As the new provost of New Jersey Institute of Technology, John Pelesko brings decades of experience as a professor, department chair, associate dean and most recently dean at the University of Delaware, where he had spent 21 years.

Pelesko also has the benefit of knowing NJIT firsthand: he was a graduate student here in the 1990s, when he earned a Ph.D. in mathematical sciences.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, during an appearance at New Jersey Institute of Technology, unveiled plans for a trade mission to East Asia this fall that will seek to generate more jobs and investment in the state.

Murphy, speaking during a business roundtable with N.J. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Tom Bracken, said the trip “at minimum” would include stops in Japan and South Korea and take place in October. The N.J. delegation, he added, will comprise elected officials, diplomats and leaders of business, culture and higher education, including NJIT President Teik C. Lim.

New Jersey Institute of Technology has earned a minority-serving institution (MSI) designation from the U.S. Department of Education. Under the umbrella MSI designation, NJIT has qualified as an Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPISI) with more than 20% of undergraduate students identifying as Asian American or Pacific Islander (AAPI).

The head of New Jersey’s largest utility urged the Class of 2023 at New Jersey Institute of Technology to embrace change and remain positive in the face of challenges ranging from climate change and social inequity to artificial intelligence.

Dr. Teik C. Lim was installed as NJIT’s ninth president in a ceremony that welcomed students, alumni, faculty, staff, elected officials, family and friends to NJIT’s Wellness and Event Center.

The business publication ROI-NJ recognized four leaders at New Jersey Institute of Technology in its annual lists of higher education influencers, including President Teik C. Lim.

Lim made a list of presidents of New Jersey universities and colleges and the others — Martin Tuchman School of Management Dean Oya Tukel, Albert Dorman Honors College Dean Louis Hamilton and Leir Research Institute for Business, Technology and Society Director Michael Ehrlich — made a list of deans, directors and officials. 

New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) has selected John Pelesko to serve as its next provost and senior vice president for academic affairs after a nationwide search. Pelesko, currently the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Delaware (UD), will start on Aug. 1.

Ed Wozencroft has been appointed as NJIT’s vice president and chief information officer, effective March 20, 2023, President Teik C. Lim announced in an email to the campus community.

Twenty-five high school girls brought their sleeping bags to NJIT’s campus to experience a visit much more involved than a standard campus tour.

The students, all who have been accepted to NJIT, were invited through You @NJIT. The overnight campus experience is jointly run by NJIT’s Office of Admissions and the Murray Center for Women in Technology, a university-wide network that connects women students and faculty to each other and to the resources they need to succeed. The program pairs each highschooler with a current female NJIT student.

Teik C. Lim, president of New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), was named to the NJBIZ “Power 100” list of business and economic influencers throughout New Jersey.

The publication’s annual series is compiled by the NJBIZ editorial staff based on their reporting throughout the past year, with input from experts in a variety of fields and recommendations from their readership.