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Transdisciplinary Designs for a Sustainable Future

The spring Environmental Life Cycle Assessment in Design (eLCAd 2021) symposium brought together experts and practitioners working in life cycle assessment with architects and designers, with the goal of establishing shared language, tools and applications across disciplines and scales.

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Learning and the Design of Equitable Education

Mark Thaler, M.Arch ‘94, is co-leading Gensler’s Global Education Practice, where they have set out to address the inequities in education and reimagine learning.

New Director School of Architecture and Design Kelly Hutzell

Hillier College Welcomes New Director to the School of Architecture

Kelly Hutzell, an urban designer and licensed architect, brings fifteen years of teaching and academic program development experience to her role as director of the School of Architecture at NJIT. Her academic career has been bolstered by more than a decade of practice, including at Machado and Silvetti Associates and OverUnder in Boston focused on public buildings and spaces. Having worked at Carnegie Mellon (formerly Carnegie Tech) and Wentworth Institute of Technology, she is aligned with the lineage of all three of these polytechnic institutions.

Celebrating NJIT Scholarships: Student, Alum Thank Donors for Support

A generous scholarship enabled Charu Arya to attend New Jersey Institute of Technology, and her professors helped solidify her career path. Indeed, both financial assistance and academic support fueled her success. Arya ’21 reflected on that fruitful journey during NJIT’s annual Scholarship Brunch, sharing a pivotal moment during her sophomore year when she reconsidered her initial decision to study medicine.

NJIT Online MBA a Top 100 Program Nationally in New Fortune Education Ranking

NJIT’s online MBA program has earned a top 100 spot in Fortune Education, slotting in at No. 98 in the nationwide ranking. NJIT is one of only two New Jersey universities to achieve this recognition.

NJIT Community Updates and Announcements 4/26/21-4/30/21

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.

Embracing Change, New Directions and New Challenges

Not unlike the way interior design plans change as concepts develop and become better; Ida Colón knows that in professional life it is important to embrace change, because that is what brings about development, maturity and opportunity.

NJIT Student-Research Back in the Spotlight at 2021 Dana Knox Showcase

After a year layoff, one of NJIT’s standout annual research events returned to the campus community this month — more than 30 of the university’s top student-researchers took to their webcams to present their work for a virtual audience at the 2021 Dana Knox Research Showcase, "A Glimpse Into the Future.”

NJIT Mourns the Loss of Steve Kalafer, Board of Overseer and 'Renaissance Man'

The university is saddened to share the news that Steve Kalafer, a member of the Board of Overseers since 2014, passed away earlier today, following a long and courageous battle with cancer. He died peacefully at home, surrounded by his loving family.

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Honoring Earth Day: Tips to Keep Mother Earth Happy

Earth Day is an annual event that advocates for environmental protection. That's why NJIT teamed up with NJIT Green to provide you five tips to make Mother Earth happy every single day, not just on Earth Day.

NJIT Social, Economic and Environmental Sustainability Impacts Ranked Globally

New Jersey Institute of Technology has earned global recognition from the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Ranking for the university’s pursuit of and progress toward targets set forth by the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), earning No. 90 globally and No. 2 nationally in two key areas.

Here Comes the Sun: NJ Elementary Students Turn Solar Engineers at NJIT's eSTEM Competition

NJIT’s Center for Pre-College Programs and Newark College of Engineering this month introduced their first-ever STEM competition for New Jersey’s elementary school students — the eSTEM Competition. Highlighting the marathon-like week of friendly competition was a special solar energy design challenge issued to schools across the state this past February, culminating in unique showcase of bright engineering ingenuity from scores of young innovators.

NJIT is a Top 50 Best Value College According to The Princeton Review

New Jersey Institute of Technology is one of the nation’s best colleges for students seeking a superb education with great career preparation at an affordable price, according to The Princeton Review, an honor held since 2018. NJIT ranked No. 39 as a Best Value College and No. 10 for Best Career Placement among public colleges and universities.

NJIT's Jason Henderson Named 2021 NCAA Men's Team Coach of the Year Finalist

After leading the NJIT fencing programs to a fourth place team finish at the 2021 National Collegiate Fencing Championships, head coach Jason Henderson has been selected as a NCAA Men's Team Coach of the Year Finalist the United States Fencing Coaches Association announced on Wednesday.

Danny Goncalves Named EIVA Conference Coach of the Year, Six Highlanders Earn All-Conference Honors

Six Highlanders were selected to the 2021 EIVA All-Conference team and seventh-year head coach Danny Goncalves has been named 2021 Bob Sweeny Coach of the Year the league office announced on Tuesday.

NJIT Community Updates and Announcements 4/19/21-4/23/21

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.

Students to Present Discoveries at Virtual Dana Knox Research Showcase

Can't Stop Staring At Yourself in that Zoom Call? Blame Zoom Fatigue

This article was originally published on NBC's LX platform with permission to republish. It’s become all too familiar these days: the dreaded video meeting. You log in to what feels like your hundredth Zoom meeting of the day. You do the obligatory greeting and wave. And then you mute your mic. Then, for the next hour, you try to ignore the box in the corner that shows exactly how exhausted you think you look, wondering if your colleagues will notice the pile of laundry you forgot to stash away before turning on your cameras.

Students See Broad Job Opportunities in New FinTech Major at NJIT

Mydah Naseem entered New Jersey Institute of Technology as a business major but as a sophomore switched to financial technology. Personal interest and opportunity sparked the shift.

For NJIT's Sam Carlos, Two Majors Weren't Enough, So He Made it Three

New students often matriculate at NJIT with a handful of college credits, declaring themselves double majors or participating in joint bachelors-masters programs, but Metuchen's Samuel Carlos is raising the bar, having arrived in 2018 with an astonishing 103 college credits and an associate's degree earned in high school, promptly declaring a double major and then adding a third in 2019 because he didn't want to graduate too soon.

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