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5 Takeaways from Goals for Perfect Attendance

Monday, May 9th, 2022
Goals for Perfect Attendance is a program to motivate students to attend school consistently by creating incentives for perfect attendance. This initiative is a joint effort between NJIT, the New York Red Bulls, and Newark Public Schools and stretches across Newark. Each month during the school yea...

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 year’s ...

Highlanders Win 6-3 on Sunday to Take Pivotal Series From Binghamton

Sunday, May 8th, 2022
The NJIT baseball team got a first inning home run from Julio Marcano on Sunday and never looked back en route to a 6-3 victory over host Binghamton in America East Conference action. The victory clinched the series for the Highlanders as the teams split the first two games and, more impo...

Farewell Reception for President Bloom

Friday, May 6th, 2022
Dear NJIT Faculty and Staff, Please save the date for a farewell reception for President Joel S. Bloom on Thursday, June 9 at 3 pm on the Campus Center Atrium. A more formal and detailed invitation will follow.

NJIT to Confer 3,100+ Degrees at its 2022 Commencement Ceremony

Friday, May 6th, 2022
LIVE STREAM LINKS: May 11, 2022, 3 p.m.  NJIT, Doctor of Philosophy Hooding Ceremony  https://youtu.be/k7gF15btnYk May 13, 2022, 9:30 a.m.  NJIT, Newark College of Engineering Convocation Ceremony  https://youtu.be/fvaFjMNqZ_U May 13, 2022, 12 p.m.  NJIT,...

3 Years In, Math Initiative Creates a Path from Newark High Schools to NJIT

Friday, May 6th, 2022
Three years in, NJIT’s Math Success Initiative continues to grow in participation and results. Designed to prime Newark high school students for college, the summer-to-spring program attracted 29 students in 2021-22, up 26% from 2019-20, according to Levelle Burr-Alexander, director of special proj...

Senior Success: Computer Engineer Suraj Ghumwala Joins U.S. Space Force

Thursday, May 5th, 2022
Suraj Ghumwala will soon be the first cadet from NJIT's ROTC detachment commissioned into the U.S. Space Force. The computer engineering major from Rochelle Park said his childhood dream was to be an astronaut, and as the first person in his family born in the U.S. he felt a sense of service to the...

Biology Graduate Xavier Reyes Embarks on an Organic Farming Mission

Thursday, May 5th, 2022
For biology graduate Xavier Reyes, his decision to hang up his lab coat in exchange for overalls to become an organic farmer is the best way he can move the needle on sustainability. The Albert Dorman Honors College student had come to NJIT with the idea that he would pursue a career in ecological ...

Senior Success: Sam Itman's Passion Leads to Cybersecurity Career

Wednesday, May 4th, 2022
Information technology student Sam Itman has long believed that knowledge and passion for technology can open doors as “it presents a world of opportunities to those who are willing to discover them.” For Itman, these opportunities have led to an impactful internship at Optum and a cybersecurity pos...

Creating a More Sustainable NJIT: Biodiversity + Alternative Energy + Carbon Neutrality

Wednesday, May 4th, 2022
In class, on campus grounds and in Newark, students at NJIT’s Albert Dorman Honors College are working toward creating a greener, more sustainable urban environment in keeping with the university’s broader push toward sustainability. The students are acting locally even while they think globally ab...