ON THE RISE R1 Carnegie Classification #1 Nationally in Student Economic Upward Mobility -Forbes
$2.8 Billion Economic Impact Annually to the State of New Jersey -Econsult Solutions, Inc.
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TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S 1
Letter from the President
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NJIT On The Rise in Research
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NJIT On The Rise in Education
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Fundraising
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Q & A with Provost Fadi P. Deek
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NJIT On The Rise in the Community
10 Expenses 11 Revenues 12 Milestones
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LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT
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s one of the nation’s leading public polytechnic research universities, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) prepares students to be leaders in the technology-dependent economy of the 21st century. The multiple successes of the past year demonstrate how NJIT has continued to evolve while remaining true to its mission and its history. NJIT recently earned the distinction of being designated an “R1” research university by the Carnegie Classification®, which indicates the highest level of research activity. NJIT is one of only 131 universities nationally and just three in New Jersey to achieve this recognition. We now conduct more than $162 million annually in applied research, solving real-world problems in areas that include civil infrastructure, advanced manufacturing, cybersecurity, transportation, medical devices, nanotechnology, clean energy, resilient design, national defense, financial services, health care, materials science, and many others. This R1 classification will enhance the ability of NJIT to attract competitive research funding from agencies and private-sector partners. NJIT launched a School of Applied Engineering and Technology (SAET), which was unveiled Nov. 9, 2018, in the NJIT Makerspace, where students engage in hands-on, project-based learning complemented by training on industrial equipment that provides experience with modern manufacturing technology. Through this school, we are creating more opportunities for our existing students and future students. SAET also will develop new methods and pedagogy for the future of engineering and technical education to prepare students for industrial careers. As we continue to address industry needs nationally, NJIT is expanding its global reach. Over the past few years, the university has signed agreements with more than 30 universities around the world, from Israel to Ireland to Italy, in order to support student and faculty exchanges and joint research. These relationships are explicit priorities in 2020 Vision, NJIT’s strategic plan, which calls for “international collaborative research and exchange programs ... to promote innovative scholarship, global leadership and visibility.” Our collective and collaborative efforts have earned NJIT several prestigious rankings this past year: • Th e 2019 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges national universities rankings now list NJIT as a top 50 public national university. Additionally, NJIT was named on the Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs, Best Value Schools, as well as Most Ethnically and Economically Diverse lists compiled by U.S. News in the 2019 edition. •N JIT was named by Forbes as the #1 university in the nation for the upward economic mobility of low-income students. •N JIT also is one of only four New Jersey schools to be named in the U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities ranking. • Th e Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) program at NJIT now ranks second in the nation, according to College Factual. In the pages that follow, I invite you to read more about the accomplishments of the past year. As you will see, NJIT is a university ON THE RISE and will continue its progress on a decidedly upward trajectory in the years to come. n
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RESEARCH
NJIT Launches Potent Research Hub: Institute for Space Weather Sciences
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n land, in water and in space, Earth’s technology-centered civilization is increasingly vulnerable to the powerful bursts of electromagnetic radiation, energetic charged particles and magnetized plasma known as space weather. As the complexity of engineered systems increases, new technologies are invented and deployed, and humans venture ever further beyond Earth’s surface, human-built systems and humans themselves become more susceptible to the effects of the planet’s space environment. It is with these vulnerabilities in mind — and in response to urgent calls from government agencies, insurers, electrical grid operators and others for more sophisticated research, forecasting and mitigation strategies — that NJIT is forming the
