Veterans Day Message from President Bloom to the NJIT Community

Dear NJIT Community Members,

On this Veterans Day, I write to thank NJIT’s veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces for their service to our nation, and to ask the entire NJIT campus community to join me in recognizing their service and sacrifice.

It comes as no surprise that thousands of our graduates and hundreds of our students, as well as many faculty and staff, have served in the military over the years, because it is characteristic of NJIT community members to face challenges directly and do what is needed to overcome them.

NJIT is a university that has tremendous appreciation for our men and women in the Armed Forces, as well as deep and meaningful connections to the United States military. We have been home to Air Force ROTC Detachment 490 since 1949. That unit has been training and commissioning new leaders, as 2nd Lieutenants, for the United States Air Force for more nearly 70 years. NJIT also has an extensive history of contribution through research and technological innovation related to issues of national defense, security, resource management/resiliency, and servicemember safety and wellness.

We have partnered with the U.S. Department of Defense, the Picatinny Arsenal, the McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Joint Base, as well as major defense contractors that include Lockheed Martin, Exelis Electronic Systems, BAE Systems, and L-3 Communications Systems, among others. And NJIT’s Institute for Brain and Neuroscience Research is delivering life-enhancing therapies to the aging, disrupting the chemical pathways of addiction, and mitigating the effects of neurological diseases and traumatic brain injuries, such as those frequently suffered by soldiers.

We also have been recognized among the top colleges and universities nationwide for veteran friendliness.

So, it is with enduring respect and admiration, that we thank our veterans for their service to our nation and for the many sacrifices they and their loved ones have made for all of us.

Sincerely,

NJIT President Joel S. Bloom