Defining Genocide Exhibit and Reception - Monday 4/5

Please join us on Monday, April 5 for the Opening of “Defining Genocide”, the first exhibit from the Museum of Human Rights, Freedom and Tolerance. All events are free and open to anyone.

Monday, April 5, 2010

Opening Ceremony and Reception
12 Noon – 1pm, Ballroom B.
Reception sponsored by the Campus Center

Genocide and Tolerance in the Modern World
2pm – 4pm, Ballroom B
Speakers: Jonathon Friedman PhD (West Chester University), Charles Haberl PhD (Rutgers), Alex Hinton PhD (Rutgers) and Igor Kotler CPH

Classical Concert
7:00 PM – 8:30pm, Ballroom B
Performance by acclaimed musicians Susan Gaylord (voice) and Luba Sindler (piano). Selections will include art songs and piano pieces by Mozart, Liszt, Richard Strauss and Mahler, and popular selections from the American songbook.

Wednesday, April 07

Tolerance in the 21st Century
2:30pm, Ballroom B
Everyone is invited to participate in a round table discussion hosted by Igor Kotler, President & Executive Director of the Museum of Human Rights, Freedom & Tolerance.

Good Friday, April 2, 2010

In observance of Good Friday no classes will be in session and administrative offices will be closed.

NCE's 12th Annual Salute to Engineering Excellence

Last Thursday, NCE held its 12th Annual NCE Salute to Engineering Excellence. At that event, these students were honored:

STUDENT HONOREES:

2010 Outstanding Senior Award in the Biomedical Engineering Department
Mariya Tohfafarosh

2010 Outstanding Senior Award in the Otto H. York Department of Chemical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering
Razmenka Lazoroska

2010 Outstanding Senior Award in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department
Matthew Young

2010 Outstanding Senior Award in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
Salman Naqvi

2010 Outstanding Senior Award in the Engineering Technology Department
Vinskey Louissaint

2010 Outstanding Senior Award in the Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department
Phong Pham

2010 NCE Outstanding Senior (Overall)
Salman Naqvi, ECE

2010 Saul K. Fenster Innovation in Design Award
Giancarlo Fricano, CEE

2010 Madame Mau Outstanding Female Engineering Student Award (tie)
Lekshmi Pillai, CBPE
Kate Boardman, ECE

2010 Outstanding Student Organization Award
NJIT Student Chapter of Engineers Without Borders


FACULTY AND STAFF HONOREES

2010 Excellence in Teaching Award
Basil Baltzis, CBPE

2010 Excellence in Advising Award
Shivon Boodhoo, ECE

2010 Saul K. Fenster Innovation in Engineering Education Award
Kevin McDermott, MIE

2010 Outstanding Staff Award
Edna Randolph, ET

2010 Dean’s Service Award
Maureen Fagan, ECE

2010 Dean’s Service Award
Lynette Randall, Financial Aid



ALUMNI HONOREES

2010 Outstanding Alumnus Award
Joseph H. Gorman, III, MD ‘84
Associate Professor of Surgery
Gorman Cardiovascular Research Group
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

2010 Outstanding Alumnus Award
Robert C. Gorman, MD ‘84
Associate Professor of Surgery
Gorman Cardiovascular Research Group
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

2010 Outstanding Alumnus Award
Alex Khowaylo ‘63
Chief Executive Officer
Pipeline Biomedical Holdings

2010 Outstanding Partnership Award
Turner Construction Company

The Highlander Student Achievement Awards 2010

Nominate yourself, a student employee, your student group or staff, or your student programs for one of the NJIT Highlander Student Achievement Awards.

There are three award categories for you to recognize students, their organizations/teams, adn their programs:

• Individual Awards
• Student Groups Awards
• Programming Awards

Simply fill out one of the nomination forms and complete all the requirements for each award category. Nominees and award recipients will be recognized at the awards ceremony on Wednesday, May 5, 2010 at 3: 00 pm in the NJIT Campus Center Atrium.

Faculty, Student and Staff Comedy Variety Show This Friday

Join us at 7:30 PM this Friday, March 26th for the Faculty, Staff and Student Variety Show in the Jim Wise Theater.

Hosted by President Bob Altenkirch, the show features performers from every part of the NJIT Community:

• The NJIT Cheerleaders
• The Not-Ready For Anytime Players
• The Albert Dorman Honors College
• NJIT Students
• Math Department
• College of Architecture & Design
• Computer Science Department
• International Students
• Campus Center
• Residence Life

and many more . . .

The show is a benefit performance for victims of Haiti and Chile. Suggested donation is $2 for students and $5 for faculty/staff.

Live in 3-D! You'll be Amazed!

See you there!

