FISCAL YEAR 2007
BUDGET SUBMISSION TO
THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT
AND BUDGET
NOVEMBER 2005
NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
FY 2007
2007 BUDGET REQUEST
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section 1.
President's Statement
Section 2.
University Initiatives and Activities
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Summary of University Initiatives and Activities:
Instruction
Research and Interdisciplinary Centers
Computing Services
Administration and Planning
External Relations
Section 3.
Program Goals, Objectives and Descriptions/
Organization Chart
Program Goal: Objectives and Descriptions
Program Goal: Teaching and Learning
Program Goal: Research and Graduate Studies
Program Goal: Student Diversity
Program Goal: Faculty and Staff
Program Goal: Campus Life
Program Goal: Public Service
Program Goal: Economic Development
Program Goal: Resource Management and Development
Objectives: Instruction
Program Description: Instruction
Program Description: Sponsored Research and Other
Sponsored Programs
Objectives: Public Service
Objectives: Continuing Professional Education
Program Description: Continuing Professional Education
Objectives: Community Service and Economic Development
Program Description: Community Service and Economic Development
Objectives: Auxiliary Service
Program Description: Auxiliary Service
Objectives: Academic Support
Program Description: Academic Support
Objectives: Student Services
Program Description: Student Services
Objectives: Institutional Support
Objectives: Physical Plant Operations and Management
Program Description: Physical Plant Operations and Management
Organization Charts
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Evaluation Data
Enrollment Narrative
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Section 5.
Budget Information
Budget Summary (OMB Form BB-102)
FY2007 Budget Request (Appropriation Data)
Revenue Statement (OMB Form BB-103)
Revenue Detail
FY2007 Salary Program Budget Request
FY2007 Projected Tuition Revenue
FY2007 Tuition and Fee Schedule
Fee Schedule Detail-Senior Public Institutions
FY2007 Salary Calculation - Summary
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2007 Core and Priority Needs
Core and Priority Needs Introduction
Core and Priority Needs Summary-By Element/Object
Core Needs:
General Non-Personnel Increase
Salary Program
State Authorized Base FTE’s
Graduate Assistant Health Insurance Benefit Plan
Homeland Security
Critical Infrastructure Systems
Neighborhood Development
Priority Needs:
Research & Development in Wireless Communications
and Networking
Department of Mathematical Sciences
The New Jersey School of Architecture
Center for Advanced Nano-scale Technologies
Research in Particle Technology
Instructional Equipment Fund and Smart Classrooms
Nueral Engineering Program
Campus Diversity Advocacy
Teacher Education at NJIT
NJIT Library and Services
Information Services and Technology Wireless and
Network Infrastructure Upgrades
Student Support Services
Physical Plant Support Services
Core and Priority Needs Position Detail
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SECTION 1.
PRESIDENT'S STATEMENT
NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
FY 2007
2007 BUDGET REQUEST
PRESIDENT’S STATEMENT
I am pleased to present NJIT’s budget plan for FY2007. The funding
requested provides for the continued strengthening of NJIT’s
outstanding programs in education, research, service, and economic
development to students and New Jersey’s educational, business and
industry, and government sectors. While the budget requested
recognizes current fiscal stringencies facing the State, it builds on
strengths that continue to propel NJIT on its path to achieving major
gains in key indicators of institutional performance, the development of
external partnerships, the strength and diversity of funding streams,
and regional as well as national recognition. NJIT’s expense base
remains significantly lower than its peers, while efficiency and
excellence in management allow NJIT nonetheless to succeed in meeting goals and
objectives.
NJIT is New Jersey’s science and technology research university, and its mission is uniquely
and powerfully directed at the educational, research, and economic development needs of
the State of New Jersey. The technological, scientific foundations of NJIT’s programs are
critical to the growth and vigor of many of New Jersey’s most important industries and
economic constituencies. The value and importance of the academic thrust of NJIT’s
programs can be demonstrated by the increased academic quality of its students, increased
levels of research grants and expenditures, the growth of service and partnerships in the
community, and continuing national recognition for accomplishments.
NJIT is now ranked among the top doctoral universities in the United States and is extremely
well positioned to move forward. After a decade in which NJIT had the fastest growing
research program in the United States (with total research expenditures having grown to
more than $73 million according to the most recent National Science Foundation report in
FY 2003), we now rank among the top technological universities in the nation for research
expenditures. Growth in research and commercialization is a strategic priority of the
university, and we have set goals to double research expenditures over the next five years,
to expand commercial licenses for university-held intellectual property, and to maintain more
than 60 the number of PhDs awarded each year.
NJIT has worked to encourage a strong entrepreneurial character among faculty and staff
that allows the university to respond quickly and efficiently to changing marketplace trends
and emerging societal needs. Research concentrations have developed and grown rapidly
in a number of areas of great importance to the State’s economy and security:
APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES: a new department of Biomedical Engineering with a floor of the
newly-opened and recently dedicated Fenster Hall, and more than $700,000 in State
funding to increase research capacity have spurred research growth in this area.
TRANSPORTATION AND CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE: with extensive federal support, NJIT
has established several coordinated transportation research centers designed to address
questions of economic development, quality of life, and productivity in New Jersey and the
northeast United States. Complementing the work in transportation, additional areas of
strength, including, for example, building science, communications, among others, allow
critical infrastructure issues in the region to be addressed holistically.
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HOMELAND SECURITY AND DEFENSE: NJIT’s Office of Research and Development has
worked to identify technologies under study within the university that have potential to
assist in the nation’s security programs, and to forge partnerships with federal and State
agencies.
It should be noted that both our educational and research programs grow out of a centurylong tradition of academic excellence, and our student body is one of the most diverse in the
United States. We have extensive community outreach and economic development
programs, including New Jersey’s oldest and largest small-business incubator – one of the
top twenty-five in the nation – focusing on high technology companies and minority owned
businesses.
Doctoral degree generation has reached its highest level ever at NJIT, according to the most
recent data reported to the NSF, with PhD output for the past three years that would allow
NJIT to qualify as a Carnegie Research Extensive University. NJIT is an AAUP category I
university.
Building on progress already made, we have witnessed an acceleration of major changes at
NJIT during the two years:
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The completion of an architecturally dramatic $83 million, 160,000 sq. ft., campus
complex that encompasses: a new Campus Center including a modern, state-of-theart servery, campus dining area, the Hazell Ballroom, student activity offices, and a
faculty and staff dining facility; the recently dedicated Fenster Hall to house the
recently created Department of Biomedical Engineering, Admissions, and
administrative offices and the recently completed renovation of Eberhardt Hall NJIT
Alumni Center to serve as a facility to accommodate alumni and fund raising
functions and office space for the Alumni Association of NJIT and University offices of
Advancement, Alumni Relations, and Development.
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Reallocation of funds to support implementation of a strategic plan.
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Implementation of an actionable strategic plan, including clear objectives and tactics
on which the budget request of Section 6 are, by and large, based, with Strategic
Priorities to:
Enhance and enrich the quality of life of the university community and ensure a
focus on the student.
Increase revenue from private sources.
Develop a core of nationally recognized programs.
Improve national rankings in research and intellectual property development.
Become nationally recognized for attracting high achieving students from diverse
national and international populations.
These Strategic Priorities, with the action steps outlined in Section 6, will allow us to:
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Intensify NJIT’s engagement in economic development of the state and region.
Accelerate the number and extensiveness of research and development partnerships
that allow NJIT to maximize its technological and scientific contribution.
Continue to raise the level of excellence of undergraduate education.
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Continue and expand NJIT’s support of K-12 education in New Jersey.
Maximize partnerships and relationships that increase the diversity and amount of
streams of funding for NJIT’s students and programs.
Enhance the diversity of the NJIT community.
One of the most significant events of this year has been NJIT’s constructive engagement in
an area of highest priority for the State of New Jersey. NJIT’s unique blend of strengths in
service to New Jersey’s needs was demonstrated in an exemplary manner by the creation
the Homeland Security Technology Systems Center by Executive Order of the Governor in
June, 2004. Well before the official designation, NJIT had been focusing its resources to
address the heightened security needs of New Jersey and the nation. NJIT researchers
began soon after 9/11 to investigate innovative applications of technologies for sensing,
surveillance, detection of hazardous biomaterials and toxic chemicals, telecommunications,
and Internet security. NJIT’s Office of Research and Development took a proactive role in
coordinating potential security-related projects and developed partnerships with public
agencies and private companies. The result has been a strong increase in research activity
as well as an opportunity to contribute to a critically important State priority. This past year,
security demonstration projects using state-of-the art technology were carried out at a mall
in Paramus and at two schools in the state.
Finally, NJIT has a long tradition as a university of opportunity. Throughout the institution’s
history, the majority of its students have been the first in their families to attend college. The
university’s goal of transforming young lives began early in the last century and was based
on the conviction that an excellent technological education guarantees a student’s future
success and financial security.
NJIT today ranks ninth in the nation, tied with MIT, for the most diverse student body in the
nation. The university offers a wide range of Educational Opportunity and Pre-College
initiatives designed to bring women and other under-represented groups onto the campus
and to help them succeed once they get there.
At the same time, NJIT has been working to attract the most talented and motivated
students through its Albert Dorman Honors College. The college today enrolls nearly 600 of
the nation’s most academically accomplished students with SAT scores in the top ten
percent nationally and with mathematics proficiency scores in the top two percent. The
students are of diverse cultural backgrounds, many with multiple language skills, well-suited
for world-class companies that continue to contribute to the State’s competitiveness and
prosperity.
A “full-needs” budget for NJIT would require an increase to the base appropriation of
approximately $60 million. However, consistent with the Presidents’ Council Budget
request, NJIT has placed special emphasis on fundamental core needs, i.e., those needs that
are essential to running base operations effectively and efficiently, and priority needs, i.e.,
those needs that are top priorities for implementation of the university’s strategic plan and
needed to move the university forward programmatically and ensure that we are providing
quality educational, research, service, and economic development programs to address
broad State economic and societal goals.
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Fundamental Core Needs
State Authorized FTE
Salary Program
Graduate Assistant Health Plan
Critical Infrastructure Education
Homeland Security
Non-personnel (3.5% increase)
Neighborhood Development
Total
Budget Request
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3.8
0.9
1.0
1.8
1.5
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Priority Needs
Wireless Communications
Mathematical Sciences
Architecture
Nanoscale Technologies
Particle Technology
Inst. Equipment/Smart Classroom
Neural Engineering
Campus Diversity
Teacher Education
Library Development
Info. Services and Technology
Retention and Graduation
Physical Plant
Total
Budget Request
($ millions)
3.0
1.1
1.1
4.9
3.5
1.0
1.9
0.7
0.3
1.3
1.2
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0.9
21.0
FTE
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471
2
4
731
731
FTE
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9
10
7
4
2
2
2
4
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NJIT is indeed an important asset for the students, families, businesses and industries,
communities, and government of New Jersey. This budget request allows NJIT to continue
to serve in its numerous vital roles, to continue to bring its special strengths and assets to the
State of New Jersey and its people, and to enhance its national prominence.
- Robert A. Altenkirch
President
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UNIVERSITY INITIATIVES AND ACTIVITIES
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SUMMARY OF UNIVERSITY INITIATIVES AND ACTIVITIES
Introduction
The completion of a comprehensive analysis of the university in 1972 in conjunction
with an accreditation report to the Middles States Commission on Higher Education
afforded the university an important opportunity to prepare for the next phase of
institutional development in the transition from Newark College of Engineering to
New Jersey Institute of Technology. The following identifies many highlights of
initiatives and activities from 2002 to 2005.
I. Instruction
Program Development and Changes
B.S in Mathematical Sciences to replace B.S. Applied Mathematics and B.S. in Statistics
and Actuarial Science (2002).
M.S. in Power Engineering deleted from program inventory (2002).
Ph. D. in Information Systems and Ph.D. in Computer Science replace Ph.D. in
Computer and Information Science (2002).
M.S., Ph.D. in Biomedical Informatics to be UMDNJ degree only (2002).
NAAB re-accreditation (2002).
M.S. in Occupational Safety and Industrial Hygiene (Accepting no new students)
(2002).
B.S. in Nursing joint with UMDNJ (Mt. Laurel Campus) (Program to be discontinued
as current students graduate) (2003).
The Board of Trustees approves the discontinuance of the NJIT on-site programs in
Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, and Information
Systems at the Mt. Laurel campus at the end of the Spring 2004 semester (2003).
Established Winter session to promote student retention and improve graduation
rates (2003).
B.S/B.A. in Communication (nomenclature change from B.S./B.A. in Professional and
Technical Communication 2005).
B.S. in Bioinformatics (2005).
B.S. in Industrial Design.
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Student Remediation, Retention and Advisement
Conducted graduation and retention studies of gender and ethnicity to identify
demographic groups with special needs.
Evaluation and Outcomes Measurement
Department and Program Review (annually).
Face-to-face and distant learning courses delivery study (2005).
Student Learning Outcomes in Engineering Technology Courses (2005).
Writing assessment at NJIT study (2005).
Table: Enrollment Headcount of Underrepresented and Women:
Total Enrollment Headcount and Percent
Full/Part-time, Graduate and Undergraduate
Underrepresented Enrollment (Black &
Hispanic)
Women Enrollment
(Approximate)
1972
Fall
2005
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200
4,825 (100%)
8,058 (100%)
120 (2.5%)
1,606 (20%)
100 (2%)
1,839 (23%)
In three annual (Money, Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education, Black Issues in Higher
Education) national magazine surveys, NJIT ranks among the top 15 U.S. schools
enrolling and graduating minority engineers.
II. Research and Interdisciplinary Centers
Establishment of a Senior Vice President for Research and Development (2004);
Assistant Vice President for Technology Development (2003).
Research Growth:
Growth in Research and Associated Expenditures from FY95 – FY05
($000’s)
FY95
FY00
FY05
Total Research and Associated Expense
$30.9
$47.9
$76.9
Federal Funds
$15.1
$17.4
$35.7
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Interdisciplinary Research and Service Centers:
o Smart Campus Initiative
o Cyber-security and Intrusion Detection Industry University Cooperative
Research Center (NFS)
o Materials Characterization Laboratory; Advanced Manufacturing Laboratory;
Microfabrication Center; Center for Information Age Technology
o Newark Stem Cell Alliance
o NJ Homeland Security Technology Systems Center
Joint Research Corporation – New Jersey Institute of Technology, Rutgers and
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (in review 2005).
Founded NJIT Research and Technology Corporation (2004).
III. Computing Services
A Network-Centered, Computing-Intensive Campus
o NJIT provides a network-centered computing environment for faculty,
students, staff, and researchers. The campus' gigabit ethernet backbone
connects more than 7,000 nodes in classrooms, laboratories, residence halls,
faculty and staff offices, the library, student organization offices, and others.
The network provides access to a wealth of shared information services, all of
which appear as standard network services, originating from a single source,
and requiring a single point of authentication. Some of these include highperformance computer servers providing CPU cycles for simulation and
computational research, disk arrays for storage of large data sets,
communication servers for electronic mail and document exchange,
databases, digital journal subscriptions, and a virtual "Help Desk."
o Wireless access across the campus extends the convenience and accessibility
of services. A virtual private network extends access to campus information
resources to faculty, staff and students anywhere working at home, work, any
of the university's many extension sites, or throughout the world. Access to
Internet2 is provided with a private virtual connection through NJEDge.net.
Students pay a semester technology infrastructure fee to partially support
these basic services.
o Primary academic computing facilities are provided for faculty and students via
a distributed computing environment using the Andrew File System (AFS).
Faculty and students receive a single log-on account that provides access to
hundreds of workstations on the campus network for programming,
computation, Internet access, graphics, visualization facilities, and many other
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applications. The AFS environment provides seamless sharing of file data in a
heterogeneous computing environment of Sun Solaris, SGI, Compaq Alpha,
Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X workstations and servers. A 3 TB disk farm
provides default equivalent storage of over 300 MB per students and 1 GB per
faculty member. Additional disk allocations are available for special course and
research projects.
o Researchers with a need for high-performance computation have access to a
number of high performance computation servers, the primary ones being
SULCUS, an SGI 20-processor Origin 2000 server with 20 GB of RAM and
FERMI, an SGI 28-processor Origin 3400 with 28 GB of RAM. These servers
support research computing for software requiring very large amounts of
memory, high floating-point capability, and very fast direct memory access and
disk I/O, as well as parallel processing.
o E-Learning and computerized conferencing are supported on two separate
platforms: WebCT and WebBoard. The platforms are used as a primary or
secondary meeting place for class lectures and group discussions for more
than 2,000 students. The platforms also support some of the university's
research groups in group communications and decision support systems.
o Highlander Pipeline, the university’s campus portal, provides a single sign-on
access and authentication to a wide variety of on-line services for faculty and
students including campus news and announcements, e-mail, address
changes, registration and transcripts, course schedules, financial aid, bill
payment, class lists, faculty grade submission and much more. This year
additional services are being added for employee timekeeping. A specialized
portal for admitted freshman was launched this year and another for alumni is
ready to launch.
o The Academic Computing Facility in the Student Mall is home to four
computer classrooms and some 200 PCs used by individuals or class
reservations. The facility is available more than 16 hours per day during the
academic year. Additional PC clusters are available in the Honors College
Center, the Robert W. Van Houten Library, the University Learning Center, and
in many departmental facilities.
o Electronic communication is encouraged for all members of the university
community and in many forms of university business. Faculty, students, and
staff are issued e-mail accounts when they first arrive on campus, and the
accounts are available for academic, business, and personal use subject to the
university’s Acceptable Use Policy. Upon graduating, students are allowed to
keep their e-mail accounts active for professional and personal use as “alumni
e-mail accounts for life”.
o The Van Houten Library's Information Commons provides a convenient and
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relaxed atmosphere to search the Web, access electronic databases, view
videotapes and other electronic archives of class lectures, and retrieve
scholarly publications through digital library subscriptions. Reference librarians
are available to help students sort through the vast amounts of information
resources available and access what they need.
o The Office of Instructional Technology and Media Services provides several
facilities used for live and archived broadcast of online courses and other
events using the latest technologies for digital streaming and high quality
video conferencing, including Internet2 enabled access grids.
IV. Administration and Planning
Leadership and Administration
o In place leadership at senior level: President, Senior Vice President for
Academic Affairs & Provost, Senior Vice President for Administration and
Treasurer, Senior Vice President for Research and Development, Vice President
for University Advancement, Vice President for Academic and Student Services
and Dean of Albert Dorman Honors College, Vice President for Human
Resources, Associate Provost Undergraduate Programs, Associate Vice
President Resource Development, Associate Vice President for Development,
Associate Vice President for Facilities Management, Associate Vice President
for University Budgeting, Associate Vice President for Continuing and Distance
Education, Associate Treasurer, Dean of Newark College of Engineering, Dean
of School of Architecture, Dean of School of Management, Dean of College of
Science and Liberal Arts, Dean of Computing Science, Dean of Student
Services, and Dean of Freshman Studies, Associate Provost for Information
Services and Technology and Chief Information Officer, General Counsel, Dean
of Graduate Studies, Assistant Vice President for Human Resources, Assistant
Vice President for Enrollment Services, Assistant Vice President for Pre-College
Programs, Assistant Vice President for Finance/Controller, Assistant Vice
President for Technology Development, Assistant Vice President for
Government and Military Relations, Director of Institutional Research and
Planning.
o Codification and promulgation of certain policies as part of continuing policy
review effort, including, affirmative action, purchasing/receiving, facilities
guidelines, sexual harassment, travel, gifts-in-kind, partial return of research
indirect costs to instructional departments, personnel policies and procedures
manual, accounting manual, public safety, safety policies associated with
biohazards, human subjects experimentation and radiation, vehicle use,
smoke-free university, drug-free workplace, sick leave, use of facilities by faculty
consultants, computing ethics and access to information, policy on AIDS,
hiring procedures, tuition waivers, patent, copyright and promotion policies,
procedures for approval, operation and review of research centers, joint
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appointments, involuntary emergency withdrawal of students with mental
disorders, and access to campus by non-university groups.
Planning
o Middle States Self Study, including strategic plan. (2002).
o Identified five strategic priorities consistent with the planning themes identified
through the strategic planning process (2003).
Financial Planning
o Completed negotiations with Department of Health and Human Services on a
four-year Facilities and Administration Overhead rate. The F&A rate increased
from 47% to 50% in FY04, 51% in FY05, and increases to 52% in FY07 (2003).
Facilities Improvement
o Rehabilitation of Eberhardt Hall, listed on the national register of historic places
(completed 2005), making it suitable as a new center for the Alumni
Association, University Club, conferences and seminar facilities.
o Upgrade exterior renovations to Cullimore Hall (completed 2005).
o Campus landscaping (completed 2005).
o Occupancy of Enterprise Development Center III, East and West Buildings
(initiated 2002).
o Installed new SprinTurf, an artificial surface, on Lubetkin Field, a walking track
around its perimeter, midfield scoreboard and pressbox facilities with seating
to hold approximately 1,000 spectators (2004).
V. External Relations
Public Affairs and Development
Success in meeting objectives set in Strategic Plan
The new 2004-2010 Strategic Plan for the university, finalized and adopted in 2004,
sets forth the goals of increasing revenue from private sources for endowment,
programmatic and unrestricted funds; enhancing the university’s stewardship
program; and organizing a major comprehensive campaign.
