Alumni News

There were no digital computers at NJIT, known as Newark College of Engineering, in 1960. This was not a unique situation. Most computers in 1960 were room-sized beasts performing logic through vacuum tubes. A few companies made smaller machines, when small was a relative term meaning something about the size of a Mini Cooper.

A unique program that packages distinctive coursework with diverse experiences, by connecting NJIT students and faculty with leading corporations, governmental agencies and private donors, has expanded as it heads into its second year. Honors Faculty Fellows will feature twice as many classes and three additional Fellows during the Spring 2020 semester, all made possible by generous gifts to the university’s Albert Dorman Honors College (ADHC), which administers the program.

In an effort to promote mutually beneficial investment, trade and technological exchange opportunities between New Jersey and India, New Jersey Institute of Technology’s (NJIT) community business incubator, VentureLink, has partnered with two forward-thinking, respected business entities in India: The National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM), the top not-for-profit association serving the information technology (IT) and business process management (BPM) industries in Indi

Students wishing to understand the chaos of national politics might listen to Cody Buntain, a new assistant professor in the Ying Wu College of Computing informatics department, who said it succinctly: "Look away from the phone." Buntain joined NJIT this year to teach computer ethics and to research how computing systems can be built more resilient against misinformation campaigns.

NJIT Women's Soccer pushed its current unbeaten streak to four games with a 1-1 draw against the LIU Sharks Friday evening at NYIT's President's Stadium. The match was the first for NJIT (3-2-2) against the recently rebranded Sharks, who combined their Division I Brooklyn and Division II Post campuses this year.  NJIT found itself down a score early (3') after LIU (1-4-1) cleaned up a rebounded shot and netted only their second goal of the year.

J.K. Rowling. Ursula K. LeGuin. Connie Willis. By the time NJIT humanities professor Elsa Sjunneson-Henry left the stage at Ireland’s Convention Centre Dublin on the evening of Aug. 18, she would share a certain place among such historic stars of science fiction literature.  Though, the distinction she now shares with them also makes her a “first” in that literary universe.

NJIT @JerseyCity welcomed its first students on September 3, 2019. With the start of the fall semester, dozens of students embarked on graduate-level academic programs in data science at NJIT’s new location, just steps from the Exchange Place PATH station in the Waterfront district of Jersey City.

“I encourage you to break free from any preconceived notion that someone can limit your potential,” said Elaine Gomez ’14, who was the keynote speaker at University Convocation Sept. 11, 2019. In her address, Gomez said that “My advice is to learn with the intention to safeguard."

Mechanical engineering major, Elijah Mathew, spent his summer interning with Stryker. Through NJIT's career fair, Elijah found the operations intern position and has earned a spot on the Top 100 Intern list on nationalinternday.com.