Alumni News

New Jersey Institute of Technology Partners with Woz U

Technology-based education start-up Woz U, announced today a partnership with the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), one of only 32 polytechnic universities in the United States. The partnership will enable NJIT to offer Woz U’s refined Cyber Security and Software Developer programs to companies so they can upskill their workforces and remain up-to-date with the latest computer programs, practices and procedures.

Men's Volleyball Adds Five to Roster for 2019 Season

NJIT men's volleyball coach Danny Goncalves announced the addition of five newcomers, who will join the Highlanders for the upcoming 2019 season. The incoming group includes: transfer Enrique de Diego Garcia (MB; Madrid, Spain), Roque Nido (S; Guayama, Puerto Rico), Jens Feldhus (OH; Frederiksberg, Denmark), Derek Evans (M/OPP; Virginia Beach, VA) and Will Andrews (OH; Lexington, KY).

expanded owens valley solar array

Expanded Owens Valley Solar Array Reveals New Insights into Solar Flares' Explosive Energy Releases

Last September, a massive new region of magnetic field erupted on the Sun’s surface next to an existing sunspot. The powerful collision of magnetic fields produced a series of potent solar flares, causing turbulent space weather conditions at Earth. These were the first flares to be captured, in their moment-by-moment progression, by NJIT’s recently expanded Owens Valley Solar Array (EOVSA).

Graduates Share Diverse Success Stories Across Science and Liberal Arts

This spring, NJIT’s 2018 College of Science and Liberal Arts Awards honored an exclusive group of its undergraduate and graduate seniors with the CSLA Outstanding Student Award — a distinction annually given to students who have demonstrated the highest level of excellence in their field.

NJIT Grad is Now a Medicolegal Death Investigator

For some, the work of a professional “death investigator” might sound like something straight out of “Law & Order” and “CSI.” However, for Carly Berdan ’18, that job will soon be a very real career.

Scholarship and fellowship recipients with NJIT administrators, staff and faculty.

A Gathering of Go-getters: NJIT Celebrates 2017-2018 Scholarship Recipients

The competition for scholarships and fellowships grows fiercer every year. Still, there’s good news: At NJIT, students are increasingly receiving notable awards that provide opportunities to do research, study abroad (both, in certain cases) and more.

NJIT administrators and guests from the Leir Charitable Foundations.

It's Official! NJIT Unveils Leir Research Institute for Business, Technology, and Society

It was a gathering to not only inaugurate a new research institute on the NJIT campus, but also celebrate a longstanding relationship between the university and a committed foundation partner and benefactor. On April 30, NJIT administrators, faculty, staff and students, as well as distinguished guests, joined one another in the Campus Center Ballrooms to officially launch The Henry J. and Erna D. Leir Research Institute for Business, Technology, and Society, made possible with a five-year $1.5 million grant from The Leir Charitable Foundations.

Three Highlander Programs Receive NCAA Academic Performance Public Recognition

Three NJIT Athletic programs were recognized in the 2018 NCAA Division I Academic Performance Program for ranking in the top 10 percent for Academic Progress Rate (APR) in their respective sport announced on Wednesday. The NJIT men's cross country, men's volleyball and women's volleyball programs all had scores in the top 10 percent of their respective sport. Each team's multi-year rates were 1,000 each.

Chris Antholis and family

At 74, Chris Antholis is One of NJIT's Newest Grads

It was about five minutes after Robert Dresnack’s Water Resources Engineering class had begun when a septuagenarian poked his head into the room. Puzzled, the professor inquired, “May I help you?” In fact, he could. “I’m a student in this class,” replied Chris Antholis, then 72, who was six years into his quest to earn a Bachelor of Science in civil and environmental engineering. The required course, on the increasingly urgent topic of water supply planning, had not yet been scratched off his list. He quickly took a seat at an empty desk.

NJIT Clinches Spot in ASUN Tournament with Doubleheader Sweep Over North Florida

NJIT clinched a spot in the 2018 ASUN Conference Tournament with a doubleheader sweep, 3-1 and 7-1, over visiting North Florida Thursday afternoon in ASUN Conference action at Jim Hynes '63 Stadium on the campus of Kean University. With Thursday's sweep over the Ospreys, NJIT will make the programs first ASUN Conference postseason appearance since joining the league in 2015-16. NJIT evens its overall record to 22-22 and moves into fourth place in the ASUN standings with a record of 9-11. North Florida drops to 25-26 overall, 9-11 in the league.

Harpuneet Kaur is a finance graduate of Martin Tuchman School of Management.