The future of private support for NJIT rests on two fronts: identifying new donors and
encouraging current donors to increase their giving levels. With an ongoing focus
on building long-term relationships in FY 2005, we sustained significant gains in
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achieving the goals that were adopted. These goals include increasing the number of
alumni donors, revenues from other private sources, and funds for colleges,
departments and programs.
FY 2005 achievements are as follows:
o Total donations from all private sources amounted to $5,658,270
o The average gift size was $129.33, a 27% increase over FY04
o Leadership Circle of donors – those giving $100 or more- increased by 14% over
FY04
o Corporate and foundation donors increased by 5% over FY04
o Scholarships with living donors totaled 139, an increase of 8.5% over FY04
o Matching gifts increased by 13% over FY04
Interinstitutional Cooperation
o Articulation agreements with the following colleges: Bergen County College,
Bloomfield College, Brookdale Community College, Burlington County College,
Camden County College, Cumberland County College, Essex County College,
Ramapo State College, Hudson County Community College, Mercer County
College, Middlesex County College, County College of Morris, Ocean County
College, Passaic County Community College, Raritan Valley County College,
Stockton State College, Union County College, Seton Hall University, and
Lincoln University in Pennsylvania.
o Broad range of collaborative programs established with Rutgers and UMDNJ
(26 programs are currently joint.)
o Joint Research Corporation – New Jersey Institute of Technology, Rutgers and
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (initiated 2004).
o Pre-professional programs: M.D., New Jersey Medical School of the University
of Medicine and Dentistry (UMDNJ), Newark; M.D. at St. George’s University
Medical School, Granada with St. Michael’s Medical Center; Newark; D.M.D.;
UMDNJ – New Jersey Dental School, Newark; D.D.S., New York University;
O.D. at the State University of New York College of Optometry; J.D. at Seton
Hall Law School; Rutgers University School of Law - Newark.
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PROGRAM GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND DESCRIPTIONS
ORGANIZATION CHART
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PROGRAM GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND DESCRIPTIONS
Outlined below are the major university program goals for Fiscal Year 2007 and beyond, the
objectives associated with these goals and relevant descriptions.
The goals outlined below reflect the broad statements consistent with the traditional university
mission of teaching, research, and service and associated support. More specific objectives are
part of the initiatives more fully described in the core and priority needs detail.
Goal: Teaching and Learning
1. To ensure that the curriculum remains congruent with the realities of a demographically and
a technologically dynamic world; to modify curricula, teaching, and learning modalities with
a view toward educating for leadership in a global economy.
2. To enhance student awareness of an increasingly complex, diverse and interdependent
world.
3. To continue to expand the use of computing hardware, software, and other advanced
technologies.
4. To expand links between what students and faculty do on campus and their experiences in
industry and other professional settings.
5. To strengthen and enhance student analytical and communications skills.
6. To improve undergraduate and graduate teaching skills.
7. To support programs that foster teaching excellence and the use of effective teaching
techniques.
8. To more effectively assess the quality of teaching as part of the promotion and tenure
process.
9. To create a learning environment that better serves and supports under-represented student
groups such as women and minorities.
10. To continue to conduct outcomes assessment research to develop best practices in teaching
and learning.
11. To expand context-based learning and problem-based instructional strategies across the
curriculum.
12. To further integrate technology and technology-based resources in teaching and learning
activities.
13. To improve retention across all student populations.
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PROGRAM GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND DESCRIPTIONS
14. To review academic programs on a regular basis.
15. To improve the integration of the university's various assessment-related activities.
16. To embrace quality improvement as a major objective in both academic and administrative
functions.
Goal: Research and Graduate Studies
•
Develop a core of nationally recognized programs
o Build three programs to national prominence by 2008.
o Strengthen by 2006 three niche areas with high potential for NJIT and the State of
New Jersey.
o Develop and implement a marketing program by 2005 that impacts constituents and
local, regional, and national media.
•
Improve national rankings in research and development expenditures over the next five
years.
o Double externally sponsored research and development expenditures over the next
five years.
o Increase number of faculty recognition awards to at least the average of a select set of
benchmark peer institutions within five years.
o Increase the number of licenses from university held intellectual property to at least
the average of a select set of benchmark peer institutions within five years.
o Reach and maintain a three-year average of 60 PhD graduates per year in 15
disciplines within five years to continue to expand NJIT’s reputation as a nationally
recognized research university.
Goal: Student Diversity
1. To increase the number of full-time enrolled women undergraduate students and the
number of full-time enrolled minority graduate students.
2. To achieve a female enrollment of at least 25 percent of all full-time undergraduate students
by Fall 2008.
3. To continue to maintain high levels of under-represented minority graduate enrollments.
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4. To increase the resident student population to improve retention, quality of life, and
attractiveness of the campus to more distant populations, and as part of a university’s
visibility plan.
5. To increase the number of domestic (U.S. national) full-time graduate students.
6. To improve the recruitment and retention of adult learners.
Goal: Faculty and
and Staff
1. To continue to improve the quality of NJIT faculty and staff.
2. To increase the number of women, African-American and Latino faculty.
3. To recruit intensively so that women account for at least 30 percent and under-represented
minorities for at least 10 percent of full-time faculty.
4. To maintain NJIT’s favorable labor-management relations and atmosphere for negotiations.
5. To foster a welcoming and supportive environment for all new and veteran NJIT employees.
6. To expand the staff and management development/training program.
7. To expand career development ladders for non-faculty employees.
8. To improve employee productivity, efficiency and effectiveness.
9. To improve the university’s staff training program.
Goal: Campus Life
1. To continue to improve the quality of services provided to students and other constituents.
2. To continue to develop an environment that provides a tangible sense of community for
students, faculty, staff and administration.
3. To maintain the safe environment through excellent security and fire safety systems.
4. To continue to develop services and facilities appropriate to the needs of women on an
urban campus.
5. To ensure appropriate levels of student participation in the decision-making process.
6. To improve communications and information dissemination.
7. To increase the amount and proportion of “green space” on campus.
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Goal: Public Service
1. To serve diverse student populations through the continued development of programs and
services for disadvantaged pre-college students, as well as specific populations such as the
disabled, the gifted, and practicing professionals.
2. To continue to develop innovative programs for elementary and secondary school students.
3. To continue to develop services for the professional community.
4. To increase the involvement of students, faculty and staff in community service.
Goal: Economic Development
1. To serve the economic development needs of the City of Newark, the State, and the nation.
2. To make the best possible use of NJIT's special talents and expertise in service to its external
communities.
Goal: Resource Management and Development
1. To continue to improve the budgetary process for academic and administrative sectors,
ensuring appropriate links between allocation decisions and institutional goals and strategic
priorities.
2. To improve formal linkages between all planning activities, resulting documents, and
institutional budgets.
3. To continue to develop resources to support ongoing programs and the implementation of
plans for NJIT’s future.
4. To increase significantly the university’s endowment.
5. To increase giving from alumni and other individual donors.
The objectives which follow describe expected outcomes in a format consistent with the
activities grouped in the traditional accounting of headings of instruction, research, etc. More
specific objectives are included within the core and priority needs detail.
Instruction: Objectives
1. To offer baccalaureate degree programs in architecture, engineering, engineering
technology, computer science, management, statistics and actuarial science, chemistry,
applied science, science technology and society, applied physics, applied mathematics,
information technology, bioengineering and applied sciences, environmental studies and
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sustainability, advanced materials, transportation and other disciplines that will enable
graduates to qualify for immediate, productive careers and for advanced study in graduate
and professional schools.
2. To provide opportunities for graduate students to attain advanced degrees in a number of
professional fields.
3. To provide opportunities for continuing education for engineers, scientists, architects,
managers, computer specialists, engineering technologists, and others employed in business,
industry, and government in New Jersey and throughout the region.
4. To encourage and provide opportunities for the development and maintenance of high
professional standards within the academic community.
5. To the extent feasible, where there is a demonstrable need, expand the number of sites in
the state where NJIT's programs are offered, to make them available on a statewide basis.
6. To offer college courses to students in high schools through carefully planned television and
computer conferencing programs. To expand graduate course offerings at remote sites
through distance learning modalities.
7. To expand the use of computers in each of the curricula offered by the university.
Instruction: Program Description
1.
NJIT currently offers day and evening courses leading to the following degrees:
•
Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.)
•
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in: Applied Mathematics (joint with Rutgers University - Newark
Campus); Biology (joint with Rutgers University - Newark Campus); Computer Science
(joint with Rutgers University - Newark Campus); Communication; History (joint with
Rutgers University - Newark Campus); Information Systems (joint with Rutgers University Newark Campus).
•
Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.)
•
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in: Applied Physics (joint with Rutgers University - Newark
Campus); Architecture; Bioinformatics; Biology (joint with Rutgers University - Newark
Campus); Biomedical Engineering; Chemical Engineering; Chemistry; Civil Engineering;
Communication; Computer Engineering; Computer Science; Electrical Engineering;
Engineering
Science;
Engineering
Technology;
Environmental
Engineering;
Environmental Sciences (joint with Rutgers University - Newark Campus); Geoscience
Engineering (joint with Rutgers University - Newark Campus), Human Computer
Interaction (joint with Rutgers University - Newark Campus); Industrial Design; Industrial
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Engineering; Information Systems; Information Technology; Management; Mathematical
Sciences; Mechanical Engineering; Science/Technology and Society
•
Master of Architecture (M.Arch.)
•
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) in Management of Technology
•
Master of Infrastructure Planning (M.I.P.)
•
Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) joint with both The University of Medicine and Dentistry
of New Jersey and Rutgers University - Newark Campus
•
Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) in History joint with Rutgers University – Newark
Campus
•
Master of Arts (M.A.) in History joint with Rutgers University – Newark Campus
•
Master of Science (M.S.) in: Applied Mathematics; Applied Physics (joint with Rutgers
University - Newark Campus); Applied Statistics; Architectural Studies; Biology (joint with
Rutgers University - Newark Campus); Biomedical Engineering; Chemical Engineering;
Chemistry; Civil Engineering; Computational Biology (joint with Rutgers University Newark Campus); Computer Engineering; Computer Science; Electrical Engineering;
Engineering Management; Engineering Science; Environmental Engineering;
Environmental Policy Studies; Environmental Science (joint with Rutgers University Newark Campus); Industrial Engineering; Information Systems; Internet Engineering;
Management; Manufacturing Systems Engineering; Materials Science and Engineering;
Mechanical Engineering; Occupational Safety and Health Engineering; Pharmaceutical
Engineering; Professional and Technical Communication; Telecommunications;
Transportation
•
Master of Science in Nursing-Nursing Informatics (M.S.N.) joint with The University of
Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
•
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in: Applied Physics (joint with Rutgers University – Newark
Campus); Biology (joint with Rutgers University - Newark Campus); Biomedical
Engineering (joint with The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey) Chemical
Engineering; Chemistry; Civil Engineering; Computer Engineering; Computer Science;
Electrical Engineering; Environmental Engineering; Environmental Science (joint with
Rutgers University - Newark Campus); Industrial Engineering; Information Systems;
Materials Science and Engineering; Mathematical Sciences (joint with Rutgers University Newark Campus); Mechanical Engineering; Transportation; Urban Systems (joint with
both The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey and Rutgers University Newark Campus)
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2. NJIT teaches, advises and mentors doctoral students in one degree program offered by
Rutgers University as the degree-granting institution: Ph.D. in Management.
3. NJIT offers cooperative education programs in which work in industry and business is a part
of the student's curriculum leading to most of the listed bachelors’ and masters’ degrees.
4. Faculty responsibilities, in addition to instruction and academic program development,
include advisement of students in undergraduate and graduate programs; supervision of
students in laboratories and independent study; research and scholarship; professional
activities and public service; service on departmental, college, and university committees
concerned with academic governance of the university; and activities related to community
service.
Program Description:
Description: Sponsored Research and Other Sponsored Programs
Various projects and activities are carried out that serve to develop new knowledge, broaden
the educational program, encourage faculty to improve their academic competence, provide
developmental experience to students, and extend and improve relationships with the corporate
and government communities. Programs are funded by the sponsor or grantor, except for some
matching requirements that frequently consist of in-kind contributions of staff time, indirect
services, or the use of facilities and equipment.
Objectives: Public Service
Public Service at NJIT includes Continuing Professional Education, Community Service and
Enterprise Development Center.
Objectives: Continuing Professional Education
To make available on campus and at sites throughout the State, not-for-credit programs for
working professionals and non-matriculating students for the primary purpose of maintaining
proficiency in employment and professional development. Conferences, courses of varying
duration, and seminars are held for these purposes and to satisfy other specific educational
objectives of individuals and their corporate and government employers.
Program Description: Continuing Professional Education
The Division of Continuing Professional Education plays an active role in providing programs
and services meeting the extension and public service commitments of the university.
Representative examples of the types of programs offered are as follows:
1. Courses are offered to practicing professionals who desire to upgrade their competence in
newly emerging areas of concern to government and industry, e.g., web mastering,
microelectronics, microcomputers, computer-aided design, manufacturing and robotics.
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2. Refresher courses are provided for individuals qualified for admission to the licensing
examination for Registered Architect in the State of New Jersey.
3. National conferences are organized on subjects of interest to industry and government.
4. There are two exams, Fundamentals of Engineering and Professional Engineer. Review
courses are held during the Fall and Spring semesters to assist individuals in preparing for the
Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination and the Professional Engineering (PE)
examination.
5. Specially tailored "in-house" programs are presented to industry and government
organizations.
6. Non-credit and credit-bearing distance-based degrees, certificates and courses and noncredit training courses are developed and delivered to audiences too remote to take
advantage of other curriculum offerings.
7. For professionals who have been displaced by layoffs, plant or business closings, or corporate
restructuring, the Division of Continuing Professional Education provides skill and
competency upgrading so that these individuals can pursue new employment opportunities.
8. The Division works closely with NJIT's various research centers to provide a comprehensive
training component, helping the centers achieve their public service objectives.
Objectives: Community Service and Economic Development
1. To promote civic responsibility through service for all members of the university community,
with a special focus on students.
2. To link students, faculty and staff directly to an array of community service opportunities.
3. To provide technical and other assistance to New Jersey firms, especially small, minority and
women owned businesses, in order that they may become more competitive, and to
promote job creation in Newark and the state.
Program Description: Community Service and Economic Development
1. The Office of Community and Public Service promotes the integration of service learning
programs with course work, as well as providing opportunities for paid and volunteer work
with public and community-based agencies. The office administers NJIT's Service Corps
enabling students to use their skills and knowledge to address serious social and
environmental issues facing the city, state and region. The Housing Fellows Program, for
example, places students in community based non-profit housing organizations to develop
plans, design and initiate affordable housing, and related projects.
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2. Economic development includes three major initiatives. The Enterprise Development Center
is a technology-based business incubator that assists firms to start-up and grow with the aid
of university resources. The Procurement Technical Assistance Center is a federally funded
program that helps businesses successfully compete for Department of Defense and other
federal contracts. The Office of Intellectual Property provides systematic coordination of
efforts to support NJIT faculty, staff and students seeking to commercialize their inventions.
NJIT is also involved in a number of other efforts to support and develop the economy of the
city, the state and beyond.
Objectives: Auxiliary Services
To provide students with collateral services related to the instructional program.
Program Description: Auxiliary Services
The university operates the residence halls and parking facility on a self-supporting, non-profit
basis. Operations of the bookstore and food service are contracted to private vendors.
Objectives: Academic Support
1. To provide print and non-print media materials to the faculty and students for research,
reference and supplemental reading to complement and supplement the formal instructional
program.
2. To provide instruction to students in the use of library collections to aid them in study and
research.
3. To provide bibliographical and other technical assistance to faculty and students to meet
their needs in academic program planning and development and in carrying out
independent study projects, and other course-related assignments.
4. To provide instruction in the use of and access to modern computer technology.
5. To provide computer and programming capability appropriate to the research and
instructional activities of the university.
Program Description: Academic Support
1. The library and staff provide a full range of services to students, faculty and administration,
including circulation, catalog maintenance, reference services, technical and bibliographical
services, and general assistance in the use of all library collections. Media Services and the
Library also provide films, film-strips, video tapes, and other audio-visual materials and
equipment to faculty and staff for instructional and other university purposes.
2. The University Information Systems department provides a full range of computing facilities,
services, and information systems. An extensive network of mainframes, minicomputers,
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microcomputers, terminals, and software has been developed and is regularly updated and
expanded.
Objectives: Student Services
1. To provide students with a quality campus life experience.
2. To provide students with comprehensive academic support services and programs.
3. To provide students with a broad range of education-related services in order to facilitate
their social, emotional, and intellectual growth.
4. To provide financial assistance to students on the basis of demonstrated need, and to
provide scholarships from university and private sources when there is a combination of
need and merit.
5. To provide a complement of support services outlined in the Program Descriptions.
Program Description: Student Services
Services provided include admissions processing, academic tutoring and support, residence,
dining, athletics (including an extensive program of intercollegiate and intramural sports),
counseling services (including testing, course placement, academic and personal counseling),
veterans and international student services, student activities, financial aid programs, health
services, co-op’s, internships, college work study, career planning and placement. Under
established policies and procedures, financial aid is provided to students through a program of
loans, scholarships, grants and work opportunities. Funds are derived from state appropriations,
federal grants, and private sources and institutional budgets.
Objectives: Institutional Support
1. To provide management of the university with strong support in planning, program
development and evaluation, financial management, and effective resource development,
allocation, and utilization.
2. To provide general support services to all instructional, service and administrative units of the
university.
3. To provide security and other related services to maintain a safe and secure physical
environment through a commissioned police force and a contingent of security officers.
Objectives: Physical Plant Operations and Management
1. To operate the physical plant in a safe and energy-efficient manner.
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2. To operate and maintain all physical facilities required for the conduct of the educational and
related programs.
3. To provide transportation and other related services required to maintain a secure and
efficiently managed physical environment.
4. To preserve and extend the useful life of the physical assets.
Program Description: Physical Plant Operations and Management
The program provides for the planning, management, and operation of physical plant assets of
the university including buildings, grounds, and equipment. Utilities, maintenance,
rehabilitation, improvement, and custodial services are provided.
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ORGANIZATION CHARTS
The current organization structure is displayed on the following pages.
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NJIT BOARD OF TRUSTEES, OFFICERS, AND ADMINISTRATION
Fall 2005
NJIT Board of Trustees
Ms. Wielkopolski, Chair
Acting Governor Codey, ex officio
Mayor James, ex officio
NJIT Board of Overseers
Mr.Herkert, Chair
Secretary to the Board
Ms. Stern , Esq.
Mr. Burns, Esq., Vice Chair
Mr. DePalma, Vice Chair
Mr. Beachem
Mr. Bone
Dr. Brown
Mr. Cistaro
Dr. DeCaprio
Ms. Garcia
Mr. Knapp, Jr.
Mr. Powell
Mr. Ryan
Mr. Samuel
Mr. Toolan
Mr. Weinbach
Dr. Dees, President
The Foundation at NJIT
Treasurer to the Board
Mr. Mauermeyer
Alumni Association Board of
Trustees
Faculty and
Faculty Council
Mr. Gross, President
Student Senate/
Graduate Student
Assn
President
Chief of Staff
Dr. Altenkirch
Director of Institutional
Research & Planning
Dr. Deess
Dr. Ross
Assistant to President
Ms. Watkins
Vice President for
University
Advancement
Senior Vice President
for Research &
Development
Senior Vice President for
Academic Affairs &
Provost
Vice President for
Academic & Student
Services; Dean, Albert
Dorman Honors College
Senior Vice President
for Administration &
Treasurer
General Counsel
Vice President for
Human Resources/ Exec
Dir., Comp., Training &
Community Relations
Dr. Dees
Dr. Sebastian
Dr. Nelson
Dr. Bloom
Mr. Mauermeyer
Ms. Stern, Esq
Dr. Johnson
Director
of University Audits
Ms. Blount-Fenney
ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
Fall 2005
Assistant to
Provost
Ms. Zigman
Provost & Senior VicePresident for Academic Affairs
Dr. Nelson
Associate Provost
UG Programs
Dr. Knox
Asst. for Acad.
Affairs Admin.
Ms. Lerner
Acting Dean
College of
Computing Sciences
Dean
Newark College of
Engineering
Dean
College of Science
& Liberal Arts
Acting Dean
School of
Management
Dean
NJ School of
Architecture
Dr. Ahluwalia
Dr. Blake
Dr. Deek
Dr. Hawk
Prof. Gauchat
Asst. to Dean
Ms. Branson
Acting Associate
Dean
University
Librarian
Dean
Graduate Studies
Mr. Sweeney
Dr. Kane
Asst. to Dean
Ms. Federici
Associate Dean
Associate Dean
Associate Dean
Associate Dean
Dr. Rockland
Dr. Abdel-Malek
Dr. Tedesco
Mr. Dyer
Acting Chair
Dept. Information
Systems
Dr. Bieber
Chair
Dept. Chemical
Engineering
Dr. Baltzis
Chair
Dept. Industrial
& Mfg. Eng
Chair
Dept. Computer
Science
Acting Chair
Dept. Civil &
Environ. Eng.
