Fall 2022 Issue 5

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Faculty Celebration

On the afternoon of Wednesday, Sep. 28, NJIT held a Faculty Achievement Celebration for 35 faculty and staff who were awarded prestigious teaching awards or received promotions.

The ceremony was moderated by Atam Dhawan, Ph.D., Interim Provost and Senior Executive Vice Pres ident. He credited student achievements for the rapid growth of NJIT and recognition from Forbes and Mon ey Magazine, among others. Yet, he professed, it was the work of faculty as teachers, research mentors, and advisors that had fueled NJIT’s students. “Although students make their own success, it is faculty, admin istrators, and staff that take the lion’s share in guiding them,” he added.

University President Dr. Teik C. Lim addressed the crowd afterwards, emphasizing the difference in uni versity culture between the time of his education and that of today’s students. “University education is be coming more customized and holistic,” Lim stated. “In academia, changes are often very slow, but especially in recent years, major changes have occurred and we want to capitalize on the momentum.”

Today’s students do not want to simply learn les sons and go home, Lim commented. “Students want more today. Learning from industry experts, experien tial learning, and learning power skills like presenting, teamwork, empathy, and leadership are some of the ex periences they want.” Lim complimented the ability of NJIT faculty to fulfill these needs. “Without faculty, our most precious resource, students would not succeed.”

Prior to Lim’s appointment as the president of NJIT, he served as the interim president of the University of Texas-Arlington, which has a total enrollment of over 40,000 students. In comparison, NJIT’s students num ber just over 11,000. However, Lim took pride in NJIT’s high performance. “Although NJIT is a smaller school, the high rank is the result of student success that stems from faculty guidance. This also contributes to social mobility.” In addition, he recognized the larger effect that faculty have on the associated area, stating that the research and achievements of NJIT’s professors have a tremendous economic impact on Newark and the state of New Jersey.

Excellence in Teaching Awardees

Daniel Bunker, Department of Biological Sciences. He is a founder of the Urban Ecology Lab and is known for his fairness, rigor, and mentoring.

Kathleen McEnnis, Department of Chemical and Mate rials Engineering. She has made an impact through her emphasis on the value of discovery.

Eric Fortune, Department of Biological Sciences. His teaching strategies, humor, and creativity have inspired many students to pursue biology.

Jaskirat Sodhi, School of Applied Engineering and Technology. Under his leadership, first-year perfor mance and retention in NCE increased significantly.

Padma Natarajan, Department of Mathematical Sci ences. She has achieved an incredible feedback score of 3.85 out of 4.0.

John Vito D’Antonio Bergatolli, Department of Biomed ical Engineering. He utilizes his industry experience to guide students.

Ludvik Alkhoury, Department of Electrical and Com puter Engineering. He is a teaching assistant who has provided students with an enthusiastic education.

Stephen George, Department of Civil and Environmen tal Engineering. He has provided critical support to the department’s academic infrastructure.

Methi Wecharatana, Department of Civil and Environ mental Engineering. He has demonstrated a commit ment to excellence and mentorship over 40 years.

Overseers Excellence in Research Lifetime Achieve ment Award

Denis Blackmore (posthumous), Department of Math ematical Sciences. He was a researcher who contribut ed immeasurably to the field of mathematics and NJIT.

Overseers Excellence in Research Prize and Medal

Michel Boufadel, Department of Civil and Environmen tal Engineering. He specializes in environmental fluid mechanics and is an expert on oil spills.

Overseers Excellence in Service Award

Nancy Steffen-Fluhr, Director of the Murray Center for Women in Technology.

Master Teachers

Sanchoy Das, Newark College of Engineering.

Junmin Shi, Martin Tuchman School of Management. Constance A. Murray Diversity Award

Lisa Axe, Department of Chemical and Materials Engi neering. She is creating biologically active filters to de grade contaminants and has been a staunch advocate for underrepresented students.

