News & Events

News & Events

Class of 2020 Outstanding Graduates Make Their Marks

Thursday, June 4, 2020
Thousands of students earned their degrees this year at New Jersey Institute of Technology. Here is a collection of their stories, focusing on what they're doing next. Click on the headlines below to read more. 

NJIT Adopts Test-Optional Admission Policy for Incoming Freshman Students

Wednesday, June 3, 2020
First-year students applying to New Jersey Institute of Technology for entry in the Fall of 2021 and Spring of 2022 can choose to not submit SAT or ACT scores. This does not apply to Albert Dorman Honors College or accelerated program applicants...

NJIT Appoints Kamalika Sandell as Vice Provost and Chief Information Officer

Tuesday, June 2, 2020
Kamalika Sandell has been appointed as NJIT’s vice provost and chief information officer, effective July 27, Provost Fadi Deek announced in an email to the campus...

Senior Success: Amid Pandemic, Soojin Kim Declares She's All In for Emergency Medicine

Monday, June 1, 2020
Footage of emergency room workers managing overflow crowds of gravely sick patients with deftness, humanity and visible emotion has been nightly, gut-wrenching viewing for millions of Americans over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Free College Persistence Mentoring Available to NJIT Students

Tuesday, May 26, 2020
Through the university’s partnership with Strive for College, an online college mentoring platform, NJIT students are invited to participate in a free pilot program over the next year...

Sohail Mohammed '88, Tech-Savvy Judge, Helps Usher in COVID-Era Virtual Courtrooms

Tuesday, May 26, 2020
On March 15, Chief Justice Stuart Rabner suspended in-person proceedings in New Jersey Superior Court, giving the judiciary two days to prepare for virtual courtrooms.

Senior Success: Josh Gallic Launches Career at Valcor Engineering

Wednesday, May 20, 2020
Mechanical engineering student and Albert Dorman Honors Scholar Josh Gallic will graduate this semester and has a job offer from Valcor Engineering to be a junior design...
Student Parth Agrawal of The CommonHealth Project

Students' Unique Platform for Face-Shield Production Hits Close to Home

Friday, May 15, 2020
For the students behind The CommonHealth Project — a collaborative, community-based initiative aimed at rallying volunteers for production and distribution of urgently needed personal...

Senior Success: Greg Tanis to Join L3Harris as a Systems Engineer

Wednesday, May 13, 2020
As a third-generation Highlander, mechanical engineering student and Albert Dorman Honors Scholar Greg Tanis looks forward to joining L3Harris as a systems engineer and...

Senior Success: The Skyline Soars on Engineer Niyam Shah's Horizon

Friday, May 8, 2020
For his senior capstone project, Niyam Shah went big: The civil engineering major and his teammates designed a 40-story commercial tower with a thick concrete core and X-patterned steel bracing for an empty lot on Manhattan’s building-jammed West...