multidisciplinary Institute for Space Weather Sciences to advance both theoretical and applied research on our civilization’s interface with these cosmic forces. Led by Haimin Wang, distinguished professor of physics and chief scientist at NJIT’s Big Bear Solar Observatory, the Institute will combine the strengths of the university’s groundbreaking solar scientists with powerful computing and mathematical capabilities. Its mission will be to safeguard national security, the global economy and human safety. At the Institute’s core is the Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research (CSTR). With its array of unique instruments on land and in space — the world’s largest operating solar telescope, a newly expanded radio array with 15 antennas, instruments aboard
New Instruments and Funding Expand Views of the Sun at Big Bear
coronal mass injections over the long-term. It will complement the GST, which gathers highresolution images of individual explosions at such detail that researchers are beginning to unveil the mechanical operations that trigger them. In 2017, BBSO received a $2.3 million grant from the National Science Foundation that will fund continuing scientific study of the Sun using the 1.6-meter GST at Big Bear, which is currently the highest-
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solar telescope that captures images of the entire disk of the Sun, monitoring eruptions taking place simultaneously in different magnetic fields in both the photosphere and chromosphere, is now installed beside the Goode Solar Telescope (GST) at NJIT’s California-based Big Bear Solar Observatory (BBSO). The telescope, SOLIS (Synoptic Optical Long-term Investigations of the Sun), collects images from three separate instruments over years and even decades, rather than minutes or hours, giving scientists a comprehensive view of solar activity such as flares and 2 2018 President’s Report
NASA’s Van Allen Probes spacecraft and devices deployed across Antarctica, to name a few — the Center is uniquely poised to advance understanding of the genesis, acceleration and impact of solar storms, as well as provide a comprehensive view of solar activity over months and years. Joining the CSTR are modeling and big data analytics experts at the Center for Computational Heliophysics, who partner with NASA’s Advanced Supercomputing division at the NASA Ames Research Center, and researchers at the Center for Big Data. The latter’s mission will be to synergize expertise in various disciplines across the NJIT campus and to build a unified platform that embodies a rich set of big data-enabling technologies and services with optimized performance. n
The telescope SOLIS collects images of the Sun over decades, allowing scientists to closely monitor changes.
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An NJIT Vision Therapy Team Wins “Most Innovative” in Worldwide VR Competition
Chemical-Feasting Bacteria Provide New Key for Removing “Likely Carcinogen” From Contaminated Water
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hile not featured on most product ingredient labels, the organic chemical stabilizer and manufacturing byproduct, 1,4-dioxane, can be found in countless everyday household items — from shampoos and cosmetics to laundry detergents and antifreeze. Partly due to its widespread use over many decades, the chemical has been implicated by the Environmental Protection Agency as an “emerging contaminant of concern” at groundwater and drinking water sites across the U.S., with no effective method for its removal yet established. Scientists at NJIT have uncovered a rare enzyme in bacteria with the ability to degrade the “likely human carcinogen” and water contaminant, 1,4-dioxane.
NJIT researchers Daiyong Deng (left) and Mengyan Li (right) analyzed the bacterium Mycobacterium dioxanotrophicus PH-06 to discover a critical enzyme that begins the breakdown process of 1,4-dioxane.
In their study, Mengyan Li, assistant professor of chemistry and environmental science at NJIT, and NJIT research colleagues Daiyong Deng and Fei Li analyzed a key enzyme associated with the unusual metabolic abilities of Mycobacterium dioxanotrophicus PH-06 — a microbe capable of feeding on 1,4-dioxane as its primary source of energy. Li’s lab was able to identify and characterize the critical role of one enzyme, propane monooxygenase, which leads the way in decomposing 1,4-dioxane’s stable circular structure so it can be converted to fuel for the bacteria. Researchers say the discovery could help lead to more effective means for treatment of water contaminated by this highly-soluble chemical, known for its resistance to conventional water purification and treatment efforts. The research is featured in the American Chemical Society journal Environmental Science & Technology Letters. n
NJIT Unveils Leir Research Institute for Business, Technology and Society
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n April 30, 2018, NJIT officially launched The Henry J. and Erna D. Leir Research Institute for Business, Technology and Society, made possible with a five-year $1.5 million grant from The Leir Charitable Foundations. The Institute, housed within NJIT’s
Martin Tuchman School of Management, will develop business data science tools to predict and mitigate risks from global disruptions, such as climate change and other operational events, to corporations’ economic security, environmental accountability and social responsibility. On hand to celebrate the opening of the new Leir Research Institute were (from left) Fadi P. Deek ’85, ’86, ’97, NJIT provost and senior executive vice president; NJIT President Joel S. Bloom; Jack S.C. Fong, M.D., The Leir Retreat Center; Margot Gibis, The Leir Charitable Foundations; and Reggie Caudill, dean of NJIT’s Martin Tuchman School of Management.
