Independence Day Message from NJIT President Bloom

Dear NJIT Community Members,

I write today to wish you a happy and healthy Independence Day weekend. This is a time traditionally reserved for congregating and celebrating, for vacations and trips to the shore, for parades and backyard bar-b-ques. While many of those joyous activities are unavailable at the present time, my hope is that you find time to relax, enjoy Mother Nature, and see loved ones this weekend in a safe and responsible manner.

Also, I encourage you to reflect upon our independence, which has served so many, so well, for so long, but not all of America’s citizens. My father was a World War II veteran who served his nation proudly and, in his later years became known, along with his peers, as part of the “Greatest Generation.” Without in any way detracting from this well-earned recognition, for our beloved country to be its best we must overcome the deep division we are experiencing. As most of us have recited thousands of times: “I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” It is time that our nation becomes “… indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”

Stay well and healthy!

Thank you, and my best wishes for a happy Independence Day!

NJIT President Joel S. Bloom