New Jersey Institute of Technology served up waves of fanfare as its advanced degree graduates walked across the stage in the Wellness and Events Center in three commencement ceremonies on May 16. The 2023 class, composed of more than 1,300 graduates, is the largest in five years and reflects the larger growth and upward trajectory of the institution. President Teik C. Lim, in his first commencement leading NJIT, praised the Class of 2023’s resilience. “You persevered through challenging and unprecedented circumstances that included a global pandemic, social unrest, and much more,” said Lim…

Gabriel Arcanjo's NJIT journey took him full-circle, from attending a Saturday game development program as a high school student to teaching in the same program as a college senior. Arcanjo graduates in the Class of 2023 with a B.S. in information technology and starts his career as an application developer for ADP, a giant in the payroll software industry and prominent sponsor of NJIT career fairs and hackathon events. Highlander life began for him at age 17, when a friend at Kearny High School became a student in the Real World Connections program that lets Ying Wu College of Computing…

Students at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) have again achieved an impressive amount of prestigious awards this year with 11 students earning nationally competitive scholarships and fellowships. Their achievement continues NJIT run, with Highlanders amassing 34 of these awards in the past three years. The increased achievements are not by chance. NJIT students have always had the opportunity to apply, and their proficiencies and experiences have long been sufficient. Rather, the increase is due in large part to the university and the Albert Dorman Honors College allocating…

The global life sciences and health care giant Bayer has partnered with New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) and Stevens Institute of Technology to create unique learning opportunities for data science students that will educate, engage and inspire the next generation of STEM talent in New Jersey. As part of Phase One of this new collaboration, Bayer's Consumer Health North America division will offer students from NJIT and Stevens multiple avenues to engage with the company, including capstone projects, co-ops, summer internships and sponsored R&D projects. Bayer employees will…

Dr. Teik C. Lim was installed as NJIT’s ninth president in a ceremony that welcomed students, alumni, faculty, staff, elected officials, family and friends to NJIT’s Wellness and Event Center. “The inauguration of a new president is a milestone occasion in the life of any institution of higher education – and NJIT is certainly no exception,” said Mistress of Ceremonies Marybeth Boger, vice president for student affairs and dean of students. “Today’s ceremony is an opportunity to celebrate our university’s history and heritage, to reaffirm the uniqueness of our mission and to highlight our…

New Jersey Institute of Technology maintains its national reputation for return on investment and career placement in 2023 rankings from The Princeton Review. Among public schools, The Princeton Review ranked NJIT No. 11 on its list of the Top 20 for Best Career Placement and No. 35 on its list of the Top 50 Best Value Colleges.  Also, for the sixth straight year, NJIT is featured on The Princeton Review’s master list of Best Value Colleges, a select group of 209 culled from a survey of more than 650 colleges and universities in the U.S. The honorees include 135 private schools and…

New Jersey Institute of Technology ranked 14th nationwide for its online master's degrees in computer science, according to the latest research from UniversityHQ.org. "While good computer science careers are available for bachelor’s degree holders looking to become computer science professionals, computer science graduate degrees open up an even stronger career path," the higher education company stated. Citing the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, "Perhaps the biggest positive to earning graduate degrees is the higher salary degree holders command. This is especially true for computer…

Emerging corporate partner Bank of America (BOA) hosted the Alumni Association of NJIT’s “Speaking of Careers” event at the company’s midtown Manhattan headquarters on March 28 for an audience of current students and recent graduates. The evening featured a panel of distinguished alumni who shared personal stories of their individual journeys from NJIT’s classrooms to the boardrooms of some of the country’s most influential companies. Among the attendees were several of 28 recently hired Ying Wu College of Computing (YWCC) students from the fall 2022 semester. NJIT President Teik C. Lim…

When someone's job is to protect more than a trillion dollars, you take their advice on cybersecurity seriously — so we should listen to Arthur Hinds '17, TD Bank Group's global head of threat defense operations, who approaches his job by remembering basic lessons learned at NJIT and staying on top of the latest cybersecurity automation tools. Hinds took a non-traditional route to becoming a Highlander. He was born in South Korea, moved to the U.S. and spent a decade working in bars, restaurants and hotels before starting at Hudson County Community College, ultimately transferring to New…

New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) has selected John Pelesko to serve as its next provost and senior vice president for academic affairs after a nationwide search. Pelesko, currently the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Delaware (UD), will start on Aug. 1. Pelesko, an NJIT alumnus who earned a Ph.D. in mathematical sciences from the university, will seek to enhance NJIT’s educational programs and grow its research portfolio through federal, state and industry partnerships. More broadly, he’ll work closely with NJIT President Teik C. Lim and the Board of…