Acting Chair
Dept. Mechanical
Engineering
Dr. Gehani
Prof. Konon
Dr. Dave
Dr. Cohen
Vice President for
Academic and
Student Services;
Dean,
Albert Dorman
Honors College
Dr. Bloom
Dr. Bladikas
Lt. Col. Antes
Chair
Dept. Physics
Dr. Buteau
Chair
Dept. Engineering
Technology
Chair
Dept. Electrical
& Computer Eng
Chair
Dept. Federated
History
Prof. English
Dr. Dhawan
Dr. Sher (NJIT)
Program Director
Transportation
Chair
Dept. Biomedical
Engineering
Chair, Dept.
Federated
Biological Sciences
Dr. Bonder(R-N)
Dr. Bladikas
Program Director
Engineering
Science
Dr. Kristol
Dr. Hunter
Program Admin.
Information
Technology
Dr. Statica
Chair
Dept. Aerospace
Acting Chair
Dept.
Mathematical
Sciences
Dr. Miura
Acting Chair
Dept. Chemistry
& Environmental
Science
Dr. Bozzelli
Chair
Dept. Humanities
Dr. Lynch
Director
Architecture
Library
Dr. Gervits
Academic Admin.
Materials Science
& Engineering
Dr. Tyson
Director
Projects and
Grants
Ms. Mettle
Assoc. Director
Graduate Studies
Ms. GonzalezLenahan
Assistant
University
Librarian
Mr. Robertson
Director
Intl. Students &
Faculty
Mr. Grundy
Assoc. Provost Inform.
Services & Technology
Chief Inform. Officer
Mr. Ullman
Director
Telecom &
Networking
Mr. Teklinski
Director
Univ. Computing
Systems
Dr. Perel
Director,
Academic
Computing
Ms. Thompson
Director
University Inform.
Systems
Mr. Gopal
Director Comp
Operations &
Prod Services
Mr. Byron
Coordinator
Ms. Ellison
Assoc.
Director
Mr. Kline
RESEARCH ADMINISTRATION
Fall 2005
President
Dr. Altenkirch
Dir. Admin Services
Ms. Pappagallo
Asst. VP for
Technology
Development
Ms. Sheft
Assoc. VP
Information
Resource
Development
Mr. Terry
Exec. Director
Center for
Manufacturing
Systems
Mr. Chaneski
Exec. Director
Center for Info
Age Technology
Mr. Darer
Exec. Director
Center for
MicroFab
Dr. Ivanov
Exec. Director
Medical Device
Concept Lab
Dr. Jaffee
Asst. VP for Govt
& Military
Relations
Mr. Marshall
Exec. Director of
Enterprise
Development
Center
(Vacant)
Senior Vice President for
Academic Affairs & Provost
Dr. Nelson
Senior Vice President for
Research & Development
Dr. Sebastian
Director
Sponsored
Programs
Administration
Ms. Rubio
Assoc. VP for
Strategic
Initiatives
Mr. Hughey
Dean
NJ School of
Architecture
Prof. Gauchat
Dean
Newark College of
Engineering
Dr.Blake
Assoc. Director
Sponsored
Programs
Director
Center for Architecture
& Building Science
Research
Director
Electronic Imaging
Center
Exec. Dir. Center for
Communications &
Signal Processing
Research
Ms. Kahn
Mr. Evans
Dr. Grebel
Dr. Bar-Ness
Director
Center for
Membrane
Technologies
Dr. Sirkar
Director
NJ Center for
Engineered
Particulates
Dr. Dave
Director
NJ Center for
Wireless Net. &
Internet Security
Dr. Dhawan
Director
NJ Center for
Mircoflow Control
Dr. Aubry
Asst. Director
Sponsored
Programs
Mr. Liska
Dir. National Center
for Transportation &
Industrial Productivity
Dr. Spasovic
Executive Director
North Jersey
Transportation
Planning Authority
Mr. Weiner
Dir. International
Intermodal
Transportation
Center
Dr. Spasovic
Director
Center for Solar
Research
Dr. Goode
Exec. Dir.
York Center for
Environmental Eng.
& Science
Dr. Watts
Dean
College of Science
& Liberal Arts
Dr. Deek
Director
Center for Applied
Mathematics
& Statistics
Dr. Ahluwalia
Director
Murray Center for
Women in
Techonology
Dr. Steffen
FISCAL ADMINISTRATION
Fall 2005
Senior Vice President for
Administration and
Treasurer
Mr. Mauermeyer
Associate Vice President
Facilities Mgmt.
Mr. Tartaglia
Director
Building Services
Mr. Cook
Manager
Transportation
Mr. Freeman
Manager
Planning
Mr. Jakubaszek
Director
Technical Services
Mr. Shapiro
Director
Public Safety
Chief Kirk
Director
Security Systems
Mr. Gjini
Acting Director
Purchasing
Ms. Regencio
Associate Vice President
University Budgeting
Mr. Bishof
Director of University
Audits
Ms. Blount-Fenny
Asst. Vice President
Finance & Controller
Mr. Garcia
Associate Treasurer
Mr. Tworischuk
Director
Health &
Environment Safety
Dr. Van Houten
Director
Procurement
Assistance Center
Ms. Chaplin
Bursar
Mr. Tessler
Manager
Accounts Payable
Mr. Nieves
Director
General
Accounting
Mr. Schneiderman
Director
Payroll
Ms. Scott
Director
Grants & Contract
Accounting
Ms. Eng
ACADEMIC AND STUDENT SERVICES
Fall 2005
Vice President for Academic &
Student Services; Dean, Albert
Dorman Honors College
Asst. to VP
Ms. Pohero
Dr. Bloom
Associate VP
Enroll. Services
Dr. Anderson
Registrar
Mr. Thompson
Director
Undergraduate
Admissions
Ms. Kelly
Director
Graduate
Admissions
Mr. Eck
Asst. VP
Pre-College
Dr. Kimmel
Dean
Freshman Studies
Dr. Valyo
Director
Trio &
Upward Bound
Program
Mr. McCloud
Coordinator Of
Testing & Acad.
Placement
Ms. Burnett
Exec. Director
Edu. Opportunity
Program
Mr. Howell
Director
Student Support
Services
Program
Ms. Hoffman
Director
Consortium,
Pre-College
Education in
Newark
Dr. Jackson
Dean of
Students
Dr. Gentul
Associate Dean
Honors College
Dr. Reibstein
Asst Dean
Honors College
Ms. Williamson
Assoc. Dean
Mr. Thomas
Director
Residence Life
Ms. Riker
Acting Asst.
Dean/Director
of Campus
Center
Ms. Minnich
Director
Health Services
Director
Student Financial
Aid Services
Ms. Bialk
Senior Admin.
Athletics, Intramurals,
Physical Ed.
& Recreation
Mr. Kaplan
Dr. Davis
Director, Univ.
Learning Ctr.
Ms. Boger
Director
Counseling
Center
Dr. Frank
Executive
Director Career
Development
Services
Mr. Mass
Director
Student & Alumni
Development
Ms. Raines
Director
Community
Service &
Operations Team
Ms. Newton
Assoc. VP
Continuing &
Distance Education
Dr. Tenen Spak
Director
Extended
Learning Devel.
& Delivery
Ms. Schreihofer
Director
Instructional
Tech.
& Media Services
Mr. Reynolds
UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENT
Special Assistant
Ms. Otelsberg
Fall 2005
Vice President for
University Advancement
Dr. Dees
Admin. Assistant
Ms. Smith
Executive Director
Highlander Athletic
Fund
Mr. Breslin
Executive Director
Communications
Ms. Llewellyn
Sr. Publications
Officer
Ms. Pilla
Director
Public Relations
Ms. Weinstein
Sr. Project
Manager/Editor
Ms. Crovetto
Sr. Publications
Officer
Mr. Maskevisch
Web Content
Manager
Ms. Damm
Publications &
Advertising
Coordinator
Ms. Hoyle
Graphic
Designer
Ms. Moroch
Asst. Director
Public
Relations
Mr. Florida
Project Leader
(Web)
(Vacant)
Web Developer
Mr. Krane
Assoc. VP for
Development
Ms. Rhodes
Campaign Director
(vacant)
Director
Special Events
Mr. Ruiz
Executive Director
Alumni Relations
Mr. Boynton
Coordinators
Special Events
Ms. Moy
Manager of
Stewardship &
Donor Relations
Ms. Krongard
Assoc. Director
Alumni Relations
Ms. David-Wilson
Development
Director, SOA
Mr. Wellen
Development
Director, CCS
& CSLA
Mr. Basen
Development
Director, NCE
Ms. McClellan
Development
Director, SOM
Mr. McDermott
Asst. Director
Alumni Relations
(Vacant)
Development
Director,
Honors
Mr. Douglas
Director
Annual Fund
Ms. Kramer
Assistant
Director
Mr. Davis
Asst. VP
Planned Giving
Ms. OsseiranHanna
Assoc. Director
Corporations &
Foundations
Mr.Blitz
Director
for Research
Ms. Gentleman
Coordinator for
Donor Research
Ms. Porterfield
OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL
Fall 2005
General Counsel
& Asst. V.P. Legal &
Employment Affairs
Ms. Stern, Esq.
Asst. General Counsel
for Legal Affairs
Mr. Tierney, Esq.
Assistant Counsel for
Legal Affairs
Ms. Li, Esq.
Assistant General Counsel
for Employment and
Labor
Ms. Weiner, Esq.
HUMAN RESOURCES
Fall 2005
Vice President for Human
Resources/ Executive Director
Compliance, Training &
Community Relations
Dr. Johnson
Office Manager
Ms. Johnson
Asst. Vice President of
Human Resources
Ms. Biagas
HRS Database
Manager
Mr. Joshi
Director Employee
Assistance Program
Ms. Conrad
Manager of Benefits
Ms. Lawerence
Manager Training
& Development
Ms. Serra
Manager
for Employment
Ms. Crawford
Manager of
Compensation
Ms. Weinstein
Manager of Labor
& Employer
Relations
Ms.Sutton-Falk
SECTION 4.
ENROLLMENT/STUDENT RETENTION INFORMATION
2007enrol.xls
NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
FY 2007 BUDGET REQUEST
EVALUATION DATA
Actual
FY 2004
Actual
FY 2005
Orginal
FY 2006
Revised
FY 2006
Budget
Request
FY 2007
PROGRAM DATA
Institutional Support
Enrollment total (headcount)
Enrollment total FTE's (a)
Undergraduate total (headcount)
Undergraduate total FTE's (a)
Full-time (headcount)
Full-time FTE's (a)
Part-time (headcount)
Part-time FTE's (a)
Graduate total (headcount)
Graduate total FTE's (a)
Full-time (headcount)
Full-time FTE's (a)
Part-time (headcount)
Part-time FTE's (a)
11,820
6,576
5,712
4,369
4,248
3,847
1,464
522
3,058
1,676
1,261
977
1,797
699
11,105
6,221
5,366
4,181
4,071
3,713
1,295
468
2,883
1,551
1,145
894
1,738
657
11,400
6,383
5,550
4,257
4,150
3,758
1,400
499
3,000
1,630
1,200
930
1,800
700
10,945
6,108
5,316
4,183
4,133
3,765
1,183
418
2,795
1,442
1,431
984
1,364
458
11,400
6,411
5,525
4,256
4,125
3,757
1,400
499
3,000
1,668
1,300
1,007
1,700
661
3,050
531
2,253
391
797
140
102
3,548
195,599
2,856
489
2,196
370
660
119
102
3,235
185,439
2,850
496
2,145
372
705
124
103
3,200
189,175
2,834
483
2,133
355
701
128
104
3,200
181,882
2,875
487
2,175
359
700
128
105
3,200
183,172
1,942
14.1/1
1,863
13.0/1
1,850
14.1/1
1,800
13.4/1
1,800
13.5/1
579
619
552
1,171
556
621
554
1,175
600
630
560
1,190
623
608
545
1,153
750
610
550
1,160
85
49
80
53
82
55
82
56
82
56
18,932
6,758
11,710
1,148
21,280
7,918
13,716
1,262
21,280
7,918
13,716
1,262
22,622
8,472
14,676
1,350
22,622
8,472
14,676
1,350
805
805
1,432
805
1,536
Extension and Public Service
Enrollment (headcount) (b)
Enrollment total FTE's (a)
Undergraduate (headcount)
Undergraduate FTE's (a)
Graduate (headcount)
Graduate FTE's (a)
Degree programs offered
Courses Offered
Student credit hours produced
Degrees and Certificates
Granted - Total
Ratio: Student/faculty ( c)
Full-time, First-Time, Degree-Seeking Freshmen who
are Regular Admission Students
Average SAT Score - Math
Average SAT Score - Verbal
Average SAT Score - Total
Outcomes Data (d)
Third Semester Retention Rates
Seven Year Graduation Rates
Student Tuition and Fees
Total Cost of Attendance (e)
Full-Time Undergraduate Tuition State Residents
Full-Time Undergraduate Tuition Non - State Residents
Full-Time Undergraduate Fees
PERSONNEL DATA
Position Data
State Funded Positions
(a) Equated on the basis of 32 equivalant credit hours per undergraduate student and 24 equivalant credit hours per graduate student,
consistent with IPED's.
(b) Reflects Summer/Winter sessions and are included in the calculation of total enrollment.
(c) Calculated on the number of teaching positions (including adjunct faculty) and equated full-time (weighted) students as reflected in
IPEDS.
(d) As calculated by the Student Unit Record Enrollment (SURE) system.
(e) As reported to the Office of Student Assistance. Includes tuition, fees, room and board, transportation, and supplies. FY2007 does
not reflect rate increases, which are determined after the FY2007 appropriation is known.
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NEW JERSEY
JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
FY 2007
2007 BUDGET REQUEST
ENROLLMENT NARRATIVE
Nationally, approximately 9% of those enrolling in college are engineering majors. Despite the
fact that it is only 7% in New Jersey, the continuing demand for scientific and technological
undergraduate education remains high at NJIT as evidenced by the sustained enrollments in
these programs over the past several years. Recent strong undergraduate enrollment trends
indicate that initiatives designed to enlarge the applicant pool have resulted in an increase in
the number of highly qualified students seeking enrollment at NJIT. Despite, the national and
regional decline in enrollment in computer science, computer engineering, information systems,
and business (MBA), we have undertaken an aggressive recruitment program, which we expect
will result in a 5% increase in applications at the freshman, transfer and graduate levels.
Enrollment yields will improve by 2% across all student populations. Targeted initiatives will also
contribute to a 2% increase in our student retention rate. However, while initiatives to increase
enrollment are being implemented, we are at capacity for architecture and several engineering
majors and only modest enrollment increases in these programs are possible. For FY 2006,
annual enrollment is expected to be 10,945 students. An enrollment of 11,400 is expected for
FY 2007.
Some of the recruitment efforts that have been developed or expanded at NJIT include:
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Increased faculty and student (Ambassadors Club) involvement with recruiting.
Academic department career fairs and Engineering Career Days for high school
students and teachers.
On-campus “Open House” events for prospective students and their parents.
Representation at over 500 high schools and recruiting events throughout New Jersey
and the region.
Development of a competitive scholarship program to attract highly qualified students.
SOA, NCE, and CSLA “Career Exploration Programs” for high school students.
Establishment of a Parents Advisory Council.
Establishment of an Alumni Admissions Program throughout the United States
Expanded statewide EOP recruiting.
Athletic recruiting as NJIT moves its intercollegiate athletics program to NCAA Division I
status.
Expanded marketing of extension and distance learning course offerings.
Extensive Pre-College Programs, serving over 3,500 primary and secondary school
students and teachers, and the addition of a 12th year options initiative.
Expanded recruitment activities to new markets in Northeast and Middle-Atlantic states.
Opened a fifth resident hall in fall 2001, thus providing on-campus housing for almost
1,500 students.
Continuing to develop joint admissions and articulation agreements with New Jersey
community colleges and BS/MS programs with four-year colleges and universities.
Completed a comprehensive Student Services Mall, Student Services Building, and
Campus Center.
New majors/degree programs (biology, biomedical engineering, MBA) and teacher
certification option (joint program with Rutgers-Newark).
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NEW JERSEY
JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
FY 2007
2007 BUDGET REQUEST
ENROLLMENT NARRATIVE
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Articulated curriculum and joint admissions agreements with science and technology
high schools.
Partnerships with the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering, the
Philadelphia Alliance for Minorities Program, corporate and other science association
programs.
Targeted overseas student recruitment in India, China, South America, and Eastern
Europe.
Increased evening and weekend student programming to improve campus life.
Increased entrance requirements for selective undergraduate majors due to limited
instructional and physical facility capacities.
Installation of a new synthetic surface soccer field and reconditioned tennis courts
Initiated “Weekend College” for adults who are currently employed in technological
jobs, initiated an undergraduate degree, but had yet to complete it
Additional recruitment efforts will focus on increasing women undergraduate and graduate
enrollment. Nationally, fifty-six percent of students attending college are women, yet they
remain underrepresented at technological universities. Efforts will also be expanded to use
distance learning to train at corporate sites, insuring that the state’s technological workforce has
the necessary skills and knowledge.
Overall, the appreciating reputation of NJIT for educating the scientific and technological
workforce of the State, partnerships with industry and government, and magazine rankings
have resulted in increased undergraduate enrollment. The fields of study offered by the
university relate well to the aspirations of highly motivated individuals who will contribute
significantly to the economic development of the State, and to their communities, as they build
careers, largely in New Jersey.
Current undergraduate and graduate catalogs are available at http://ecatalog.njit.edu
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SECTION 5.
BUDGET INFORMATION
State of New Jersey
Department of the Treasury
Office of Management and Budget
FY2007 Budget Request (BB-102)
Department:
Date:
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Citation:
Approved by:
Director
To the State Treasurer:
Appropriations as follows are requested for the above agency for fiscal year 2007. Attached are data
covering the present and preceding fiscal years. The statements given are true and correct to the best
of my knowledge and belief. I certify that the request submitted are in accordance with instructions
contained in the Budget Instruction Manual.
Positions Budgeted
by fund (1,2)
1. State Funded (per Appropriations Act Language)
2. General Services Funded
Total Positions
Agency
Request
FY 2007
Budgeted
FY 2006
805
254
1,059
1,536
0
1,536
Department Head/Officer
Robert A. Altenkirch
Expended 2005
5-1
Original
and
Supplemental
Reappro.
and
Receipts
Transfers
and
Emerg.
Total
Available
Expended
Recapitulation
FY2006
FY2007
By Department
By Fund Category
Appropriated
Agency
Request
226,385
(10,949)
215,436
215,436 Institutional Support
Total Grants-In-Aid
Less:
(4,986)
Receipts from Tuition Increases
(72,774)
General Services Income
(10,851)
Auxiliary Funds Income
(57,409)
Special Funds Income
(19,104)
Employee Fringe Benefits
(165,124) Total Income Deductions
(76,132)
(10,166)
(68,620)
(22,777)
(177,695)
(4,986)
3,358
(685)
11,211
3,673
12,571
(4,986)
(72,774)
(10,851)
(57,409)
(19,104)
(165,124)
48,690
1,622
50,312
50,312 Total State Appropriation
226,235
150
(10,999)
0
50
215,236
150
50
215,236
150
50
(177,695)
12,571
0
(165,124)
(165,124)
48,690
1,622
0
50,312
50,312
1. State Funded = Positions per Appropriations Act Language
2. General Services Funded = All Other Unrestricted Positions
Special Purpose
General Institutional Operations
Special Purpose - Smart Shunt
Special Purpose - Pre College
Special Purpose - Core Needs
LESS: Income Deductions
TOTAL STATE SUPPORT
228,266
242,338
(5,314)
(77,563)
(11,012)
(58,850)
(24,015)
(176,754)
(82,877)
(11,012)
(58,850)
(24,015)
(176,754)
51,512
65,584
228,266
228,266
14,072
(176,754)
(176,754)
51,512
65,584
NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
FY2007 BUDGET REQUEST
Spending Agency: New Jersey Institute of Technology
APPROPRIATIONS DATA
.
($000)
---Year Ending June 30, 2005---
Original
226,385
Reapprop.
& Receipts
(10,949)
GRANTS - IN - AID
Distribution by Fund
& Program
Transfers
& Emerg.
Total
Available
Expended
0
215,436
215,436
Institutional Support
FY 2006
Adjust.
Approp.
