NJIT Community Updates and Announcements 9/27/21-10/1/21
Here you will find a weekly listing of updates and announcements for members of the NJIT campus community. Announcements are to be submitted through the form found at https://forms.gle/V6PBxUy5b3jkErMc8. Those submitted by each Thursday will be included in the following week's Updates and Announcements email.
Homecoming — Office of Student Life, Office of Development and Alumni Relations
The Offices of Student Life and of Development and Alumni Relations are excited to invite you to attend this year’s Homecoming festivities taking place on Saturday, Oct. 9 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Online registration is open for faculty, staff, alumni, and family members. NJIT students with a valid NJIT ID are free for most Homecoming events — on-campus wristband pick-up for the BBQ will take place beginning Sept. 27 for students. To register and view the full schedule, visit the Homecoming website at: https://www.njit.edu/homecoming.
Green at University Park Construction Activity — Campus Planning, Design and Construction
Please be advised that starting Monday, Sept. 27, 2021 through Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021, the contractor working on the Green at University Park will be performing the following activities along Summit Street, between Central Avenue and Bleeker Street: removing existing trees, removing existing curbing, installing new curbing, installing new sidewalks, installing asphalt for new diagonal parking spaces, underground electrical work for new site lighting. Please see the linked logistics plan for your reference if you need to navigate around this construction area. Access to Lot #7, the Campus Center loading dock and the mail room loading dock will be maintained. Thank you for your anticipated cooperation as we work to improve the campus community.
NJIT Venture Fund Kickoff — NJIT Venture Fund / Commercialization
NJIT is launching a pre-seed venture fund that will invest only in NJIT-affiliated, high-growth startup companies. Come join us Friday, Oct. 8 from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. for a virtual event with Chelsea Samuelson and William Lutz, managers of the NJIT Venture Fund and NJII Entrepreneurship Division, to learn about the formation of the fund, goals, investment objectives and to ask questions. There will be a 10 minute presentation, followed by a 40 minute Q & A.