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n NJIT-led team of engineers, game designers, artists and clinicians won two major international awards for its vision therapy platform, including “most innovative breakthrough,” at the 2018 Augmented World Expo Europe (AWE EU), the leading industry conference for augmented reality technology. The competition pitted NJIT against 114 teams from design programs at MIT, Caltech, NASA and other leaders in the field. Tara Alvarez, professor of biomedical engineering and founder of NJIT’s Vision and Neural Engineering Laboratory, also won the “Woman Laureate” award, which recognizes project leadership skills. The NJIT project, VERVE (Virtual Eye Rotation Vision Exercises), employs virtual reality games to correct an eye motor disorder called convergence insufficiency, in which the muscles that control eye movements do not coordinate to focus on near objects. The device, which has potential as a biomarker for concussion, is being tested in children’s hospitals across the country, and Alvarez and her alumni NJIT students have started a company, OculoMotor Technologies, to commercialize it. Alvarez is the company’s chief scientific officer. John Vito d’Antonio-Bertagnolli ’16, MS ’17 and Chang Yaramothu ’13, MS ’14 Ph.D. ’17 are CEO and chief technology officer, respectively. n
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TOP: (From left) Fadi P. Deek ’85, ’86, ’97, NJIT provost and senior executive vice president; Senator Paul Sarlo ’92, ’95; Stephen P. DePalma ’72; NJIT President Joel S. Bloom; Robert C. Cohen ’83, ’84, ’87; Amelia Sapirman ’18; and Newark College of Engineering Dean Moshe Kam. BOTTOM: NJIT’s Makerspace is at the core of the new School of Applied Engineering and Technology.
NJIT Opens School of Applied Engineering and Technology
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n Nov. 9, 2018, NJIT announced the establishment of its School of Applied Engineering and Technology (SAET) within the university’s Newark College of Engineering. Designed to meet spiraling demand in the job market for applied engineering technologists in industries reliant upon production, manufacturing, process control and instrumentation, the new school will emphasize internships, co-ops and apprenticeships within private industry and government. When fully implemented, SAET will serve close to 2,000 students and will have roughly 30 full-time instructors and faculty members as well as approximately 100 auxiliary faculty and adjunct professors from industry. With its industrial-grade machines, NJIT’s Makerspace will be at the core of the program. n
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E D U C AT I O N
NJIT Offers New Jersey’s First Forensic Science Degree Program
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ast fall, NJIT announced the launch of its highly anticipated Forensic Science Bachelor of Science degree program — a unique program designed for undergraduate students interested in the rapidly expanding fields of forensic science and crime scene investigation. The 120-credit program will represent New Jersey’s only undergraduate forensic science degree, and the first baccalaureate degree program in the New York metropolitan region. The program — offered through NJIT’s College of Science and Liberal Arts’ Department of Chemistry and Environmental Science — will feature a dynamic blend of forensic fieldwork opportunities, as well as advanced study of cutting-edge analytical methods, evidence and procedural law, and laboratory procedures used by forensic scientists in crime and investigative laboratories at the state and federal levels. The new program has already established continued on page 5
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collaborations with leading professional agencies in the field, including New Jersey’s State Toxicology Laboratory, New Jersey’s Office of Forensic Science North Regional Laboratory, the FDA’s Office of Regulatory
Affairs New Jersey District Office, and many county sheriffs’ and prosecutors’ offices across the state, among others. The program will offer vital training and field experience through NJIT’s state-of-the-art forensic lab facilities, as well as at nationally
recognized forensic research sites as part of its internship and co-op requirements — helping students master cuttingedge technologies and methods that are impacting the diverse landscape of forensic science research today. n
NJIT Announces Launch of New Professional Biotechnology Program
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n fall 2018, NJIT’s College of Science and Liberal Arts launched its new Professional Biotechnology Option, offered as part of the Department of Chemistry and Environmental Science’s pharmaceutical chemistry master’s program. The 30-credit option — comprising project management, communications and biotechnology-based coursework — is designed to “prepare graduate students for leadership and management roles in the rapidly expanding biotechnology industry,” and meet employment demand among one of the greatest concentrations of biotechnology and pharmaceutical activities
