NEWARK, NJ—NJIT Athletics celebrated the achievements of 58 student-athletes, earning their degrees in 2018 at the University's Annual Convocation Ceremony, held Tuesday, May 15 at the Prudential Center in downtown Newark.
NJIT awarded 2,885 bachelor's and doctoral degrees at the 102nd commencement ceremony.
In his address,
President Dr. Joel Bloom discussed the three qualities that many graduates have developed: hard work, passion for one's developing profession, and kindness toward one's fellow students, NJIT community members, and others with whom they have come in contact.
Women's Fencer - Julia Garcia
Dr. Leah Hope Jamieson, Ransburg Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Professor of Engineering Education, and
John A. Edwardson Dean Emerita of Engineering at Purdue University, received an honorary Doctor of Humane Science and Dr. Leah Hope Jamieson delivered the commencement address.
Women's Volleyball - Mikalah Hughes
The university also awarded honorary degrees to Newark
Mayor Ras J. Baraka and
Richard P. Sweeney '81, a vice president at Keurig and a co-founder of the K-Cup single coffee brewing system, who received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters and an honorary Doctor of Science, respectively.
Women's Basketball - Kelly Guarino
For the first time in its history, NJIT will confer master's degrees at the new Wellness and Events Center on the NJIT campus May 17 (College of Architecture and Design, College of Science and Liberal Arts, Martin Tuchman School of Management and Ying Wu College of Computing) and May 18 (Newark College of Engineering).
Congratulations to all NJIT graduating seniors!
