Behind his back, on two fingertips or with arms and legs extended. These are just some of the “tricks” employed by Kwame Sarfo while doing what for many can be a daunting, challenging and often punishing activity: the pushup.

As president and CEO of Actors Federal Credit Union (ActorsFCU), Daniel Czerniawski oversees strategic direction and management of the cooperatively run, nonprofit institution to ensure it’s achieving its primary goal: assisting its members who belong to Actors’ Equity, SAG-AFTRA, Local 802 and more than 150 other entertainment-related organizations with their financial needs.

OnlineMasters.com, “a trusted source of unbiased college rankings and higher education planning,” has named the graduate management program at NJIT’s Martin Tuchman School of Management a Best Online Master’s in Management Program for 2019. It is ranked No. 18 out of 47 of the best programs identified nationwide, and shares kudos with such respected institutions as Harvard University, New York University and Drexel University.

U.S. News & World Report’s 2020 rankings for the nation’s top graduate schools are in, and New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) has been ranked No. 89 for its graduate degree program in engineering — marking the third consecutive year that the university has been listed among the Top 100. This year, NJIT’s Newark College of Engineering is also celebrating its 100th anniversary of public service through engineering.

Cynthia Hassler attributes her interest in biomedical engineering first to her father, whom she describes as “a very technical guy” who involved her in different hands-on projects at his office and their home. “I really was exposed to being able to fix things and troubleshoot from my dad,” said Hassler. “And then I always really enjoyed … being able to solve problems using science and math.

“Of course, NJIT will always have a special place in my heart as the institution that provided the foundation that continues to inspire me today,” noted James Stamatis ’85, chief executive officer of Louis Berger, a full-service engineering, architecture, planning, environmental, program and construction management and economic development firm based in Morristown, N.J.