FY 2007
Request
228,266
242,338
(82,877)
(11,012)
(58,850)
(24,015)
(176,754)
Total Grants - in - Aid
LESS:
(76,132)
(10,166)
(68,620)
(22,777)
(177,695)
(4,986)
3,358
(685)
11,211
3,673
12,571
48,690
1,622
226,235
150
0
(4,986)
(72,774)
(10,851)
(57,409)
(19,104)
(165,124)
(4,986)
(72,774)
(10,851)
(57,409)
(19,104)
(165,124)
Receipts from Tuition Increase
General Services Income
Auxiliary Funds Income
Special Funds Income
Employee Fringe Benefits
Total Income Deductions
(5,314)
(77,563)
(11,012)
(58,850)
(24,015)
(176,754)
0
50,312
50,312
Total State Appropriations
51,512
65,584
228,266
228,266
Distribution by Fund and Object
Special Purpose
215,236
General Institutional Operations
150
Special Purpose - Smart Shunt
50
Graduate Assistant Health Benefits Program
General Non-Personnel Increase (3.5%)
Salary Program
Homeland Security
Neighborhood Development
Critical Infrastructure
(10,999)
0
50
215,236
150
50
(177,695)
12,571
(165,124)
(165,124)
48,690
1,622
50,312
50,312
3,767
1,803
5,052
1,000
1,500
950
LESS:
0
Income Deductions
Grand Total State Appropriations
5-2
(176,754)
(176,754)
51,512
65,584
FY 2007
Recommended
State of New Jersey
Department of the Treasury
Office of Management and Budget
FY2007 Budget Request
Revenue Reconciliation (BB-103)
Institution:
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Fiscal Year
Ending
June 30, 2005
Actual
Fiscal Year
Ending
June 30, 2006
Estimated
Fiscal Year
Ending
June 30, 2007
Estimated
Revenues (list separately)
Tuition & Fees
Tuition Increase
Continuing Education
69,466
4,986
2,511
74,351
5,314
2,503
79,665
Subtotal Tuition & Fees
76,963
82,168
82,168
797
709
709
Total General Service
77,760
82,877
82,877
Auxiliary Services
10,851
11,012
11,012
Restricted Funds
57,409
58,850
58,850
146,020
152,739
152,739
Other
Total Operating Income 1
1
Excludes State Finge Benefit Support.
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2,503
NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
FY2007 BUDGET REQUEST
FY2006 REVENUE DETAIL ($000's)
EDUCATION & GENERAL
TUITION:
Undergraduate
Graduate
Summer/Winter Sessions
Continuing Education
SUBTOTAL TUITION
FEES:
Academic Facilities Fee
Applications
Athletic
Technology Infrastructure Fee
Off-Campus (Distance Learning)
Remaining
SUBTOTAL FEES
SUBTOTAL TUITION & FEES
OTHER SOURCES:
Misc Income
Investments
SUBTOTAL OTHER SOURCES
TOTAL EDUCATION & GENERAL
AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES
SPECIAL FUNDS (RESTRICTED)
TOTAL INCOME EXCLUDING STATE APPROP.
STATE APPROPRIATION
Base State Support
State Funded Fringe Benefits
Core Needs, Above Base
SUBTOTAL STATE APPROPRIATION
GRAND TOTAL INCOME
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
FY2006
ORIGINAL
BUDGET
FY2006
ADJUSTMENTS
FY2006
SALARY
PROGRAM
FY2006
TUIT/FEE
INCREASE
37,400
23,100
4,800
2,400
67,700
(1,364)
374
(4)
103
(891)
3,639
390
351
1,431
905
2,584
9,300
77,000
46
(31)
50
(81)
67
694
745
(146)
225
225
77,225
359
125
484
338
10,575
13
55,000
142,800
-
2,883
1,878
384
5,145
-
FY2007
BUDGET
REQUEST
38,919
25,352
5,180
2,503
71,954
169
5,314
3,685
359
570
1,350
972
3,278
10,214
82,168
3,685
359
570
1,350
972
3,278
10,214
82,168
5,314
359
350
709
82,877
359
350
709
82,877
424
11,012
11,012
5,738
58,850
152,739
58,850
152,739
51,512
24,015
75,527
51,512
24,015
14,072
89,599
228,266
242,338
351
-
50,262
19,400
(150)
4,615
1,400
69,662
4,465
1,400
-
212,462
4,816
1,400
5,738
5-4
(F)
38,919
25,352
5,180
2,503
71,954
169
-
(E)
[A+B+C+D]
FY2006
ADJUSTED
BUDGET
New Jersey Institute Of Technology
FY 2007 Salary Program Budget Request &
Distribution of Salary Program FY 2006 & 2007
By Element
($000's)
Total
FY2006
Salary
Program
ELEMENT
INSTRUCTION
Total
FY2007
Salary
Program
1,950
2,779
SPONSORED PROGRAMS & RESEARCH
86
103
PUBLIC SERVICE
35
46
ACADEMIC SUPPORT
570
743
STUDENT SERVICES
269
358
INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT
589
718
PHYSICAL PLANT
214
306
3,714
5,052
TOTAL :
Source: BB108 FY2006 & FY2007 budget submissions.
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NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
FY 2007 BUDGET REQUEST
FY2006 PROJECTED TUITION REVENUE
A. In-State
3,789 FTE Undergraduate (Est.)
483 FTE Graduate (Est.)
X
$8,472
(FY 2006 Tuition Rate)
=
$32,100,408
X
$11,118
(FY 2006 Tuition Rate)
=
$5,369,994
X
$14,676
(FY 2006 Tuition Rate)
=
$6,868,368
X
$15,648
(FY 2006 Tuition Rate)
=
$17,650,944
B. Out-of-State
468 FTE Undergraduate (Est.)
1,128 FTE Graduate (Est.)
SUBTOTAL
$61,989,714
FTE Undergraduate is equated to 32 student credit hours.
FTE Graduate is equated to 24 student credit hours.
Y
Is full - time undergraduate tuition a flat rate?
N
X
If yes, the flat rate applies to students taking at least
12 credits, but not more than 19 credits.
Is full - time graduate tuition a flat rate?
X
If yes, the flat rate applies to students taking at least
12 credits, but not more than 19 credits.
C.
Executive Management Programs
19 FTE Graduate (Est.)
=
$1,222,000
D.
Continuing Professional Education
=
$2,503,000
E.
Summer / Winter Session Tuition
=
$5,180,000
SUBTOTAL
$70,894,714
ADJUSTMENTS: (1)
$1,059,286
$71,954,000
NET TUITION REVENUE ANTICIPATED FOR FY 2006
$0
Tuition funds designated toward facilities projects
(1) Adjustments represent the difference between the flat rate tuition for full-time students versus the per credit hourly rate for part-time students,
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NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
FY2007 BUDGET REQUEST
FY2006 TUITION & FEE SCHEDULE - SENIOR PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
Charge
Per
Credit
Hour
Tuition
Resident
Undergraduate
Graduate
Non-Resident
Undergraduate
Graduate
Fees Required Of All Students
Registration
Student Activity - UG
Student Activity - G
Athletic
Technology Infrastructure
Academic Facilities
Student Services
Health Services
Charge
Per
Occurrence
(If Applicable)
321
600
8,472
11,118
N/A
N/A
628
826
14,676
15,648
N/A
N/A
N/A
5
3
5
13
33
8
N/A
160
96
70
100
200
630
120
44
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Other Fees
Application
Commencement
Deferred Payment
Re-instatement
Late Registration
Miniversity
Parking - F/T
Parking - P/T
Schedule Change
Make-up Exam
Professional Project
Dissertation Binding
Maintaining Registration
Transfer Student Orientation
Health Insurance - if needed
In State and Out of State
International Students
Distance Learning
Room And Board
Typical Student Housing
Typical Meal Plan Charge
Annual
Rate For
Full-Time
Student
7,974
2,590
5-7
Undergraduate
50
100
50
200
100
85
125
65
25
50
N/A
N/A
25
10
244
282
65
Graduate
60
100
50
200
100
N/A
125
65
25
50
100
90
50
N/A
244
282
65
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
FY2007 BUDGET REQUEST
FEE SCHEDULE DETAIL - SENIOR PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
FEES REQUIRED OF ALL STUDENTS
ACADEMIC FACILITIES
REGISTRATION
STUDENT SERVICES
ATHLETICS
HEALTH SERVICES
TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE
SUBTOTAL
FY2006
ADJUSTED
BUDGET
$3,685,000
$1,200,000
$718,000
$570,000
$290,000
$1,350,000
$7,813,000
OTHER FEES (1)
OFF - CAMPUS
APPLICATION
COMMENCEMENT
LATE REGISTRATION
WINTER SESSION FEES
SCHEDULE CHANGE
DEFERRED PAYMENT
CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
SPECIAL NON MATRICULATING
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
MINIVERSITY
TRANSCRIPT
SPECIAL LIBRARY FINES
ID CARDS
TRANSFER STUDENT FEE
WEEKEND COLLEGE FEE
SUBTOTAL
$972,000
$359,000
$220,000
$255,000
$12,000
$100,000
$108,000
$32,000
$25,000
$182,000
$49,000
$23,000
$4,000
$20,000
$6,000
$34,000
$2,401,000
(1) These fees are charged for specific student events/usage.
TOTAL FEES
5-8
$10,214,000
FY2007 Salary Calculations - Summary (SAL CALC)
Institution:
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Total #
Unrestricted
*
FTE
5-9
afscme
exempt
fop
njsolea
non
opeiu
psa
soa
Total
102.00
118.70
18.00
3.00
13.00
185.77
613.99
5.00
1,059.46
FY2006
Base Salary
3,769,178
11,842,882
905,858
222,460
535,168
7,176,662
50,049,179
328,423
74,829,810
FY2006
Cola
Increment/
Merit
113,075
0
36,234
6,674
0
215,300
1,501,475
13,137
1,885,896
Total FY2006 Salary Program…………………
58,234
710,573
0
6,874
32,110
110,879
902,136
6,831
1,827,638
FY2006
Anticipated
Cash Need
3,940,487
12,553,455
942,092
236,008
567,278
7,502,841
52,452,791
348,391
78,543,343
FY2006
Deferred
Cola
FY2007 Est.
Base Salary
39,405
0
0
0
0
75,028
524,528
0
638,961
3,713,533
3,979,892
12,553,455
942,092
236,008
567,278
7,577,870
52,977,319
348,391
79,182,305
FY2007
Cola
136,311
0
42,394
7,670
0
259,542
1,814,473
15,678
2,276,069
Total FY2007 Salary Program…………………
FY2007
Increment/
Merit
82,324
753,207
0
7,920
34,037
156,748
1,095,836
7,281
2,137,353
FY2007
Cash Need
$
4,198,527
13,306,662
984,486
251,598
601,315
7,994,160
55,887,628
371,350
83,595,726
5,052,383
* Represents all permanent, full-time filled positions supported by unrestricted funds.
Refer to the FY2007 priority programs which requests recognition of an additional 254 authorized FTE.
(afscme, opeiu)
(psa)
(exempt, non)
(soa)
(njsolea)
FY2006 COLA - 3.0%
FY2006 Increment / Merit - 1.5%
FY2006 Deferred COLA - 1.0%
FY2007 COLA - 3.425%
FY2007 Increment / Merit - 2.0%
FY2006 COLA - 3.0%
FY2006 Increment / Merit - 1.75%
FY2006 Deferred COLA - 1.0%
FY2007 COLA - 3.425%
FY2007 Increment / Merit - 2.0%
FY2006 Increment / Merit - 6.0%
FY2007 Increment / Merit - 6.0%
FY2006 COLA - 4.0%
FY2006 Increment / Merit - 2.0%
FY2007 COLA - 4.5%
FY2007 Increment / Merit - 2.0%
FY2006 COLA - 3.0%
FY2006 Increment / Merit - 3.0%
FY2007 COLA - 3.25%
FY2007 Increment / Merit - 3.25%
(fop)
FY2006 COLA - 4.0%
FY2007 COLA - 4.5%
FY2007
Est. Salary
**
Program
258,040
753,207
42,394
15,590
34,037
491,319
3,434,837
22,959
5,052,383
SECTION 6.
FY 2007
CORE AND PRIORITY NEEDS
NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
FY2007 BUDGET REQUEST
CORE AND PRIORITY NEEDS INTRODUCTION
This section includes fundamental core needs totaling $14.1 million as well as $21.0
million in priorities needs. Fundamental core needs are those needs that are essential to
running the base “business,” and, in most cases, are needs that have been deferred for a
number of years due to the economic issues facing the State. These requests are
consistent with the FY07 budget recommendation of the Commission on Higher
Education and the Presidents’ Council. Priorities are what are needed to move the
university forward programmatically and ensure that we are providing quality
educational, research, service, and economic development programs to address broad
State economic and societal goals.
In addition, a recent re-assessment of university goals and objectives identified an
additional $25.0 million in high need areas. These, together with the core and priority
needs mentioned above would constitute a “full-needs” budget for NJIT. While these
high need areas are not included in the FY07 requested appropriation they include
additional support for the core needs of critical infrastructure education and research
and the priorities: instructional equipment and smart classrooms, library expansion,
retention and graduation of students participating in intercollegiate athletics through
enhanced scholarships and additional personnel, information services and technology
infrastructure, and physical plant.
Additional high need areas, which impact the quality of education and research, include
materials science and engineering, expansion of interdisciplinary graduate programs,
development of a teaching and learning resource center for faculty, enhanced
globalization of the educational experience at NJIT, and undergraduate student project
research.
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NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
FY 2007 BUDGET REQUEST
CORE AND PRIORITY NEEDS SUMMARY - BY ELEMENT/OBJECT
($000's)
CORE NEEDS
PRIORITY NEEDS
$
FTE
$
FTE
FY07
IDENTIFIED NEEDS
$
FTE
INSTRUCTION
State Authorized FTE
0
115.0
0
0.0
0
115
199
0.0
0
0.0
199
0
Salary Program
2,778
0.0
0
0.0
2,778
0
Graduate Assistant Health Insurance Plan
3,767
471.0
0
0.0
3,767
471
2
General Non-Personnel Increase (3.5%)
Critical Infrastructure
950
2.0
0
0.0
950
Wireless Communications and Networking
0
0.0
3,000
6.0
3,000
6
Department of Mathematical Sciences
0
0.0
1,148
9.0
1,148
9
New Jersey School of Architecture
0
0.0
1,076
10.0
1,076
10
Nanoscale Technologies
0
0.0
4,950
7.0
4,950
7
Research In Particle Technology
0
0.0
3,500
4.0
3,500
4
Instructional Equip. Fund & Smart Classrooms
0
0.0
1,000
0.0
1,000
0
Neural Engineering
0
0.0
1,850
2.0
1,850
2
Campus Diversity Advocacy
0
0.0
675
2.0
675
2
Teacher Education at NJIT
0
0.0
340
2.0
340
2
7,694
588
17,539
42.0
25,233
630.0
5
SUBTOTAL - INSTRUCTION
RESEARCH
State Authorized FTE
0
5.0
0
0
0
General Non-Personnel Increase (3.5%)
112
0.0
0
0.0
112
0
Salary Program
103
0.0
0
0.0
103
0
Homeland Security
1,000
4.0
0
0.0
1,000
4
SUB TOTAL - RESEARCH
1,215
9.0
0
0.0
1,215
9.0
State Authorized FTE
0
3.0
0
0.0
0
3
General Non-Personnel Increase (3.5%)
72
0.0
0
0.0
72
0
Salary Program
46
0.0
0
0.0
46
0
118
3.0
0
0.0
118
3.0
40
PUBLIC SERVICE
SUB TOTAL - PUBLIC SERVICE
ACADEMIC SUPPORT SERVICES
State Authorized FTE
0
40.0
0
0.0
0
General Non-Personnel Increase (3.5%)
278
0.0
0
0.0
278
0
Salary Program
743
0.0
0
0.0
743
0
Library Development
0
0.0
1,260
4.0
1,260
4
Information Svs. & Technology Infrastructure
0
0.0
1,150
0.0
1,150
0
1,021
40.0
2,410
4.0
3,431
44.0
23
SUB TOTAL - ACADEMIC SUPPORT SVS
STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES
State Authorized FTE
0
23.0
0
0.0
0
General Non-Personnel Increase (3.5%)
311
0.0
0
0.0
311
0
Salary Program
358
0.0
0
0.0
358
0
Retention and Graduation
SUB TOTAL - STUDENT SUPPORT SVS
INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES
State Authorized FTE
0
0.0
147
0.0
147
0
669
23.0
147
0.0
816
23.0
44
0
44.0
0
0.0
0
General Non-Personnel Increase (3.5%)
575
0.0
0
0.0
575
0
Salary Program
SUB TOTAL - INSTIT. SUPPORT SVS
718
1,293
0.0
44.0
0
0
0.0
0.0
718
1,293
0
44.0
PHYSICAL PLANT
State Authorized FTE
General Non-Personnel Increase (3.5%)
Salary Program
Physical Plant
Neighborhood Development
SUB TOTAL - PHYSICAL PLANT
0
256
306
0
1,500
2,062
24.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
24.0
0
0
0
940
0
940
0.0
0.0
0.0
14.0
0.0
14.0
0
256
306
940
1,500
3,002
24
0
0
14
0
38.0
TOTAL CORE AND PRIORITY NEEDS
14,072
731.0
21,036
60.0
35,108
791.0
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NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
FY 2007 BUDGET REQUEST
CORE NEEDS
BY ELEMENT/OBJECT
($000's)
RECURRING EXPENSES
NONDESCRIPTION
FTE
SALARY
EQUIP.
SUBTOTAL
SALARY
GRAND
RECURRING 1 TIME
TOTAL
INSTRUCTION
State Authorized FTE
General Non-Personnel Increase (3.5%)
Salary Program
Graduate Student Health Benefits
Critical Infrastructure
115.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
199
199
0
199
0.0
2,778
0
0
2,778
0
2,778
471.0
0
0
3,767
3,767
0
3,767
2.0
200
100
150
450
500
950
588.0
2,978
100
4,116
7,194
500
7,694
State Authorized FTE
5.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
General Non-Personnel Increase (3.5%)
0.0
0
0
112
112
0
112
Salary Program
0.0
103
0
0
103
0
103
Homeland Security
4.0
300
0
0
300
700
1,000
9.0
403
0
112
515
700
1,215
State Authorized FTE
3.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
General Non-Personnel Increase (3.5%)
0.0
0
0
72
72
0
72
SUBTOTAL - INSTRUCTION
RESEARCH
SUB TOTAL - RESEARCH
PUBLIC SERVICE
Salary Program
SUB TOTAL - PUBLIC SERVICE
0.0
46
0
0
46
0
46
3.0
46
0
72
118
0
118
40.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
278
278
0
278
ACADEMIC SUPPORT SERVICES
State Authorized FTE
General Non-Personnel Increase (3.5%)
Salary Program
SUB TOTAL - ACADEMIC SUPPORT SVS
0.0
743
0
0
743
0
743
40.0
743
0
278
1,021
0
1,021
23.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
311
311
0
311
STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES
State Authorized FTE
General Non-Personnel Increase (3.5%)
0.0
358
0
0
358
0
358
SUB TOTAL - STUDENT SUPPORT SVS
Salary Program
23.0
358
0
311
669
0
669
INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES
State Authorized FTE
44.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
General Non-Personnel Increase (3.5%)
0.0
0
0
575
575
0
575
Salary Program
SUB TOTAL - INSTIT. SUPPORT SVS
0.0
44.0
718
718
0
0
0
575
718
1,293
0
0
718
1,293
PHYSICAL PLANT
State Authorized FTE
General Non-Personnel Increase (3.5%)
Salary Program
Neighborhood Development
SUB TOTAL - PHYSICAL PLANT
24.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
24.0
0
0
306
0
306
0
0
0
0
0
0
256
0
0
256
0
256
306
0
562
0
0
0
1,500
1,500
0
256
306
1,500
2,062
731.0
5,552
100
5,720
11,372
2,700
14,072
TOTAL CORE NEEDS
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NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
FY2007 BUDGET REQUEST
CORE NEEDS
GENERAL NONNON-PERSONNEL INCREASE
Consistent with the long-range plan adopted by the New Jersey Commission on Higher
Education, NJIT is requesting a 3.5 percent increase to the non-personnel operating
budgets. This increase, based on the FY06 adjusted appropriation of $51.512 million is
necessary to support inflationary increases, and does not provide funds for program
expansion. This investment is essential to maintain general operations without
significantly increasing the financial burden on the students and their families. Delivery
of high-quality programs and student services, demonstration of successful student
outcomes, significant scholarship and research, and public service are dependent on
adequate State resources.
3.5% Increase
To FY07
Recommended
Base Appropriation
Expense
Element
Instruction
$198,680
Research
112,013
Public Service
72,117
Academic Support
277,933
Student Services
311,205
Institutional Support
575,442
Physical Plant
255,531
$1,802,920
Grand Total
FTE #
0
Salary
$0
Total Identified Needs ($000’s)
General NonNon-Personnel Increase
Total
Equipment NonNon-Salary Recurring
$0
$1,803
$1,803
OneOne-Time
$0
Grand
Total
$1,803
SALARY PROGRAM
Collective bargaining agreements have been accepted by all unions. Agreements are
consistent with the State-wide pattern for across-the-board salary increases. Eligible
employees also participate in a merit program, which has replaced the automatic step
progression system. The base salary and estimated costs for FY06 and FY07 are detailed
on Chart I below.
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NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
FY2007 BUDGET REQUEST
CORE NEEDS
Chart I
FY06 and FY07 Summary by Bargaining Unit
($000’s)
AFSCME
EXEMPT
FOP
NJSOLEA
NONALIGNED
OPEIU
PSA
SOA
Total
FY2006
Base
Salary
3,769
11,843
906
222
FY2006
Cola
113
0
36
7
FY2006
Merit
58
711
0
7
535
7,177
50,049
328
74,830
74,830
0
215
1,501
13
1,88
1,886
32
111
902
7
1,82
1,828
3,980
12,553
942
236
FY2007
Cola
136
0
42
8
FY2007
Merit
82
753
0
8
FY2006
Deferred
Cola and
Merit
39
0
0
0
567
7,578
52,997
348
79,182
79,182
0
260
1,814
16
2,276
2,276
34
157
1,096
7
2,137
2,137
0
75
525
0
639
639
FY2007
Est.
