NJIT Community Updates and Announcements 4/26/21-4/30/21

Monday, April 26th, 2021
Here you will find a weekly listing of updates and announcements for members of the NJIT campus community. Announcements are to be submitted through the form found at https://forms.gle/V6PBxUy5b3jkErMc8. Those submitted by each Thursday will be included in the following week's Updates and Announceme...

NJIT Blasts Six HRs in Sunday Doubleheader to Take Series From No. 26 Stony Brook

Sunday, April 25th, 2021
A day after sweeping a doubleheader from No. 26 Stony Brook, the NJIT baseball team earned a split to take the four-game America East series in wild fashion on Sunday at Jim Hynes Stadium on the campus of Kean University. Stony Brook (20-11, 16-4 America East) took game one 5-2 and led by as many a...

Men's Swimming Takes Third At America East Championships, Horstkamp-Vinekar Named Top Rookie

Sunday, April 25th, 2021
The NJIT men's swimming and diving team wrapped up its first-ever America East Swimming Championships appearance Sunday evening, claiming third place overall with a total of 614 points. Binghamton took the men's championship with 889 points and UMBC placed second with 872. In the women's swimming c...

NJIT Student-Research Back in the Spotlight at 2021 Dana Knox Showcase

Sunday, April 25th, 2021
After a year layoff, one of NJIT’s standout annual research events returned to the campus community this month — more than 30 of the university’s top student-researchers took to their webcams to present their work for a virtual audience at the 2021 Dana Knox Research Showcase, "A Glimpse I...

Embracing Change, New Directions and New Challenges

Friday, April 23rd, 2021
Not unlike the way interior design plans change as concepts develop and become better; Ida Colón knows that in professional life it is important to embrace change, because that is what brings about development, maturity and opportunity.   Colón was a transfer student from Rutgers whe...

NJIT Mourns the Loss of Steve Kalafer, Board of Overseer and 'Renaissance Man'

Thursday, April 22nd, 2021
The university is saddened to share the news that Steve Kalafer, a member of the Board of Overseers since 2014, passed away earlier today, following a long and courageous battle with cancer. He died peacefully at home, surrounded by his loving family. Steve was a genuine “Renaissance man.” He was a...

Here Comes the Sun: NJ Elementary Students Turn Solar Engineers at NJIT's eSTEM Competition

Thursday, April 22nd, 2021
NJIT’s Center for Pre-College Programs and Newark College of Engineering this month introduced their first-ever STEM competition for New Jersey’s elementary school students — the eSTEM Competition. Highlighting the marathon-like week of friendly competition was a special solar energy design cha...

NJIT Social, Economic and Environmental Sustainability Impacts Ranked Globally

Wednesday, April 21st, 2021
New Jersey Institute of Technology has earned global recognition from the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Ranking for the university’s pursuit of and progress toward targets set forth by the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), earning No. 90 globally and No. 2 nationally in two...

NJIT is a Top 50 Best Value College According to The Princeton Review

Tuesday, April 20th, 2021
New Jersey Institute of Technology is one of the nation’s best colleges for students seeking a superb education with great career preparation at an affordable price, according to The Princeton Review, an honor held since 2018. NJIT ranked No. 39 as a Best Value College and No. 10 for Best Career Pla...

NJIT's Jason Henderson Named 2021 NCAA Men's Team Coach of the Year Finalist

Monday, April 19th, 2021
After leading the NJIT fencing programs to a fourth place team finish at the 2021 National Collegiate Fencing Championships, head coach Jason Henderson has been selected as a NCAA Men's Team Coach of the Year Finalist the United States Fencing Coaches Association announced on Wednesday. I...