The objective of Community Development is to improve student involvement through increasing student communication, providing more individual contact, and creating programs that encourage student participation.

Programs include:

• Donuts with the Dean
• Spring and Fall brunch for the Highlander Games and Spring Fest
• Student Appreciation Week
• Programs co-sponsored with the Veteran Student Organization (VSO)
• Fall and spring newsletters for parents
• Title IX presentations to fraternities and sororities

Learning Communities engage like-minded students to connect and learn together through guidance from peer mentors, faculty, staff and advisors. They focus mainly on enhancing students’ learning experience and provide opportunities for academic, personal and social development.

Learning Communities support a very large and diverse portion of the freshmen population at NJIT. Learning Communities strive to increase student success, bonding and retention.  Learning Communities utilize a strong network of faculty, staff, academic advisors and peer mentors to provide students with a highly organized support structure to help them transition smoothly to college. 

We believe that participating in Learning Communities will be one of the most signification NJIT experiences for incoming freshmen, thus becoming an effective retention tool.

NJIT has been a residential campus since 1978 when Redwood Hall opened its doors. Since the first students chose to live on-campus, more than 35 years ago, thousands of men and women have discovered the many benefits of campus life.

In addition to Redwood Hall, residents can live in Cypress, Oak, Honors, Laurel, Maple, or Greek Village halls. Each building has a unique setup, so please take the time to view the information about each hall. All resident rooms are furnished with beds, dressers, lights, desks, closet space and chairs. 

Redwood Hall houses approximately 200 first-year and upper-class students in single and double rooms. Two community bathrooms are located on each floor. 

Cypress Hall houses approximately 450 first-year and upper-class students in suite-style rooms with single and double rooms.   Suites consist of of two bedrooms and a shared bathroom and foyer. 

Oak Hall houses approximately 170 upper-class students in both suite-style rooms and apartments.  Suite-style rooms are double occupancy with a kitchenette and shared bathroom.  Each apartment has a kitchen, living room and bathroom.  Apartment choices include a single bedroom with a double bedroom or two double bedrooms.

Laurel Hall houses approximately 570 upper-class students in single and double rooms. Each suite has a shared bathroom and foyer. 

Maple Hall houses 548 upper-class students in 176 apartments.  The building features an outdoor terrace, outdoor kitchen, firepits, an esports lounge, numerous single rooms, and kitchens with modern appliances.  

NJIT students use electronic cards for access to residence halls. Desk attendants are on duty 24 hours a day and provide security for the residence halls by monitoring entrances and swiping resident IDs. All guests must have a valid state photo ID and must be signed into the residence hall by a resident host. Guests must be accompanied by their hosts at all times. Residence Life has staff on-duty in each hall during non-business hours.

In addition, NJIT’s Public Safety Officers patrol the campus 24 hours a day. Patrols are conducted on foot, in cars and on bicycles. Rooftop surveillance cameras are mounted throughout campus and monitored around the clock.

To apply for housing, visit Residence Life

Campus Center

The Campus Center is where students, faculty, and employees go to eat, play, study or just hang out.

• Grab a meal at the cafeteria or the Highlander Club. Or pick up a snack from the C-store Express and take it outside to the rooftop garden.
• Check your email or catch up on your computer science project in the computer lab.
• Chill in the two-story student lounge or head downstairs to the Game Room to play arcade games, pool, ping pong or challenge your friends to bowl in the six-lane bowling alley.

Libraries

NJIT's two libraries, the main Van Houten Library and the College of Art and Design's Barbara & Leonard Littman Library for Architecture, are much more than stacks of books. They're modern research facilities with expert and accessible staff, and dozens of computers linked to the most current research databases.

If the library doesn't have what you need, they'll order it from a nearby university or even send for a copy.

Recreation & Athletics

NJIT makes it easy to get out of the lab or library and get rid of some stress through exercise. Everyone—from beginners to scholarship athletes—can participate in varsity, club or intramural sports like soccer, baseball, basketball, fencing, volleyball, judo and even cricket.

• Lubetkin Field is the home of men's and women's NCAA Division I soccer teams, as well as physical education classes and intramural sports.
• The Green is a peaceful patch of nature (and a great people-watching spot) right next to the Campus Center. It's the perfect place to toss a frisbee or take a nap under a shady tree.

Jim Wise Theatre

This 425-seat playhouse hosts two student productions each year. The Department of Humanities offers a minor in theatre and Jim Wise Scholarship in Theatre Arts for those minors that participate in productions. All NJIT students are invited to audition.

Each year, NJIT students also perform in two productions at Rutgers-Newark through the schools' shared Theatre Arts Program.

