Albert Dorman Honors College

Senior Success: Sravya Vegunta Is Going to Medical School

Thursday, May 14, 2020
“It’s a little bittersweet to have to leave without being able to say proper goodbyes to everyone,” lamented Sravya Vegunta, a senior Albert Dorman Honors College (ADHC) scholar, about graduating from NJIT during the coronavirus pandemic. “But I’m definitely glad to be moving on to that next stage, because it’s something that I’ve been looking forward to for so long,” she added, speaking from her Monroe Township home where she is staying inside with her parents and younger brother. Vegunta is a biology major and headed this fall to New Jersey Medical School, as part of ADHC’s seven-year...

Senior Success: Greg Tanis to Join L3Harris as a Systems Engineer

Wednesday, May 13, 2020
As a third-generation Highlander, mechanical engineering student and Albert Dorman Honors Scholar Greg Tanis looks forward to joining L3Harris as a systems engineer and takes a minute to reflect on his time at NJIT. Congratulations, Greg!  

David Marcano Named to the 2020 ASUN Spring Winners for Life Team

Monday, May 11, 2020
NJIT junior David Marcano has been selected to the 2020 ASUN Conference Spring Winners for Life team, the league office announced Thursday. The team is comprised of one student-athlete from each of the nine institutions and honors those who display excellence on and off the playing surface.  Marcano started all 16 games for the Highlanders this season, which was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The shortstop led the NJIT offense as he hit .317, while slugging .444 and reaching base at a .450 clip (all team-highs). A Katy, TX, native also led the...

NJ Public Universities Join to Launch Initiative to 'Bring Students Home'

Tuesday, May 5, 2020
Ten public universities and colleges in New Jersey have joined forces and issued a call for the over 100,000 state residents who attend higher education institutions out-of-state to return home, enroll in New Jersey institutions, and help rebuild the state as part the New Jersey Scholar Corps program. The participating four-year institutions in the NJ Come Home Program are New Jersey Institute of Technology, Montclair State University, Rowan University, Kean University, New Jersey City University, Ramapo College, Stockton University, The College of New Jersey, Thomas Edison State...

NJIT Musicians Unite in Inspiring Performance: 'Don't Stop Believin'

Monday, May 4, 2020
Members of NJIT's string, jazz and wind ensembles are showcasing their collective spirit with a new inspirational performance for the university community. Student-musicians of NJIT’s Music Initiative have collaborated to digitally stage a performance of Journey's "Don’t Stop Believin’," featuring an original arrangement by Dave Rimelis, NJIT jazz ensemble conductor and artist-in-residence for the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.  Students of Rimelis and other NJIT ensemble instructors, Christine Sweet (string ensemble and the video’s project director) and Nick...

Engineering Student Lands J&J Co-op, Named NJIT's Intern of the Year

Wednesday, April 29, 2020
When Jeremy Bedient was navigating Career Development Services’ (CDS) Spring 2019 Career Fair, seeking a co-op with Johnson & Johnson was nowhere on his radar. But at the moment he passed by the company’s supply-chain booth and saw there was no line, he figured “why not” and took advantage of the opportunity to network with the recruiter. They wound up engaging in a great conversation about Six Sigma, and Bedient was invited to interview for a spot later that week. With help in preparing for the meeting from his Alpha Kappa Psi brothers, he aced the interview and landed a six-month, newly...

May 5 Is Deadline for Ordering Commencement Regalia

Wednesday, April 29, 2020
Class of 2020 graduates have until this Tuesday, May 5, to order their Commencement regalia and have it shipped to them. Wearing Commencement regalia is necessary to participate in NJIT’s virtual Commencement ceremony, to be held Friday, June 12. Students are urged to visit the Commencement website for details on ordering Commencement regalia. The website provides additional important information, including the deadlines for students to submit the correct pronunciation of their name, as well as photos and videos. The website will be continually updated prior to Commencement.

Theater Returns to NJIT: Virtual Series Explores Quarantine Life, Zoom As Stage

Thursday, April 23, 2020
Even in the social distancing era, the show must go on for the art world. That includes the NJIT/Rutgers-Newark theatre arts community, which is soon returning to its audiences with a string of all-new virtual performances exploring art, click-based technology and social connections during physical isolation.  The theater group is prepping to premiere its latest work to home audiences via Zoom, titled “One Click Away” — a collection of four one-act plays all written, directed and set in the present reality of COVID-19 quarantine. The performances delve, through comedy and drama, into...

Scholarship Recipients are Winners in Community Service

Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Volunteerism continues to be part of the foundation of NJIT. In 2019 alone, the university’s students contributed more than 67,000 hours of community service and gave their time to over 300 community-based organizations. Among the many volunteers worthy of recognition are the recipients of Career Development Services’ (CDS) Garrison-Kirk Community Service Scholarship. Established in honor of former CDS staff members George Garrison and Sandy Kirk, the award promotes civic engagement and acknowledges exemplary commitment of NJIT students. Each year, a CDS review committee presents a $750...

Experts on Built Environment Design Training For Scoring Energy Efficiency

Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Members of NJIT’s Center for Building Knowledge (CBK) have produced training material for how to use the first standardized tool for evaluating and scoring the energy efficiency of buildings. Approximately 129 million households and more than 4.7 million commercial buildings account for close to 40% of total U.S. energy use, consuming more energy than the transportation or industry sectors, according to the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. CBK is out to make a difference on that front, ultimately reversing the trend toward global warming through the...

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