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4 NJIT Leaders Named to New Jersey Influencers Power List for 2019

Tuesday, March 5th, 2019
ROI-NJ, a publication that reports on New Jersey economic news, released its ROI Influencers Power List for 2019. Featured on the list are Joel S. Bloom, NJIT’s president; Donald Sebastian, president of New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII), an NJIT corporation; Judith Sheft, associate vice preside...

NJIT ADVANCE: Highlanders Earn First ASUN Tournament Win at Dunk City

Tuesday, March 5th, 2019
The NJIT Highlanders (21-11, 8-8 ASUN) defeated the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (14-18, 9-7 ASUN) on Monday at the Alico Center, 83-78. The win was NJIT's first ASUN Championship win in program history and first road victory at FGCU. The Highlanders also tied their program record for wins with No. 21...

Men's Fencing Captures 2019 MACFA Championship

Tuesday, March 5th, 2019
The NJIT men's fencing team captured the 2019 MACFA Championship highlighted by a first-place finish by Brett Bogert in the men's epee for the second consecutive season, hosted by Drew University Sunday afternoon. NJIT, which finished the regular season with a 21-6 overall mark, the best record in ...

From Moon Landings to Drone Competitions, NJIT Celebrates 100 Years of Engineering

Monday, March 4th, 2019
Beginning this month, Newark College of Engineering (NCE) will kick off a year-long celebration of its 100th anniversary with a series of awards ceremonies, galas, historical tributes and engineering competitions to commemorate the school’s “Century of Public Service Through Engineering,” ...

Career Fair Draws Hundreds of Employers and Thousands of Jobseekers

Friday, March 1st, 2019
It was a cold and windy Wednesday, but the winter weather didn’t stop the more than 2,200 students and alumni in search of internships, co-ops and full-time jobs from packing the Wellness and Events Center Feb. 13. There, 212 employers were recruiting for a range of positions — and doling out swag —...

New Jersey's Educators Arrive at NJIT To Celebrate Digital Learning Day 2019

Thursday, February 28th, 2019
On Thursday, February 28, NJIT welcomed New Jersey’s teachers, school district leaders and stakeholders for an annual nationwide “celebration of technology paired with great teaching,” known as “Digital Learning Day 2019.” The event attracted nearly 300 educators and 200 attendees streaming on...

Laurent Simon, Engineer and Revered Mentor, is Called a Modern-Day Technology Leader

Thursday, February 28th, 2019
Laurent Simon, vice provost for undergraduate studies, was recently named a “Modern-Day Technology Leader” at the 33rd annual Black Engineer of the Year Awards (BEYA) Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Global Competitiveness Conference in Washington, D.C. The award recogni...

Audition Dates Announced for Final Production of the School Year

Thursday, February 28th, 2019
The Rutgers-NJIT Theatre Program will have auditions for the final production of the school year on March 11 and 12. The production is titled "Heartland" written by Theatre Arts & Technology Director Michèle Rittenhouse and directed by Louis Wells. Katherine, a professional woman in her middle ...

The Rutgers-NJIT Theatre Program Present The Toxic Avenger The Musical

Thursday, February 28th, 2019
New Jersey's first superhero takes the stage in this monster of a comedy based on the classic cult film. Based on Lloyd Kaufman's cult film and winner of the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Off-Broadway Musical, The Toxic Avenger is a charming love story and laugh-out-loud musical that has it a...

Urban Machines: Gernot Riether's New Book on Public Space and Information Technology

Thursday, February 28th, 2019
Gernot Riether, associate professor and director of the School of Architecture at the College of Architecture and Design at NJIT, co-authored a book on information technology and urban space with Marcella Del Signore, associate professor at New York Institute of Technology. “Urban Machines: Public ...