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Mini MBA Partnership Program Boosts Entrepreneurship

Tuesday, October 23rd, 2018
Eighty-two percent of participating businesses reported profitability, while overall they secured $776 million in government, institutional and corporate contracting. These are just two of the noteworthy results* of the Newark Community Economic Development Corporation’s (CEDC) Mini MBA Program. Th...

The Time of His Life: Alumnus Jonathan Ferrer Designs Modern Luxury Watches

Thursday, August 2nd, 2018
Jonathan Ferrer sits in a cushy armchair inside the bustling coffee shop on the NJIT campus. The watch designer is in his element, casually scrolling through his phone while sipping a cup of joe amid the harmony of coffee beans grinding and milk gurgling. “I lived on campus when I was a student h...

NJIT Directs the 2018 Academy of the International Council for Small Business in Taipei

Friday, July 6th, 2018
The Academy of the International Council for Small Business (ICSB) is an intensive, weeklong entrepreneurship boot camp. Sponsored by ICSB, the world’s oldest academic organization dedicated to entrepreneurship, the Academy guides students through diverse aspects of entrepreneurship, including oppor...

NJIT Educates Next Generation of Tech Entrepreneurs

Thursday, May 17th, 2018
Found your own company and be your own boss upon graduation? Unthinkable? Not any more.  In this day and age, founding a startup is a viable alternative to working as an employee in an existing company. Especially in the burgeoning tech sector. Especially in the exciting New York region. All ...

NJIT Student's Business Venture Is Going Swimmingly

Monday, April 30th, 2018
When Mark Quiles, a Martin Tuchman School of Management (MTSM) finance and marketing major, graduates this December, he will continue full time on an entrepreneurial path that has already won him accolades. In 2016, Quiles launched League of Lifeguards, a company dedicated to improving water safety ...

Ying Wu College of Computing Capstone Showcase May 2

Friday, April 27th, 2018
  The Spring 2018 Ying Wu College of Computing (YWCC) Capstone and Real World Connections (RWC) Showcase will take place Wednesday, May 2, in the Campus Center Ballroom 2-5 p.m. The biannual showcase will feature the work of 27 YWCC capstone industry teams and 16 entrepreneurship teams made...

Honors College Senior Wins in Regional Entrepreneurship Competition

Wednesday, April 18th, 2018
Dylan Renaud, an Albert Dorman Honors College senior studying applied physics and math, won $1,000 at a business plan competition hosted April 12 by the College of Business and Public Management at Kean University. Renaud’s business concept, one of 120 submitted by student entrepreneurship team...

Justin and Lauran Tuck Share Unique Journey to Raise Newark Student Opportunity

Wednesday, April 11th, 2018
Not long after his arrival to the New York Giants in 2005, Justin Tuck and his wife, Lauran, founded Tuck’s R.U.S.H. for Literacy to bring greater educational and career opportunities to youth in the New York City metro-area. Nearly a decade on, the two continue to share their passion for...

NFL Star Justin Tuck Visits NJIT, Inspires Young Students to Tackle College and Career Dreams

Thursday, April 5th, 2018
On April 3, Newark-area high school students and teachers arrived at NJIT in anticipation of meeting two-time Super Bowl champion and New York Giants Hall of Fame inductee, Justin Tuck. Justin and Lauran Tuck, co-founders of the nonprofit Tuck’s R.U.S.H. for Literacy, appeared as special guest...

NJIT Students Take No. 2 Spot in Health Care Competition

Monday, March 26th, 2018
Who better to develop ways to encourage young people to watch after their health than other young people? Such was the reasoning behind the first-ever Horizon BlueCross BlueShield of New Jersey’s (BCBSNJ) Health Care Transformation Challenge, conducted last year. The contest asked undergraduate stu...