Alumni News

 Nick Hussey's three-run home run in the top of the 10th inning broke a 5-5 tie and lifted the NJIT baseball team to an 8-5 victory over Bucknell in a neutral site contest on Sunday.

Joel S. Bloom, president of NJIT, and Donald H. Sebastian, president and chief innovation officer of New Jersey Innovation Institute, have again each earned a spot on The Power 100, NJBIZ’s annual ranking of the most powerful people in New Jersey business.

It’s here! Feb. 17-21 marks the annual Student Appreciation Week at NJIT. Dozens of activities, giveaways and events will take place across campus as part of the 2020 celebration. Here, many of NJIT’s schools, centers, offices and programs express their appreciation for the students of NJIT.   "University Admissions appreciates the positive ways our students contribute to the community at NJIT.” — Admissions

Broken droids, space rodents and unethical relationship therapists have one thing in common — they're all protagonists in video games developed at the NJIT edition of the annual Global Game Jam earlier in February.

These weren't your ordinary cookies served at the Hillier College of Architecture and Design alumni event last week. About a dozen alumni turned out to share their career stories with students, each other, faculty and staff. Some stood out — such as architects who found their callings in building inspections, historical consulting, marketing, airport design and youth mentoring — but the crowd was most transfixed on Leslie Marchio '06, M.S., who's on her way to stardom as a cookie artist.

Jobseekers, get ready. Some 220 employers are scheduled to attend NJIT’s Spring 2020 Career Fair, to be held Feb. 26 at the university’s Wellness and Events Center. Recruitment for internships, co-ops and full-time positions will be the name of the game at the biannual event, which typically draws thousands of students and alumni in search of jobs.

As the editor-in-chief of the South Asian Journal of Business Studies, Professor of Management Shanthi Gopalakrishnan (above, far right) was invited to be on an Indian Academy of Management (INDAM) panel titled, “High Quality Publishing,” held at Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli, Jan. 2-4, 2020. INDAM is the premier management conference in India with over 650 delegates in attendance.

On Feb. 12, Ralph Izzo, CEO of PSEG, will come to NJIT and present his approach to tackling climate change and the steps needed in order to advance society to a low- and eventually no-carbon future. The event will be held in Guttenberg Information Technologies Center room 1400 from 2:30-4 p.m. and is open to the public.

Smart Cities is an all-encompassing expression that represents an optimal situation for operating cities while maximizing the benefit to their citizens. A successful Smart Cities approach would also incorporate forward-looking management strategies, such as clean energy. This Technology and Society Forum Presentation, led by Dr. Shihab Kuran, founder of Power Edison, will address how these concepts are implemented throughout the globe with a focus on New Jersey. We will also present case studies of cities, including Newark, New Jersey, that made major strides towards Smart Cities.