Promotion to Distinguished Professor

Tara Alvarez, Department of Biomedical Engineering.

Julie Ancis, Department of Informatics.

Kevin Belfield, Department of Chemistry and Environ mental Science.

Guiling Wang, Department of Computer Science.

Promotion to Professor

Ji Meng Loh, Department of Mathematical Sciences

Darius Sollohub, Hillier College of Architecture and Design.

Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure

Matthew Adams, Department of Civil and Environ mental Engineering.

Matthew Bandelt, Department of Civil and Environ mental Engineering.

Gennady Gor, Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering.

Murat Guvendiren, Department of Chemical and Mate rials Engineering.

Vivek Kumar, Department of Biomedical Engineering.

Samuel Lieber, Department of Applied Engineering and Technology.

Qing Liu, Department of Electrical and Computer En gineering.

Calista McRae, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences.

Benjamin Thomas, Department of Physics.

Promotion to Senior University Lecturer

Catherine Siemann, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences.

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9/25/2022

7:18 p.m. A NJIT student came to NJIT Police Head quarters to make a fraud report involving a job offer over email. The investigation is ongoing.

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1:41 a.m. Officers noticed an illegally parked vehi cle at the intersection of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Bleeker Street. A license plate check revealed the vehicle was stolen; it was towed, and the owner was notified.

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5:00 p.m. Officers responded to the Campus Cen ter on the report of an individual panhandling in the area. Officers located the non-affiliate male and checked for warrants. The individual was ultimately sent on his way with a warning.

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September marked Sexual Health Awareness Month, and one newly found ed NJIT organization is working towards increasing understanding of this topic throughout campus: Advocates for Sex ual Health Awareness. Associate Dean of Students Kristie Damell said, “When I become the Title IX Coordinator in 2021, I had a number of students reach out to me seeking opportunities to be involved in sexual health education and Title IX initiatives.”

Anousha Raina, fourth-year business major, and Sonia Daneshwar, third-year computer science major, are co-found ers and co-chairs of the organization. Raina mentioned that she didn't know what Title IX was until she began her po sition as a Learning Communities Peer Mentor for business students during the summer of 2021. “Before it even had an official name, the organization started as me and [Damell] sitting in her old of fice, brainstorming ideas on how we can bring education and inclusivity to the NJIT student body,” she added.

“Back in Fall 2021, I saw an adver tisement in the NJIT SLICE newsletter and decided to join,” Daneshwar said. “[Raina and I] were both two girls who cared deeply about the values of ASHA and have experienced them firsthand, and the rest became history.”

The organization has partnered with the Murray Center, Public Safety, Fra ternity and Sorority Life, and Residence Life for its past and upcoming programs; some of these include “Sex, Love, and Condoms,” “Purple Thursday” (domes tic violence awareness), and “Take Back

the Night” (the oldest worldwide move ment to stand against sexual violence in all forms). Assistant Director of Fraterni ty and Sorority Life Brittany Costantino has assisted Damell with event plan ning and execution since Damell first entered the position of Title IX Coordi nator. From Sept. 12-16, Fraternity and Sorority Life and ASHA hosted a week of events to bring awareness of sexual health to the student body.

Monday, Sept. 12 had a workshop for Planned Parenthood to speak about healthy communication and sexual de cision-making. This was organized by members of the Panhellenic commu nity; presenters spoke about consent, resources available to students, and healthy and unhealthy behaviors in all types of relationships.

There was a tabling event on Tues day to create awareness about the Red Zone, which Constantino stated is “the time period from about mid-August until Thanksgiving break where sexual assaults are most likely to occur on col lege campuses.” The booth had a wheel for students to spin and win a prize, and cake was also given out to students who stopped by.

On Wednesday, the fraternity and sorority community had the chance to review risk reduction tips and policies. Public Safety was present to answer questions from students, some of whom were chapter leaders.

