Student clubs come and go, but right now the Highlander chapter of NOMAS — National Organization of Minority Architecture Students — is being primed for a comeback, according to faculty advisor Mark Bess, a university lecturer in Hillier College of Architecture and Design since 2004. There are 80 collegiate chapters across the country engaging in civic and scholarly service, such as motivating minority youth, resisting against racism in their field, learning to speak in a common voice on public policy and establishing networks for career advancement, according to the National Organization of…

NJIT's student ACM chapter is known for its tutoring center, which is moving online this semester in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, matching the new way that university instruction is provided. The program, designed in conjunction with Ying Wu College of Computing (YWCC), , matches student volunteers with those who need assistance via WebEx sessions. Tutoring for the spring 2021 semester covers 29 undergraduate and 16 graduate-level courses.  There are 28 tutors, 17 of which are volunteers from Albert Dorman Honors College who are fulfilling their service requirements. Faculty and…

Students and faculty of NJIT’s String Ensemble have released a digital production of their annual Winter Concert Series performance celebrating internationally-inspired music and diversity within the university community.  The performance, directed by NJIT music instructor Christine Sweet and arranged by New Jersey Symphony Orchestra lead violinist Brennan Sweet, features two concertos capturing the sights and sounds of India and Japan — Atishbaji (Fireworks) by Doug Spata, a Bollywood-style piece celebrating India's Diwali festival, and Dotonbori…

Vrushti Dalal, an Albert Dorman Honors College and computer science student from Sayreville, won the new University Innovation Challenge, a pitch-style competition sponsored by the Guardian Life Insurance Company. For young entrepreneurs, pitch competitions are a popular way to present concepts, hone essential business skills and make industry connections, which can help transform their creativity and talent into viable, real-world business ventures. Winners in two categories – developer and non-developer – received a paid 10-week summer internship with Guardian’s Enterprise Business and…

Yashwee J. Kothari, an Albert Dorman Honors College and computer science student from Parsippany, placed first among student competitors at this year’s New Business Model Competition for her innovative work supporting patients living with traumatic brain injury (TBI). The annual competition was hosted virtually by NJIT’s New Jersey Innovation Acceleration Center Dec. 7, marking its twelfth year. Consisting of two tracks, one for any current student of a northern New Jersey-area college or university, and a second for any northern New Jersey regional community member proposing to start a new…

NJIT President Joel S. Bloom joined a panel discussion about statewide innovation, and received an award for public service, at the New Jersey Business and Industry Association's virtual Public Policy Forum on December 1. The panel, "The Modern Innovation State: Challenges and Solutions for Driving Innovation in the Garden State," also included former NJIT Associate Vice President Judith Sheft who is now executive director at the New Jersey Commission on Science, Innovation and Technology; Princeton University Vice Dean for Innovation Rodney Priestly; N.J. State Assembly Majority Leader…

A team of NJIT entrepreneurs was among those recognized by TiE Global, a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering entrepreneurship around the world, at the organization’s second annual TiE University Pitch Competition this fall, which included 13 teams representing TiE chapters from India, Israel, UAE, Israel, the U.S. and Canada.  The NJIT team, Volant, founded by three College of Computing students, Daniel Salib, Jay Rana and Irving Guzman, had previously won the TiE New Jersey chapter’s pitch competition. Volant’s local chapter success made the team eligible to compete on an…

Highlanders won the top three prizes at November's HackNJIT competition, with software allowing friends to remotely jam together, video chat with speech translations and even detect pneumonia in chest X-rays. The annual event was virtual this year due to COVID-19, which for a hackathon tends to mean fewer hardware hacks, as those require in-person work, and instead focused more on software in the form of mobile and web applications. There were 22 projects submitted by 42 individual hackers along with overall attendance of more than 200 people, despite 15 other hackathons happening…

Nicole Campos, a freshman in the Albert Dorman Honors College pursuing a Bachelor of Architecture at Hillier College, started on her path to NJIT even before she got to high school. Her interest in architecture started when she was a kid through a curiosity of meticulous exploration in every house she entered. When it came to choosing a high school, she applied to the closest high school with specialized programs like engineering. “I like math and science and anything that is solid,” said Campos.  Campos also says she is a fighter. “I fought for my place at Union County…

NJIT’s inaugural inductees into its new Colton Society represent an array of disciplines, including engineering, architecture, finance, education and technology. Each, however, shares something remarkable in common: lifetime contributions to the university that exceed half a million dollars. In tribute to such exceptional generosity, NJIT honored the 63 benefactors during an online event that featured the unveiling of a plaque bearing their names in Eberhardt Hall. President Joel S. Bloom personally thanked each by name, noting how their contributions fuel the development of those who study…