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in the world. Currently, more than 400 private and public biopharmaceutical companies operate in the greater New Jersey area. Since 2011, New Jersey has seen a 10% increase in drug and pharmaceutical establishments according to New Jersey’s 2018 Department of Labor and Workforce Development report. Recognized by the Professional Science Master’s National Office, the biotechnology option will train scientists and engineers with backgrounds in the chemical sciences with advanced knowledge and experience in important biological sciences fields,
biopharmaceutical processing, professional and technical communication, and project management. Specifically, the courses will address cutting-edge research and current trends in the industry, from small molecule drugs and biologically derived materials, to proteins, antibodies and specifically engineered whole cells. The program also will require a one-semester internship in the biopharmaceutical or biotechnology field, reinforcing and connecting knowledge acquired in the classroom and applying it to real-world problems. n
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FUNDRAISING
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n June 30, 2018, New Jersey Institute of Technology successfully closed the most ambitious fundraising initiative in the university’s long and distinguished history. With contributions from nearly 24,000 alumni, students, faculty, staff, friends,
foundations, and corporations, the NJIT NEXT campaign exceeded its $200 million goal, finishing with a total of $201,019,052. The NEXT campaign has made an indelible mark on NJIT. The significant resources secured through this effort have enabled the university to sustain its decidedly upward trajectory and to reach new and unprecedented heights — as an academic and research powerhouse, as a catalyst of economic development, and as a preferred destination for exceptionally talented and hardworking students. The extraordinary generosity of donors to this campaign: • established 257 new student scholarships and fellowships; • a dded close to $50 million to NJIT’s endowment, pushing its value to more than $120 million by the end of the campaign; • s upported award-winning faculty and student research that is improving our world and everyday lives; and • t ransformed NJIT’s learning and living environment, including the construction of the Life Sciences and Engineering Center, the Wellness and Events Center, Makerspace, the renovation of the historic Central King Building, and the creation or renovation of 90+ labs. The NJIT NEXT campaign was led by a group of dedicated alumni volunteers, including campaign co-chairs C. Stephen Cordes ’72, former managing director of Clarion Partners; Nicholas M. DeNichilo ’73, ’78, president and CEO of Mott MacDonald; and Vincent Naimoli ’62, chairman emeritus and founder of the Tampa Bay Rays and chairman and CEO of Anchor Industries International and Naimoli Baseball Enterprises. A special celebration of the successful completion of the NJIT NEXT campaign took place on campus during the evening of Saturday, June 1, 2019, as part of the 2019 Alumni Weekend festivities. n
FY 2018 Philanthropic Commitments to NJIT $1,000,000 or more Benjamin Aiello Compass Group North America Alfred J. Frungillo Gourmet Dining Services LLC Brian G. Kiernan `70 Leir Foundation, Inc. Julia Murawski* $500,000 to $999,999 Frank R. McCullagh `68 Panasonic Enterprise Solutions Company Carol Spangler Harold L. Spangler `74* $250,000 to $499,999 Jordan Hu `89 JPMorgan Chase Joseph J. Longo `51 Ralph M. Maddalena `75, `77 Sandra and John H. Olson `61, `66 Martin Tuchman `62 $100,000 to $249,999 Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Automatic Data Processing, Inc. Berger Charitable Foundation, Inc. Raymond A. Cassetta `70 George E. Dunn `60* Bruce M. Fleisher `99 Stephen J. Galick `82 Philip R. Goode Independent Alumni of NJIT Leonard Littman Jerome S. Marger `65 Martinson Family Foundation John H. Martinson Raymond J. McGowan `64 National Steering Committee for CIM Oculus VR, LLC Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy PepsiCo American Beverage Company Donald Ryan* Edward R. Sedlmayr `47 W. Marcus Sheridan Weiss-Aug Co. Inc. Dieter Weissenrieder `76 *deceased
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Overall Philanthropic Support
Status of Comprehensive Campaign As of
As of June 30, 2017
FINAL CAMPAIGN TOTALS
June 30, 2016
Comprehensive Campaign Total
$172,524,974 $186,099,108 $201,019,052
$14.9 Million Where Your Gifts Go 18% Faculty & Progams
# Donors 20,620 21,941 23,725
6% Research
Gifts
$47,033,750 $53,507,050 $58,691,620
Pledges
$58,192,621 $65,293,455 $75,028,829
8% Campus & Facilities
Grants
$67,298,603* $67,298,603* $67,298,603*
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* As of 7/1/15, grants N/A toward campaign total.