Friday, Sept. 12 saw a program titled “Laws of Sex” to go over the essentials of Title IX. Students were able to partici

NJIT Celebrates Sexual Health Awareness Week

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pate in an activity educating them on the protections and procedures of the law. Public Safety officers were present here as well to go into detail about how they help students in cases related to Title IX and sexual assault. During the lunch provided, there was a simulation during which Public Safety marked some drinks to demonstrate that you should not leave drinks unattended when out in a public space. Condoms were also available for students to take to reinforce the idea of having safe sex.

“I love my university. I love the pro fessors I have had the pleasure of learn ing from and collaborating with, I love the staff here as well — warm and wel coming and with great senses of humor,” Raina said. “However, although the stu dent body here is beautiful in its cultur al diversity, gender diversity is in lack, and many other young women such as myself have expressed that we feel as though the burden of the arid female population at our school is ours to bear.

“I can expand on some of my expe riences and the experiences of others that have been shared with me, and I can even take them to the public with a soap box, but our events are not meant to paint one portion of students as saints and others as martyrs,” she added. “At ASHA, we have the awareness to know that negativity from misinformation spreads, but so does positivity from learning.”

“I have never been one to want to be on a club or organization’s Eboard, but ASHA is more than a club. We are an advocacy group, and the goals and val

ues are the same ones I hold onto deep inside my heart,” Daneshwar expressed. “It’s a blessing to be a part of the first stu dent organization officially under Title IX and to help this organization thrive.”

Raina stated, “We are the club that gives out free sex toys as a prize for win ning a round of Sex Kahoot and, on the same coin, invites professional speakers that help engage students in workshops to advocate for our ideals.”

“We know that students would rather talk to fellow students about sex, con sent, and relationships than adminis trators, so ASHA is vital to institutional efforts to bring awareness to preventing sexual assault, sexual harassment and dating or domestic violence,” Damell ex plained.

“When it comes to sex and relation ships, we tend to be ‘hush-hush’ about it on campus,” Daneshwar said, “but it’s important to teach our communi ty about healthy sex and relationships, since this will be the time where most be will be experiencing their first romantic relationships.”

“I think it is important for our stu dents to be aware of the different topics we discuss through Title IX and Sexu al Health Awareness,” Costantino said. “This is often the first time many college students have freedom from their family system, and we try to provide informa tion that will be useful and maybe new to them — to help keep themselves safe and happy throughout their college ca reer.”

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ADHC Party

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NJIT's graduate students were invited to the Campus Center Atrium last Tuesday to mingle with their fellow students. Attendees were given free food and access to a variety of activities.

YWCC Grad Meet

In a large collaboration of many of YWCC's organizations and departments, students from YWCC were invited to the Atrium to participate in a variety of activities and to listen to some keynote speakers.

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The Hidden History of Eberhardt Hall

If you’re a student at NJIT, chances are that the college brochure you were sent as a high school senior — which may have even encouraged you to apply — was covered in a glossy picture of Eber hardt Hall, the Gothic Victorian building on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Vaguely reminiscent of a certain fiction al school for magic and looking out onto a manicured lawn, it’s no surprise that Eberhardt serves as the face of campus.

Eberhardt Hall is a stunning piece of architecture — it is listed on the Na tional Register of Historic Places, the United States government's list of plac es or structures that must be preserved for their historic or artistic value. Yet for most of its history, Eberhardt was not the Alumni Center that NJIT students know and keep a wary distance from. In fact, from 1857 to 1947 — nearly a hundred years — the building was better known as the Newark Orphan Asylum.

Built in 1857 by John Welch, a found ing member of the American Institute for Architects, the Asylum was origi nally commissioned by a group of Prot estant women in 1846 for orphaned children. The building was extremely well-equipped for the time, featuring luxuries such as gas lights, steam heat, hot and cold running water, and even safety features such as a fire extinguish ing system and emergency exits. A south wing to the Asylum was built in 1874 and mimicked the style of the initial con struction; all told, the building could

house 110 children. It was built on High Street, better known today as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.

