Albert Dorman Honors College

Biology Graduate Xavier Reyes Embarks on an Organic Farming Mission

Thursday, May 5, 2022
For biology graduate Xavier Reyes, his decision to hang up his lab coat in exchange for overalls to become an organic farmer is the best way he can move the needle on sustainability. The Albert Dorman Honors College student had come to NJIT with the idea that he would pursue a career in ecological research to help the fight against climate change and improve the relationship between nature and mankind. He conducted research with some of NJIT’s most prolific faculty, like Phil Barden, researching how the size of an ecosystem affects its ability to hold biodiversity. His analysis in the...

Creating a More Sustainable NJIT: Biodiversity + Alternative Energy + Carbon Neutrality

Wednesday, May 4, 2022
In class, on campus grounds and in Newark, students at NJIT’s Albert Dorman Honors College are working toward creating a greener, more sustainable urban environment in keeping with the university’s broader push toward sustainability. The students are acting locally even while they think globally about benefits of biodiversity and hazards of climate change. Their efforts include everything from planting trees and shrubs on campus and clearing debris from nearby Branch Brook Park to reimagining the garden atop the Campus Center. For the latter project — part of the Honors First-Year...

Senior Success: Sreya Das Heading to JPMorgan for Cybersecurity

Tuesday, May 3, 2022
Sreya Das, graduating this spring with a bachelor's in computer science and is headed for the cybersecurity team at financial giant JPMorgan Chase, credits much of her success to involvement with activities outside the classroom. Das joined so many NJIT student organizations and academic commitments that she practically lost count. "The number of activities she is successfully involved in is mind boggling. I call her superwoman," Ying Wu College of Computing Professor James Geller said. On first glance, Das' technical commitments as a Highlander are what you might expect from her...

Albert Dorman Honors College Inducts Inaugural Members to its 'Honor Roll'

Thursday, April 28, 2022
The Albert Dorman Honors College (ADHC) has named President Joel S. Bloom and Dr. Albert A. Dorman ’45 the first inductees to the ADHC Honor Roll, which will celebrate alumni, donors and friends who have had instrumental and long-lasting impacts on the college founded in 1995. What began in 1985 as an honors program has grown into a 650-student community that provides its students with a rich, challenging and individualized educational experience. It includes not only a full curriculum of honors courses, colloquia, study tours, dual-degree and study-abroad opportunities, but also...

Goldwater Scholarship Lights Undergrad's Research Path, from Tissue Engineering to Oral Biology

Wednesday, April 27, 2022
Biochemistry undergrad Simone Bishara ’23 has spent the past year conducting research at NJIT that could one day improve the lives of those in need of tissue transplants — that work has helped earn her a prestigious Goldwater Scholarship that’s driving her closer to her career aspirations.  This year, Bishara was named among 417 recipients of the honor, which is typically reserved for the most exemplary U.S. undergraduates pursuing research careers.  “I’m extremely grateful that I was awarded such a prestigious scholarship,” said Bishara, an Albert Dorman Honors College...

NJIT Baseball Highlighted by Likely Draft Pick Marcano and MLB's Leiter Jr.

Tuesday, April 19, 2022
NJIT Highlander baseball had an exciting spring, with star player Julio Marcano putting his name among the school home run record books, and team alumnus Mark Leiter Jr. making it back to the majors for the Chicago Cubs. Marcano, a second baseman and outfielder, blasted his 23rd career homer March 20 against Hartford, passing the school's Division 1 mark previously held by Bryan Bleekly. Marcano now has 25 long balls, and his next one will tie Chris Schwartz for NJIT's all-time record. Such feats may help Marcano to get his name called in the Major League Baseball draft this summer,...

For Jennifer and Dominic, Scholarships Opened the Door to Science and Engineering at NJIT

Thursday, April 14, 2022
Scholarships enabled Jennifer Cabral and Dominic Bosi to overcome financial hurdles and study science and engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology. Cabral and Bosi are both first-generation students from working-class families. As such, they needed help to afford college. Generous donors supplied that, and once enrolled, they found their callings and are pursuing them with passion. Both undergraduates shared their stories at an annual NJIT brunch celebrating the impact of scholarships that also featured remarks from pioneering alumna R. Cynthia Pruett ’55 and President Joel S....

Keurig Founding Engineer, Class of '82, Meets Honors College Students

Tuesday, March 29, 2022
Dick Sweeney, the Highlander alumnus and engineer who made Keurig coffee machines feasible, visited NJIT's Albert Dorman Honors College last week for his first meet-and-greet with students since the COVID pandemic. Sweeney graduated with an industrial management degree in 1982 after several years of taking night classes and attributed his success to persistence, good luck and constantly hiring smart people. He is chair emeritus of the Honors College Board of Visitors. Keurig, which means neat or appropriate in Dutch, started in 1993. The initial team had the idea and brought in Sweeney...

Two NJIT Undergraduate Researchers Awarded Goldwater Scholarships

Monday, March 28, 2022
From an estimated pool of over 5,000 college sophomores and juniors, two NJIT students — Simone Bishara and Vishva Rana, both Albert Dorman Honors College scholars — have been named Goldwater Scholars this year by the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation. The scholarship is recognized as among the country’s most prestigious for STEM undergraduates pursuing research careers. The NJIT Goldwater Scholars represent two of 10 statewide, and 417 total students across the United States with over 400 academic institutions nominating students. Goldwater Scholars each...

Hawk Watch: Livestream Life Inside NJIT's Rare Red-Tailed Hawk Nest

Thursday, March 24, 2022
NJIT has landed some unexpected residents recently, and they’ll be getting plenty of “airtime” as they settle into their new home. In fact, they’ll have their own channel where you can check them (and their new crib) out, 24/7.  Two red-tailed hawks (Buteo jamaicensis) have begun a rare urban nest on a sixth-story ledge of the campus’s Albert Dorman Honors College (ADHC) Residence Hall on Colden Street.  Contrary to most red-tailed hawk nests found in nature, the nesting site is so unusual that a team of NJIT faculty, students and staff have set up a YouTube livestream for...

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