Albert Dorman Honors College

NJIT Honors Scholar Pursues PhD in Bioengineering at UMD

Wednesday, July 13, 2022
Next up for NJIT biomedical engineering graduate Amal Shabazz: the Ph.D. program in bioengineering at the University of Maryland. But first, the Albert Dorman Honors Scholar has a 10-week summer internship at Pfizer in Andover, Mass. Her four years in University Heights were filled with helpful mentors, key internships and welcoming peer groups that collectively helped opened the door to graduate school. In an interview, she shares what she gained and where she hopes it leads. What first sparked your interest in biomedical engineering? I was always torn between studying medicine or...

NJIT Researcher Ayushi Sangoi Recognized on Major League Hacking Top 50 List

Monday, July 11, 2022
Ayushi Sangoi, 23, a Newark, N.J., resident and researcher at New Jersey Institute of Technology has been named one of 2022’s MLH Top 50 – a list compiled each year by Major League Hacking (MLH) of the organization’s most inspiring community members. The recipients are recognized for their exceptional contributions to the tech ecosystem and STEM education. Sangoi stood out from other applicants for her unique road to becoming a prodigious hacker. A current Ph.D. candidate at the Vision and Neural Engineering Laboratory, she has earned a dual degree in biomedical engineering and...

Teik C. Lim Begins Tenure as Ninth President of NJIT

Friday, July 1, 2022
July 1 marks the first day of Dr. Teik C. Lim’s appointment as president of New Jersey Institute of Technology. “My wife, Gina, and I are ecstatic to be joining the NJIT community, and we are excited about the opportunities and challenges that await us,” said Dr. Lim. “It was an honor to be selected to lead such an important institution into the future, and a privilege to begin the work of leading NJIT and continuing its amazing trajectory.” Before NJIT, Lim served as interim president at the University of Texas at Arlington, where he also served as provost and a professor in the...

Newark High School Students Learn About Robotics and Life From NJIT Peers

Tuesday, June 28, 2022
Robotics club students at New Jersey Institute of Technology are mentoring their peers in robotics clubs at local high schools, striving to teach younger minds that hands-on experimentation and teamwork can take you anywhere. Umair Khan, president of the NJIT group, said his team members are working with students in Newark's Barringer High School, Malcolm X Shabazz High School, Science Park High School, School of Global Studies and Tech High School, along with Paterson's International High School. The mentorship program started a couple of years ago with Science Park which is around the...

Molly Saylor, David Marcano Selected as America East Conference Woman, Man of the Year Nominees

Monday, June 13, 2022
NJIT student-athletes Molly Saylor and David Marcano have been selected 2021-22 America East Conference Man and Woman of the Year Nominees, the league office announced June 9. Nineteen institutional nominees for the 2021-22 America East Man and Woman of the Year nominees are up for the honor that recognizes the conference's senior male and female student-athlete who has best distinguished himself and herself throughout their collegiate career in the areas of academic achievement, athletic excellence, service and leadership.  Molly Saylor - Women's Soccer...

NJIT's Award-Winning Grads Reflect on Successes, Share Future Plans

Monday, May 23, 2022
Alongside the wave of excitement at Commencement 2022, NJIT’s College of Science and Liberal Arts recently decorated their star students at its annual awards ceremony. Here, a diverse group of graduates who shared CSLA’s Outstanding Student Award look back on their NJIT journey and the successes they’ll take with them. Linda Msinjili, Biology B.S. [[{"fid":"16146","view_mode":"default","fields":{"format":"default","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":false,"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":false},"type":"media","field_deltas":{"1":{"format":"...

Hillier College Student and Dorman Scholar Constance Chu Winner of LICC Best in Decorate (Interior)

Monday, May 23, 2022
Constance Chu, third year Interior Design student and Albert Dorman Honors scholar, has won Best in Decorate (Interior) Non-Professional category at the London International Creative Competition (LICC) for her project The Cocoon Cafe. “We are always very pleased when our Interior Design students do well in international competitions. Constance Chu's entry is an excellent example of the high quality work that the VR-enabled design studios produce,” said John Cays, associate dean for Academic Affairs and interim director of the School of Art and Design....

Monica Weglarz Wins Best Early-Stage Startup Award at UPitch Competition

Friday, May 20, 2022
Recent NJIT alumna Monica Weglarz envisioned a company delivering fuel and mechanic services while you're at work, offered as an employee benefit, in turn earning her a $1,500 award for the best early-stage startup at the 2022 UPitch New Jersey business plan competition. Weglarz said the research that she conducted, and the prize she earned, will help as she becomes a law student. She's studying for the Law School Admission Test this summer while working as a paralegal and has entrepreneurial ambitions. She reached the competition, which is sponsored by Nokia Bell Labs, by winning NJIT'...

Eclectic NJIT Engineering Grad Will Andrews to Study International Development in Dublin

Thursday, May 19, 2022
The bachelor’s that Donald “Will” Andrews earned at New Jersey Institute of Technology is in industrial engineering, but his heart is in international development. The 2022 graduate’s interest in global issues traces back to high school, when he participated in the Model United Nations, and accelerated after his second year at NJIT, when he tackled a Humanity in Action Fellowship that examined democracy and pluralism in modern Germany in the context of the Holocaust. The summer 2020 fellowship was to take him to Berlin, but alas, COVID-19 shifted it to Zoom instead. Now, his sights are...

NJIT Professors Prime Jada Evans for UCLA School of Law

Wednesday, May 18, 2022
Jada Evans had a plan when she arrived at New Jersey Institute of Technology in 2019 and achieved it – and then some – ­in just three years. Beyond a finding a major that matched her dual interests in law and technology and honing her skills as a writer, the Albert Dorman Honors College Scholar immersed herself in campus and real-world opportunities, be it clubs, an internship, mentoring high school students or working as a teaching assistant. Such service and scholarship earned her the Spirit of “Doc” Award from the College of Science and Liberal Arts, the Albert Dorman Future Leader...

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