Albert Dorman Honors College

Firefighting, Fitness, and Furniture Design are Passions for Hillier Freshman

Thursday, October 22, 2020
When NJIT industrial design major Christopher Hasenkopf isn't in class this semester, it might be because he's out saving someone's home, office or even their life. His local volunteer fire station in New Providence practically didn't need a dalmatian for their mascot — "I've been going around the station since I moved here when I was three. They had a lot of open houses," he joked. He joined the junior firefighter corps two days after turning 16, which is the earliest age allowed, and entered the Morris County Public Safety Training Academy at 18. Five weeks later, "I graduated and I...

New Admissions Option Will Increase Honors Student Enrollment

Friday, October 16, 2020
Albert Dorman Honors College welcomed more than 70 additional students this year as part of a new program called Dean's Scholars, designed to allow for a more robust honors education across campus. The program admits scholars from the College of Science and Liberal Arts, Hillier College of Architecture and Design, Martin Tuchman School of Management, Newark College of Engineering and Ying Wu College of Computing each year who desire the rigor of an honors education within their academic discipline. Dean's Scholars pursue a minimum of three honors-only courses within their degree-...

Honors Students Learn to Merge Information Tech and Social Consciousness

Tuesday, October 13, 2020
Ying Wu College of Computing Assistant Prof. Michael Lee, in an effort to help informatics students consider social consciousness, began teaching a new course last spring, Design Thinking: Addressing Structural Inequality, which will be offered again in spring 2021 due to its success. The course, IS-485, catered to students from Albert Dorman Honors College and emphasized real-world projects that apply digital solutions to problems faced by local communities and non-profit organizations. It's an area of emphasis for Lee, who is the Dr. Joel & Dr. Diane Bloom Honors Faculty Fellow...

For TEDxNJIT, 'Intersections' Discusses Navigating the Road of Complex Societal Issues

Thursday, October 1, 2020
Global challenges will be faced head-on Saturday Oct. 10 in this year’s TEDxNJIT. Whether it’s disruptive changes unearthed by a global pandemic afflicting every person, or advances in medical technology affecting just a few, the theme “Intersections” seeks to grasp where society is heading and understand the roads ahead to get there. With complex mapping of social, political, economic and cultural issues that are shifting how we maneuver across many pathways in society, TEDxNJIT will bring forth ideas on stepping forward to better macro-, meso- and micro-communities. “Insights from...

McNair Students, Unfazed by Disadvantages or COVID, Target Graduate Study

Monday, September 28, 2020
Zara Williams started working here 20 years ago, just after NJIT joined the federal McNair Scholars Program to help underrepresented students achieve graduate degrees, and has now seen 22 students complete their doctorates. "Seems like it went pretty quickly," said Williams, the program's assistant director, in reflecting on her office's success. But she said this year's crop of new students will be especially memorable because of the challenges they face in studying during a pandemic. "I think all of the students have been committed, but I think with this group of students, they really...

NJIT's Fall Career Fair Becomes a Fully Online Experience

Tuesday, September 15, 2020
The handshakes will be virtual at this fall’s career fair at NJIT. In fact, the entire fair will take place online via Handshake, the career networking platform that the university uses to match employers with students seeking jobs, internships and co-operative education opportunities.  More than 115 companies, government agencies and nonprofits are participating in the fair, which will take place Sept. 25 from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Among the participants are Facebook, Colgate-Palmolive, Merck, CenturyLink, the FBI, General Dynamics, Turner Construction, the New York State...

At Convocation, NJIT Alum Asks First-Year Students, 'Will You Be a Helper?'

Wednesday, September 9, 2020
Quoting Fred Rogers and poet Audre Lorde, NJIT alumna Gabrielle Rejouis urged members of the Class of 2024 to be helpers and foster communities during the university’s annual convocation, which was held online on Wed., Sep. 9, 2020.   “You all have a contribution to make,” said Rejouis ‘15, an Albert Dorman Honors College scholar who majored in history and now is a senior policy manager at Color of Change. “Your contribution might be a new program or policy at NJIT. It might be winning an election or getting a research grant. On the other hand, your contribution might be backing up a...

WELCOME BACK: As Students Return for the Fall, Campus Vibrancy Follows

Tuesday, September 1, 2020
As students converged on NJIT for the first day of the fall semester, they acknowledged the changes wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic, chief among them, of course, mask-wearing. Nevertheless, they relished the chance to resume classes and reconnect with friends. “It feels different but I appreciate it all because, at the end of the day, the goal is to just stay healthy,” said Emmanuel Odekunle, a biology major and student in the Albert Dorman Honors College. The challenge, he added, is to stay focused amid the necessary changes. Or as he put it, to “make sure that I don’t relent, that...

Computing Student Wins Fulbright Award for Security Research

Tuesday, September 1, 2020
Matthew Cherrey never traveled overseas — no high school trip to Europe, no semester abroad as an undergrad, no spring breaks in exotic, far away locales — but he always wanted to do so, particularly to Germany where his family has roots. Now he's getting an opportunity, representing NJIT next year as a Fulbright Research Award Scholar. The Ying Wu College of Computing alumnus and future graduate student will travel to Darmstadt, just south of Frankfurt, to spend several months at the Darmstadt University of Technology. Working with a team led by prominent Internet security expert Prof....

WATCH NOW: Virtual Convocation Welcoming the Class of 2024

Monday, August 31, 2020
Virtual University Convocation Program  WHAT: New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) will welcome the Class of 2024 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 9, 2020 at 3 p.m WHERE: The Convocation ceremony will take place virtually and will be streamed starting at 3 p.m. It can be viewed here once it begins.  WHO: NJIT President Joel S. Bloom and Provost and Executive Vice President Fadi P. Deek will preside over...

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