Base Salary
Total
FY2007
Salary
Program
Needs
258
753
42
16
FY2007
Cash
Need $
4,199
13,307
984
252
34
491
3,435
23
5,052
5,052
601
7,994
55,888
371
83,596
It is imperative that the FY07 appropriation fully fund the FY07 salary program at $5.052
million. This is especially important owing to the fact that the FY06 salary program was
under-funded by $2.294 million. That shortfall had to be made up through a tuition and
fee increase plus cost savings measures. Chart II displays the anticipated additional salary
program cost for FY07 by element.
Chart II
Distribution of Salary Program by Element
($000’s)
Element
Instruction
Sponsored Programs & Research
Public Service
Academic Support
Student Services
Institutional Support
Physical Plant
Total
FTE #
0
Salary
$5,052
FY2007
FY2007
Estimated
Salary
Program
2,778
103
46
743
358
718
306
5,052
Total Identified Needs ($000’s)
FY07 Salary Program
Total
Equipment NonNon-Salary Recurring
$0
$0
$5,052
6- 5
OneOne-Time
$0
Grand
Total
$5,052
NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
FY2007 BUDGET REQUEST
CORE NEEDS
STATE AUTHORIZED BASE FTE’S
NJIT has experienced significant growth over the past thirteen years. Total operations
have grown from $112.7 million in FY94 to a budget totaling $237.7 million in FY06, an
increase of $125 million, or 110.9%. At the same time, student enrollment has increased
from 10,153 (FY94 actual) to anticipated FY07 enrollment of 11,400, or 12.3%.
Additionally, the State Appropriation has increased from $41.9 million to an anticipated
FY07 base appropriation of $51.5 million, or 22.9%. Throughout this period, however,
the State authorized FTE’s have remained constant at 805. This authorized level has not
been adjusted since FY95. An analysis of the FY06 Governor’s Budget of New Jersey’s
institutions of higher education (excluding Thomas Edison and UMDNJ) concludes that
NJIT’s ratio of student enrollment headcount to authorized employees is one of the
highest of the ten institutions.
As part of the FY07 budget submission, NJIT is requesting an additional 254 base FTE be
recognized as authorized positions. Salary support for these positions has been
identified from existing unrestricted operations. These positions in the academic, student,
administrative and facilities areas are required to support appropriately a senior public
research university and need to be recognized in our authorized state funded base FTE.
By recommending these positions, NJIT’s student to employee ratio will decrease from
14.16, second highest among the senior public institutions as shown below to 10.76
which ranks fourth behind Rutgers, the College of New Jersey and Rowan.
Chart I shows the ratio of projected enrollment to authorized positions. Chart II shows
the impact of the proposed change.
FY07 Estimated
Chart I – Student Enrollment (HC)
11,400
11,400
FY07 Estimated
Chart II – Student Enrollment (HC)
11,400
11,400
Current Authorized Positions 805
FTE
Ratio Rank
School
Rutgers
7.47
1
CONJ
8.14
2
Rowan
10.67
3
Richard Stockton
11.07
4
Ramapo
11.48
5
Jersey City
11.73
6
William Paterson
11.92
7
Kean
12.84
8
NJIT
14.16
9
Montclair
14.70
10
Requested Positions 1,059
1,059
FTE
School
Ratio Rank
Rutgers
7.47
1
CONJ
8.14
2
Rowan
10.67
3
NJIT
10.76
4
Richard Stockton
11.07
5
Ramapo
11.48
6
Jersey City
11.73
7
William Paterson
11.92
8
Kean
12.84
9
Montclair
14.70
10
Note that this increase is an increase in base FTE and does not reflect new FY07
priority requests.
Total Identified Needs ($000’s)
University – Wide
FTE
254.0
6- 6
$
$0
NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
FY2007 BUDGET REQUEST
CORE NEEDS
GRADUATE ASSISTANT HEALTH INSURANCE BENEFIT PLAN
NJIT is one of the three Public Research Universities recognized by New Jersey statute.
NJIT cooperates with the two other Public Research Universities (Rutgers and UMDNJ) in
joint research and educational programs, primarily in Newark but also in New
Brunswick. Many joint bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs exist between or
among NJIT and one or both other universities. These programs feature diplomas with
two or three universities on the document, showing the approval by trustees of the
universities to numerous joint agreements. The state has also recommended continuing
and perhaps expanding cooperation among the three universities. In addition to joint
academic programs, there are many jointly operated research centers.
Typical support packages for Graduate Assistants, Teaching Assistants, and Research
Assistants include tuition and fees and a stipend. There are also fringe benefits
associated with employment in these categories. The fringe benefit package at NJIT is
not at a par with the health care packages at our partner universities, particularly
for medical insurance and dental insurance. This places NJIT at a competitive
disadvantage with regard to attracting and retaining the best students and complicates
joint and cooperative program arrangements among the three universities, where
students often have a home at one university but are working with faculty and students
at the other.
NJIT is requesting that the existing health, dental and prescription programs afforded to
its employees be expanded to include the graduate students receiving stipends. At this
time, 471 full-time PhD level graduate students are eligible for this program.
It is requested that these costs be supported through the central State benefit program,
and not as a direct appropriation to NJIT. Based on existing health benefit costs, the cost
of this program would total $3,766,579.
3,766,579.
Employer
Cost
1 Person
Health Plan
NJ Plus
Single
Married
Family
Total Employer Cost – Health
Dental Plan
Dental Plan Expense
Single
Married
Family
Total Employer Cost – Dental
Prescription Drug
State
Single
Married
Family
Employer
Cost
3,866
8,426
10,029
306
118
47
471
1,182,935
994,287
471,374
2,648,596
248
431
705
306
118
47
471
75,900
50,849
33,141
159,889
1,392
3,180
3,341
306
118
47
471
425,805
375,282
157,006
958,094
Grand Total – Health, Dental, and Prescription Drug
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Total
Group
3,766,579
NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
FY2007 BUDGET REQUEST
CORE NEEDS
FTE #
471.0
Total Identified Needs ($000’s)
Graduate Assistant Health Insurance Benefit Plan
Total
Salary Equipment NonNon-Salary
Salary Recurring OneOne-Time
$0
$0
$3,767
$3,767
$0
Grand
Total
$3,767
HOMELAND SECURITY
In a new era characterized by global challenges of extraordinary magnitude, New Jersey
faces an array of terrorist threats that will test its leadership and capacity for effective
response. The State established the Homeland Security Technology Systems Center at
New Jersey Institute of Technology.
The Center will have an Advisory Board of seven members including designees of the
Attorney General, the Commissioners of the Departments of Health and Senior Services
and Transportation, the Director of the Office of Counter Terrorism, the Adjutant
General, the President of the Board of Public Utilities, and the Executive Director of the
Commission on Higher Education. The Chair of the Advisory Board shall be appointed
by the Governor.
The Center’s full agenda of activities is comprehensive and will require a dedicated
revenue stream to sustain its program. This is not a part time effort, and thus there is an
immediate need for funding to support a full time executive director with administrative
support. The Director then needs to build a program staff as the scope of operations
expands.
As part of the start-up, initial funding of $600,000 has been identified within the Treasury
Department. NJIT requests that an additional $1 million be added to enable a more
expeditious start to this vital program.
FTE #
4.0
Salary
$300
Total Identified Needs ($000’s)
Homeland Security
Total
Equipment NonNon-Salary Recurring
$0
$0
$300
Onene-Time
$700
Grand
Total
$1,000
CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS
The recent hurricane disasters along the Gulf Coast have underscored the critical role
that infrastructure plays in the nation. Indeed, it is the essential fabric of our civilization.
And what are our critical infrastructure systems? They are the highly complex network
of highways, streets, bridges, tunnels, airports, seaports, railroads, public buildings, flood
control structures, water supply, power grid, communications systems, waste disposal,
and more. When the systems are functioning smoothly, infrastructure is largely taken for
granted, becoming almost invisible. However, the certainty of future natural disasters
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FY2007 BUDGET REQUEST
CORE NEEDS
demands our continued vigilance and investment to create a robust and resilient
infrastructure, both here in New Jersey and throughout the nation.
Critical infrastructure and emergency response are intimately linked, since it is during
times of disaster that systems are stressed to the maximum. However, fundamental
research into the interdisciplinary science and engineering of disasters and how they
affect our infrastructure is urgently needed. System interdependencies, coupled with the
fact that we must maintain service from systems that are in a continuous state of
expansion and replacement, explains why critical infrastructure represents the greatest
engineering challenge of the 21st Century. And it is a challenge that must be met,
because the very quality of life and economic future of the nation are at stake.
The investment required to upgrade the nation’s 12 categories of infrastructure to
acceptable levels was estimated in 2005 by the American Society of Civil Engineers
(ASCE) to be $1.6 Trillion. Making the commitment to invest public and private funds in
critical infrastructure is only part of the equation. The money must also be invested
intelligently, taking full advantage of the latest technologies, materials, and management
systems available, and when none are available, they must be invented. That is where
the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), the state’s technological university, will
continue to play an increasing role in the creation of intelligent infrastructure systems.
NJIT RESEARCH CAPABILITIES
Over the last 15 years, NJIT has established a strong base of research and educational
activity in critical infrastructure, including centers for Architecture and Building Science
Research, International Intermodal Transportation, Communications and Signal
Processing Research, Wireless Telecommunications, and the program in Transportation,
Economic and Land Use Systems. In addition, NJIT houses strong faculty and staff
clusters that are active in related areas, including Systems Reliability and Optimization,
Smart Sensing Technologies, Human Behavior, Evacuation Planning and Modeling,
Power Grid, and Pipeline Protection and Monitoring. High quality, contract research has
been conducted in all these areas for a wide variety of federal, state, and regional
agencies, as well as for private industry. One of the reasons for NJIT’s solid competency
in infrastructure research is the campus’s strategic location in Newark, which is at the
heart of the largest transportation hub and industrial complex in the nation.
CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE GRADUATE PROGRAM
NJIT plans to forge ahead by creating a new umbrella activity to be known as the
Graduate Program in Critical Infrastructure Systems. This program will include a Critical
Infrastructure Systems Research Center (CISRC) that will have the mission to raise
infrastructure research and education within the State of New Jersey to a higher, more
intelligent level. A major function of the center will be to coordinate and foster
interactions with government and industry, helping them to identify and respond to
their infrastructure and emergency response problems. Interdisciplinary approaches and
solutions will be a hallmark of CISRC, given the depth and breadth of NJIT’s faculty and
staff expertise. The Center will also focus on the interdependency of social and
constructed systems, for, as the experience in New Orleans so aptly demonstrated,
human and build environments cannot be separated if realistic solutions are to be found.
A centerpiece of the new center will be a Cyber-Infrastructure Monitoring System that
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will continuously monitor and record the status and health of infrastructure systems
throughout New Jersey and beyond. The digital monitoring system will be linked to a
Data Warehouse so that archival data may also be accessed.
The new graduate program in Critical Infrastructure Systems and Emergency Response is
responsive to the voids in leadership experienced at various levels during the recent Gulf
disasters. Our recent national experience clearly indicates the necessity to educate a
new generation of engineering, management, and emergency response professionals.
Those entering this new profession need to be fully versed in sciences and technologies
pertinent to complex human, social, natural and constructed systems.
The
interdisciplinary program will begin by offering an MS degree, and add a Ph.D. later.
INVESTMENT REQUESTED
The investments required to strengthen Critical Infrastructure Systems and Emergency
Response research and education are summarized below:
INVESTMENT REQUEST FOR THE NJIT PROGRAM IN
CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE
ACTION
Strengthen the critical mass of faculty expertise by hiring
one senior and one junior faculty
Create a Cyber-Infrastructure Monitoring System and Data
Warehouse for New Jersey’s infrastructure
Upgrade research and educational capabilities by inviting
resident scholars from government and industry
Total
FTE #
2.0
Salary
$200
RECURRING
ONEONE-TIME
$200,000
$200,000
$100,000
$300,000
$150,000
$450,000
,000
$450
$0
$500,000
Total Identified Needs ($000’s)
Critical Infrastructure Systems
Total
Equipment NonNon-Salary Recurring
$100
$150
$450
OneOne-Time
$500
Grand
Total
$950
NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT
Newark’s current Central High School building is essentially located within the NJIT
campus in that our buildings border the school on three sides and King Boulevard on
the fourth. As such the acquisition of the property has long been a strategic objective
for campus development. The recent funding through the Abbott District Program will
provide Newark with a number of new and reconstructed facilities, including a new
Central High School. The School Construction Corporation projects that the new facility
will be available by Fall 2007.
Central High School is a very old building and will require substantial renovations to
bring it to today’s standards. It is estimated that $80.4 million will be needed to
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complete the project. In FY07 $1.5 million is requested to begin the design and specific
plans for the building. The NJIT administration will work with Treasury, NJEDA and
NJEFA to develop a more complete financing plan that will be included in the FY08
budget request.
FTE #
0
Salary
$0
Total Identified Needs ($000’s)
Neighborhood Development
Total
Equipment NonNon-Salary Recurring
$0
$0
$0
OneOne-Time
$1,500
Grand
Total
$1,500
SUMMARY OF CORE NEEDS:
FTE #
Salary
731.0 $5,552
Equipment
$100
NonNon-Salary
$5,720
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Recurring
$11,372
Grand
OneTotal
One-Time
$2,700 $14,072
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RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS AND NETWORKING
The next generation of wireless communications will require systems and infrastructure that handle
a much expanded volume of information, new applications that will require faster data rates as well
as a mix of data rates, improved quality of service, and vastly improved security. Ubiquitous services
and global mobility will require seamless transition between network infrastructures. In order to
address the challenging problems of the next generation of wireless systems there must be a cross
collaboration among researchers at the physical layer, networking layer, and security protocols.
Solutions for these key problems are only possible through a multi-disciplinary research collaboration
that is based on significant strength in the areas of wireless communications, signal processing, and
networking in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE). Subsequently this
work will grow through collaborations with ECE faculty in computer architecture and digital systems,
solid-state, very large scale integrated (VLSI) circuits, and electro-optics systems and the NJIT
Departments of Computer Science, Information Systems, and Physics. Existing partnerships with
local industry and universities will be built upon and further enhanced.
IMPACT ON REGIONAL ECONOMY
The applications of wireless communications, networking, and security system technologies include
a wide spectrum of priority and strategic areas defined by the national federal funding agencies
(NSF, US Army, DoD, NSA, and NIH) and leading industries (AT&T-Bell Labs, Lucent Technologies,
Telecordia, Interdigital, Samsung, Honeywell/ERI, Lockheed Martin, Mitsubishi, MITRE Corp, Northrup
Grumman and SAIC). The application areas include mobile communications, e-commerce, health
care, medical telemetry, the military, and homeland security. Wireless is an area of future industrial
growth with significant opportunities for commercialization. New Jersey is a leading location in the
country that has attracted major national and international communication industries. The
knowledge base developed through this initiative will impact NJ industries on developing new
network communication and security technologies through technology transfer and its
commercialization and hiring of trained researchers. The proposed industry collaborations and
partnerships would provide students with a rewarding industry-based perspective in education and
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research. The collaborative effort will be valuable in training a future workforce as well as help
future product development and commercialization. The proposed program will also help in
establishing small-scale industries through NJIT incubator facilities for creating new companies and
jobs. For example, new 4th Generation communications system technology is of strategic interest to
industry and the academic research community. The implementation of 4G wireless communication
technology along with networking applications in home, community and business environments is
expected to open new job markets and industrial growth.
These new technologies include advanced communications and signal processing algorithms
involving multiple transceiver systems and dynamic multiple networks working in conjunction with
specific application-layer structures and systems. The communication networks in today’s world
have become highly heterogeneous and vary greatly in the services they offer and the traffic they
carry. While network heterogeneity provides more flexibility in utilizing the latest technologies and
allows for customization by user applications, it also poses new challenges in multi-user
communications and network complexity and management for providing quality service. It also
increases the risk of the occurrence of network anomalies. However, if the next generation of
communications and network technologies are to operate beyond the levels of current networks, it
will require a set of well-designed tools for dynamically changing requirements of communication
systems, network management, and security protocols that will provide the capability of dynamically
and reliably identifying and correcting network faults and anomalies. It has been also demonstrated
that network performance monitoring is essential for managing a network efficiently and for
ensuring reliable operation of the network.
RESEACH CAPABILITIES
There are more than 14 faculty, 45 Ph.D., 20 M.S., and 6 Post-Doctoral/Visiting researchers in the
areas of wireless communications and signal processing and networking in the ECE Department.
Over the years, major grants from NSF, US Army, DoD, Air Force Office of Scientific Research, and the
State of New Jersey have enabled this group of researchers to establish a national and international
reputation in research. The record of research expenditures associated with their grants is substantial
and accounts for a significant percentage of that in ECE. A selective list of some recent awards is
shown in the table below and illustrates the depth and breadth of the research capacity and shows
interdisciplinary collaboration both among the faculty and also with prominent researchers at other
universities.
The request made here is designed to provide investment and financial leverage to obtain large
interdisciplinary funded research. The focus of that research will be consistent with important
problems recently identified by the International 4G Forum as some of the key technologies for
future standards: packet data communication over coded CDMA with hybrid ARQ, multi-carrier
systems including phase noise analysis and mitigation, power control strategies, multi-rate MC-CDMA
and OFDM systems; ultra-wideband (UWB) communications including low SNR systems, UWB
transceivers, UWB antenna design, channel modeling and experiments; and MIMO systems
including MIMO-OFDM techniques for 4G wide-area networks.
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Research Projects at NJIT in Wireless Communications and Networking
ITR: Collaborative Research: 'Free Bits': The Challenge of the Wireless
Internet – 3 faculty
Multiple Antennas Multiple Appliances Wireless Networks: A Pervasive
Tech. for the Home & Workplace – 3 NJIT faculty members
MIMO System Design and Implementation – 1 NJIT faculty member
Automatic Exploration of Signals – 2 NJIT faculty members
Application of Rank Reduction – 2 NJIT faculty members
Joint Space-Time Modulation and Channel Coding over Fading Channels
– 1 NJIT faculty member
Advanced Techniques for MIMO Broadband Communications – 1 NJIT
faculty member
Characterization of Mulitpath and its Effect on Geo-Location Systems – 1
NJIT faculty member
Adaptive Schemes for Multi-carrier Based Communication Systems – 1
NJIT faculty member
Multiple Carrier Modulation – 1 NJIT faculty member
Modulation Classification for Emerging Technology – 2 NJIT faculty
members
MIMO-OFDM for Future Wireless Communications – 1 NJIT faculty
member
Intrusion Detection – 1 NJIT faculty member
NJ C. for Wireless Telecommunications1 (with Princeton, Rutgers, and
Stevens)– 8 NJIT faculty members
NJ C. for Wireless Networking & Internet Security (with Princeton and
Stevens)– 6 NJIT faculty members
NSF CAREER: Efficient Resource Allocation and management in Mobile
Networks – 1 NJIT faculty member
Estimation In Algorithm Development – 1 NJIT faculty member
Modeling of Beam Wave Scattering – 1 NJIT faculty member
NSF
NSF
Interdigital
US ArmyCECOM
Honeywell/ERI
AFOSR
AFOSR
US Army
NSF
Samsung
US ArmyCECOM
Samsung
US Army
NJCST
NJCST
NSF
NTT DoCoMo
US Army
INVESTMENT REQUESTED
The investment strategy is as follows: (1) strengthen the critical mass of faculty in the program by
hiring a senior faculty member in networking and a junior faculty member in signal processing; (2)
enhance the research focus and the visibility of the program by hiring postdoctoral researchers and
visiting research scholars from prominent universities and corporations; (3) increase the visibility of
the program and enhance the university interactions with government and industry to stimulate
future collaborations by establishing a distinguished lecture series; (4) strengthen the laboratory
infrastructure through investment in facilities and equipment. This investment is summarized below.
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INVESTMENT REQUESTED IN FY07 FOR
WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS AND NETWORKING
ACTION
Hire one senior and one junior faculty
Establish postdoctoral and visiting research scholars
(4 X $50K)
Establish a distinguished lecture series
Invest in facilities and equipment
Total
FTE #
6.0
RECURRING
$300,000
$200,000
ONEONE-TIME
$400,000
$50,000
$50,000 $2,000,000
$600,000 $2,400,000
Total Identified Needs ($000’s)
Wireless Communications and Networking
Total
Salary Equipment NonNon-Salary Recurring OneOne-Time
$500
$50
$50
$600
$2,400
Grand
Total
$3,000
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICAL
MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
The Department of Mathematical Science (DMS) has been an exemplary focus for strategic
investment on the NJIT campus. Through this focus and its committed activities, the faculty have
been successful in continuing to elevate the national status of the department. Major efforts will be
made to build upon existing research strengths to increase research productivity and funding, with
focus on three strongest research components in DMS: (1) Mathematical Biology, (2) Mathematical
Fluid Dynamics, and (3) Nonlinear Optics and Waves.
For example, under the initial funding of an NJIT strategic initiative award, in 2004 and 2005 the
department convened two major international conferences on Frontiers in Applied and
Computational Mathematics. The 2005 conference was attended by over 250 prominent
researchers, junior faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students. Attendees and speakers
included members of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and
Sciences, and the Royal Society as well as recipients of the National Medical of Science and the Wolf
Prize.
