Steering committee
The committee will assess and report on the effective implementation of 2020 Vision. It will monitor and coordinate activities in the strategic priorities which will guide the development of students, the transformation of the curriculum, the growth of scholarly research, the fostering of a global community, and the investments in human, physical, and technological resources. The steering committee will ensure coherent assessment and reporting through coordination with priority committees. It will also issue KPI reports and offer guidelines for ongoing assessment specific to the work of each strategic priority committee.
Chair: Fadi Deek (as Provost and University Senate President)
Co-chairs: Faculty Senate President & Perry Deess (as Director of Institutional Research and Planning)
Members: Dean Belfield, Dean Caudill, Dean Gauchat, Dean Kam, Dean Passerini, Dean Rusinkiewicz, Basil Baltzis, Atam Dhawan, Ed Bishof, Joe Tartaglia, Wendy Lin-Cook, Kamal Joshi, Chuck Brooks, Prof. Cheickna Sylla, Prof. Dan Bunker
Strategic Priority Committees
One committee will be established per priority. Each will be led by a division head (or designee).
Priority 1—Students
This committee will assess and report on NJIT’s efforts to increase retention and graduation rates. Once enrolled at NJIT, students will receive the highest level of academic and social support to enable them to persist through a rigorous curriculum and become leaders in their professions or continue advanced studies. In both undergraduate and graduate programs, new initiatives will refine and target admission processes to increase the rates of academic success.
Chair: Charlie Fey (VP, Academic Support & Student Affairs)
Co-chair: Prof. Mohamad Saadeghvaziri
Members: Dean Caudill, Prof. Jonathan Luke, Prof. Shanti Gopalakrishnan, Prof. Gordon Thomas, University Senate representative TBD, and additional staff directly involved in the area, for example: Wendy Lin-Cook, Sarah Vandermark, Sharon Morgan, Albert Martinez, Lisa Easton
Priority 2—Learning
This committee will assess and report on efforts to ensure that our students encounter a course of study that is under continual scrutiny in order to ensure it meets current professional standards, provides the general education to produce the most highly qualified leaders, and is delivered by enthusiastic instructors using innovative and effective methods. Digital learning will be an integral part of every student’s experience, with instructors engaging students through “converged” pedagogies where the boundaries between on-line and face-to-face instruction fade. Students will be given more opportunities to learn at their own pace and to explore their own path to achieve their learning goals. Academic programs and other learning opportunities will foster in the students a professional attitude, broaden their cultural experiences, and increase their understanding of civic responsibilities.
Chair: Basil Baltzis (Vice Provost for Academic Affairs)
Co-Chairs: Sotiri Ziavras (Associate Provost for Graduate Studies) & Ron Rockland (CUE chair)
Members: Dean Rusinkiewicz, Prof. Pemberton, Prof. Somers, and additional staff directly involved in the area, for example: Gale Spak, Greg Mass, Rich Sweeney, Blake Haggerty, Chuck Brooks, Lucie Tchouassi, Conrad Corpus
Priority 3—Scholarly Research
This committee will assess and report on NJIT efforts to achieve a national and international presence in research. The faculty of NJIT will be engaged in increasing knowledge in their respective fields by participating in innovative, prominent research, and creative work. The university will provide the necessary and full support administratively, technologically, and materially in order to assist the faculty in achieving their full professional potential. To inspire the most creative innovative research, multidisciplinary approaches will be supported and facilitated.
Chair: Atam Dhawan
Co-Chair: Prof. Zeyuan Qiu
Members: Dean Kam, Dean Belfield, Andrew Christ, Prof. Andrzej Zarzycki, Prof. Marvin Nakayama, Prof. Namas Chandra, Prof. Asokan Anandarajan. Additional staff directly involved in the area, for example: Dave Ullman, Norma Rubio, Tim Franklin, Jessica Bucco
Strategic Priority 4—Community
This committee will assess and report on work to ensure that we value the diversity of students and faculty diversity and will build upon it, striving to expand the representation of women and underrepresented minorities in the faculty and administrative ranks. NJIT will increasingly mirror the global society. To make us a stronger community, alumni engagement, particularly with students, will be deepened.
Chair: Kay Turner VP Human Resources
Co-chair: Prof. Norman Loney
Members: Dean Passerini, University Senate representative TBD, Prof. Anthony Schuman, Prof. Hindy Schachter, (one more faculty to be named), Prof. Prof. Nancy Steffen Director of the Women Center, Holly Stern, and additional staff directly involved in the area: Tony Howell, Michael Smullen, Andrea Connell
Strategic Priority 5—Investments
This committee will assess and report on efforts to ensure that the human, physical, and technological resources for student learning and faculty research have the highest priority. The university’s faculty will continue to grow in numbers and renown. They will work in the best laboratories with the highest quality equipment and technology infrastructure. All classrooms will accommodate a variety of instructional layouts and will offer the latest technology. A multi-year campus plan for student learning, faculty, research, and community investment will propel NJIT to state, regional, national, and international prominence.
Chair: Andrew Christ, VP Real Estate and Capital Development
Co-Chairs: Ed Bishof and Prof. Anthony Rosato
Members: Dean Gauchat, University Senate representative, Prof. Andrew Sohn, Prof. Kamalesh Sirkar, Prof. Trevor Tyson and additional staff directly involved in the area: Joe Tartaglia, Boris Shapiro, Charlie Nieves