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Donor Events

NJIT is delighted to honor its generous donors at a variety of events throughout the year. To protect the health and safety of the entire NJIT community, we are currently hosting our celebrations virtually. Please know we look forward to welcoming you back to campus when circumstances allow.

Thanks & Recognition

The Scholarship Brunch, Colton Society Celebration, and Cornerstone Society Luncheon are three of the university’s premier annual recognition programs, all of which offer students and faculty the opportunity to extend their personal thanks to NJIT’s benefactors.

Scholarship Brunch

The annual Scholarship Brunch provides the university community with an opportunity to celebrate and recognize the generosity of donors who have created scholarships at NJIT over the years. Now in its 32nd year, the Scholarship Brunch attracts alumni and friends from across the country, facilitating meetings with their student scholarship recipients and fellow scholarship donors.

The 2021 NJIT Scholarship Brunch: The Virtual Experience will take place on Friday, April 30, 2021 at 11:30 a.m. (EST). In light of restrictions to on-site gatherings, this year's program will take place online, allowing NJIT alumni and friends to participate from the comfort and safety of home. A link to the program will be available at NJIT.edu the morning of the program.

For more information on the Annual Scholarship Brunch, please contact Darlene Lamourt, Director of Donor Relations, at 973-596-3403 or darlene.lamourt@njit.edu.

To learn more about supporting the scholarship program at NJIT, please contact Kenneth Alexo, Jr., Vice President, Development & Alumni Relations, at 973-596-8293 or kenneth.alexo@njit.edu.

Colton Society Celebration

In fall 2020, the NJIT community welcomed 63 alumni and friends as inaugural members of the Colton Society at the first-ever Colton Society Celebration. This program recognized the exemplary generosity of university donors whose lifetime gifts and estate commitments cumulatively exceed $500,000.

Each fall, new members are welcomed to the Society at an exclusive induction ceremony, and their names added to the Colton Society plaque located in iconic Eberhardt Hall. Details for the 2021 program are forthcoming. In the interim, video of the fall 2020 inaugural event is available here.

For information on Colton Society membership, please contact Kenneth Alexo, Jr., Vice President, Development & Alumni Relations, at 973-596-8293 or kenneth.alexo@njit.edu.

Cornerstone Society Luncheon

Each spring, the members of NJIT’s Cornerstone Society are celebrated at an exclusive invitation-only luncheon on campus. This event recognizes alumni and friends who have given gifts to NJIT for five or more consecutive years. Ongoing annual support provided by members of the Cornerstone Society strengthens NJIT's ability to create and sustain innovative academic programs, launch outreach initiatives designed to improve the local and global community, provide first-rate educational opportunities for deserving students, and conduct landmark research.

For information on becoming a member of the Cornerstone Society, please contact Terry McGuckin, Executive Director, Annual Giving, at 973-596-5677 or mcguckin@njit.edu.