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NJIT's 2022 Homecoming Unites Everything that Makes University Great

NJIT's 2022 Homecoming Unites Everything that Makes University Great

Thursday, October 20th, 2022
The 2022 Homecoming festivities at New Jersey Institute of Technology welcomed students, parents and alumni to an event-packed weekend that featured music, food, culture and plenty of Highlander spirit. Homecoming kicked off Oct. 6 with a concert by Kenny Beats at the Wellness and Events Center. On...
NJIT Alumna, Faculty Earn Prestigious Engineering Award

NJIT Alumna, Faculty Earn Prestigious Engineering Award

Wednesday, October 19th, 2022
The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has bestowed on NJIT alumna General (retired) Ellen M. Pawlikowski the 2022 Arthur M. Bueche Award. Pawlikowski joins distinguished professor Louis Lanzerotti as the second Highlander to receive the award. Established in 1982 by the NAE, the Arthur M. Buech...
NJIT Alum Denise Richard Joins First Peace Corps Volunteers Overseas Since COVID

NJIT Alum Denise Richard Joins First Peace Corps Volunteers Overseas Since COVID

Thursday, October 13th, 2022
Transitioning back from a world of COVID lockdowns and restrictions has meant something different for everyone, but for Denise Richard and the Peace Corps, a “return to normal” will soon mean resuming humanitarian efforts more than 7,000 miles away in Africa. This month, the NJIT alumna is joini...
NJIT Honors Alumnus Vince Naimoli '62, '09 HON with Dedication of Lenda and Vince Naimoli Turf Room

NJIT Honors Alumnus Vince Naimoli '62, '09 HON with Dedication of Lenda and Vince Naimoli Turf Room

Tuesday, October 11th, 2022
As part of the 2022 Homecoming festivities, New Jersey Institute of Technology held a ribbon-cutting ceremony of the Lenda and Vince Naimoli ’62, ’09 HON Turf Room.  Lenda Naimoli and her sister Glenda Young, President Teik C. Lim and First Lady Gina Lim, President Emeritus Joel S. Bloom a...
Computing Alumna from Vietnam, Now at Google, Credits Perseverance

Computing Alumna from Vietnam, Now at Google, Credits Perseverance

Monday, August 15th, 2022
NJIT computer science alumna Hang Nguyen, the first in her family to attend college, started her full-time career as a Google software engineer based on her ability to quickly absorb new skills.  Nguyen grew up in central Vietnam, learned English and the outdated Pascal programming language in...
As CEO of Construction Management Firm, NJIT Alum Finds Strength in Diversity

As CEO of Construction Management Firm, NJIT Alum Finds Strength in Diversity

Tuesday, August 9th, 2022
When it comes to diversity, Ken Colao leads by example. More than a third of the 90 staffers ­— 38% — at his construction management company, CNY Group, is Black, Indigenous or other people of color (BIPOC). Also, in an industry not known for gender balance, women comprise nearly a third ...
Two Law, Technology and Culture Majors Win Gilman Scholarships to Study in South Korea

Two Law, Technology and Culture Majors Win Gilman Scholarships to Study in South Korea

Thursday, July 21st, 2022
Two NJIT undergraduates won the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study abroad in South Korea. Kiaja Jones ‘23 and Destiny Adeleye ‘23, both from Newark, shared their experiences on the process that led them to pursue a Gilman Scholarship and how this award will shape their future...
NJIT Achieves Record Number of Students Earning Global Scholarships and Fellowships

NJIT Achieves Record Number of Students Earning Global Scholarships and Fellowships

Monday, May 9th, 2022
At New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), students always have had the option to apply for prestigious fellowships and awards, but the university has taken things to a new level over the last two years with 23 recipients of Fulbright, Goldwater, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, Boren, Gilman, a...
College of Science and Liberal Arts Celebrates 40 Years at 2022 Awards Ceremony

College of Science and Liberal Arts Celebrates 40 Years at 2022 Awards Ceremony

Monday, May 9th, 2022
On May 4, celebratory glasses were raised at the signature year-end awards ceremony for NJIT’s College of Science and Liberal Arts (CSLA), where the incredible milestone of the college’s 40th anniversary served as backdrop to the festivities. It was an afternoon full of recognition for this yea...
NJIT Receives $800,000 PSEG Grant to Expand STEM Career Pathways

NJIT Receives $800,000 PSEG Grant to Expand STEM Career Pathways

Tuesday, May 3rd, 2022
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) has received an $800,000 PSEG Foundation grant that will soon expand access to STEM degrees and careers for local Newark residents, first-generation students, and those from historically underrepresented communities in the STEM fields. The five-year grant i...