DEPARTMENTAL MISSION
The goal of DMS is to be ranked among the top research Applied Mathematics departments in the
US. Thus, DMS must provide and participate in the full spectrum of research activities in such
departments. DMS strives to provide national leadership in undergraduate, graduate, and
postdoctoral research education. Ethnic and gender diversity in personnel is actively pursued in all
DMS activities.
The listing below includes key items that are essential to expanding research
activities in DMS that will broaden and heighten its national prominence. These items are:
• Establish a Visiting Distinguished Professor Program. Select one or two internationally
recognized leaders in Mathematical Biology and/or Mathematical Fluid Dynamics to spend a
year at NJIT.
• Establish Three Postdoctoral Fellowships in the Mathematical Sciences.
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between the postdoctoral fellows and faculty would greatly increase research productivity.
Successful training and placement of postdoctoral fellows will promote the prominence of
the DMS program in the community.
• Establish Four NJIT Doctoral Fellowships in the Mathematical Sciences. Highly competitive
NJIT Doctoral Fellowship stipends will be awarded to excellent domestic PhD students who
are interested in pursuing research in Mathematical Biology, Fluid Dynamics, or Wave
Propagation.
The
• Establish Six Positions for Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU).
Undergraduate Biology and Mathematics Training Program, one of the first eight funded by
NSF, has undergraduates in high level quantitative biological research. The number of
highly qualified undergraduates going into industry and graduate schools will be increased
by extending these research opportunities to six students in fluid dynamics and waves.
• Hire a Research Administrator. A research administrator will be hired to provide broad
support for the infrastructure needed to implement the extensive plans of DMS.
• Organize Conference on Frontiers in Applied and Computational Mathematics and Host the
Industrial Mathematics Summer Workshop. The successful Frontiers in Applied and
Computational Mathematics conferences in 2004 and 2005 will be continued in 2006 and
2007. An industrial mathematics workshop will be added to these activities.
• Renovate the Second Floor of Cullimore Hall. As in top tier departments, DMS will have
modern, comfortable, functional facilities to create a positive work environment for faculty
members to interact with students within the department and with researchers from outside
NJIT.
• Establish a Center for Theoretical and Experimental Fluid Dynamics. The Mathematical Fluid
Dynamics Group collaborates with the Fluids Group in Mechanical Engineering (ME).
Theoretical expertise in DMS/ME will be combined to raise NJIT’s profile in this area to
national prominence.
• Expand Industrial Research/Academic Collaborations. Strengthen and expand the significant
research/academic partnership with Novartis Pharmaceutical.
• Collaborative Applications for Training Grants. A graduate training grant from NJIT, UMDNJ,
and Rutgers-Newark has been funded by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. This
collaboration will be expanded.
INVESTMENT REQUESTED
To support this important agenda of activities, the amounts listed in the table below are requested
from FY07 funds.
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INVESTMENT REQUESTED IN FY07 FOR MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
ACTION
Hire one distinguished visiting professor
Hire three post doctoral fellows
Research Administrator
Graduate Student Stipends (4)
Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)
Facilities Renovation
Establish Center for Theoretical and Experimental
Fluid Dynamics
Conference and Workshop
Total
RECURRING
$75,000
$150,000
$65,000
$140,000
$48,000
ONEONE-TIME
$500,000
$50,000
$120,000
$598,000
$0
$550,000
Total Identified Needs ($000’s)
Department of Mathematical Sciences
FTE #
9.0
Salary
$430
Equipment
$0
NonNon-Salary
$168
Total
Recurring
$598
OneOne-Time
$550
Grand
Total
$1,148
THE NEW
NEW JERSEY SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
The New Jersey School of Architecture (NJSOA) can maintain and increase its national visibility
by recalibrating its two major foci and by instigating fundamental revisions to the curriculum.
•
•
•
•
•
Computer-aided design (CAD) would be expanded to include computer-aided
manufacturing (CAM). The inclusion of CAM responds to a changing manufacturing
capability in the building industry which allows the production of customized products
through flexible manufacturing techniques in limited quantities at a small premium.
Architects, therefore, will be capable of designing and prototyping building components
which could then be manufactured.
Large-scale planning and community design will become mandatory and be included as a
core course. Because the community design projects are real rather than hypothetical, they
expose students to the real life parameters that inform the design process. Students will work
in teams and gain an appreciation for the processes and methods that shape our
communities.
Curricular changes will reflect the impending transformation of professional services in
architecture. In the future, professional services will have as an integral component,
outsourced or out shared services. Different skill sets as well as differing attitudes will require
a realignment of some key pedagogical objectives. The ability to think laterally, to invent, to
take risks and to re-examine the present building delivery processes will become increasingly
important.
The establishment of an NJSOA Fabrication Laboratory (FAB) located in the Civil Engineering
space. The FAB LAB will house some of the CAM equipment.
Position NJSOA in the top 10% of architecture schools nationally in terms of research volume
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•
and to establish a national profile, especially through the Center for High Performance
Schools and the Housing Design Advisor.
Development of an Industrial Design Program will be a logical outgrowth of the foray into
CAD/CAM. Not only will this potentially enlarge the professional role of architects by
including product design in the range of services, but it offers NJIT a first-mover advantage in
relation to and licensable intellectual property development in this emerging field.
NJIT is well positioned to combine design and technology. The combination of the discipline of
design combined with cutting edge technology positions NJIT well as a host institution to sponsor a
first rate Industrial Design Program which focuses on product design and prototyping. Design and
technological advancement are inextricably intertwined in the development of breakthrough
products. Furthermore the spirit of invention combined with an entrepreneurial bent is one of the
hallmarks of an NJIT education.
The present faculty has the pedagogical skills necessary to develop and implement a reconstituted
curriculum. They also have the capacity to redirect the two foci that have elevated the School to
national prominence, provided that there are judicious additions to the faculty, and further provided
that necessary network, hardware and software resources are made available.
• The shift from CAD to CAD/CAM will require an expansion of our present CAD faculty by
two, as well as two network managers/technicians.
• The expansion of community planning as an integral and mandatory component of the
curriculum will require at least one additional full time faculty member; this number will be
further augmented by additional part-time faculty.
• The investment in CAM equipment will be limited because some equipment already exists
elsewhere at NJIT.
• Introduction of additional knowledge and research based studios will prepare students to
expand the traditional role of the profession of Architecture and provide the skills needed to
participate and compete in a new line of inquiry.
• NJSOA has a rapidly increasing profile in research as applied to large-scale planning and
infrastructure design. It is anticipated that through these educational shifts, NJSOA expects
to be able to more than double the external support for community design studios from
approximately $100,000 dollars a year to approximately $250,000 dollars a year.
Enrollment Projections (does not include Ph.D)
Year
Undergraduate
SAT Average
Graduate
Total
2000
486
1135
82
568
2001
505
1171
106
611
2002
571
1146
105
676
2003
634
1153
121
755
2004
653
1178
120
773
2005
685
1154
130
815
2006
700
1200
110
810
2007
700
1205
115
815
2008
700
1210
120
820
Years 2006, 2007, 2008 are Admissions projections as of 9-15-05.
Projected Number of Graduates
Undergraduate
Graduate
Total
2000
84
24
108
2001
2001 2002
79
67
25
30
104
97
2003 2004
2005
88
80
101
26
25
24
114
105
125
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105
135
26
26
131
161
2008
140
26
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Instructional and research facilities are currently fully utilized. The proposed enrollment growth will
require future facility funding to adequately meet program needs.
The present NJSOA research funding is on a positive trajectory. The research volume has almost
doubled in the last three years. However, in order to keep at this present rate of growth, additional
resources are required. In the area of large scale planning and infrastructure design, NJSOA is only
limited by the number of qualified faculty members. Future growth in research funding will be
directly proportional to the number of qualified faculty members.
In the area of CAD/CAM, NJSOA could qualify for both Federal and State funding, provided
necessary expertise is identified. At present, NJSOA has some depth in the area of CAD but an
insufficient number of people with a specific track record in this specialized area. This could be an
area of future development which would attract attention from industry as well as federal sources.
The particular area of exploration will be the application of flexible manufacturing efforts to limited
run products. This is an important emerging issue in the building industry.
Research Volume Projections For NJSOA / CABS ($000’s)
2000
406
2001
994
2002
562
2003
1,250
2004
1,500
2005
1,750
2006
2,000
2007
2,250
2008
2,500
The proposed plan has a three-fold impact on the local economy:
•
•
•
•
The major impact will be to produce people skilled to compete in a rapidly changing
professional climate. The special attributes and skills needed to take advantage of the
profound restructuring of professional services will require a significant redirection of the
existing curriculum. The State has a great deal to gain from the training of a professional
labor force able to compete in a business climate which tends to commodify and out shore
significant segments of professional services.
The large-scale planning efforts revolve around real projects. These community building
efforts have proven to be highly effective and have been instrumental in helping to structure
revitalization efforts in many New Jersey Communities. The expansion of our capability will
allow us to address a greater number of these projects simultaneously and thereby
geometrically increase the impact of community design as an engine for growth. Such
projects also contributed to developing the kinds of communities to which professionals will
be willing to relocate in response to business needs for skilled personnel.
CAD/CAM will help establish a bridge between design professions and New Jersey’s waning
manufacturing base. An emphasis on quick prototyping and production of components
using flexible manufacturing techniques will allow New Jersey’s businesses to compete
effectively on a national and global scale. The training of design professionals versed in
CAD/CAM will be an important ingredient in this endeavor.
The expanded role of the center for High Performance Schools will include the use of schools
as catalysts for revitalization.
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Budget Summary - School of Architecture
Faculty – CAM @ $75K each
Tenure Track Faculty – Program Director
Tenure Track Faculty
Faculty – Community Design
Technicians – Network Managers @ $50K each
Special Lecturers (Clinical Prof.) - @ $65K each
Adjunct Instructors
Equipment
Marketing
Materials
Start – Up Equipment
Fabrication Laboratory Phase I
Fabrication Laboratory Phase II
Total Request
FTE #
10.0
Salary
$735
FTE
2
1
1
1
2
3
10
Total Identified Needs ($000’s)
New Jersey School
School Of Architecture
Total
Equipment NonNon-Salary Recurring
$75
$15
$825
Amount Requested
$150,000
85,000
75,000
85,000
100,000
195,000
45,000
75,000
10,000
5,000
137,000
114,000
1,076,000
OneOne-Time
$251
Grand
Total
$1,076
CENTER FOR ADVANCED NANONANO-SCALE TECHNOLOGIES
NJIT plans to develop a Center for Advanced Nano-scale Technologies that
will focus on the fundamental understanding and exploitation of new
physical, chemical, and biological properties of nano-systems. The Center’s
mission is to create an interdisciplinary focused group of researchers and
educators with national and international level of prominence in the area of
functional nano-systems and the control of matter on the atomic, molecular,
or macromolecular levels. This mission will be achieved by creating new
faculty positions, developing a base of support research staff (in the form of
research associates and technicians) develop an educational program which
will feed a continuous student body specializing in nanotechnology aspects
of research, and build an educational program for the benefit of emerging
nanotechnology industries.
The Center will advance fundamental understanding of device and system design, architecture, pilot
manufacturing, and system integration in two areas that relate to established strengths in six
academic departments and two colleges at NJIT. These areas are Nano-OptoElectronics (n-OE) and
Nano-Bio Systems (n-BS).
The n-OE initiative responds to the needs of the local and nationwide industries for highly
integrated, smaller, faster, and cheaper devices targeting competitive and environment-friendly
manufacturing and novel applications in healthcare and information technologies. Examples
include carbon nanotube–based bio/chemical sensors, fuel cells, advanced display and imaging
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technologies, and semiconductor nanostructure-based flash memory for personal health care
devices.
The n-BS focused area is a novel direction toward controlled synthesis of molecular switches
interfaced by inorganic, low dimensional structures such as carbon nanotubes and semiconductor
nano-wires. We will exploit self-assembled nano-scale chemistry to achieve functionalization of single
wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNT), and create DNA-based templates for inorganic nanostructures. As
an example, these novel organic/inorganic nanosystems can create a foundation for a new
generation of integrated nanoscale devices and circuits for controlled drug delivery.
Solutions to these key problems will be developed through multi-disciplinary research collaboration
in the Departments of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Biomedical
Left:
Left the bridge between electrodes may be used in making carbon nanotube based transistors.
Right: carbon nanotubes within voids of synthetic opal and coated with organic semiconductive
Right
polymer may be used for novel nano-composite and opto-electronic applications.
Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, and Chemistry and
Environmental Science. This will utilize university facilities and laboratories available through the
New Jersey Nanotechnology Consortium. Subsequently this work will grow through partnerships
with the Department of Biomedical Engineering and with the University of Medicine and Dentistry
of New Jersey, the Public Health Research Institute and Rutgers-Newark.
IMPACT ON REGIONAL ECONOMY
Far-reaching outcomes for the State of New Jersey and local community are envisioned in scientific
knowledge, competitive education, and joint university-industry initiatives in advanced healthcare,
conservation of energy, and environment.
With the prospect of trillions of transistors on a single nanotechnology chip, many new applications
will emerge. This will give rise to new industries. The effect of nanotechnologies will be dramatic not
just on general-purpose computing, but on embedded systems as well. However, commercial
challenges posed by nanotechnologies should be first met. These challenges include the
development of both fabrication and design tools. There is some progress on the fabrication front.
However, the design challenge has yet to be overcome. Without design, analysis, and simulation
tools for the nanotechnologies, realizing their commercial potential will not be possible. The aim of
this Center is precisely to develop such tools and methodologies. We believe that technology
transfer of such tools to local companies will provide a significant boost to the New Jersey economy.
The Center will also initiate many SBIR and STTR proposals from small companies to support the
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innovative aspect of New Jersey small-scale industries.
RESEACH CAPABILITIES
While Nanotechnology is the single fastest growing Research & Development area in the nation, we
at the New Jersey Institute of Technology are a perfect match for the task. The scientific and
engineering scope of the Center will be based on the ongoing work at NJIT for the last decade: NJIT
has built a strong record and developed the recognized leadership in nanoscience and
nanotechnology. The Nano initiative at NJIT is currently funded by more than $4M per year through
federal grants (Army, Navy, DOD, NSF) and contracts (e.g., Intel). The nano initiative is exemplified
by the Active Coating Program which assesses smart and novel, nano-based coatings and structures
for the US Army amounting to $2.5 M in 2005. NJIT possesses a Scanning Electron Microscope,
Transmission Electron Microscope, Atomic Force Microscope, and Near-Field Optical Microscope all
geared to assess nano-size structures. The 2005 NSF equipment awards include a low temperature
scanning microscope and a THz spectrometer for a total of $500,000. In addition to our capabilities
and expertise, the proposed Center will be built on the strong collaboration with New Jersey NanoConsortium and will employ the world-best capabilities of the Murray Hill facilities for manufacturing
at the nanoscale.
Recent developments in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology at NJIT have been driven by several
well-established research groups: Carbon Nanotubes (ECE/Chemistry/Physics), Nanoscale Particles
(Chemical and Mechanical Engineering/Chemistry), Electronic Structure of Nanoscale Materials
(ECE/Physics), Magnetic Nanostructures (Physics), and Semiconductor Nanostructures (ECE/Physics).
Nanotechnology represents an interdisciplinary area, which augments the expertise of Chemists,
Physicists, Biologists, Electrical Engineers, Mechanical Engineers and Computer Scientists. Currently,
these activities represent over 10 NJIT faculty members. For example, single wall carbon nanotubes
(SWCNT) are today one of the most investigated materials for Nanotechnology applications. NJIT has
been working towards uniting the unique properties of SWCNT with specific molecular-recognition
and sensing features. One application under pursuit with the EPA is the development of a micronscale total analytical system on a chip for environmental sensing that exploits some of the
remarkable nanoscale properties of pristine and functionalized SWCNT. The SWCNT provide on-chip
concentration via quantum scale adsorption processes to attain high detection sensitivity. The
integrated system is being fabricated on a chip using micro-electromechanical system (MEMS)
technologies.
Another ongoing application is in the area of biosensing.
For example,
organophosphorus (OP) compounds are commonly used as pesticides and nerve or chemical
warfare agents. Through functionalization of SWNT's with enzymes capable of selective recognition
of OP compounds, a highly effective sensor can be designed for which the SWCNT provide fast
electron transfer to the metal electrochemical transduction platform for signal monitoring.
INVESTMENT REQUESTED
The investment strategy is as follows: (1) strengthen the critical mass of the faculty in the program
by hiring three junior-to-mid career faculty in each of the areas of Nano-OptoElectronics and NanoBio Systems; (2) enhance the research focus and the visibility of the program by hiring postdoctoral
researchers and visiting research scholars from prominent universities and corporations; (3) increase
the visibility of the program and enhance the university interactions with government and industry
to stimulate future collaborations by establishing a distinguished lecture series; (4) strengthen the
laboratory infrastructure through investment in facilities and equipment; (5) strengthen the outreach
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to industry in NJ and nationally and provide executive leadership for the Center by hiring a Center
Director. This investment is summarized in the table below.
INVESTMENT REQUESTED FOR CENTER FOR ADVANCED NANONANO-SCALE
TECHNOLOGIES
ACTION
Hire six assistant or associate professors
Establish postdoctoral and visiting research scholars
Establish a distinguished lecture series
Invest in facilities and equipment
Hire a Center Director
Total
FTE #
7.0
ONE--TIME
RECURRING
RECURRING ONE
$600,000 $1,800,000
$200,000
$50,000
$2,000,000
$150,000
$150,000
$1,000
$1,000,000
000,000 $3,950
$3,950,000
950,000
Total Identified Needs ($000’s)
Center for Advanced Na
Nano-Scale Technologies
Total
Salary Equipment NonNon-Salary Recurring OneOne-Time
$750
$0
$250
$1,000
$3,950
Grand
Total
$4,950
RESEARCH IN PARTICLE TECHNOLOGY
Small particles, down to nano-size, are increasingly used as the building blocks of new materials.
What makes nano-particles and nano-composites so important is that the phenomena associated
with atomic and molecular interactions strongly influence macroscopic or bulk properties such as
catalytic, mechanical, electronic, or optical characteristics. For example, copper made from nanoparticles is up to 5 times harder than that made from conventional micron sized copper particles.
Ceramics, which are normally brittle, can be made much more easily deformable if their grain size is
in the nano range. A key step in preserving these special properties is to incorporate the
nanostructure in a structured particle, such as shown in the figure below, forming the building block
for advanced materials.
The goal of the research is to create and modify particulate materials with tailored properties that
take advantage of the unique properties of nano, submicron and micron sized particles, and produce
advanced materials in large quantities, i.e., tons rather than grams.
grams
Our vision is to establish an international center of excellence in Advanced Engineered Particulate
Materials. The Center’s efforts will endeavor to eliminate major hurdles faced by US industries;
hurdles that led to the failure of dozens of companies dealing with nanomaterials. By developing
highly scaleable techniques, and through the novel paradigm of formation of nano-structured,
advanced engineered particulate materials, the Center will make an economic and scientific impact
by (1) significantly improving the capabilities for storage, handling and transport of these materials,
(2) increasing the stability and “shelf-life”, (3) finding applications of nano-particulate materials in dayto-day consumer products such as sun-screens or outdoor deck-coatings, in addition to developing
advanced, expensive materials, (4) developing a multipurpose multifunctional particulate
characterization facility for industry and academia, and most importantly, (5) significantly reducing
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the production cost of these materials.
IMPACT ON REGIONAL ECONOMY
There are a large number of companies in NJ that engage in particle technology related product
development. The NJIT NJ Center for Engineered Particulates (NJCEP) has reached out to these
companies through hosting mini-symposia in particle technology. About 80 companies, of which 90
percent were from New Jersey, have been represented. Most of these companies have expressed a
strong interest in collaborating with NJIT, and would like to see NJIT gain further strength in these
areas. These 80 NJ companies include almost all of the major pharmaceutical companies, for
example, American Home Products, Block Drug, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Delsys Pharmaceutical, DuPont
Pharmaceuticals, Hoffmann-LaRoche, Johnson & Johnson, Merck, Novartis, Pfizer, Schering Plough,
SmithKline Beecham, and Wyeth-Ayerst. In NJ (1997 data), these companies employed 60,000
people in 120 facilities, produced $200 million in state and local taxes, had a total state economic
impact of $8.5 billion, and invested 20% of sales in research and development, vs. 4% for all other
industries. However, the research climate in the pharmaceutical industry is changing. The FDA
approved over 50 new drugs five years ago whereas, in the current year, the expected number is
fewer than five.
Since a majority of drug formulations involve particles, NJIT can help by: manipulating the size,
structure and surfaces of drug particles for improved bioavailability, resulting in reduced dosage and
lower toxicity, and developing a better understanding of particulate processes to reduce the time to
bring a new drug to market. In addition to these companies, the Center is well-poised to make a
tremendous impact on the defense sector, which already funds nearly half of Center’s research.
RESEACH CAPABILITIES
The New Jersey Center for Engineered Particulates (NJCEP) includes core faculty from the
Departments of Mechanical and Chemical Engineering; 6 postdoctoral researchers; and over 15 PhD
students supported by grants from federal (NSF, ONR, NASA, DOD and others), state, and industrial
sources; research facilities worth over $3.5M, including a state-of-the-art material characterization
facility; strategic national and international research partnerships; and significant intellectual
property in terms of patents. NJCEP is internationally recognized for its breakthrough contributions,
including environmentally-benign mixing of nano powders, coating of nano particles with polymers
to form nano-composites, formation and in-situ coating of aluminum/metal nano-powders,
preparing nano-structured programmed energetic metallic fuels, and the fluidization and intimate
mixing of nano powders as a first step towards further processing of nanostructured materials.
