NJIT Community Members,

I write today to offer my best wishes this Memorial Day and to remind us all of the importance and purpose of this holiday. I also encourage us all to keep those who have been lost to the COVID-19 pandemic and their loved ones in our thoughts at this time.

Memorial Day provides an opportunity for us to pause and honor those who have died while serving in the U.S. military. This practice originated in the years following the Civil War and became an official federal holiday in 1971.

NJIT Community Members,

The death of George Floyd has brought us to a point of inflection throughout our country, and it has done so for multiple reasons.

Mr. Floyd's death was captured on video, so we have been forced to see a truth we would rather not believe. That video is both heartbreaking and infuriating. No decent person could watch the extermination of a helpless human being in such a callous manner without experiencing feelings of true anger and despair.

Dear Colleagues,

Dear NJIT Community Members,

I write today to wish you a happy and healthy Independence Day weekend. This is a time traditionally reserved for congregating and celebrating, for vacations and trips to the shore, for parades and backyard bar-b-ques. While many of those joyous activities are unavailable at the present time, my hope is that you find time to relax, enjoy Mother Nature, and see loved ones this weekend in a safe and responsible manner.

Colleagues,

Dear NJIT Community Members,

Dear NJIT Students, Faculty, and Staff

NJIT Administration and Staff,

The below communication was sent this morning to NJIT's faculty in advance of a Faculty Senate meeting scheduled for tomorrow. Please take time to review, as the message pertains to all of us working at NJIT.

Members of the NJIT Faculty,

On Tuesday, August 25, the Faculty Senate will be presented with several motions related to NJIT’s pandemic response. It is important that those voting on these motions understand the scope of what has been done to date and the challenges that lie ahead, so I ask that you consider the following.

NJIT Community Members,

NJIT Community Members,

Today is a solemn date when we honor the lives and memories of the thousands who perished on September 11, 2001, in hijacked airplanes that crashed into the World Trade Center in New York City; the Pentagon in Washington, DC; and a field in rural Pennsylvania, thanks to the heroic efforts of passengers who prevented that last plane from reaching its intended target, the United States Capitol building.