One day last year, Matt Gosser, who teaches architectural graphics at NJIT, read that the Pabst Brewery was being demolished. But when Gosser walked inside the brewery, he found a treasure trove of objects: original architectural drawings; engineering drawings; machine parts; and metal work. Sixteen months later, the New Jersey School of Architecture (NJSOA) gallery at NJIT is hosting “AR+CHAEOLOGY: The Death and After-life of the Pabst Brewery,” an exhibit featuring sculpture, furniture and collages that Gosser made from objects he found in the brewery. “We feel that Gosser’s exhibit is historic and reflects an important part of Newark’s history and economic development,” said James Dyer, associate dean at NJSOA. >>

Students from high schools in Fair Lawn, Madison and Hackensack took first, second and third-place prizes in a computer-programming contest held at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). Nearly 40 high-school teams from across the state competed in the contest, which was sponsored by the computer science department at NJIT. >>

Nagi Vedati of the IBM Software Group will discuss the features and functions of the IBM Testing Solution at the monthly meeting of the NJ-Metro WebSphere User Group (WUG) on May 26, 6-9 p.m., Campus Center Room 240. Sponsored by NJIT’s e-business Laboratory, the group is the only university-based WUG and helps members to identify learning and training opportunities. The meeting is open to all and is free of charge. Details and online registration are available on the WebSphere User Group website. Contact: Stephane Gagnon at gagnon@njit.edu.  >>

Roland Barcia of the IBM Software Group will discuss "Enterprise Messaging with the Service Integration Bus Inside WebSphere Application Server Version 6" at the monthly meeting of the NJ-Metro WebSphere User Group on May 12, 2005, 6-9 p.m., Campus Center Room 240. Sponsored by NJIT’s e-business Laboratory, the meeting is open to all and is free of charge. Details and online registration are available on the WebSphere User Group website. Contact: Stephane Gagnon at gagnon@njit.edu. >>

Muneeb Khan and Richard Irving of Compware will speak on the topic "From UML to J2EE Using OptimalJ and WebSphere" at the monthly meeting of the NJ-Metro WebSphere User Group (WUG) on April 27, 2005, 6-9 p.m., Campus Center Room 240. Sponsored by NJIT’s e-business Laboratory, the group is the only university-based WUG and helps members to identify learning and training opportunities. The meeting is open to all and is free of charge. Details and online registration are available on the WebSphere User Group website. Contact: Stephane Gagnon at gagnon@njit.edu >>

Jim Bernstein of Solstice Software will speak on the topic of "Testing Process Integration with Integra Enterprise" at the monthly meeting of the NJ-Metro WebSphere User Group (WUG) on March 16, 2005, 6 p.m.-9 p.m., Campus Center Room 240. Sponsored by NJIT’s e-business Laboratory, the group is the only university-based WUG and helps members to identify learning and training opportunities. The meeting is open to all and is free of charge. Details and online registration are available on the WebSphere User Group website. Contact: Stephanie Gagnon, School of Management, at gagnon@njit.edu. >>