The latter research is funded by two 4-year NIRT (Nano Interdisciplinary Research Teams) awards
totalling over $2M, two of many NSF awards received by the core faculty. A common theme of
Center research activities is the synthesis and utilization of nano-particles to exploit the unique
properties of nano-structured materials in powder composites.
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SEM Images: (A) Nano-particles (20 nm) on a carrier particle of 10 micron through a special dry coating technique, forming
a structured particle. (B) Enlarged area of the rectangle from A. (C) Another structured particle, where the small spheres on
the surface of the carrier particle can have unique photonic properties. (D) Particle from A can also be covered or
individually encapsulated by a polymer film, protecting the nano-particles on its surface. (E) Particles from D can be made
into granules, allowing easy transport or end-use. (F) Nano-particles dry-coated onto 5-10 micron hosts, which themselves
are polymer bonded onto a larger ~250 micron “cubic” carrier particle, creating a multi-level structured particle.
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The table below shows the areas of research and funding agencies - there are many exciting areas of
research, with a large number of faculty so engaged.
Areas of Research
Discrete and film coating of nano and micron sized particles
– 5 faculty
Formation of sub-micron and nano particles using
supercritical fluid processing – 4 faculty
Dry and wet granulation of fine and nano sized particles –
3 faculty
Metal-based high energy density materials (mechanoalloying and modeling) – 2 faculty
Flow of nano and micron particles in narrow channels
under high electric fields – 1 faculty
Mixing of nano particles, fluid-solid mixing, and formation
of metallic nano-particles – 5 faculty
Fluidization based processing of nano and other cohesive
powders – 4 faculty
Nano structured polymer composites – 4 faculty
Source(s) of Funding
NSF, NJCST, US Army, Industry
NSF, NJCST, Industry
NJCST, Industry
ONR, NASA, NJCST, DTRA,
Industry
DARPA, NSF, NASA, Industry
NSF, NJCST, Navy, Army, DTRA,
NASA, ONR
NSF, Navy, NJCST
Army, NJCST, Industry
NJIT has also started the highly successful pharmaceutical engineering masters program, a
concentration in particle technology across the engineering curriculum, and several specialty
courses in advanced materials, nanotechnology and materials characterization. NJIT is also involved
in NSF funded initiatives (IGERT, REU) that help train undergraduates and graduates.
INVESTMENT REQUESTED
The investment strategy is as follows: (1) to strengthen the critical mass of the faculty in the program
by hiring a one senior and three junior faculty; (2) enhance the research focus and the visibility of
the program by hiring postdoctoral researchers and visiting research scholars from prominent
universities and corporations; (3) increase the visibility of the program and enhance the university
interactions with government and industry to stimulate future collaborations by establishing a
distinguished lecture series; (4) strengthen the laboratory infrastructure through investment in
facilities and equipment. This investment is summarized in the table.
INVESTMENT REQUESTED IN FY07 FOR PARTICLE TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH
ACTION
Hire one senior and three junior faculty
Establish postdoctoral and visiting research scholars
Establish a distinguished lecture series
Invest in facilities and equipment
Total
FTE #
4.0
Salary
$350
ONE
RECURRING ON
E-TIME
$350,000
$900,000
$200,000
$0
$50,000
$0
$0 $2,000,000
$600,000
$600,000 $2,900,000
Total Identified Needs ($000’s)
Research In Particle Technology
Total
Equipment NonNon-Salary Recurring
$0
$250
$600
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$2,900
Grand
Total
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INSTRUCTIONAL EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT FUND AND SMART CLASSROOMS
CLASSROOMS
Budget limitations over the past several years have taken a toll on the quality of instructional and
laboratory support equipment at NJIT. The $6.480 million received through the Equipment Leasing
Fund (ELF) had a significant impact on improving campus-wide laboratory instruction. However, in
order to continue progress, additional FY07 budget support is required. State-of-the-art academic
equipment is critical in order for students to be educated in the newest methods and applications.
These new programs have put cutting edge instructional equipment in classrooms and laboratories
and ensured that the state’s investment in these classrooms is protected.
NJSOA Computer-based Imaging Laboratory
The New Jersey School of Architecture (NJSOA) is a nationally recognized leader in the use of
computers in architectural education. The equipment priorities identified here are needed to
maintain the adequate delivery of the computer aided design program to NJIT undergraduate and
graduate students.
The objective of the NJSOA Imaging Laboratory is to continue to implement computer based design
studios needed in the School of Architecture. The full need is for six labs in the third year studio
curriculum, eight labs in the fourth/fifth year studio curriculum, and one in the graduate studio
curriculum. The total identified need is $500,000.
Critical Infrastructure
A Critical Infrastructure Systems Research Center (CISRC) will have the mission to raise infrastructure
research and education within the State of New Jersey to a higher, more intelligent level. A major
function of the center will be to coordinate and foster interactions with government and industry,
helping them to identify and respond to their infrastructure and emergency response problems.
Interdisciplinary approaches and solutions will be a hallmark of CISRC, given the depth and breadth
of NJIT’s faculty and staff expertise. Investments in facilities and equipment are planned within
existing NJIT laboratories in order to strengthen research capabilities in the area of infrastructure.
The total identified need is $1,000,000.
Engineering Laboratories
During the past several years, NJIT received funding from the State of New Jersey through the ELF.
However, this funding was only adequate to fund the most pressing needs among the more than
$19 million requested from the various NJIT departments. In the Newark College of Engineering, for
which the changes in technology have been especially rapid during the past decade, modernization
of all laboratories is critical. NJIT has been successful in competition at the national level having
received several million dollars of equipment grants from NSF. However, the combined funding
from State and Federal sources has so far not met all of the programmatic needs.
Biomedical Engineering
The Biomedical Engineering (BME) Department is the most recent addition to NJIT, and lab facilities
investments are a priority. The student body has recently doubled and there is an essential need to
expand laboratory experiences in fundamental courses, particularly those that provide
measurements of living systems. In addition, there are no advanced lab experiences in the focus
areas of biomaterials/tissue engineering and biomechanics. The estimated cost is $400,000.
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Civil Engineering
The undergraduate laboratory for materials testing is filled with antiquated equipment that requires
upgrading, and new bench scale testing equipment is needed. The hydraulics lab also needs a
flume, and the geotechnical engineering lab needs state-of-the-art data acquisition and modeling
facilities. The estimated cost is $257,000.
Chemical Engineering
Senior laboratories need to be upgraded to include experiments and innovations important for the
success of NJIT students in the job market. In addition, NJIT needs a pharmaceutical unit operationstype laboratory to enhance the capabilities of the new pharmaceutical engineering program. The
estimate for these undertakings is $350,000.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Several facilities need to be upgraded including laboratories for power and energy conversion,
computer engineering, communications/telecommunication/multimedia, control systems, and
microprocessor systems. The total cost is $915,000.
Interdisciplinary Program in Transportation
NJIT offers the only designated graduate and PhD programs in Transportation in New Jersey. The
teaching laboratories need technological upgrades to keep at the edge of innovative instruction,
particularly for courses in Traffic Control, Transportation Facility Capacity Analysis, Travel Demand
Forecasting, and Systems Engineering. Hands-on experience is required for effective learning. The
total cost is $84,000.
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
The department needs to upgrade the laboratories in the areas of human factors/ergonomics,
environmental and safety, robotics and flexible manufacturing, and simulation. The approximate
cost is $120,000.
Mechanical Engineering
The department needs a new manufacturing laboratory, and modernization of others, including labs
for CAD/CAE, heat transfer, fluids, and mechanics. The total cost is $601,000.
Next Generation Smart Classrooms
The collaborative efforts of NJEDgeNET and Verizon allow NJIT to reach most of the K-12
community in New Jersey through the ACCESS NJ network. Currently, a number of higher
education institutions offer Advanced Placement courses to the K-12 community interactively
through this network. This connectivity also positions NJIT to engage the high school student and
their teachers in many extra curricular activities such as tutoring, robotics, architectural and
computing competitions. This network established by NJEDge.net also allows for connectivity to our
corporate partners throughout New Jersey and the world. This connectivity allows NJIT to leverage
the expertise of our faculty in science, engineering, management and architecture to deliver timely
training and leadership to the American workforce. NJIT’s connectivity to the Internet2 network
further increases the opportunity for the university to collaborate with and lead other world class
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institutions to advance science and stimulate innovation and economic growth. All of these
connections provide NJIT with the opportunity to take a leadership position, not only in New Jersey,
but nationally and internationally, in the development of innovative practices in education.
Building upon NJIT’s mission of delivering instruction both face-to-face and at a distance, an
investment is needed to develop the next generation of high technology classrooms that allow the
distribution of the teaching and learning experience beyond the current classroom walls. Beyond
the current technology of a computer and projector, these state-of-the-art classrooms need to be
configured for live, multipoint interaction with both on-campus and off-campus locations.
Through the NJEDge network, live interactive collaboration between the campuses of New Jersey
institutions of higher learning must be used effectively and efficiently on our campuses. These
classrooms will permit NJIT to receive courses from our sister schools and vice versa. They will also
permit a new pedagogy that allows real-time distribution of an NJIT course to many small class
sections – an environment in which quality learning is possible.
These Smart Rooms will be easy to use and flexible in design, with each room’s operation based
upon a simple turn key design, easily operated by the instructor, using a basic control panel at the
podium. The hardware for the interactive components would not interfere with operation of the
room as a traditional learning environment.
The estimated cost for installation of each room is $48,200, and this request is for five rooms during
FY07. Components will include: (1) instructional support equipment for computing $16,500; (2)
video coders and decoders, and video cameras to allow the transmission of video signals world wide
$16,500; (3) audio and display equipment and controls to allow interaction between the face-to-face
and remote classes, through existing and emerging networks $15,200.
INVESTMENT REQUESTED
The FY07 request totals $1 million, which would develop an on-going instructional and research
laboratory equipment program. Current needs are summarized in the table below.
INSTRUCTIONAL EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
AND NEXT GENERATION SMART CLASSROOMS
ACTION
NJSoA Computer-based Imaging Lab
Critical Infrastructure
Biomedical Engineering Labs
Civil Engineering Labs
Chemical Engineering Labs
Electrical and Computer Engineering Labs
Interdisciplinary Program in Transportation
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Labs
Mechanical Engineering Labs
Next Generation Smart Classrooms
Total
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COST
$500,000
$1,000,000
$400,000
$257,000
$350,000
$915,000
$84,000
$120,000
$601,000
$241,000
$4,468,000
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FTE #
0
Total Identified Needs ($000’s)
Instructional Equipment Fund and Smart Classrooms
Total
Salary Equipment NonNon-Salary Recurring OneOne-Time
$0
$1,000
$0
$1,000
$0
Grand
Total
$1,000
NEURAL ENGINEERING PROGRAM
Neural engineering applies tools and concepts from engineering to
both basic and clinical problems – in this case, problems in neural
function. The “Decade of the Brain” – during the 90s -- provided
fundamental neuroscience knowledge. Clinical studies then showed
that the brain retains a great capacity to reconfigure itself so that
functions can be transferred away from damaged areas, when
stimulus regimes are properly engineered to induce or reinforce this
transfer of function. This neural plasticity is central to the work of the
neural engineering program.
When such neural plasticity is
inadequate, however, neural engineers work with other therapeutic
means, such as interfacing prosthetic neural devices to the nervous
system – or – neural tissue engineering to enable growth of existing neurons or development of
new neurons from stem cells.
This program is being developed with a focus in the Biomedical Engineering Department; but faculty
from the Departments of Mathematical Sciences, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Chemistry
and Environmental Science, and Chemical Engineering will participate. Most important the program
will collaborate with researchers in fundamental neuroscience, clinicians in the rehabilitative care
industry, and researchers in both pharmaceutical and medical device industries. Numerous
pharmaceutical agents target neural functions, and new agents that foster neural plasticity will
certainly be sought. Neural engineering will assist both the development and evaluation of new
agents and engineered devices, to affect therapeutic changes in neural function.
Neural engineers collaborate with key nationally recognized New Jersey partners: (1) Kessler
Institute for Rehabilitation (ranked fifth in US for adult rehab.), (2) Children’s Specialized Hospital
(largest pediatric rehabilitation program in US), and (3) the Center for Molecular and Behavioral
Neuroscience (CMBN) at Rutgers-Newark.
IMPACT ON REGIONAL ECONOMY
Because engineering neural plasticity and neural tissue engineering will lead to therapies that are
clinically applicable, a number of new businesses are expected to be born out of this research
endeavor. For example, one successful company has already emerged from the CMBN research.
RESEACH CAPABILITIES
As summarized in the table below, there are substantial strengths within the Biomedical Engineering
Department and other Departments and Centers at NJIT. Also, existing and potential collaborations
with the Center for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience (CMBN) at Rutgers-Newark, and the
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey provide significant depth and breadth to the
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research capacity in neural engineering.
The New Jersey research partners, with which neural engineering researchers already interact,
provide further assets for neural engineering. For example the Center for Molecular and Behavioral
Neuroscience at Rutgers-Newark is one of the leaders in studying neural plasticity. It has an annual
research budget on the order of $10M and following BME’s lead, this center chose to focus on
neural plasticity for their proposal submitted to the Governor’s Commission on Job Growth and
Economic Development (2003). Biomedical neural engineers were included in that proposal.
ENGINEERING
EERING
NJIT FACULTY WITH RESEARCH INTERESTS RELEVANT TO NEURAL ENGIN
Faculty
Department
Research
Funding
Adamovich BME
neuromuscular rehabilitation
NIH
Alvarez
BME
oculomotor adaptation
NSF-CAREER
Foulds
BME
neuromuscular rehabilitation
NIDRR
Arinzeh
BME
neural adaptation of stem cells
NSF–CAREER
Pfister
BME
neural tissue engineering
(new 1/06)
Sahin
BME
neural interfaces to prosthetics
NIH
Bose
Applied Math
computational & experimental neuroscience
NSF
Miura
Applied Math
computational neuroscience
Nadim
Applied Math
computational & experimental neuroscience
NIH
Tao
Applied Math
computational neuroscience
Ivanov
BioMEMS Facility MEMS for neural interfaces
NSF
Another example of a key New Jersey research partner for neural engineering is the 3Tesla
functional MRI imaging unit at UMDNJ. This unit has twice the normal magnetic field strength of
typical human MRI. Only such 3T units are capable of accurate mapping of neural function sites and
will provide critical data demonstrating the reconfiguration or re-mapping of neural function.
Also, there are existing partnerships that provide an integrated biomedical engineering PhD training
program between NJIT and UMDNJ-Newark, and an integrated neuroscience training program
between Rutgers-Newark and UMDNJ-Newark.
INVESTMENT REQUESTED
The investment strategy is as follows: (1) to strengthen the critical mass of the faculty in the program
by hiring a senior faculty in neural engineering and a junior faculty in imaging; (2) enhance the
research focus and the visibility of the program by hiring postdoctoral researchers and visiting
research scholars from prominent universities and corporations; (3) increase the visibility of the
program and enhance the university interactions with government and industry to stimulate future
collaborations by establishing a distinguished lecture series; (4) strengthen the laboratory
infrastructure through investment in facilities and equipment. This investment is summarized in the
table below.
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INVESTMENT REQUEST FOR NEURAL ENGINEERING
ACTION
Hire one senior and one junior faculty
Establish postdoctoral and visiting research scholars
Establish a distinguished lecture series
Invest in facilities and equipment
Total
FTE #
2.0
Salary
$200
RECURRING ONE
ONE--TIME
$200,000
$400,000
$200,000
$0
$50,000
$0
$0 $1,000,000
$450,000 $1,400,000
Total
Total Identified Needs ($000’s)
Neural Engineering
Total
Equipment NonNon-Salary Recurring
$0
$250
$450
OneOne-Time
$1,400
Grand
Total
$1,850
CAMPUS DIVERSITY ADVOCACY
ADVOCACY
As a tangible expression of NJIT’s core value of diversity and its mission to provide educational
opportunities for a broadly diverse student body, NJIT’s Strategic Plan establishes two important
objectives:
1) Increase enrollment by fall of 2008 of newly admitted undergraduate students, excluding
undeclared, to 25 % women, 15% African-American, and 15% Hispanic.
2) Enhance the diversity of the faculty to mirror the percentage of African-American, Hispanic,
and women terminal degree recipients working in academia by 2010.
Many of the specific tactics recommended by several NJIT Strategic Planning Taskforces are already
in place, including the institution of a revolving recruitment fund for faculty from underrepresented
groups and enhanced funding of Murray Center for Women in Technology programs targeting
women high school and community college students.
Strategic Plan tactics focus primarily on recruitment. However, as many studies indicate, including
NJIT’s own Status of Women Faculty Report (2005), successful recruitment does not necessarily result
in sustainable advances for women and minorities unless it is partnered with equally successful
retention efforts. In turn, successful retention often requires fundamental transformation of
academic culture, within departments and across the university as a whole.
In recent years, various people in the NJIT community have tried to affect this kind of change,
mounting programs that address the core value of diversity (and its twin: the core value of civility),
particularly as diversity and civility are expressed in the teaching/learning environment. Some of
these programs have arisen spontaneously, jump-started by committees or ad hoc groups (e.g. The
“Brown Bag Lunch” lecture series for women faculty and staff). Others are more formal efforts (e.g.
the diversity component of the New Employees Training Workshop, run by Human Resources).
While the sheer variety of these diversity mini-programs is encouraging, suggesting a wide range of
commitment and energy across the university community, the absence of strong, central
coordination and oversight makes it more difficult for NJIT to achieve its diversity mission.
To remedy that problem, NJIT will establish a centralized Diversity Resource Bank, housed within an
Office of Diversity Advocacy. As outlined below, the creation of an Office of Diversity Advocacy and
a Diversity Resource Bank will allow the university more rapidly and efficiently to achieve a number
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of its crucial programmatic objectives, including 1) creating a teaching and learning environment
that better serves and supports women and minorities; 2) improved retention across all student and
faculty populations; and 3) establishing a more welcoming and supportive environment for all NJIT
employees. The university’s visible success in achieving a tangible, exciting sense of community will
be, in and of itself, the most powerful diversity recruitment/retention tool that can be forged.
NJIT DIVERSITY ADVOCACY PROGRAM
NJIT plans to establish an Office of Diversity Advocacy and centralized Diversity Resource Bank.
Functioning as an interdisciplinary “think tank,” the Diversity Resource Bank will work, through its
personnel and advisors, to ensure that NJIT provides a welcoming and supportive academic
environment for all members of the university community.
The strategic assessment objectives for the Office include: (1) ongoing, iterative assessment of the
teaching, learning, and social environment on campus; and (2) establishing standards of excellence
in diverse teaching, learning, and social environments so that NJIT can accurately recognize and
reward continuous quality improvement. The program development and implementation objectives
include: (1) Design and development of innovative, research-based diversity programs; (2) expand
knowledge in the areas of gender, technology, and diversity that will support the design and
development of innovative diversity and technology curricular materials; and (3) establish effective
collaborative and mentoring relationships with New Jersey government, education, and industrial
organizations.
In five years, NJIT will be nationally recognized as having the most supportive environments for
diverse student and faculty populations. Outreach into industry will allow much of the growth of
diversity activities to be sponsored by external funding. In five years, we expect to achieve:
• A campus that is a strong diversity-welcoming environment for faculty and students
• A demonstrated commitment to continuous assessment and improvement of the campus
environment regarding diversity
• State-of-the-art programs that are nationally recognized
• Strong relations with state and national agencies, industry and other organizations
• Education and training of a diverse cohort of students, faculty, and professionals
IMPACT ON REGIONAL ECONOMY
Diversity is of great importance to the State of New Jersey, and building an ever-improving climate
for diversity in intellectual and workforce resources will prepare the state and the nation to lead in
the solution of critical issues facing our society. The NJIT Office of Diversity Advocacy will collaborate
with regional and state government and educational and industrial organizations; we are wellpoised to make a tremendous impact.
INVESTMENT REQUESTED
The investment strategy includes the following: (1) Hire a director and administrative assistant to
staff the new Office of Diversity Advocacy; (2) complete campus diversity environmental scanning as
a basis for continuous improvement and assessment; (3) develop and implement pilot module
programs; (4) create visiting faculty and industry programs to bring state government, education
and industry leaders to NJIT for sustained collaboration; and (5) export innovative best practices and
establish collaborative projects with New Jersey schools and local industry. This investment strategy
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is summarized in the table below.
