Class of 2022

The bachelor’s that Donald “Will” Andrews earned at New Jersey Institute of Technology is in industrial engineering, but his heart is in international development. The 2022 graduate’s interest in global issues traces back to high school, when he participated in the Model United Nations, and accelerated after his second year at NJIT, when he tackled a Humanity in Action Fellowship that examined democracy and pluralism in modern Germany in the context of the Holocaust. The summer 2020 fellowship was to take him to Berlin, but alas, COVID-19 shifted it to Zoom instead. Now, his sights are...

Jada Evans had a plan when she arrived at New Jersey Institute of Technology in 2019 and achieved it – and then some – ­in just three years. Beyond a finding a major that matched her dual interests in law and technology and honing her skills as a writer, the Albert Dorman Honors College Scholar immersed herself in campus and real-world opportunities, be it clubs, an internship, mentoring high school students or working as a teaching assistant. Such service and scholarship earned her the Spirit of “Doc” Award from the College of Science and Liberal Arts, the Albert Dorman Future Leader...

Crisis presents opportunity, and given the pandemic, war in Ukraine, structural racism, climate change and questions around the world’s supply of energy, food and water, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute President Shirley Ann Jackson called on the Class of 2022 at New Jersey Institute of Technology to take on such challenges with the goal of improving lives. “The possibilities before you are very great. The needs of humanity also are very great. And we are counting on you to help us meet them,” said Jackson, who has led RPI since 1999. “So, as you go about your lives and your careers, let...

Charis Hwang packed a lot into her four years studying business at New Jersey Institute of Technology, including three internships and a cooperative educational experience. That thick undergraduate resumé may explain why even before completing an accelerated master’s program, she landed a job with global consulting firm PwC. In fact, her last internship, during the summer of 2021, was at PwC, where she found a calling. “What I really loved about my internship was that each day was never quite the same, I was working on tasks with direct impact for our client and I was constantly...