The Albert Dorman Honors College brought together students, alumni, faculty and staff on April 8 for its second annual Alumni Recognition and Dorman Awards Reception, an evening at NJIT’s Highlander Pub that celebrated achievement across generations of the honors college community.
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) will award three honorary degrees at its undergraduate commencement ceremony on Friday, May 22, 2026, at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ. New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill will receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree, in addition to being the featured speaker at the university’s undergraduate commencement ceremony.
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) has announced that New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill will receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree and be the featured speaker at the university’s undergraduate commencement ceremony on Friday, May 22, 2026, at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ. NJIT also announced the full slate of honorary degree recipients here.
New Jersey Institute of Technology will host an Infrastructure Forum, a one-day convening of industry, government and academic stakeholders focused on strengthening collaboration across sectors to address workforce needs, accelerate applied research and advance infrastructure innovation.
Nicholas J. “Nick” Netta ‘88 has spent decades shaping the built environment across New Jersey and beyond, but just as importantly, he has helped shape the people who will carry the profession forward.
This year, the Hillier College of Architecture and Design (HCAD) will honor Netta with the Distinguished Alumni in Leadership Award at the Design Showcase 2026, recognizing a career defined not only by design excellence, but by mentorship, service and a sustained commitment to the next generation of architects.
NJIT’s Hillier College of Architecture and Design (HCAD) marked a major milestone, celebrating the 20th anniversary of its Design Showcase — the college’s signature annual event that brings together students, alumni, faculty, benefactors and friends of Hillier College for an evening centered on design excellence, community and support for future generations of architects and designers.
New Jersey Institute of Technology is partnering with Made Scientific, Inc. to help develop a new graduate bioprocessing elective within NJIT’s Master of Science program in Chemical and Materials Engineering. Launching in Spring 2027, the course is intended to prepare students for work in cell and gene therapy manufacturing while further strengthening NJIT’s ties to New Jersey’s growing biopharma sector.
NJIT’s Andrew P. Christ, senior vice president for University Operations, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey (CIANJ), effective immediately.
Chemistry and chemical engineering majors learn to make all kinds of compounds and solutions, but an afternoon focusing on the design and packaging of facial serum was probably a first for them.
That’s what happened on March 11 when 50 students gathered in NJIT’s Agile Strategy Lab, with the multipurpose room serving as an actual laboratory, for hands-on training in the science of cosmetics development.
A student proposal focused on restoring biodiversity, strengthening the Second River edge and deepening community engagement at Branch Brook Park was selected as the winning concept in NJIT’s latest Albert Dorman Honors College biodiversity initiative.
The proposal, “Living Parks by Parks for People,” emerged from a presentation session in which six student teams each delivered five-minute proposals shaped by field research, biodiversity data and conversations with park visitors.
