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Meissner Registers Career-Best 31 Kills to Lead No. 15 NJIT in Five Set Thriller Against Charleston

Saturday, March 19th, 2022
Junior Julian Meissner registered a career-best 31 kills to lead No. 15 NJIT in a 3-2 five set thriller over Charleston Saturday afternoon in EIVA Conference men's volleyball action inside NJIT's Wellness and Events Center. NJIT, which is ranked No. 15 in the latest AVCA Coaches Top 15 poll for the ...

Build Back Better Regional Challenge Phase 2 Update

Friday, March 18th, 2022
Dear NJIT Community, On Tuesday evening, March 15, 2022 at 7:39 pm, our colleague from the City of Newark, Jolanda Williams, hit the "send" button to submit the Phase 2 Greater Newark Smart Port Regional Growth Cluster proposal in response to the United States Economic Development Authority's (USEDA...

IST Help Desk Moving to Van Houten Library, Forensics Lab Gets Former Spot

Thursday, March 17th, 2022
NJIT's Information Services and Technology help desk is relocating to Van Houten Library, which should give users a more constructive experience. The move is happening in the next few weeks, mutually motivated by IST's desire for a prominent, more modern facility and the library's role as a 21st-cen...

NJIT's Second Elementary STEM Challenge Conquered by 30 Local Schools

Wednesday, March 16th, 2022
Wise Wolves, a team of fifth-graders from Morristown's Unity Charter School, won this year's Elementary STEM Challenge at an awards ceremony in the Campus Center ballroom on Monday. The event provides scientific and technical opportunities to students including girls, minorities, and underserved com...

With a Beam and Crane, NJIT Marks Milestone in Dorm Construction

Wednesday, March 16th, 2022
A gleaming white concrete beam was signed by well-wishers and lifted by crane to the roof of a new residence hall going up at New Jersey Institute of Technology to mark a milestone in a project that began with administrative conversations three years ago and will end this fall with the opening of Ma...

Presidential Town Hall

Tuesday, March 15th, 2022
Dear NJIT Community Members, I will be joined by President-elect Teik C. Lim for an in-person Town Hall event on Wednesday, April 6, 2022, from 3:30 pm to 5 pm in the Central King Building's Agile Strategies Lab. Please mark your calendars and plan to attend, if possible. You also may submit questio...

New Jersey Presidents' Council Statement in Support of Ukraine

Monday, March 14th, 2022
Dear NJIT Community Members, Please see below a statement from the New Jersey Presidents' Council, which is comprised of the leaders of our state's colleges and universities, in support of Ukraine. Sincerely, NJIT President Joel S. Bloom New Jersey Presidents' Council Statement in Support of Ukrai...

IT Student Sam Itman Helps Modernize Optum

Monday, March 14th, 2022
Some might say that Sam Itman’s direction in life was preordained by his last name, as this “IT man” has had a passion for technology since childhood. He states that he became infatuated with technology because “it presents a world of opportunities to those who are willing to discover them.” As a se...

Engineering Students Give Water In Ecuador

Monday, March 14th, 2022
A small indigenous Ecuadorian community now has clean spring water thanks to a passionate group of engineering students at the NJIT Chapter of Engineers Without Borders. The initiative started in 2016 as part of an independent project led by Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Jay Meeg...

Paul Profeta Sees His Historic Gift to NJIT as a Family Legacy

Monday, March 14th, 2022
Paul Profeta celebrated his parents at the dedication of a new real estate research center that he has endowed at New Jersey Institute of Technology. Fred and Lynn Profeta instilled in Paul the value of education as a means to rise in status and earn respect. Fred, an Italian immigrant, came to Amer...