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Leigh Leads Track and Field As Teams Wrap Up ECAC/IC4As

Sunday, May 14th, 2023
The NJIT track and field programs wrapped up their campaigns on the final day of the ECAC/IC4A Outdoor Championships on Sunday evening on the campus of George Mason University. ALL-EAST HONORS The top performance of the weekend came from Jacob Leigh, who earned a bronze in the 200 meters wi...

Strategic Planning Update

Friday, May 12th, 2023
Dear Highlanders, As I mentioned at the inauguration, Phase One of our strategic plan’s evolution has been completed. I would like to thank the Steering Committee and subcommittees as I share their results with you, which will be further refined over the summer. As you will see, the ...

NJIT Finance Division's Lisa Easton Earns Spot in Leadership Development Fellows Program

Friday, May 12th, 2023
Lisa Easton, assistant vice president of Strategic Budget Planning in NJIT’s finance division, has earned a coveted spot on the 2023-24 National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) Fellows Program. NACUBO is a non-profit organization founded in 1962 which represents bus...

Industry Partners Recognized at NJIT Career Development Services Awards

Friday, May 12th, 2023
Throughout the year, New Jersey Institute of Technology’s Career Development Services welcomed more than 500 different employers in various partnership capacities. A handful of these industry and community partners, as well as exceptional students, went above and beyond and were awarded in the offic...

Senior Success: Digital Designer Erick Mejia Shows His Ecuadorian Culture Through His Work

Friday, May 12th, 2023
Erick Mejia’s fascinating story is adding another chapter as the Ecuadorian-native is now the first in his family to graduate college. Never forgetting his roots, the digital designer looks for ways to include his love of his home culture and country in his work. “I moved here in 2011, knowing a li...

For Business Grad Nervana Naguib, NJIT was Utopia Ahead of Law School

Thursday, May 11th, 2023
Nervana Naguib, in a break from planning her summer travel to Egypt and autumn law school enrollment, said her undergraduate experience at NJIT was exactly what she wanted from a college. Naguib grew up in Jersey City, attended McNair Academic High School and joined Martin Tuchman School of Managem...

Photonics Group Earns NSF Award to Fuel Research and Workforce Development

Thursday, May 11th, 2023
A new collaboration to drive economic and technological advancements in photonics — the branch of science that includes lasers, optical fibers and cutting-edge light-based innovations — has been awarded a development grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation's Regional Innovation Engines, or N...

NJIT Alumni Achievement Awards Recognize Impactful Highlander Grads

Wednesday, May 10th, 2023
A marquee event in NJIT’s annual alumni weekend festivities, the Alumni Achievement Awards ceremony recognizes a select group of alumni for their exceptional accomplishments in any field of endeavor. This year's class includes engineers, designers, innovation and entrepreneurial incubators, green te...

2023 CSLA Awards Honors Star Achievers, Welcomes Nobel Laureate M. Stanley Whittingham

Wednesday, May 10th, 2023
NJIT’s College of Science and Liberal Arts (CSLA) celebrated at its annual springtime award ceremony this month, which brought an afternoon of recognition for the college’s star students, faculty, staff and alumni, as well as a special appearance from Nobel Laureate M. Stanley Whittingham. At the C...

NJIT Sets Up Scholar Athlete for Analyst Role at BNY Mellon

Tuesday, May 9th, 2023
Volleyball has enabled NJIT’s Mason-William Matos to represent the Dominican Republic, see the world and express himself with joy. As a teenager, he played on Dominican Republic national teams, making him a seasoned setter for the Highlanders when he arrived in 2019. Four years later, the mathemati...