Although the lives of the youths and caretakers who resided there are hard to picture over 150 years later, the following details are available due to the diligent record-keeping of the Newark Public Li brary and the New Jersey Historical So ciety.

Children generally entered the Asy lum between 2-10 years old and were released at the age of 12. If financially able, their relatives were required to pay a monthly fee of up to four dollars for the care provided. Relatives and friends were allowed to visit the Asylum on the first Friday of the month, but not on le gal holidays unless they had acquired special permission. The orphans were not sent to public school, but rather schooled on the grounds of the institu tion. Although they were not provided specific manual or industrial training, the Asylum had summer quarters called the Mountainside Memorial Home where the orphans and staff would live for three to four months. Here, the chil dren were expected to work and play.

“The change from the great, cas tle-like building in High Street to the modern home in the country was made last Wednesday,” proclaimed the New ark Sunday Call on June 17, 1906. “The little orphans are in for three or four months of perfect enjoyment.”

That summer, nearly 100 orphans made the trip to Westfield, the site of the country home. The older children — who were no more than 11 years old — had finished their education and were expected to contribute to the household. The older girls would help with the do mestic responsibilities of the house and take care of the younger ones, while the boys were to be taught about trade and agriculture. The youngest children would continue their lessons during the summer.

However, the orphanage was no lon ger in use by 1947, and it was purchased by the Newark College of Engineering, NJIT’s former name. The building was renamed Eberhardt Hall after Frederick Eberhardt, a member of the College of

Engineering’s Board of Trustees for 36 years. Its new incarnation as the Alum ni Center began in the early 2000s with a restoration that won the 2006 Donald T. Dust Recognition Award from the New ark Preservation and Landmarks Com mittee.

After multiple semesters walking past it, Eberhardt Hall seems prosaic, especially sandwiched between other large buildings on the Rutgers-Newark campus and Fenster Hall. Therefore, it’s somewhat eerie to see photos of it from the 19th century, imposing and lonely. Eberhardt Hall has seen countless gen erations of students pass through and may well stand collecting history for centuries to come.

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Pakistan Goes Underwater

The rain started the same day I arrived in Pakistan this summer. My relatives, happy to see me and my family, exclaimed that we had brought “showers of blessings” with us. It did almost seem that way — the rain traveled with us as we visited relatives in different cities.

Everyone noted that the summer heat had become slightly more bearable with the rains. My cousin ex pressed relief that her medical school entrance exams had been delayed due to the weather conditions, and my uncle joked that his car had finally gotten a good wash.

However, when days of rain turned into weeks, the reality of things became clear. We found ourselves driv ing through streets that had turned into rivers, blindly attempting to avoid potholes. Another time, we were having dinner at my great uncle's home when a sudden downpour of rain caused water to come rushing into his house through the courtyard.

We used pots and floor wipers to try to push the water out for as long as we could and then focused on elevating his furniture using bricks. My family and I re turned to the United States after just three weeks, but the situation in Pakistan only worsened, resulting in devastation that will remain for generations.

How did it start?

The short answer is climate change. Pakistan expe rienced prolonged heat waves this past spring, with re cords set for the highest temperatures recorded world wide in March. The extreme temperatures led to excess glacial melts in the northern mountainous regions of Pakistan, resulting in increased amounts of water flow ing into other water bodies like the Indus River that runs through the entire country from north to south. The heat also melted dams of ice holding back glacial lakes, causing sudden rushes of water that destroyed riverbank settlements.

Along with the heat waves, a large-scale depression system in the Arabian Sea caused heavy rains to reach the coastal regions of Pakistan in June. Its monsoon season also began earlier than usual, mainly affecting its central and southern areas.

Short-term impacts

The overflow of water in rivers from the melting of glacial lakes had a very sudden impact with tremen dous amounts of destruction. Buildings along river banks collapsed immediately from the force of rushing water, and crops were washed away. With no time to prepare, many people lost their lives during the floods.

