Kickoff Event
Join us for "Ignite Your NJIT Journey: Convocation 2025" the official kickoff to the academic year at NJIT!
Friday, August 29, 2025, 9:00 a.m., Bloom Wellness and Events Center
*Doors Open at 8:30 a.m. - come early to get a seat and enjoy the pre-ceremony festivities.
Opening Performance
- Elementals, NJIT Student Jazz Band
- Introduction of Stage Party
Welcome
Marybeth Boger, Ed.D., Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students
What It Means To Be A Highlander
- Teik C. Lim, Ph.D., President
- Robert Cohen, Chair of the Board of Trustees
- Brian Dong, President, Undergraduate Student Senate
- Alfred Martinez, President, NJIT Alumni Association
Highlander Values & Digital Committment
- John Pelesko, Ph.D., Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
Closing Performance
- NJIT Alama Mater, Grace Buza
Additional Details for New Students
The event is open to the entire NJIT community, and serves as the start of the NSO 2.0 day, a mandatory component for incoming undergraduate, first-year students. There will be reserved seating for all our new students including transfers, graduate, and undergraduate students, as well as new faculty.
To expedite entry, the entrances will be divided and clearly marked for assistance (map).
- NSO 2.0 Groups A&B - Interior Campus Entrance closest to the campus green.
- NSO 2.0 Groups C&D - Tiernan Alley Entrance
- Graduate students, transfer students, and faculty - Lock Street Entrance
You will check-in using the Corq app (for iOS or Android)
Be sure to "Sign-In to Your Campus" and login using your NJIT email and password. (You will not be able to check into the program without logging in.
Please review the email that was sent to your NJIT email that includes your group letter and an outline for your Convocation & NSO 2.0 day!
If you have any questions please send an email to provostevents@njit.edu