Finance Graduate Harpuneet Kaur Lands Job at IEX

Harpuneet Kaur is all smiles on a Friday afternoon as she seats herself at a table in the main communal area of The Henry J. and Erna D. Leir Research Institute for Business, Technology, and Society, on the NJIT campus. The Martin Tuchman School of Management (MTSM) finance major is happy to have her exams behind her and the MTSM awards ceremony and NJIT commencement just ahead. Her parents have arrived from India to attend the festivities and with a full-time position awaiting her at IEX, the Investors Exchange, life is good.

Commencement Class of 2018

NJIT's 102nd Commencement Continues at the WEC

Following its 102nd commencement ceremony May 16 at the Prudential Center in Newark, which recognized undergraduate and doctoral students, NJIT continued the festivities at its new Wellness and Events Center (WEC) yesterday and today. There, the university conferred degrees to master’s students from all five academic schools. The occasions marked not only an educational milestone for the graduates, but also the first time commencement was held at the WEC.

Executive Women of New Jersey Honored Judith Sheft at Biennial Salute to the Policy Makers Gala

Executive Women of New Jersey (EWNJ) honored Judith Sheft, associate vice president technology & enterprise development, New Jersey Innovation Institute at NJIT, alongside 31 of New Jersey’s most influential and accomplished women leaders including special guest honoree, first lady Tammy Snyder Murphy, at the organization’s signature biennial gala, Salute to the Policy Makers at The Palace at Somerset Park. Sheft was recognized for her trailblazing professional achievements and her efforts toward advancing women’s leadership.

Men Place Fourth and Women Sixth at the ASUN Track & Field Championships

NJIT men's and women's track & field finished competing at the 2018 ASUN Conference Outdoor Championships on Saturday hosted by North Florida. The Highlander men placed fourth with 67 total points behind Kennesaw State, Lipscomb and North Florida, and the women came in sixth with 19 points. The Highlanders posted 17 points in the men's javelin throw, with McNamara taking first place with a new personal mark of 54.69m. The senior was the first Highlander to repeat gold at the ASUN Championships.

Rogerio Henriques ’15 is the European product manager for Becton Dickinson, a global medical technology company.

MBA Alumnus Carves Global Career Path in Medical Technology

Eight years ago, while working as a business development manager for diagnostic testing company CGC Genetics in his native country of Portugal, Rogerio Henriques ’15 was sent to the U.S. for an assignment that happened to be based in the Enterprise Development Center (EDC) at NJIT. It was then that he began researching MBA programs and learned the advanced management degree at the university’s Martin Tuchman School of Management (MTSM) focused strongly on technology, innovation and entrepreneurship.

Mark Neubauer

One Graduate's Advice: When the Road to Success Gets Bumpy, Keep Driving

In a commencement speech that mixed humor and practicality, Student Senate President Mark Neubauer* described the road to success as navigable, if bumpy at times. As his classmates prepare to embark on it, he urged them to emulate the “traffic cones found on campus" and “be resilient.”

Cid Khode Will Put His Computer Science Degree to Use as a Developer for UBS

When Chidanand “Cid” Khode ’18 walked across the stage at graduation, he was able to check off a few things on his to-do list: make new friends, graduate with a degree in computer science and find a good job. But his biggest accomplishment, he says, was honoring a personal commitment to leave a contribution to the next generation of Highlanders.

Graduates Encouraged to Sustain Hard Work, Passion and Kindness at NJIT's 102nd Commencement

New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) conferred 2,885 bachelor’s and doctoral degrees at the 102nd commencement ceremony May 15 at the Prudential Center in Newark.

NJIT Educates Next Generation of Tech Entrepreneurs

Found your own company and be your own boss upon graduation? Unthinkable? Not any more. In this day and age, founding a startup is a viable alternative to working as an employee in an existing company. Especially in the burgeoning tech sector. Especially in the exciting New York region. All you need is a sound business idea, some good technology to support it, a talented team and a small pot of money to get you to that first prototype. Is it really that easy? Not quite. What does it take?

Uttendorfer Becomes All-Time Hit Leader

Senior Jesse Uttendorfer became NJIT's all-time hit leader, Tommy Derer registered his fourth win of the season and Johnny Malatesta tabbed his fifth save of the season in NJIT's 3-2 win over Kennesaw State Sunday afternoon in ASUN Conference action at Stillwell Stadium. With the win, the Highlanders earn its first ASUN Conference series over the Owls, improving to 7-11 in the ASUN, 20-22 overall while Kennesaw State drops to 11-7 in the ASUN and 25-24 overall. The 20 wins are the most since 2015 when NJIT finished with 24.

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