Class of 2023

Senior Success: Civil Engineer Lara Rios is Proud of All the Memories She Made at NJIT

Thursday, June 1, 2023
For Lara Rios ’23, NJIT has been an important part of her family’s life. Her uncle and father graduated from NJIT, and her brother is also studying at the university. As president of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) and diversity and inclusion officer of the Student Senate, Rios has always made it her number one priority to help her fellow peers feel at home at NJIT. “The student organizations that I've been a part of, it hasn't just been surface level. I really considered those in Senate to be like a family to me, and those with SHPE,” said Rios. “When we talk about...

Engineer from India Found a Home at NJIT, Earning a Master's and Landing a Job in NJ

Tuesday, May 30, 2023
Anjali Khushalani worked in her native India as a project manager and process manager before arriving at New Jersey Institute of Technology last fall to pursue a master’s in engineering management. Khushalani took an intensive route, concentrating on industrial engineering and earning her degree from NJIT’s Newark College of Engineering in just two semesters. And although her time on campus was relatively brief, she felt at home thanks to the university’s Office of Global Initiatives, some exceptional professors and clubs like the Association of Indian Students and Spectrum. Now, as she...

PSE&G President Tells NJIT Class of 2023 to 'Move Forward with Purpose'

Friday, May 19, 2023
The head of New Jersey’s largest utility urged the Class of 2023 at New Jersey Institute of Technology to embrace change and remain positive in the face of challenges ranging from climate change and social inequity to artificial intelligence. “Finding solutions will require new faces and perspectives and for us to reject the status quo,” said Kim Hanemann, president and chief operating officer of PSE&G. “I encourage you to stay hopeful and press on even when things seem scary. What the world needs now is creative thinking and for the next generation of leaders — for all of you — to...

NJIT Scholar Brings Can-Do Mindset to Her Next Chapter at UPenn

Thursday, May 18, 2023
Be it in a lab, in a classroom or on a soccer field, New Jersey Institute of Technology’s Cassidy Landis is focused, driven and caring. Those qualities should serve her well as she becomes a research associate at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine. Landis, who earned a bachelor’s in biology from NJIT, will work in the Baxter Lab, which examines Achilles tendon ruptures, tendinopathy and the rehabilitation process. She’s well-prepared, having worked in health care — including as a nursing assistant at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center — and having competed as an...

Chemical Engineering Star Jason Ogbebor's Journey from NJIT to MIT

Thursday, May 18, 2023
Ever since Jason Ogbebor set foot in a chemistry classroom in high school, he knew he was destined to conduct high-level, impactful research. Looking to science legends — Mendeleev, Bohr, Einstein — Ogbebor is realizing his dreams and is on his way to pursue a Ph.D. at MIT. “I wanted to be a pioneer in making discoveries like the historical scientists did. I always romanticized what those scientists in Europe would do. They had the time, like Newton, to sit in their sheds and work out their observations,” Ogbebor said, recalling his early passion for research. “I wanted to do that, to...

Senior Success: Kristen Mogerman Lands Fiserv Role After Internship with DOJ's Violent Crime Squad

Thursday, May 18, 2023
Like any talented forensic science student would, Kristen Mogerman ’23 has been using her sharp analytical skills to unlock one opportunity after the next — from an internship with the U.S. Department of Justice assisting its regional violent crime squad, to her post-graduation destination as a credit and risk analyst with Fiserv. Mogerman has wrapped up a unique internship experience during commencement week. When she wasn’t in NJIT classrooms and forensics labs her senior year, she’s been stationed with a Newark-based task force working on federal criminal cases. It’s a dream...

Indonesian Tennis Star Joleta Budiman, Via NJIT, is Now a Business Analyst

Wednesday, May 17, 2023
New Jersey Institute of Technology is rarely on the minds of high school counselors in Indonesia, but things were different for student tennis player Joleta Budiman, out of suburban Bandung, West Java — "I am utterly grateful that I was given the choice because coming here really did change my life, as cliché as it sounds," she said. Budiman was an internationally ranked under-18 player who learned English while touring and had a teenage epiphany that she could stay in Indonesia and chase the dream of turning professional, or come to the United States, play collegiately and start a...

With Encouragement, NJIT Honors Scholar Pursues a Master's at NYU

Tuesday, May 16, 2023
Samara Augustin arrived at New Jersey Institute of Technology as one of the first Mayor’s Honors Scholars and leaves as an Albert Dorman Honors Scholar and GEM Fellow. In her years in University Heights, Augustin — who’s from Newark and attended NJIT with her twin sister, Samantha — helped younger students as a member of the STEMentors Club and made the Dean’s List, among other accomplishments. And through it all, she had the support of the university’s Educational Opportunity Program. Now, the Class of 2023 scholar is off to New York University to build on her bachelor’s in computer...

NJIT Scholar Will Develop Software While Pursuing a Master's in Cybersecurity

Tuesday, May 16, 2023
In her second year at New Jersey Institute of Technology, Samantha Augustin made the difficult decision to switch majors. Biomedical engineering gave way to computer engineering, and now Augustin is poised to pursue a master’s in cybersecurity at New York University. But without the help of an academic advisor “who patiently explained how to do it and helped me transfer and organize my courses,” the major switch could have set her back. Building a network Augustin — who attended NJIT with her twin sister, Samara, both as part of the first cohort of Mayor’s Honors Scholars from Newark...

NJIT Master's and Doctoral Graduates Encouraged to Look Beyond Their Degrees at 2023 Commencement

Tuesday, May 16, 2023
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...

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