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Q & A W I T H P R O V O S T F A D I P. D E E K
Revving the Research Engine: NJIT’s Rise From a Regional Engineering School to an R1 Research Institution Q: NJIT recently received an R1 designation under the Carnegie Classification® indicating “very high research activity.” What propelled the university into the top tier? A: Over the past four decades, NJIT has evolved from a commuter school teaching applied engineering into a nationally ranked research university. Simply put, we have made research a priority that reflects our changing role in the world and our view of what constitutes a valuable educational experience for our community. Research is deeply embedded in NJIT’s curriculum; both faculty and students here play a significant role in advancing new knowledge. Accordingly, we have greatly accelerated our pace in pursuing important new lines of research, and our success in securing external funding at the national and state level, as well as from industry, has risen dramatically — from $63 million in 2014 to $106 million this past year. Even more strikingly, our total research expenditures in 1979 totaled $375,000; today they surpass $160 million. Q: What factors enabled the university’s rapid growth in research? A: We are now positioned to attract some of the most ambitious and talented researchers entering the academic job market or seeking new opportunities. We’ve added nearly 130 new faculty
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members over the past six years, and these enterprising scholars bring us not only original research and cuttingedge investigative methods from the country’s top academic institutions, but an energizing diversity that renews our traditional disciplines. Our Ph.D. population has also grown substantially — indeed, by 30% since 2014 — and these students are key contributors to our expanding research enterprise. At the same time, we have made significant investments in laboratories, equipment and other infrastructure. Funders know that we are serious about supporting our people. Q: How has NJIT’s research focus evolved over the past decade? A: In keeping with our roots, we emphasize applied research that is responsive to the needs of our region, but increasingly, to the global community as well. What’s changed most in recent years is the depth of our life sciences and engineering programs. I was the dean of the College of Science and Liberal Arts when our Department of Biological Sciences was created in 2007 with two faculty members. It has since grown to include 13 full-time professors and 346 students in baccalaureate, master’s and doctoral programs. Our new strength in the life and biological sciences and in biomedical engineering has led to the development of interdisciplinary education and research programs in biostatistics, biomaterials, biochemistry, biophysics and, quite recently, forensic science. Q: How is the university integrating — and leveraging — our new research capabilities? A: NJIT has also focused intensively on building our computing and data science capabilities, and we’re seeing a growing number of collaborations among these areas of research. Rutgers University, as lead, along with Princeton and NJIT, have recently received a $29 million grant from the Clinical and Translational Science Awards Program of the National Institutes of Health to improve the efficacy and efficiency of patient care around the globe. We bring computing, health informatics, health care technology development and management expertise to the partnership. Additionally, we
recently established a first-of-its-kind interdisciplinary Ph.D. program in our Martin Tuchman School of Management that integrates business analytics and management systems theory with scientific methods from statistics, computer science and engineering. Q: What’s distinctive about our approach to research? A: The energy we bring to building our research capacity is matched in intensity by our resolve to integrate it across the campus. Under 2020 Vision, our most recent five-year strategic plan, we created more than 70 new labs, centers and research institutes on campus, bringing the total to more than 100. Each year, around 350 undergraduate students work with faculty in these hubs, including on original ideas; each summer, around 120 students return to campus to take part in paid research fellowships. In 2014, NJIT inaugurated a seed grant program that supports more than 30 interdisciplinary projects each year between fields as diverse as architecture and biomedical engineering; led by faculty and students, many of these initiatives have gone on to attract outside funding. Students and faculty also work with the nearly 70 technology, life sciences and engineering companies in VentureLink, NJIT’s dedicated space for startups, to develop and commercialize products and ideas. Q: What role will research play in NJIT’s next strategic plan, NJIT 2025? A: In our new strategic plan, NJIT 2025, research will once again take center stage. We’re incorporating into the planning process feedback from our board of trustees, students, faculty, staff and alumni gathered in retreats, surveys, interviews and focus groups over the past year. We want to learn what we can do better to meet the needs of all our constituents to ensure their success. We are very proud of groundbreaking accomplishments in areas such as the life sciences and engineering, computer science and information technology, and sustainability, but we’d like to strengthen our work in other areas, such as materials science and engineering and transdisciplinary areas that involve applied math, including big data and business analytics. President’s Report Report 2017 15 2018 President’s 7