INVESTMENT REQUESTED FOR FY07 OFFICE OF DIVERSITY ADVOCACY PROGRAMS
PROGRAMS
ACTION: Phase 1
Hire staff for the new Office of Diversity Advocacy
Complete campus diversity environmental scanning
Pilot programs
Establish faculty and industry visiting programs
ACTION: Phase 2
Export best practice innovations
TOTAL
FTE #
2.0
Salary
$145
RECURRING
$145,000
$30,000
$50,000
$200,000
$0
$200,000
$625,000
$625,000
Total Identified Needs ($000’s)
Campus Diversity Advocacy
Total
Equipment NonNon-Salary Recurring
$0
$480
$625
OneOne-Time
$50
ONEONE-TIME
$0
$30,000
$20,000
$0
$0
$0
$50,000
Grand
Total
$675
TEACHER EDUCATION AT NJIT
The future economic success of the state and the nation requires an abundant source of highquality, technically-astute science, math, and technology teachers. There is a pressing need to
strengthen the quality and quantity of high school graduates prepared to pursue careers in high
tech fields. A good place to begin making progress on this front is with teacher education programs.
It is clear that the “crisis” in education, while dire, also presents an opportunity to bring new teachers
with better preparation, new ideas and new practices into the profession and into the nation’s
classrooms.
Over the years, a number of NJIT graduates have gone on to pursue teaching careers. Although
these students did not earn teaching certification at NJIT, the State of New Jersey has allowed them
to become teachers through the Alternate Route Process. The individuals who have become
teachers through this process have expertise in the field in which they are teaching, but have
learned educational theory and practice on the job. There is a good deal of experience at NJIT in
training students for careers in teaching, though not all the formal requirements are offered.
However, NJIT has recently been granted the authority by the State of New Jersey to offer its
students teaching certification in partnership with Rutgers - Newark. Thus, NJIT students can now
participate in an education program and complete an undergraduate degree (in Applied
Mathematics, Applied Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Communication-literature, Environmental Science,
History, or Science/Technology/Society) and receive their teaching certification.
NJIT plans to institutionalize this initiative by establishing the Program in Science, Technology,
Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education. The Program aims to improve the quality of
teaching and learning in these disciplines in New Jersey schools. The main goal of the Program is to:
1) play a key role in increasing the number of people uniquely trained to pursue teaching careers in
mathematics, science and technology, 2) improve the quality and effectiveness of STEM teacher
preparation, and 3) provide for teachers’ continuing professional development. Putting more highly
qualified and prepared teachers in New Jersey’s classrooms will lead to an increase in the
preparedness and in the number of New Jersey’s students opting for further study in mathematics,
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science, and technology at the college level. This, in turn, will result in an increase in the number of
scientifically trained citizens who will form the foundation of the skilled workforce for New Jersey
and the United States to remain competitive in the global marketplace.
WHY TEACHER EDUCATION AT NJIT?
NJIT offers strong curricula to students in mathematics, science, and technology with an educational
experience that incorporates sophisticated knowledge of subject matter, high-level analytical
thinking skills, and the ability to confront and analyze complex problems. By focusing on these skills
and the content areas of student interest NJIT can develop an education program that will produce
a cadre of teachers who will be able to meet the challenges of today's schools: teachers who are
competent in their field, eager to bridge disciplinary boundaries, able to think creatively, and have
the skills and tools to stimulate students to question incisively and be innovative in their solutions to
new problems. NJIT students are enveloped in an environment of advanced technology and will be
uniquely able to incorporate newly developing educational methodologies and technologies,
bringing with them the mindset to integrate knowledge of aspects of rapidly expanding
technological advances into the classroom environment.
NJIT can create new and advanced degree programs that will produce the education professionals
that we need for the New Jersey workforce of the future. In five years, we expect to achieve:
• Strong and networked faculty that work collaboratively with state-wide teacher education
programs, including at other institutions in New Jersey through NJEDgeNet.
• State-of-the-art educational and training programs and facilities, including access to
experimental and computational facilities, and distributed cyber-resources.
• Strong relations with local, regional, state and national organizations and agencies, industry
and other organizations that will provide support, continuing feedback and interactions,
information resources.
• Education and training of a group of uniquely qualified graduates who are provided with
strong technical and leadership capabilities in the important profession of mathematics,
science, and technology education.
IMPACT ON REGIONAL ECONOMY
Teacher education is of great importance to the State of New Jersey, and building strength in
capability and knowledge will prepare the State to take a leadership position regarding workforce
skills. The NJIT program will collaborate with local and regional schools, and we are well-poised to
make a tremendous impact state-wide in the particular area of STEM education. The materials,
resources, and graduates produced through the NJIT program will support continued development
of high technology products designed and produced by New Jersey industry, and will supply the
workforce needed to maintain the strength of the state in emerging industries.
INVESTMENT REQUESTED
The investment strategy is as follows: (1) administrative support for STEM teacher education and
training program development; (2) outreach activities to prospective students, schools and school
districts including recruitment materials, travel to begin collaboration with other programs statewide; (3) develop the campus-based cyberinfrastructure system that will support advanced learning
and full utilization of NJEDge.Net, including provision of IT equipment and supplies, smart classroom
development; and (4) enhance the visibility of the program and promote collaboration by instituting
a resident faculty program to involve local, regional and state education leaders and bring them in
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residence at NJIT for sustained collaboration.
The investment strategy is summarized in the table below.
INVESTMENT REQUESTED FOR FY07 TEACHER EDUCATION
EDUCATION AT NJIT
ACTION
Administrative support for STEM programs
Outreach activities
Campus cyberinfrastructure
Resident faculty and leader programs
TOTAL
FTE #
2.0
Salary
$90
RECURRING ONE
ONE--TIME
$0
$90,000
$15,000
$5,000
$50,000
$100,000
$80,000
$0
$235,000
$105,000
Total Identified Needs ($000’s)
Teacher Education At NJIT
Total
Equipment NonNon-Salary Recurring
$50
$95
$235
OneOne-Time
$105
Grand
Total
$340
THE NJIT LIBRARY AND SERVICES
“Libraries and universities must adjust their services and facilities to create supportive learning
environments for these ‘digital’ students. Inundated with information, students are looking for
meaning and knowledge.”
» The Academic Library in 2010: A Vision (Symposium at American University, Mar 2005) Read at:
www.library.american.edu/Symposium_2010.pdf
In their landmark article, Born with the chip, Abram and Luther discuss the coming impact of the
largest generation since the Baby Boomers: the Millennials, born between 1982 and 2002. The
behaviors and expectations of this group will have a profound effect on society, higher education,
and library services. Millennials are already dominant in the NJIT undergraduate and graduate
students, and they have the following characteristic: Format agnostic, Nomadic, Multitasking,
Experiential, Collaborative, Integrated, Principled, Adaptive, and Direct. (Abram, Stephen, and Judy
Luther. “Born with the chip.” Library Journal, May 1, 2004, pp. 34-37. Read at
www.library.njit.edu/bornwithchip.pdf 2004 )
NJIT’s library facilities, services, and collections were modeled on, designed, and built with the preweb, Generation X, and, even, Baby Boomers cohort in mind. While the library has moved its
facilities, services, and collections decisively in the digital direction over the last 10 years, the rising
tide of Millennials in society and on our campus accelerates the need.
The library’s “Blueprint for the Future” directly addresses these Millennial behaviors and expectations
as we plan to accelerate and improve student learning through collaborative learning, discovery
spaces, services, and collections.
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INNOVATIVE LIBRARY SERVICES
The library needs staff to provide new services that are responsive to the adaptive, experiential,
collaborative and integrated nature of the Millennials.
• Web Service Utilization Analyst/Designer: real-time and down-line evaluation of service
usage; this professional closes the feedback loop to increase user productivity, provide for
greatly increased customization and personalization of services, increase efficiency and
reduce redundancy of library resources
• ICT Librarian / Educator: providing training and instructional tools for students and potential
employees to master the information literacy skills tested in the new Educational Testing
Service ICT exam, providing skills for jobs in the workplace.
• Learning Collaboration Librarian: developing self-instructional technologies, prototype
collaborative search engines, and research grants.
• Alternative Format Collections Developer: selecting, managing, promoting, evaluating, and
operating alternative format collections.
Estimated cost of Innovative Library Services
Services:
es: $260,000 (includes 4 new support staff).
ALTERNATIVE FORMAT COLLECTIONS
The library needs to provide digital multimedia collections that are responsive to the format agnostic,
experiential, and collaborative nature of the Millennials.
• Alternative Format Learning Materials for students are increasingly important to maintain the
edge in knowledge and learning expected at NJIT. The NJIT library needs to make source
materials available through e-journals, e-books, audio files, RSS feeds, and pod casts.
• Additional Library Books & Materials: in addition to newly-evolving information formats and
platforms, there is still demand for information in traditional formats.
Estimated cost of Alternative Format Collections:
Collections: $1,000,000
FTE #
4.0
Salary
$260
Total Identified Needs ($000’s)
($000’s)
Library Development
Total
Equipment NonNon-Salary Recurring
$0
$1,000
$1,260
OneOne-Time
$0
Grand
Total
$1,260
INFORMATION SERVICES
SERVICES AND TECHNOLOGY WIRELESS
WIRELESS AND NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE
INFRASTRUCTURE
UPGRADES
NJIT is a computing intensive university. During the last 20 years the university invested heavily in
computing equipment and technology that brought NJIT to the forefront of computing intensity in
higher education. Computers play a role in virtually every task performed on the NJIT campus, and
computers assist in teaching and independent study, campus communications, library research, and
engineering and architectural design integration. A range of “self-service” functions through the
university portal allows students to process nearly all administrative transactions electronically, such
as choosing a class schedule, registering for courses, checking financial aid status, paying tuition bills,
and performing a degree audit. Similar “self-service” functions that are available for faculty and staff
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include electronic class lists, grade reporting, and time reporting. Faculty members use course
management systems and electronic discussion spaces that extend the traditional classroom
experience on to a virtual classroom. The university’s computing infrastructure facilitates technology
transfer to industry and maintains contacts with its alumni, friends, and other constituents.
Computing is an intrinsic part of the campus culture, as vital a part of the university's infrastructure as
the bricks and mortar of its physical plant. But unlike bricks and mortar, the university’s technology
infrastructure useful life averages three to six years before obsolescence. To keep on the cutting
edge of IT resource and service, NJIT needs to:
• Transform the campus with both fully wired and wireless connectivity throughout; enabling
real-time video streaming anywhere and anytime, as well as a new class of developing
technologies that leverage wireless networks for geo-spatial applications and their social
impacts. Network technologies allow sharing of campus-based resources.
• Provide full-service computational and storage resources, allowing on-demand access
anywhere and anytime.
• Leverage of NJEDge.Net for access to Internet2, the National Lambda Rail, and a national
education and research cyberinfrastructure that will promote NJIT research participation and
collaboration with colleagues throughout the world, and provide a testbed environment for
experimentation in networking technologies and applications.
• Support development of e-portfolios for student work, allowing students to develop
personalized, web-based collections of their work, showcasing and sharing them among
other students, faculty, advisors, and potential employers.
• Leap ahead beyond the NJIT legacy information systems, providing state-of-the-art enterprise
information resources for administrative information systems, leveraging advanced
technology and open source software.
• Implement a business contingency plan for information services and technology, consistent
with the university’s risk tolerance.
The following network upgrades have been identified:
NJIT Network Infrastructure Upgrades: The NJIT network is the central nervous system of campus
life. It is an information and communication system that provides constant connectivity through
voice, data, and video services across the campus and externally to other networks (NJEDge.Net,
Internet2). The network must be constantly growing to support internet-based applications that are
consuming ever-increasing bandwidth. Wired networks cannot be replaced by wireless networks.
The NJIT network supports networked personal file space and addresses “back-end” network issues
such security, spam, viruses, remote access, software updates, and illegal file sharing. Much of the
current infrastructure to support the network was purchased under earlier Equipment Leasing Fund
(ELF) and TIF programs, and the technology installed is now obsolete. In addition, today’s advanced
networking applications require 100 Mbs or 1 Gbs connectivity. The physical wiring infrastructure
upgrade will be needed by FY08, but network electronics infrastructure needs to be on a 6-year
replacement cycle basis with an annual commitment of $575,000, and $200,000 because a
recurring commitment is needed for the software tools for network management require for
licensing. The total FY07 request for network infrastructure component is: $775,000.
Wireless Network Upgrades: The NJIT wireless network has been deployed into public space and
classrooms of all campus academic buildings. New buildings have full wireless coverage and many
older buildings have had wireless added. Older academic, administrative, research buildings, and
residence halls have limited coverage, and the current wireless technology is not yet able to replace
wired connectivity in a high density, high throughput environment. A totally wireless campus
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enables the NJIT campus to serve as a test bed for the development of new applications utilizing
wireless technologies, testing not only application utility, but also their social impacts. In order to
complete a wireless network infrastructure, additional access points will be needed with appropriate
overlap to support anticipated usage densities, and the estimated cost to bring full density coverage
to the campus is $1,520,000. This would be a major multi-year project, and the FY07 priority is to
bring all campus buildings to a full-basic wireless coverage level, and to provide software to properly
manage and maintain this infrastructure, at an estimated cost of $215,000. Licensing costs for
network management software are $115,000, and investments beyond FY07 will need an RF (radiofrequency) coverage survey of the campus to be conducted by a professional engineer, at an
estimated cost of $45,000. Therefore, the total FY07 request for the wireless network component is
$375,000.
The investment strategy for infrastructure and wireless network upgrades is summarized in the table
below:
Total Identified Needs
Needs ($000’s)
Information Services and Technology Network Infrastructure
And Wireless Upgrades
Total
FTE #
Salary Equipment NonNon-Salary Recurring OneOne-Time
0
$0
$1,105
$0
$1,105
$45
Grand
Total
$1,150
STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES
Services provided include: admissions processing, residence, athletics (including intercollegiate and
intramural sports), counseling services (including testing, course placement and career information,
as well as academic and personal counseling), veterans and international student services, student
activities (government, Greek, club and cultural), health services, and financial aid programs. Under
established policies and procedures, financial aid is provided to students through a program of loans,
scholarships and work opportunities. Funds are derived from state appropriations, federal grants
and private sources. Also provided are supportive instructional services including tutoring,
mentoring, and undergraduate research experience. Career planning and placement services
include: workshops, resume writing, job fairs, job networks, internships, co-op, community service,
counseling and placement.
Retention and Graduation
To date, NJIT has implemented the following programs and strategies to improve student retention,
and ultimately graduation:
• Dean of First-Year Studies
o Placement Assessment
o Miniversity Orientation
o Freshman Seminar Program
o Early Academic Warning (Freshman Fifth Week Exams)
• University Learning Center
• Education Learning Assistance/ELAs (for Mentoring and Tutoring)
• Workshops
o Time Management
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•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
o Study skills
o Test Taking
o Career Awareness
o Test Anxiety
o Procrastination
Peer Counseling
Registration Holds and Mandatory Advising
On-Going Transcripts Audits
Data Collection and Analysis of Retention and Graduation in Compliance with Federal and
State Standards
Follow-up Study of Students who left NJIT at the end of Freshman Year
Study to Determine Possible Barrier Courses
Financial Aid Monitoring
Women’s Center
SSSP, Vanguard and AMP (externally funded for minorities and first generation students)
Programs
Wintersession
Newark College Engineering (NCE) Retention Committee
Study of Placement Exam Results
The FY00 through FY05 FTFTF Retention Analysis indicated that student retention, freshman to
sophomore, is improving as compared to a decade ago when it was 75 percent.
FRESHMEN TO SOPHOMORE
20012001-02
20022002-03
20032003-04
20042004-05
80%
85%
81%
82%
Residential students, Honors and EOP are retained at higher rates than commuters.
The retention target by 2008 is 90 percent for freshmen and 80 percent for sophomores. The sixyear graduation rate has increased about 18 percent since 1977 to 55 percent. The six-year
graduation rate target for 2008 is expected to exceed 55 percent.
Next Steps
• A residential freshman “Connections Program” was initiated fall 2002 and expanded to an
additional 120 students in fall 2003. The program cannot be further expanded without
additional support.
• Students in Math 103 are being closely monitored in partnership with the Department of
Mathematical Sciences and mandatory tutoring will occur for students who did not pass the first
common exam.
• Winter Session ’05 (for credit) to retake classes in computer science, humanities, math, and
physics was implemented enabling students to make “Satisfactory Academic progress” is being
evaluated and expanded for Winter Session ’05.
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Identified Needs – Student Support Services:
Residential Tutors (15 seniors or graduate students at $4,000/student)
Math 103 Workshop Sessions (6 faculty stipends @ $2,000/faculty)
Wintersession (Need-Based) Scholarships (50 student @ $1500/student)
Grand Total Identified Needs – Student Support Services:
FTE #
0
Salary
$0
Total Identified Needs ($000’s)
Retention and Graduation
Total
Equipment NonNon-Salary Recurring
$0
$147
$147
$60,000
$12,000
$75,000
$147,000
$147,000
OneOne-Time
$0
Grand
Total
$147
PHYSICAL PLANT SUPPORT SERVICES
State, university, corporate and individual support have built a sizable campus. The replacement
value of the campus now approaches a half billion dollars. To protect this investment, the university
needs to strengthen the preventive and standard maintenance of the facilities. In addition, owing to
the sophisticated nature of some facilities, e.g., computerized air handling systems in the Otto York
Center and in the Microelectronics Center, constant vigilance must be maintained to ensure proper
operation for the safety of employees and students, and for environmental protection.
The size of NJIT’s custodial and grounds staff has not kept pace with facility usage and growth,
making it increasingly difficult to maintain facilities at appropriate levels of cleanliness. Currently,
gross square feet totals 2,653,807, an increase of 77% from FY92, at which time gross square feet
totaled 1,496,933.
State appropriations over the past few years have not taken inflation into account, thereby
diminishing the purchasing power of the university. Electrical, water and fuel costs continue to rise,
requiring the university to address these price increases by reallocation of limited existing resources.
In addition, the tremendous growth of added square footage and increased use of the campus to
seven days per week add to increases in energy costs. Further, due to record energy prices, the cost
of campus utilities will continue to dramatically increase in the future.
As part of an aggressive energy management plan, the university has installed energy management
systems in all of its 29 buildings. Each building reports to a central monitoring location staffed by an
energy engineer.
In order to protect the investment in plant, a preventive maintenance work order system has been
implemented that automatically issues work orders on a weekly basis for predetermined preventive
maintenance work to be performed. With an increased usage and complexity in our new buildings,
energy management and associated controls a significant amount of work is necessarily done by
outside contractors leaving the NJIT HVAC and craft staff free to respond to emergencies, minor
repairs and 24 hour campus monitoring. This increased demand has necessitated the use of higherlevel technicians for repair and maintenance resulting in higher labor costs.
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Physical Plant Support Staff Requested
Custodial
Groundskeeper
Public Safety
Utilities
Total Identified Needs
FTE #
14.0
Salary
$390
FTE
8
3
3
___
14
Total Identified Needs ($000’s)
Physical Plant Support
Total
Equipment NonNon-Salary Recurring
$0
$550
$940
Total $
$200
$85
$105
$550
$940
OneOne-Time
$0
Grand
Total
$940
SUMMARY OF PRIORITY NEEDS:
FTE #
Salary
60.0 $3,850
Equipment
$1,325
NonNon-Salary
$3,255
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Total
Recurring
$8,430
Grand
OneTotal
One-Time
$12,606 $21,036
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CORE AND PRIORITY NEEDS POSITION DETAIL
($000's)
AREA/PROGRAM
POSITION TITLE
TOTAL
CORE
NEEDS
PRIORITY
NEEDS
NEW POSITIONS
$
FTE (1)
NEW POSITIONS
$
FTE (1)
NEW POSITIONS
$
FTE (1)
INSTRUCTION
SUBTOTAL - INSTRUCTION
RESEARCH
Homeland Security
Faculty
22
Research Administrator
1
Center Director
1
Administrator
4
Technician
2
Postdoctoral Fellows
7
Graduate Assistants
0
Graduate Stipends
4
Special Lecturers
3
Adjuncts
0
Graduate Student Health Benefits 471
Authorized FTE's
115
630
2,120
65
150
235
100
350
0
140
195
45
2,778
0
6,178
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
471
115
588
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2,778
0
2,978
20
1
1
4
2
7
0
4
3
0
0
0
42
1,920
65
150
235
100
350
0
140
195
45
0
0
3,200
Executive Director
Program Administrator
Clerical Staff
Authorized FTE's
1
1
2
5
9
150
75
75
103
403
1
1
2
5
9
150
75
75
103
403
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Authorized FTE's
3
3
46
46
3
3
46
46
0
0
0
0
Professional Staff
Authorized FTE's
SUBTOTAL - ACADEMIC SUPPORT SERVICES
4
40
44
260
743
1,003
0
40
40
0
743
743
4
0
4
260
0
260
23
23
358
358
23
23
358
358
0
0
0
0
44
44
718
718
44
44
718
718
0
0
0
0
SUBTOTAL - PHYSICAL PLANT
8
3
3
24
38
200
85
105
306
696
0
0
0
24
24
0
0
0
306
306
8
3
3
0
14
200
85
105
0
390
TOTAL AUTHORIZED FTE
GRAND TOTAL
254
791
9,402
254
731
5,552
60
3,850
SUBTOTAL - RESEARCH
PUBLIC SERVICE
SUBTOTAL - PUBLIC SERVICE
ACADEMIC SUPPORT SERVICES
Library Development
STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES
Authorized FTE's
SUBTOTAL - STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES
INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT
Authorized FTE's
SUBTOTAL - INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT
PHYSICAL PLANT
Support Staff
Custodian
Groundskeeper
Police/Security Officer
Authorized FTE's
(1) Reflected in Core and Priority Needs Detail.
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