"Planning for Disaster," a special Honors College Colloquium, will be held on October 25, 2004, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. in Weston Hall, Lecture 1 (located on the lower level of the School of Architecture Building). Joseph Picciano, P.E., Acting Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Homeland Security for New York, New Jersey, Puerto RIco and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Kathryn Humphrey, Response & Recovery Division Director for FEMA and Homeland Security, will be the guest speakers at the event, which is open to the university community. For more information, contact Lois Chipepo at Chipepo@njit.edu. >>

A team of experts in computer science and computer engineering representing NJIT will join six other teams from the New Jersey Universities Consortium on Homeland Security on Oct. 12 to play out a scenario of analysis and response to a crippling cyber-attack on the Internet. Participating in the event, which is part of the New Jersey Statewide Symposium on Homeland Security at Rutgers-Newark, are: Henry Bar-Levav, Yeheskel Bar-Ness, Denis Bieber, John Federici, Bill Marshall, and SIrin Tekinay. >>

Governor James E. McGreevey issued an executive order today designating New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) the state's Homeland Security Technology Systems Center. The order indicated that NJIT will immediately begin serving as the state's homeland security consultant for technology evaluation. The university will develop prototypes of integrated homeland security systems for testing, demonstration and training. >>

Governor James E. McGreevey issued an executive order today designating New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) the state's Homeland Security Technology Systems Center.  The order indicated that NJIT will immediately begin serving as the state’s homeland security consultant for technology evaluation. The university will develop prototypes of integrated homeland security systems for testing, demonstration and training. >>