead, hopes to raise $20 million for an endowed scholarship fund. Hillier, a Princeton-based architect, was named chairman of the campaign during NJIT’s recent benefit dinner, called Celebration.

Lisa Kardos, a senior majoring in chemical engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), will graduate on May 26, with a myriad of awards and accolades.   Kardos, of Cranford, an Albert Dorman Honor’s College student with a grade point average of 3.7 in chemical engineering, was recently named the Newark College of Engineering’s outstanding female engineer.  She is president of the Dorman Honor’s College student council, and treasurer of Omega Chi Epsilon - the chemical engineering honor society.  She is a member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), the Society of Women Engineers and Tau Beta Pi, an engineering honor society. She was the student speaker at the 2002 NJIT Celebration Scholarship fundraising event and assisted in recruiting women students to NJIT. She served on a strategic-planning taskforce at NJIT.

Jennifer Dorn, a senior at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), began life never dreaming she would one day graduate with distinction, and a host of awards, from a top engineering school.

Shane Williamson, a counseling expert with a diverse background in business administration and multi-cultural education, has been named assistant dean for academics at the Albert Dorman Honors College.

At 18, Karisa Solt will be the youngest student ever to graduate from New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT).   Karisa, who will graduate on Jan. 30 with a degree in Biomedical engineering, is also the university’s valedictorian. She’s already been accepted on a full scholarship to medical school, and what’s more, she’s accomplished all this having never attended high school and having gone just two years to a grammar school. 

James A. Kennedy, chair of the Board of Trustees at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), brought his 97-year old father to campus with him. Standing before a group of students, Kennedy recalled how his father, also named James A. Kennedy, never had the chance to attend college. “My father’s formal education ended in eighth grade,” Kennedy said. “Yet he went on to work at Bell Labs, in both Murray Hill and Holmdel, and was able to hold his own with scientists there. Had my father been able to afford to have gone to a college such as NJIT, in those days known as Newark College of Engineering, God knows what his career could have been.”

Hundreds of guests are expected to attend Celebration 2003, the annual, black-tie benefit for New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). The festive evening of dining and dancing will take place on Nov. 14 at the Pleasantdale Chateau, West Orange.  

Congressman Rush Holt, 54, the congressional representative for New Jersey’s 12th District, will speak Monday, Oct. 20, 11:30 a.m.- 1 p.m., at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). Holt, a physicist who was associated for more than a decade with the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory at Princeton University, is one of the few scientists in Congress.

The annual awards ceremony for the School of Architecture (SOA) at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) recently honored students for outstanding contributions to the school and for student efforts.