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COMMUNITY
NJIT Hosts Launch of the NJIT Campus Gateway MLK Project, Phase 1
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ontinuing its positive trajectory of campus and community development, NJIT hosted the launch of Phase 1 of the NJIT Campus Gateway MLK Project on April 25, 2018. Carmelo Garcia, deputy mayor of Economic and Housing Development for the City of Newark, served as emcee for the event. Also speaking were Robert M. Kaye, chairman and chief executive officer of the PRC Group, and Ras J. Baraka, mayor of the City of Newark, who said that the expansion of NJIT’s footprint is a source of pride in the state of New Jersey. In September 2007, NJIT, in cooperation with other area stakeholders, created the Gateway Development Plan for the redevelopment and rehabilitation of approximately 21.5 acres of land located within the University Heights area of the City of Newark. The intent was to create a gateway between the college campuses
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and existing neighborhoods and enhance the quality of life for members of the community. In 2009, NJIT was designated the Master Redeveloper for this plan by the City Council of Newark. In 2013, NJIT completed the initial components of the Gateway Development Plan by constructing the Warren Street Village. This included five duplex units to house 10 fraternity and sorority organizations that had previously inhabited houses along Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. In addition, the Albert Dorman Honors College residence hall, a mixed-use facility for student housing with ground-floor retail, was an integral part of this development. The next step in the Gateway Redevelopment Plan is the NJIT Campus Gateway MLK Project, which will be completed in at least three phases. Phase 1 will include construction of one building
(From left) Greg Lentine, PRC Group; Angela Garretson, chief external affairs officer, NJIT; NJIT President Joel S. Bloom; The Honorable Ras J. Baraka, Newark Mayor; Robert M. Kaye, chairman and chief executive officer, PRC Group; Carmelo Garcia, Newark deputy mayor; and Aisha Glover, chairman and chief executive officer, The Newark Alliance.
with 99 market rate apartments consisting of studio, one- and two-bedroom units. In addition, 1,300 square feet of ground floor retail space will be built and 100 parking spaces for tenants and patrons will be established. NJIT has designated development rights for this effort to a commercial developer, the PRC Group. PRC has been a leader in public-private partnerships, having served as the developer of Campus Town at The College of New Jersey, as well as the University Place Redevelopment for New Jersey City University. n njit.edu
NJIT Gives Back With 62,000+ Hours of Community Service
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olunteerism is a mainstay at NJIT, with students and faculty engaged in a range of initiatives to better the community. Such efforts, amounting to more than 62,000 hours of community service over the past year alone, have been recognized both nationally and locally. The university has made the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, “one of the highest recognitions a university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning and civic engagement,” six times. And, NJIT received another nod with a Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey “Champion of Good Works” Award for Volunteerism. The honor acknowledges the university’s Alternative Spring Break
NJIT Joins Urban League of Essex County to Teach Kids How to Code
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n Jan. 20, 2018, 20 middle school students from Sussex Avenue Renew School in Newark began a free program to learn basic coding language and hear from guest speakers about coding careers. The initiative, called Newark Kids Code, is
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nonprofit
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volunteers took part in NJIT’s 6th annual Alternative Spring Break
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Sororities and fraternities raised
$15,224 during academic year 2018
Academic tutors and mentors served
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children in two public schools and five community-based organizations.
Albert Dorman Honors College students completed
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volunteer hours on campus, 11,437 off campus, Fall 2018
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a pilot partnership between NJIT and the Urban League of Essex County. The program also is a joint venture within the NJIT community, calling upon the resources of the Center for Pre-College Programs (CPCP), Ying Wu College of Computing (YWCC) and Albert Dorman Honors College. CPCP is coordinating the program, YWCC faculty is adapting the coding curriculum in conjunction with Sussex Avenue Renew administrators, and
Honors College students are volunteering to teach the curriculum to the Sussex Avenue Renew students. Newark Kids Code participants were selected by Sussex Avenue Renew School, and met at the school on nine Saturdays last year. The partnership’s next plan is to roll out the program to other schools simultaneously, pending outcomes from the pilot effort. n
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FY 2018 EXPENSES $466,771
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FY 2017-2018 (Dollars in Thousands)
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Depreciation & Change in Net Assets
