NJIT Community Updates and Announcements 10/12/20-10/16/20
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.
New Operating Hours — Van Houten Library
Starting Monday Oct. 12, the Van Houten Library will be open Monday thru Thursday 8:30 a.m.–9 p.m., Friday 8:30 a.m.–6 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.–6 p.m., and Sunday 1 p.m.–9 p.m. through the rest of the semester (excluding holidays).
Faculty and Staff
Leir Research Institute (LRI) Weekly Seminar Series — Martin Tuchman School of Management
In this week’s virtual seminar at 1–2 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 14, the LRI hosts a research presentation paper “Critical Theory and Social Construction of Vulnerable Populations during COVID-19: The Case of Age” by NJIT Professor Hindy L. Schachter. It explores how critical theory might understand the role of social construction in public administrators' treatment of older Americans as a vulnerable population during the COVID-19 pandemic. The analysis compares differences in how federal and state communications reacted to information that increased age and male sex correlate with negative COVID-19 outcomes and relates these differences to hegemonic constructions of each group that impact a group member's chance of success in the business world. To join, go to https://njit.webex.com/meet/rroy. Upcoming seminars can be found at https://centers.njit.edu/leir/Fall-2020-and-Spring-2021-Seminars/.
Students
CEE Graduate Seminar Series — Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
On Monday, Oct. 12 at 4 p.m., the CEE Graduate Seminar features Auburn University's Lauren E. Beckingham's virtual talk on: "Improving understanding of mineral reaction rates and permeability evolution in porous media." To join, follow the webex link here, or use meeting number:120 009 5162 with the password:4RcqIH6TJiFG_g