Traffic restriction notice

The Newark Police Department has informed us that NBC has made arrangements with the City of Newark to film a television show near the intersection of Bleeker St. and MLK Blvd.

The filming will commence on Monday, March 15th and continue through Thursday, March 18th. During the affected dates, there will be no parking along both sides of Bleeker St. from Summit St. down to MLK Blvd. Additionally, there will be no parking along both sides of MLK Blvd. from Central Ave. to New St. Passage along the affected section of Bleeker St. will be narrow and there may be periodic closures of Bleeker St.

Please adjust your travel as needed.

Shutdown of computer systems and services for maintenance

Routine maintenance needs to be conducted in the GITC-5302 computer room on our enterprise disk hardware.

We have scheduled a shutdown of most major computer systems and services from from 11 pm Saturday March 13, 2010, to 11 am Sunday March 14, 2010.

In the unlikely event of unforeseen problems, we have scheduled an additional shutdown from 11 pm Friday March 19, 2010, to 11 am Saturday March 20, 2010.

You will be able to access our NJIT network to connect to the internet. However, some of the major services we have to disable are Highlander Pipeline, faculty/staff email typically read with MS Outlook, student email, Banner and other web services, and Moodle courseware. Your incoming e-mail messages will be queued at their source and delivered once connectivity to NJIT has been restored. Most internet service providers will attempt to deliver a message for 3 days.

The www.njit.edu web site will be viewable and will display information about the outage. Service startup priority will be given to student related services such as Moodle courseware and student email.

Contact the IST Computing Helpdesk at (973)596-2900 during regular business hours with any questions or concerns not addressed here.

Bleeker Street closing for work on The Naimoli Family Athletic and Recreational Facility

On Tuesday, March 9 and Wednesday, March 10th Bleeker Street will be closed for work on underground utility connections for The Naimoli Family Athletic and Recreational Facility.

This facility has been made possible, in part, by a gift from Vincent Naimoli ’62, Chairman and CEO Anchor Industries International; Chairman Emeritus/Founder, Tampa Bay Rays.

It will be approximately 25,600 square feet, housing courts for tennis, volleyball, basketball and other athletic and recreational activities. The facility will be heated, air conditioned and utilize a universal sports flooring.

Completion is expected in January 2011.

The College of Architecture and Design proudly presents:

Simultaneous sol0 exhibitions by Ryan Roa and Glen G. Guarino

Both exhibitions will open with a reception on Thursday, March 4 (5-9pm) in the College of Architecture and Design (CoAD) Gallery. The gallery is located on the 2nd floor of Weston Hall of New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) campus, in Newark, NJ. Open regularly Monday thru Friday (9am-4pm) until the exhibition closes on April 9th. For more information, call 973-596-3080.

Standing on the Corner- Ryan Roa

Ryan Roa is interested in the circular relationship that objects (as occupiers of space) and images (as representations of space) maintain. His artwork consists of still images, moving images, objects and installations that utilize scale, symbol, space and interactivity. The concepts behind Roa’s work stem directly from life experience and focus intently on those aspects of his surroundings which appear to be in flux.

Born of Irish-Columbian decent, Roa grew up in northern NJ. He has worked as a teacher, stockbroker, carpenter, and U.S. Army Staff Sergeant, serving for one year in the Iraq war. He studied painting at the University of Arizona, art education and sculpture at SUNY New Paltz and received a MFA in Combined Media from Hunter College. Roa has exhibited at the Jersey City Museum, Bronx Museum, Neversink Valley Area Museum, School of Visual Arts, Oakland University, Artspace in Raleigh, NC and Rush Arts, NYC. He has participated in residency programs at the Bronx Museum, Gallery Aferro, and Pace University. Roa is currently based in the New York area. For more information, go to: www.ryanroa.com.

Functional Forms- Glen G. Guarino

Guarino creates his work by primarily using fine and antique hand tools rather than machinery. This intimacy with tools and wood allows him to create pieces that impart serenity and calm, reflecting the inherent grace and strength of various local and exotic woods including Walnut, Wenge, Curly Shedua, and Ebonized Sapele. His table designs often incorporate glass, while mirror designs sometimes include black cord to introduce variations in texture. These designs are unique from each other and have hand-rubbed finishes.

For nearly 30 years, Guarino’s work has been frequently exhibited in juried gallery exhibits and has been published in Fine Woodworking Magazine, NJ Savvy Living Magazine, and in “500 Tables” published in 2009 by Lark Books among many others. He holds a Master of Studio Art Degree with High Honors from Kean University and is currently an Adjunct Professor at William Patterson University Fine Arts Department. For more information, go to www.guarinofurnituredesigns.com.