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106,082
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102,851
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100,490
80,000
92,318
100,000
92,893
External
89,557
120,000
88,700
Internal
77,580
140,000
107,310
162,348
Auxiliary Enterprises
142,154
160,000
76,920
2004 - 2018 RESEARCH EXPENDITURES ($000’S)
Scholarships & Fellowships
14,761
130,887
Support
Academic & Research
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FY 2018 RESEARCH EXPENDITURE BY SOURCE ($000’S) $162,348
Institutional 55,824 34%
Corporate & Foundation 11,313 7%
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Federal 91,999 57%
State 3,212 2% njit.edu
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FY 2018 RESOURCES $466,771
FY 2017-2018 (Dollars in Thousands)
106,593
100,769
30,351
Tuition & Fees
State Appropriations
21,852
State & Other Grants
Federal Grants
Auxiliary Enterprises
NJIT TOTAL OPERATING RESOURCES VS. STATE APPROPRIATIONS TOTAL REVENUES: $466,771 FY 2017-2018 (Dollars in Thousands)
$360,178 Tuition, Fees and other Resources
460,000 440,000 400,000 360,000 320,000 280,000
$61,153 State Supported Fringe Benefits
240,000
$45,440 State Based Appropriation
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3016
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3317
Honors
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7550
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VOICE Summit Speaks to NJIT’s, Newark’s Arrivals
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NJIT President Joel S. Bloom received the Richard M. Hale Chairman’s Award from the New Jersey Alliance for Action at its 44th annual Eagle Awards Celebration, which recognizes individuals and firms for their dedication and contribution toward improving the State of New Jersey’s economy. Awards were handed out to representatives from business, education, engineering and government. n
ROI-NJ Names President Bloom, NJIT Execs Most Influential People in New Jersey Business ROI-NJ, a publication that reports on New Jersey economic news, released its “ROI Influencers Power List” for 2018. Featured on the list were Joel S. Bloom, NJIT’s president; Donald Sebastian, president of New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII), an NJIT corporation; and Tom Gregorio, NJII’s senior executive director, Healthcare Delivery Systems iLab. n 12 2018 President’s Report
new Wellness and Events Center, the centerpiece of a $400 million campus transformation. Modev, organizer of the VOICE Summit, chose NJIT and Newark as the event location over Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and New York City. The Summit also represented a major collaborative effort among NJIT, the Greater Newark Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Newark Community Economic Development Corporation, platinum sponsors Audible, Panasonic, Prudential, Horizon, YEXT, and many other valued sponsors. n
A Neurobiologist, a Solar Physicist and a Chemical Engineer Receive Excellence in Research Awards
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NJIT President Captures Award for Economic Development; Infrastructure Improvement
echnology is both the foundation of our global economy and the catalyst for its growth, across all business sectors. Consequently, the arrival of the VOICE Summit, sponsored by Amazon Alexa and hosted by the City of Newark and NJIT on July 24-26, 2018, spoke to the importance of NJIT and its home city in the current technology and economic development landscape. The three-day event featured thought-leaders from seven countries, more than 150 speakers, and NJIT alumnus David Isbitski ’98, who is Amazon’s chief evangelist for Alexa and Echo and served as one of the keynote speakers. With nearly 3,000 attendees, the VOICE Summit was the largest, most high-profile tech gathering in NJIT’s history and was made possible by the opening of NJIT’s
ABOVE: (From left) John Seazholtz ’59, chair of the university’s Board of Overseers; Dale Gary, distinguished professor of physics in NJIT’s Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research; and NJIT President Joel S. Bloom. BELOW: (From left) John Seazholtz ’59, chair of the university’s Board of Overseers; Edward Dreizin, distinguished professor of chemical engineering; and NJIT President Joel S. Bloom.
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aced with a formidable list of nominees for the annual Excellence in Research Prize and Medal, the Board of Overseers opted for its own brand of novelty and innovation: the prize committee picked three. The sector-spanning winners, all at the forefront of their fields, included a solar physicist, a chemical engineer and a neurobiologist. Dale Gary, distinguished professor of physics in NJIT’s Center for SolarTerrestrial Research, was recognized for his groundbreaking research on solar flares and for the creation of a radio telescope, composed of 15 antennas spread out over two kilometers, that is able to peer into their genesis. Edward Dreizin, distinguished professor of chemical engineering, was tapped for his research into novel energetic compounds for use in advanced propellants, explosives and pyrotechnics. In his Reactive and Energetic Materials Laboratory, Dreizin creates many of these compounds by milling together distinct metal-based materials into tinier and tinier particles, generating nanocomposites with unique continued on page 13
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(From left) NJIT President Joel S. Bloom, Daniel J. Carroll ’65, ’70, R. Cynthia Pruett ’55, and Dr. Diane Bloom.