Murray Center for Women in Technology

Over 20% of NJIT undergraduates are female and the Murray Center for Women in Technology is an informal meeting place and support center dedicated to helping women excel in the sciences. In addition to being a comfortable spot to hang out with friends, the center is home to the Society of Women Engineers and NJIT's Big Sister-Little Sister and Alumnae-Student mentoring programs.

The Office of Residence Life is not affiliated with any Off-Campus housing, however, we provide resources for students to assist in their search.  The student is to contact the landlord directly for any questions related to the rental. 

Student Information

Helpful Tips

• For information regarding the New Jersey Transit (Bus & Rail).
• NJIT Shuttle Bus Schedule.
• Explore residency area in street view by Google Map.
• Read the Off-Campus Housing Newsletter for the most up-to-date tips and tricks for finding off-campus housing.
• Search the Star-Ledger and other local newspapers.

Other Resources

Tenants

• NJ Tenants Rights

Apartment Searching

• Apartment Advisor
• OffCampusNetwork.com
• MyApartmentMap
• Houses for Rent
• College Rentals
• Rentbits
• rentcafe.com
• apartmentlist.com
• RentMatch
• Padmapper
• zillow.com/newark-nj/rent/
• RentHop
• trulia.com/for_rent/Newark,NJ/map_v
• abodo.com

Each room is air-conditioned, fully-furnished and has high-speed internet access. Additionally, each hall has lounges, study areas, recreational space, laundry room and vending machines.

These residence halls offer the advantages of on-campus living - proximity to classrooms, dining halls, the gym, the library, your friends. Living on campus offers a host of other opportunities for students: easy access to New York City (20 minutes by train), NJPAC, The Newark Museum, Rutgers University-Newark and the chance for you to be independent, learning to live on your own and make decisions.

Our residential community celebrates and promotes diversity, fosters respect and leadership skills, and facilitates a wide variety of experiences and activities that support the development of well-rounded individuals.

More and more, NJIT students are choosing to live on campus in one of our four residence halls -more than 2,000 students this year, including about half of the first-year class.



Students like the convenience of campus living:  access to classes, the library, computer labs, activities, recreational centers, study groups and faculty.  Living on-campus offers a host of other opportunities for students: easy access to New York City (20 minutes by train), New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC), Newark Museum, adjacent colleges (Rutgers-Newark, and Essex County College); and the chance for you to be independent, living on your own and making decisions.

NJIT offers you many choices both as a commuter and a resident student, including choice meal plans and dining options.

NJIT is home to hundreds of student-run clubs and organizations covering a wide variety of personal and professional interests. Each gives you the chance to become involved in campus life and connect with students who have similar interests. Whether you want to save the environment, explore your creative side, run for student government, or join a fraternity or sorority, you'll find many options at NJIT.   There is a group for every interest–educational, multicultural, artistic, pre-professional, political, athletic, religious, service-oriented and more.

Get Involved!

Being a member of a student organization can be an important factor in the success of your Highlander Experience at NJIT. As a science, technology and design university, academic learning is the primary mission of NJIT, but the extracurricular activities will help you learn and grow beyond the walls of the classroom into a well-rounded global citizen with hands-on training to prepare you for real-world experiences. Visit the Office of Student Life to learn more about all of the opportunities NJIT students have.

Get Engaged! 

NJIT student organizations or programs provide you opportunities for fellowship, leadership, service, recreation, and meaningful interaction with faculty, staff, and students that can last a lifetime.

Get Connected! 

Your friends, classmates and the campus community can help you transform your Highlander Experiences into a place you can call home. With over 55,000 NJIT Alumni worldwide and many NJIT professional staff, getting involved and connected can help you with on-campus jobs, internships, co-ops and a potential job in the future!

Join a Student Organization and Check-Out Campus Events!

All of NJIT's recognized student organizations, as well as many departments and offices, can be found in our online student engagement platform, Highlander Hub (you will be required to login through Pipeline).  You can browse campus-wide events, see all of our student organizations, and join by simply clicking a button!  Check-out all ofd NJIT's student organizations here.

The Lisa A. Pierce Center for Leadership, established in 2004, offers a wide variety of leadership development opportunities ​such as freshman initiatives, a leadership certificate, membership in Omicron Delta Kappa, National Leadership Honor Society and much more.

Taking advantage of the leadership opportunities that NJIT has to offer provides students with the experiences and skills that will broaden their education as well as serve them well in their professional endeavors.​

We are committed to fostering opportunities for our students to share their skills, talents, creativity and enthusiasm through service.

Our students have become an invaluable resource of both technical and nontechnical help for local and regional agencies. We link students, alumni, faculty and staff directly to community service activities with nonprofit organizations throughout the State of New Jersey.