NJIT Fall Open House for High School Students and Their Parents Being Held Today

NJIT is holding a fall open house for high school students and their parents today -- Sun, Oct 26, 2008, from 11 am to 4 pm. Plan to arrive no later than 1 pm to take advantage of all the programs.

• Tour our 48-acre landscaped campus
• Discover the wide range of undergraduate majors and minors
• Meet with students, faculty, and staff
• Join us for workshops and department demonstrations
• Visit residence halls, classrooms, and athletics facilities

For more info, go to http://www.njit.edu/admissions/openhouse

Hot L Baltimore by Lanford Wilson, NJIT Theatre Arts Program

Hot L Baltimore by Lanford Wilson (Directed by Dan Drew) plays on October 22, 23, 24, 25 @ 7:00 pm and October 26 @ 2:30 pm, in the Bradley Hall Theatre, 3rd floor Bradley Hall, on the Rutgers-Newark Campus.

This is offered by the NJIT and Rutgers Theatre Arts Program. See more at http://theatre.njit.edu

NJIT Magazine - fall 2008 issue

The fall 2008 issues of NJIT Magazine is now out. Articles about NJIT's solar physics research at its Big Bear Observatory, its spring 2008 commencement, research into hurricane resistant houses, and more.

See http://magazine.njit.edu/2008/fall/index.php

Fall open house for high school students and their parents to be held Sun, Oct 26, 2008

NJIT is holding a fall open house for high school students and their parents on Sun, Oct 26, 2008, from 11 am to 4 pm. Plan to arrive no later than 1 pm to take advantage of all the programs.

• Tour our 48-acre landscaped campus
• Discover the wide range of undergraduate majors and minors
• Meet with students, faculty, and staff
• Join us for workshops and department demonstrations
• Visit residence halls, classrooms, and athletics facilities

For more info and to RSVP, go to http://www.njit.edu/admissions/openhouse

NJIT Graduate Open House Today

NJIT is holding a Graduate Open House today -- Thur, Oct 9, 2008, from 5 pm to 7:30 pm.

For an up-close look at NJIT life, check out one of our Graduate Open Houses. You'll get way more than just a campus tour and a meeting with an admissions counselor. You’ll get to:

• Learn about our graduate programs in high-growth in-demand fields.
• Meet one on one with faculty and admissions representatives.
• Hear about graduate-certificate and on-line-learning options.

See more and RSVP at http://www.njit.edu/admissions/visit/graduateopenhouses.php

Environmental Justice Solutions: What Is Technology's Role?

NJIT's Technology and Society Forum

Miquela Craytor
Executive Director, Sustainable South Bronx

NJIT Campus Center Ballroom
October 1, 2008, 3:00 - 4:30 pm

In a time of climate crisis, we face daunting and multifaceted challenges. Certain neglected communities, such as the South Bronx, New Orleans and Newark, have long been overburdened by environmental and economic disparity. These communities will suffer the most from the impact of climate change. Poverty, unemployment, health disparities and environmental burdens will be exacerbated if solutions to our climate crisis are not identified and implemented.

Miquela Craytor, executive director of Sustainable South Bronx (SSBx), will discuss how environmental justice solutions are necessary to change this dire scenario, and how the process must start within communities with the greatest need. She will share insights into projects where green fabrication, green roofs, and green-collar job training provide alternatives to the current polluting economy. These green technologies offer hope, not only for addressing our climate crisis, but also for eradicating poverty.

Sustainable South Bronx (SSBx) promotes environmental justice solutions through innovative, economically sustainable projects informed by community need. Craytor joined SSBx in 2006 and has overseen initiatives to increase the organization’s effectiveness within the community. Previously, she was senior planner for economic development at Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation, consultants to the office of Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrion, Jr. Craytor, who holds a master’s in city and regional planning and a bachelor’s in planning and public policy and management, was the first to work in this position. The post was created in response to the growing importance of long-term sustainability concerns in the borough’s economic development projects.

See more at http://tsf.njit.edu/2008/fall/craytor.php