The impact of the heavier and prolonged rain of this

monsoon season was different. Unlike what occurred with the sudden flooding, the effects of the monsoon rains were slow, but long-lasting. As water began to ac cumulate in areas, it flooded crops, destroyed homes, and disconnected people from surrounding areas. Basic necessities and utilities — sewerage, electricity, transportation — were cut off for people living in these areas. Whereas water levels around flooded riverbanks generally receded after several days, making it possible for help to arrive from neighboring areas, those affect ed by the excessive rains found themselves completely isolated and unable to move forward.

Water accumulates in areas where normal drainage is not possible. As a result, water from floods and rains can remain in these areas for long periods of time — even months on end, depending on the amount of wa ter. Those living in these regions had to evacuate their homes with very limited supplies to move to the few areas of higher ground.

Individuals in such situations have found them selves without access to the most basic resources for months on end. There is no access to electricity, phones, or any method of communication. With no wood or coal to turn on a stove, they have no way to cook the small amount of food they were able to bring with them during the displacement.

They also have no way to obtain clean water and are forced to drink the contaminated, stagnant water sur rounding them. This, in turn, has resulted in the spread of many water-borne illnesses, worsened by the fact that these individuals have no way to receive medical treatment.

Long-term impacts

Many people affected by the floods and rains in Pakistan are farmers, living from crop to crop. Their livelihood and only source of income has now been submerged in water, and whatever could have been harvested has been washed away. Those in this situa tion normally plant, harvest, and sell their crops, using the profits to buy for the next season of crops. Now, their current crop — which had been almost ready for harvest — is destroyed, and all of their savings have been lost. Even after the heaviest rains have stopped, lands remain underwater, and the next season of crops will not be planted in time.

This has a tremendous impact on the people whose crops were destroyed, but also on Pakistan — a country that relies on agriculture economically — as a whole.

Relief efforts

There are many ongoing relief efforts in Pakistan. Medical supplies, food items, and other necessities are

being distributed. However, the small organizations running these operations can only reach people with ground transportation. Transportation like helicopters and boats is needed to reach those who are stranded and is only available through military or government organizations.

It is important to note that there are cities in Pakistan that have not been as severely impacted by the flooding and heavy rains, and the country does not currently face an urgent shortage of food or clothing items. For this reason, it is important for those looking to help to focus on supporting organizations on the ground with the delivery of supplies to those affected.

With at least a third of the country underwater, Pa kistan’s government estimates that losses following this disaster are estimated to amount to $30 billion dollars. At the time of this publication, over 33 million people have been displaced and 1,700 have been killed according to The New York Times. The waters washed away entire villages; hundreds of thousands of schools, water systems, and medical centers also sustained damage. 1.2 million homes, thousands of kilometers of roads, and hundreds of bridges have been destroyed. A portion of the province of Sindh has become a lake tens of kilometers wide and growing.

My grandfather tells me that his farm in southern Punjab — a province located in the cotton belt of Paki stan — once flooded in 1973. He and my grandmother were forced to evacuate to the desert hills nearby. They lived there for over a year before the waters receded, fi nally allowing them to return and begin the years-long process of rebuilding and replanting.

The current situation in Pakistan is not one that will resolve suddenly once the waters have receded. What will happen with the next climate disaster? According to data from the European Union, Pakistan is responsi ble for less than 1% of global emissions, but is one of the top ten nations most vulnerable to climate change and is now quite literally drowning. The destruction caused by this catastrophe will end eventually, but the price that the people of Pakistan will pay will impact genera tions to come.

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Layout by Areej Qamar Visit the following links to learn more about flood emergency appeals and support humani tarian teams on the Pakistan grounds: mofa.gov.pk/the-prime-ministers-flood-relieffund alkhidmat.org crisisrelief.un.org/pakistan-floods

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