A Time for Celebration
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wo distinguished individuals were recognized for achievements beneficial to the state and our nation, as was an organization exceptional for its commitment to NJIT’s mission, at Celebration, NJIT’s annual fundraiser for campuswide scholarship endowment funds,
held on Nov. 9, 2018, at The Pleasantdale Chateau in West Orange, N.J. Since its inception in 1995, Celebration has raised nearly $6 million in endowed scholarship funds, ensuring that NJIT is accessible for talented, motivated students. The event marked the successful completion of the NJIT NEXT campaign — the most ambitious fundraising initiative in the university’s entire history. Thanks to contributions from more than 23,000 alumni, students, faculty, staff, friends, foundations and corporations, NJIT surpassed the NEXT campaign’s $200 million goal by more than a million dollars. Gregory Sauter, founder of Smart City Works and a member of the NJIT Board of Overseers, and Stephanie Tonic, senior vice president, Wells Fargo At Work Director and a member of the NJIT Board of Overseers, served as co-chairs of this year’s event. ABBA The Concert provided the evening’s entertainment. Along with raising funds, Celebration
(From left) Diane Montalto ’82, Dennis M. Toft and Robert Cohen ’83, ’84, ’87
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properties that combine high-density energy with extremely high reactivity exceeding that of existing fuels. Farzan Nadim, professor of neurobiology and a founding director of NJIT’s Institute of Brain and Neuroscience Research, was honored for his fundamental insights into the mechanisms by which synaptic dynamics contribute to the generation and control of oscillatory neuronal activity. He has helped identify new mechanisms, for example, through which a fast and a slow oscillatory network coordinate their activities; widespread synchronization of rhythmic activity among networks of neurons that normally produce distinct behaviors can lead to disorders such as generalized epilepsy and Parkinson’s disease. NJIT President Joel S. Bloom, who bestowed the medals along with John Seazholtz ’59, chair of the university’s Board of Overseers, lauded the three researchers for their hard work, prodigious talent and deep commitment to working across disciplines and industries. Seazholtz, who described each year on the board as a thrilling revelation of the “new knowledge” NJIT researchers were uncovering, said he was touched as an alumnus by how their groundbreaking work had moved the university “into the research arena.” n njit.edu
also is an occasion to recognize important friends and alumni of the university. R. Cynthia Pruett ’55, retired director of environmental affairs at IBM Technology Group, was awarded the President’s Medal for Lifetime Achievement. Active as an alumna, Pruett served on the advisory board for the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, received an Outstanding Alumni Award, and has supported a scholarship, since 1993, for women studying engineering. Daniel J. Carroll Jr. ’65, ’70, retired president and chief executive officer at Telcordia Technologies, received the Edward F. Weston Medal for Professional Achievement, given to an alumnus in recognition of outstanding professional and civic accomplishments, as well as support of the university. IBM Corporation received the Outstanding Corporate Partner Award. Naguib Attia, vice president of Global University Programs, accepted the award on the corporation’s behalf. n
NJIT Board of Trustees Adds Three New Members
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obert Cohen ’83, ’84, ’87 is the vice president of Global Research and Development, and chief technology officer at Stryker Orthopaedics. He leads all joint replacement division implant and robotics product development, research and development operations, regulatory affairs, clinical outcomes research and advanced technology groups. Cohen’s illustrious career spans over 30 years in the biotech industry. He holds over 25 patents, has been published dozens of times and is the recipient of NJIT’s Alumni Achievement Award in 2012. Diane Montalto ’82 is currently managing
real estate development projects and supporting hospitality industry ventures. She also spearheads the fundraising campaign for Hearts for Hunger, a nonprofit charity which she founded in 2015. This has led to a successful partnership with the Center for Food Action in Englewood, N.J., which funds weekend food enrichment programs for select north Jersey school districts. Dennis M. Toft, Esq. is a renowned environmental lawyer who applies a keen understanding of science and the complexities of regulator process when addressing the wide range of issues that his clients face. Highly regarded as one of New Jersey’s leading Brownfields redevelopment practitioners, Toft regularly appears before the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, the Army Corps of Engineers, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and in state and federal courts. Toft played a key role in the adoption of the New Jersey Brownfields and Contaminated Site Remediation Act, and more recently in the development and adoption of the New Jersey Site Remediation Reform Act. n 2018 President’s Report 13
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