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As Forum Approaches, NJIT's Chief Diversity Officer Talks Students, Curriculum and Training

Tuesday, February 28, 2023
David E. Jones is just a few months into his role as chief diversity officer at New Jersey Institute of Technology yet already has a visible presence. Jones is meeting students, leading workshops, attending administrative meetings and speaking at campus events. Next up is a March 8 forum on diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging that will feature the Rev. Dr. Jamie Washington, a preeminent diversity consultant and mentor of Jones. Washington will provide a broader, societal context on the importance of DEIB, while Jones will unveil his specific vision and DEIB initiatives for NJIT. The...

Monarchs & Milkweed Selected as Winning Proposal in ADHC First-Year Seminar Biodiversity Initiatives

Friday, February 17, 2023
NJIT’s Albert Dorman Honors College held its First-Year Seminar Biodiversity Initiatives colloquium, in which four student-led proposals were presented to renovate the space near the Summit Street parking garage.  These student-driven initiatives allow for the Urban Ecology Lab, ADHC, the Real Estate Development and Capital Operations (REDCO) and the Office of Sustainability to team up together to make NJIT’s campus into a more sustainable community. “One of the very cool things about this project is that it helps us as a university become a more sustainable community because we...

NJIT Esports Club Stands Out at Innovation and Technology Festival

Thursday, October 6, 2022
At a busy, waterfront innovation festival filled with tech companies, startups, entrepreneurs and more, the NJIT Esports club had some of the biggest draws of the day. The Propelify Innovation Festival, dubbed the “SXSW of the northeast,” brought together thousands of tech-enthusiasts to Hoboken’s Maxwell Place Park for a day of mixing, mingling, and — for the NJIT esports club — light gaming. “It’s amazing how big our draw was. It’s really nice to see how passionate the community is for esports,” said Bruno Brandao, the club’s president. “Esports is booming, everyone wants to get...

Maple Hall Officially Opens With Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony

Thursday, September 29, 2022
Maple Hall, the new apartment-style residential building at New Jersey Institute of Technology, officially opened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony September 29. University officials began considering residential growth on the Newark campus in 2016, acquired the former Warren Street School in 2019, announced their plans in 2020 and broke ground in 2021, finishing in time for the fall 2022 semester despite challenges posed by the COVID pandemic. The building has extensive amenities such as a well-equipped outdoor terrace, a videogame room, sustainable construction, numerous single rooms,...

Newark Campus Comes to Life as Students Return, Fresh Ambitions in Hand

Tuesday, September 6, 2022
New Jersey Institute of Technology students arrived on campus en masse today, with a record 1,600 new students leading the way, plus thousands more sophomores, juniors, seniors and graduate students excited to start a new semester fully in-person for the first time since fall 2020. Underrepresented minorities are 42% of the class of 2026, and women are 31%, both also school records. Students in the class of 2026 come from 24 countries, 23 U.S. states and two U.S. territories. “On behalf of Student Affairs, we are thrilled to welcome students back for the first time in three...

NJIT's Vector Captures Numerous Awards at College Media Contests

Thursday, April 7, 2022
NJIT’s student newspaper, The Vector, continues making its journalistic voice heard — the paper is the recipient of several awards from U.S. college media contests recently. The Vector was named the Corbin Gwaltney Award winner for “Best All-Around Student Newspaper” (among large universities) at the Society of Professional Journalists Region 1 Mark of Excellence Awards, beating out competition from the likes of Hofstra University and Boston College.  Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) judges have praised the paper for its “visuality and a creative selection...

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...

With a Beam and Crane, NJIT Marks Milestone in Dorm Construction

Wednesday, March 16, 2022
A gleaming white concrete beam was signed by well-wishers and lifted by crane to the roof of a new residence hall going up at New Jersey Institute of Technology to mark a milestone in a project that began with administrative conversations three years ago and will end this fall with the opening of Maple Hall. The eight-story, U-shaped building will have 176 apartment-style units for one or two students and feature amenities such as full kitchens, a convenience store, grass courtyard, fire pit and group rooms for studying and gaming. The modern, energy-efficient hall supports NJIT’s drive...

Faculty and Staff Celebrate at 'Welcome to Campus Reception'

Thursday, August 26, 2021
NJIT faculty and staff celebrated a full return to campus Aug. 25 at a “Welcome to Campus Reception” held at the Campus Center Terrace and Highlander Pub. The event featured food, drinks, games, and short speeches from the hosts – President Joel Bloom, Provost and Senior Executive Vice President Fadi Deek, and Vice President of Human Resources Dale McLeod. “There isn’t anyone out here who hasn’t been part of NJIT staying open, delivering its excellent education to our students, creating research opportunities, for making sure that we had a 0.001% infection rate on this campus,” said...

Highlander Chess Club at NJIT: Competitive, Challenging and Victorious

Thursday, August 19, 2021
Players on the Highlander Chess Club at NJIT offer different reasons for the game’s appeal — its competitiveness, the mental challenge, the feeling of control — but are united on the ultimate reason: the thrill of victory. “It feels good when you deliver a checkmate,” explained Lucas Scalora ’22, the club’s vice president. Or, as club President Jeffrey Luk ’24, put it, more bluntly, “What’s fun about chess is beating other people.” Coming off an academic year in which it earned second place in a Collegiate Chess League tournament, the club hopes to further improve its standing, expand...

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