Alumni News

September 22, 2021

NJ Higher Ed Presidents Pen Letter to Congress Advocating Pell Grant Increases

To the New Jersey Congressional Delegation  Dear Members of Congress:  On behalf of our institutions—and, more important, on behalf of students of modest means  throughout New Jersey and across the country—we write to urge your support for doubling the  maximum Pell Grant award as you develop and vote on a budget reconciliation package this month. 
September 22, 2021

University Learning Center Renamed to Honor Alumna Norma Clayton

New Jersey Institute of Technology yesterday officially recommissioned the university's tutoring laboratory as the Norma J. Clayton '81 Learning Center, in honor of the alumna and benefactor of the university, who earned a B.S. in industrial administration here, spurring an accomplished leadership career at companies like Boeing and RCA.
September 24, 2021

NJIT Alumni Make ROI-NJ's List of 2021 ROI Influencers: People of Color

ROI-NJ recognized two alumni of New Jersey Institute of Technology as “difference makers” in its list of 2021 ROI Influencers: People of Color. The honorees, Elisa Charters and Marjorie Perry, remain connected to NJIT via board service. Charters is a member of the university’s Board of Trustees, Hispanic Latinx Leadership Council and the Advisory Board for its Martin Tuchman School of Management, while Perry chairs the university's Board of Overseers.
NJIT's Class of 2025 is the school's largest and most diverse class yet.
September 22, 2021

More Students Than Ever Attend NJIT, Most Diverse First-Year Class in History

NJIT is starting the 2021 academic year by setting records with its largest and most diverse student body ever. Total enrollment is up 25% over the last 10 years and this fall hit its highest mark yet at 11,901 students. The NJIT first-year class makes up a sizable part of that growth, with 25% more freshmen enrolled this year than last year, for a record 1,411 students.  The largest ever first-year class also has the most female students at 29%. First-year enrollment totals for both men (1,005) and women (406) are the highest in NJIT’s history. 
October 1, 2021

Experts at NJIT's New AI Research Center to Study Theory and Applications

Members of NJIT's new Center for Artificial Intelligence Research will look to expand knowledge of the theory, data and applications of their field, which director Grace Wang said is quickly evolving from experimental to practical status.
September 22, 2021

2021 Virtual New Jersey Chemistry Olympians Tackle COVID Vaccines, Chemical Pollution

This summer, the 2021 Virtual New Jersey Chemistry Olympics (vNJCO) once again became the grounds for a fierce two weeks of competition between young chemists from high schools around the state. By the end, more than 130 attendees joined the competition’s award ceremony live — tuning in from England to California to hear long-time NJCO supporter and CSLA Dean Kevin Belfield give his customary welcome address and celebrate Olympic teams that participated in events following NJCO’s 2021 theme, “Chemistry and Current Events”. 
September 21, 2021

NJIT Continues Rankings Climb in Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education, Top 25% in the U.S.

New Jersey Institute of Technology ranks in the top quarter of U.S. universities and colleges in the The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings for 2022.
September 18, 2021

Rabell's Golden Goal Delivers Thrilling America East Victory Over UMass Lowell

Junior Alejandro Rabell scored a pair of goals, including the golden goal in overtime in NJIT's thrilling 2-1 America East Conference victory at home against UMass Lowell on Saturday at Lubetkin Field at Mal Simon Stadium.
September 23, 2021

NJIT Grads Land Jobs from Internships They Found at Career Fair

New Jersey Institute of Technology’s next career fair will connect students with more than 165 employers offering some 1,000 jobs, internships and cooperative educational experiences.
September 20, 2021

NJIT Community Updates and Announcements 9/20/21-9/24/21

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.  
September 20, 2021

An NJIT-Led Team Secures $3.7 Million to Tackle a Disabling, Concussion-Induced Eye Disorder

Nearly half of adolescents and young adults with lingering symptoms of concussion suffer from an eye coordination disorder that causes blurred and double vision, headaches and difficulties concentrating. There is no proven method for treating the condition when it occurs after a head injury.
September 22, 2021

TODAY: NJIT 2021 Convocation Ceremony and Faculty Award Presentation

WHAT: New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) will welcome the Class of 2025 during the Convocation ceremony. Additionally, the university will recognize and award faculty and staff members who have excelled as teachers, scholars and researchers. WHEN: Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at 3 p.m. WHERE: NJIT's Wellness and Events Center (WEC) WHO: NJIT President Joel S. Bloom and Provost and Executive Vice President Fadi P. Deek will preside over the ceremony.
September 20, 2021

Finance Professor Sees Opportunity to Help Community After Ida Floods

NJIT Assistant Professor Steve Taylor, of Millburn, is dissatisfied with how insurance companies deal with natural disasters and is preparing to offer an alternative. Taylor witnessed extreme flooding from Hurricane Ida early this month in Millburn, where he resides. He also saw that many of his neighbors and local small business owners had their claims denied, despite being loyal customers of their insurance companies, as they lacked flood policies. Some had been advised by insurance agents that it wasn't a flood zone, based on data and maps that became obsolete decades ago.
September 20, 2021

2 Leaders at NJIT Make NJBIZ's 2021 Education Power 50 

Two leaders at New Jersey Institute of Technology made NJBIZ’s list of the 2021 Education Power 50: President Joel S. Bloom and Simon Nynens, CEO of NJIT’s New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII). The annual list recognizes the most impactful and influential educational leaders in New Jersey.  
September 17, 2021

NJIT's Dhawan Wins a Coveted IEEE Award for a Widely Used Cancer Detection Device

For a pioneering invention that enables doctors to use light to look beneath the outer layer of the skin to detect diseases such as early-stage skin cancers, NJIT’s Atam Dhawan was tapped this year to receive one of IEEE’s preeminent honors, the Engineering in Medicine and Biology (EMBS) William J. Morlock Award.
September 17, 2021

Daniel White Appointed as NJIT Associate Provost for Online Programs

NJIT is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Daniel White as the University’s new associate provost for Online Programs effective Sept. 1, 2021. Dan comes to NJIT from Temple University where he served as associate vice provost and founding director of the Office of Digital Education (ODE) from 2014 to 2021.
September 17, 2021

NJIT Participates in Application for U.S. EDA Build Back Better Regional Challenge

Governor Phil Murphy and the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) today announced the NJEDA’s participation in four regional coalitions preparing applications for the U.S. Economic Development Authority (U.S. EDA) Build Back Better Regional Challenge (BBBRC).
September 16, 2021

NJIT Partners With Newark Community For Backpack Giveaway

The NJIT Department of Public Safety teamed up with the Historic James Street Commons Neighborhood Organization to give away 100 backpacks to local high school and elementary students. The initiative is part of a longstanding practice of constant improvement between the NJIT Department of Public Safety and the campus’s surrounding community. 
September 16, 2021

NJIT Tops NJ Public Universities for Early-Career Salaries, Ranks 14 Nationwide

New Jersey Institute of Technology ranked No. 1 in New Jersey and 14th nationally among public schools for early-career salaries, with young alumni bringing home just under $125,000 on average against just $7,600 in average debt, according to Forbes 2021 Top Colleges ranking. Statewide, only private schools with higher tuition ranked above NJIT for early career salaries. In overall rankings, NJIT is No. 89 among public colleges nationwide, Forbes stated.
September 11, 2021

Cross Country Teams Open 2021 At Fordham Fiasco

The NJIT men's and women's cross country teams opened their 2021 campaign with strong showings at the annual Fordham Fiasco meet Saturday afternoon at Van Cortlandt Park.

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