NJIT Community Updates and Announcements 9/13/21-9/17/21
Here you will find a weekly listing of updates and announcements for members of the NJIT campus community. Announcements are to be submitted through the form found at https://forms.gle/V6PBxUy5b3jkErMc8. Those submitted by each Thursday will be included in the following week's Updates and Announcements email.
Requesting Maintenance or Repair Services — Office of Facilities Services (Formerly Physical Plant)
All requests should be submitted through the web-based system Maintenance Direct by School Dude using your NJIT Highlander Pipeline username (UCID) and password. For urgent matters (e.g. no heat, electric, gas, water; flood or overflow; extreme low or high room temperatures) please contact our Service Desk at 973-596-6200 (Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.) or Public Safety at 973-596-3111 after normal work hours. Depending on work complexity and conditions, repair requests will be prioritized and executed as soon as resources are available — scheduling may take up to 30 days. You can check the status of a work request at http://www.njit.edu/maintenance or contact our Service Desk at 973-596-6200. Please call or go online for more information.
TEDxNJIT 2021: The Impact of Tech in a Resurgent Post-Pandemic World — TEDxNJIT
Speakers at TEDxNJIT 2021 will explain how technology impacts everything from knee-replacement surgery and the monitoring of traumatic brain injuries to how we’ll live in the wake of the global pandemic. The event will take place online Sept. 22 from 6 to 8 p.m. It’s free, but you need to register in advance here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tedxnjit-2021-tickets-159181525227.
Students
NJIT Fall 2021 Virtual Career Fair Sept. 24 — Career Development Services (CDS)
CDS will host NJIT’s Fall 2021 Virtual Career Fair Sept. 24, from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Students can register to review the employer list, and schedule one-on-one and group session times on Handshake. Top employers attending include: Case Medical, Crestron, FDM Group, GAF, IntegriChain, Lutron, TATA Consultancy Services, Turner, Valcor, and more. Students are strongly encouraged to register immediately for the best chance to schedule a virtual session time-slot with employers of choice to discuss employment opportunities.
Auditions for Theatre Production “Chasing the Ghost” — Theatre Arts and Technology
The Rutgers-NJIT Theatre Program will be holding auditions for Chasing the Ghost by Ashley Lauren Rogers, directed by Janelle Zapata Castellano, co-produced by Step1 Theatre Productions. Auditions will take place from Wednesday, Sept. 15 thru Friday, Sept. 17 from 6-9 p.m. at the Jim Wise Theatre in Kupfrian Hall. The performance will take place from Wednesday, Nov. 10 thru Sunday, Nov. 14 at the Jim Wise Theatre. For more information about the production and to sign up for an audition slot, please visit http://theatre.njit.edu/auditions.php.
Yoga Virtual Seminar — NJIT Student Senate
How successful you are in life simply depends on how well you can use your mind and body. Learn simple but powerful Yoga postures to bring stability and balance, which will naturally lead to success. Join AIS, Minds+, WE DO and Hindu YUVA for a virtual Yoga for Success session on Sept. 15 at 4 pm. 12 Lucky winners will win NY Times Best Seller Karma: A Yogi's Guide to Crafting Your Destiny by Sadhguru.