Alumni News

With Encouragement, NJIT Honors Scholar Pursues a Master's at NYU

Samara Augustin arrived at New Jersey Institute of Technology as one of the first Mayor’s Honors Scholars and leaves as an Albert Dorman Honors Scholar and GEM Fellow.

NJIT Finance Division's Lisa Easton Earns Spot in Leadership Development Fellows Program

Lisa Easton, assistant vice president of Strategic Budget Planning in NJIT’s finance division, has earned a coveted spot on the 2023-24 National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) Fellows Program.

For Business Grad Nervana Naguib, NJIT was Utopia Ahead of Law School

Nervana Naguib, in a break from planning her summer travel to Egypt and autumn law school enrollment, said her undergraduate experience at NJIT was exactly what she wanted from a college. Naguib grew up in Jersey City, attended McNair Academic High School and joined Martin Tuchman School of Management. She graduates with a B.S. in business, dual concentrations in financial technology and innovation/entrepreneurship, plus a minor in legal studies.

Industry Partners Recognized at NJIT Career Development Services Awards

Throughout the year, New Jersey Institute of Technology’s Career Development Services welcomed more than 500 different employers in various partnership capacities. A handful of these industry and community partners, as well as exceptional students, went above and beyond and were awarded in the office’s flagship spring ceremony.

Erick Mejia during his recent visit to Ecuador.

Senior Success: Digital Designer Erick Mejia Shows His Ecuadorian Culture Through His Work

Erick Mejia’s fascinating story is adding another chapter as the Ecuadorian-native is now the first in his family to graduate college. Never forgetting his roots, the digital designer looks for ways to include his love of his home culture and country in his work. “I moved here in 2011, knowing a little bit of English, almost nothing at all. I was missing home every single day, missing Ecuador, and nature,” said Mejia. “Over here, there's not much nature, we have the city, so coming to the city was a big change for me.”

Photonics Group Earns NSF Award to Fuel Research and Workforce Development

A new collaboration to drive economic and technological advancements in photonics — the branch of science that includes lasers, optical fibers and cutting-edge light-based innovations — has been awarded a development grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation's Regional Innovation Engines, or NSF Engines, program.

NJIT Alumni Achievement Awards Recognize Impactful Highlander Grads

A marquee event in NJIT’s annual alumni weekend festivities, the Alumni Achievement Awards ceremony recognizes a select group of alumni for their exceptional accomplishments in any field of endeavor. This year's class includes engineers, designers, innovation and entrepreneurial incubators, green technology financiers and board members. Read more about each of the winners:

Track and Field Wins Five Medals as America East Outdoors Comes to a Close

The America East Outdoor Championships ended for the NJIT track and field teams on Sunday evening with the Highlanders completing the meet earning several individual medals. HIGHLANDER MEDALS

NJIT Sets Up Scholar Athlete for Analyst Role at BNY Mellon

Volleyball has enabled NJIT’s Mason-William Matos to represent the Dominican Republic, see the world and express himself with joy. As a teenager, he played on Dominican Republic national teams, making him a seasoned setter for the Highlanders when he arrived in 2019. Four years later, the mathematical sciences major from the Class of 2023 is poised to join BNY Mellon in New York as a risk and compliance analyst.

2023 CSLA Awards Honors Star Achievers, Welcomes Nobel Laureate M. Stanley Whittingham

NJIT’s College of Science and Liberal Arts (CSLA) celebrated at its annual springtime award ceremony this month, which brought an afternoon of recognition for the college’s star students, faculty, staff and alumni, as well as a special appearance from Nobel Laureate M. Stanley Whittingham.

Cross River Bank Creates Scholarship for Underserved College Students at NJIT

Cross River Bank has funded an annual scholarship that will support first-generation, low-income NJIT students majoring in FinTech — the Cross River Opportunity Scholarship. Through its charitable organization, Foundation@ Cross River, the bank focuses its philanthropy in areas such as education to provide direct support to organizations and students, with the goal of empowering young people to be successful in finance-related fields.

Steel Bridge Team Wins Regionals, Ticket Punched to National Finals

New Jersey Institute of Technology students will join 43 other collegiate teams vying for the top prize at the 2023 Student Steel Bridge Competition National Finals this summer in San Diego, after winning the New York metropolitan regional event at Rowan University.

NJIT 2023 Commencement: Four Ceremonies Across Two Days

New Jersey Institute of Technology will award more than 3,500 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees at its 107th commencement across two days of celebration. The university also will award three honorary degrees and welcome guest speakers.

Senior Success: Interior Designer Constance Chu Looks Back at her Amazing Time at NJIT

Constance Chu’s passion for interior design started at a young age, assisting her mother — an interior designer — in picking samples and colors. Thanks to this early exposure, Chu trained a design muscle that has evolved into an education and career. “That's just kind of always been what I've been surrounded by,” said the interior design senior and Albert Dorman scholar. “It instilled in me a sort of eye for design that I've been training over the years like picking out details in spaces that maybe other people don't see, and really understanding what that does to space.

Senior Success: Interior Designer Haylee Merola Ready to Take Her NJIT Teachings to Kimmerle

During her four years at NJIT, Haylee Merola has used her imagination and visualization to create different types of work in her interior design studios. Whether the project was a sci-fi movie, a retail store, an airport lounge or designing clothing for a fashion show, Merola always made sure to add her style.

Gabriel Arcanjo's NJIT Journey from Student to Teacher to Graduate

Gabriel Arcanjo's NJIT journey took him full-circle, from attending a Saturday game development program as a high school student to teaching in the same program as a college senior. Arcanjo graduates in the Class of 2023 with a B.S. in information technology and starts his career as an application developer for ADP, a giant in the payroll software industry and prominent sponsor of NJIT career fairs and hackathon events.

NJIT Students Continue Accumulation of Prestigious Fellowships

Students at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) have again achieved an impressive amount of prestigious awards this year with 11 students earning nationally competitive scholarships and fellowships. Their achievement continues NJIT run, with Highlanders amassing 34 of these awards in the past three years.

Bayer at NJIT

NJIT Data Science Students Have New Opportunities with Bayer in Latest Industry Partnership

The global life sciences and health care giant Bayer has partnered with New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) and Stevens Institute of Technology to create unique learning opportunities for data science students that will educate, engage and inspire the next generation of STEM talent in New Jersey.

Rakina Islam - ECE PhD Student of the Month - May 2023

Rakina Islam is finishing her first year in the PhD program in Electrical Engineering at the Helen and John C. Hartmann Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). Her current research focuses on developing Lead (Pb) based Colloidal Quantum Dots (CQDs) for the use in the development of novel electrically pumped lasers. She is currently co-advised by Dr. Leonid Tsybeskov and Dr. Dong-Kyun Ko.

NJIT Lacrosse

Men's Lacrosse Rallies For 11-10 OT Win Over UMass Lowell

What a way to close out a season. In only its third-ever overtime contest in program history, the NJT men's lacrosse team rallied from a five-goal first half deficit to defeat the UMass Lowell River Hawks, 11-10, Saturday afternoon in the season finale for both teams. HIGHLIGHTS

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