September 11 Message from President Bloom

Saturday, September 11th, 2021
NJIT Community Members, Today we mark a solemn occasion and honor the lives and memories of the thousands who perished on September 11, 2001, when hijacked airplanes crashed into the World Trade Center in New York City; the Pentagon in Washington, DC; and a rural field in Pennsylvania. It now has be...

Welcome Back Message from President Bloom

Tuesday, August 31st, 2021
NJIT Community Members, Welcome back to campus for the Fall 2021 semester! It has been quite some time since our university was operating at full capacity, and we are looking forward to the return of our vibrant campus community. As I noted in an earlier message, COVID will be with us for the forese...

Fall Semester Address

Tuesday, August 31st, 2021
NJIT Community Members, Welcome back to campus for the Fall 2021 semester! It has been quite some time since our university was operating at full capacity, and we are looking forward to the return of our vibrant campus community. As I noted in an earlier message, COVID will be with us for the forese...

NJIT Names Sr. VP and CFO

Thursday, August 26th, 2021
NJIT Community Members, I am pleased to announce that Catherine Z. Brennan will be NJIT’s next Senior Vice President (SVP)/Chief Financial Officer (CFO), beginning on September 20, 2021. As SVP and CFO, Cathy will maintain responsibility for the university’s financial management and accountability, ...

Fall 2021 Update

Monday, August 16th, 2021
NJIT Community Members, It is apparent that COVID-19 will be with us for the foreseeable future, as is evidenced by the continued emergence of variants. I understand the worry that the Delta variant, in particular, is causing. Throughout this pandemic, NJIT has relied upon the three pillars of its P...

Passing of Dr. Charles R. Dees, Jr.

Tuesday, August 3rd, 2021
NJIT Community Members, With great sadness, I write today to share news of the July 30, 2021 death of former NJIT Senior Vice President Dr. Charles R. Dees Jr. Chuck – or CRD, as he was known to many – led a distinguished career as a highly successful higher education leader who served at Fairleigh ...

NJIT Presidential Search Update

Thursday, July 22nd, 2021
Dear Community Members, The NJIT Presidential Search Committee recently met with the university’s search consultants at Isaacson, Miller to review progress of the recruitment of candidates for NJIT's next president. The search process remains on track, with a timeline to select the university's nex...

Message from NJIT President Joel S. Bloom

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2021
NJIT Community Members, I hope this communication finds you well as we continue to progress toward a return to normalcy. After an incredibly busy spring semester at NJIT, during which we successfully brought more than 4,000 people to campus each week for in-person learning and work and graduated mo...

Juneteenth Established as a Federal Holiday

Friday, June 18th, 2021
NJIT Community Members, Yesterday, President Biden signed legislation establishing June 19th as Juneteenth National Independence Day, a federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. Juneteenth is celebrated on this day because it was June 19, 1865, when Union Major General ...

Thank You: Best Places to Work in New Jersey Survey

Monday, June 7th, 2021
Dear Faculty and Staff, The Best Places to Work in New Jersey employee satisfaction and engagement survey period closed on May 28, 2021, with an impressive overall response rate of 45%. For those who completed the survey, thank you for making your voice heard and helping to shape the future of the f...