Jordan Hu College of Science and Liberal Arts

The College of Science & Liberal Arts was established in 1982. Initially referred to as the “Third College”, it followed NJIT’s Newark College of Engineering and the New Jersey School of Architecture.

In 1986, the college underwent a name change to better reflect its refined mission and direction, becoming the College of Science & Liberal Arts.

Since its inception, CSLA has experienced steady growth and expansion. Notably, it has also played a pivotal role in the establishment of three of NJIT’s current schools and colleges:

  • Honors College, stemming from the Honors Program originating within CSLA in 1985.
  • School of Management, emerging from CSLA’s Department of Organizational and Social Sciences in 1987.
  • College of Computing, emerging from CSLA’s Computer and Information Science Department in 2001.

In 2024, the College of Science and Liberal Arts was renamed the Jordan Hu College of Science & Liberal Arts in recognition of a historic gift from Jordan Hu ’89, founder and chief executive officer of RiskVal Financial Solutions, LLC and a former member of the university’s Board of Trustees, who earned his Master of Science in Computer Science from NJIT in 1989 when the program was housed under CSLA.

Today the Jordan Hu College of Science & Liberal Arts consists of six academic departments:

JHCSLA also houses:

Doctorate Degrees (Ph.D.)

Master's Degrees (M.A., M.S.)

Continuing Professional Education

Graduate Certificates that can lead to a Masters in the College of Science and Liberal Arts are the following: 

2016 CSLA Awards

The faculty and staff of CSLA are hard-working professionals devoted to the educational and research mission of NJIT. The CSLA Annual Awards celebrate outstanding examples of the hard work and devotion that illustrate to the university community the diversity and excellence of our college. Below are short videos from the 2016 awardees.

Zeyuan Qiu, professor of chemistry and environmental science, received the 2016 CSLA Distinguished Research Award for his research assessing how environmental standards and quality can be achieved through the cost ­effective implementation of environmental policies, his collaborative efforts with faculty and staff from NJIT, various prestigious universities, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, as well as his many published contributions to his field.

Alexi Khalizov, assistant professor of chemistry and environmental science, received the 2016 Rising Star Research Award for his research investigating the origins of atmospheric pollution and the evaluation of its environmental and climate impacts. Professor Khalizov also received a 2016 NSF CAREER award for his project,“Molecular Mechanism of Atmospheric Mercury through Speciation ­Resolved Experiments.”

Casey Diekman, assistant professor of mathematical sciences, received the 2016 CSLA Excellence in Research Rising Star Award for his research seeking an understanding of biological oscillations that drive circadian clock rhythms as well as other collective rhythmic activity in neuronal systems. Professor Diekman also received a 2016 NSF CAREER award for his project, "Neuronal Data Assimilation Tools and Models for Understanding Circadian Rhythms."

Amitabha Bose, professor of mathematical sciences, received the 2016 CSLA Excellence in Service Award for his devotion to service and mentorship roles in his department as well as position as chair of numerous committees, his directorship of undergraduate studies, and as the first president of the newly formed NJIT Faculty Senate from 2014­-2015.

Cristiano Dias, assistant professor of physics, received the 2016 CSLA Excellence in Undergraduate Education Award for his demonstration of exceptional teaching abilities and his collaboration with the John N. Gardner Institute for Education Excellence to increase NJIT’s retention rate and improve first year physics courses.

Richard Janow, university lecturer of physics, received the 2016 CSLA Excellence in Research for a Researcher Professor Award for his continuous efforts to improve course materials, stabilize and enforce academic standards, and to ensure uniformity of course content and standards across sections and terms in the physics department.

Scott Kent, adjunct professor of history, received the 2016 CSLA Excellence in Teaching by Adjunct Faculty Award for his excellent, enthusiastic, effective, and prolific instruction of introductory history courses. Professor Kent also received the 2015 Outstanding Faculty Award from the seniors of the Albert Dorman Honors College.

Sundarraman Subramanian, associate professor of mathematical sciences, received the 2016 CSLA Excellence in Graduate Education Award for his leading role in the development of the graduate program in applied statistics and his outstanding teaching record, in the graduate applied statistics curriculum.

Eileen Michie, departmental coordinator for mathematical sciences, received the 2016 CSLA Outstanding Staff Award for exemplary service to the department, college, and university, her displays of initative towards helping those in her department and throughout the university, as well as her broad array of technical and administrative skills that have proved transformational for the department.

Students at NJIT may choose to earn a minor in a field other than their major field. Minors broaden a student's exposure and increase competence in an additional subject area. Minors often add to the marketability of a student. Consult with appropriate faculty coordinators for further information about specific minors.

Minors at NJIT require extra credits in addition to the lower-level general education requirements (GER). Upper-level GER courses may be used to satisfy the requirements of certain minors.

The Jordan Hu College of Science and Liberal Arts offers minors in the following subjects. Detailed information about these minors can be found in the NJIT Course Catalog.

The New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) in conjunction with Rutgers-Newark Urban Secondary Education Program prepares students for New Jersey state certification in the following subject matter disciplines:

  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Physics
  • Social Studies
  • Technology Education

Though any major can be used to prepare for certification in NJ, NJIT has developed tracks in several majors in the College of Science and Liberal Arts (CSLA) to make the process easier. These tracks allow students to count some of the teacher education courses for some of the NJIT General Education Requirements (GER). These majors are:

  • History
  • Mathematical Sciences
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Physics
  • Engineering Technology

The sooner the decision is made to begin teacher preparation, the easier it is to complete the program requirements, and the less duplication of required courses will be encountered. It is best to consult with Dr. Bruce Bukiet, the Teacher Education Program Coordinator, for advisement about any questions concerning how the program works and what courses are needed or qualify for the program.  

For any questions regarding teacher education preparation matters at NJIT, please contact:

Bruce Bukiet, PhD
Teacher Education Programs Coordinator
bukiet@njit.edu
Cullimore Hall, Room 603
(973) 596-8392

For Technology Education, please contact:

Samuel Lieber, PhD
School of Applied Engineering and Technology
samuel.lieber@njit.edu
Guttenberg Information Technologies Center, 2113
(973) 956-6368

Teacher education courses are offered in a sequence that prepares pre-service secondary school teachers to meet the requirements mandated by the New Jersey Department of Education for Licensure. Not all courses are offered every semester, and they must be taken in clusters or sequences. Information about Urban Secondary Education at Rutgers-Newark can be found here.

For more information on Admissions or the College of Science & Liberal Arts at NJIT, apply online.

College of Science and Liberal Arts

New Jersey Institute of Technology
Cullimore Hall, Room 207
University Heights, 
Newark, New Jersey 07102

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Phone: 973-596-8441

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Administration

The College of Science & Liberal Arts was founded in 1982. It was originally known as the Third College, as it had been preceded by NJIT’s Newark College of Engineering and the New Jersey School of Architecture. In 1986, as a result of a more distinctly defined mission and direction, the name of the college was officially changed to the College of Science and Liberal Arts (CSLA). Growing steadily ever since, CSLA has spawned three of NJIT’s six schools and colleges: the School of Industrial Management (now the Martin Tuchman School of Management) was spun out of CSLA’s Department of Organizational and Social Sciences in 1987, the Albert Dorman Honors College (founded in 1995), which evolved out of the Honors Program that was established within CSLA in 1985, and the College of Computing Sciences (now Ying Wu College of Computing), which evolved from CSLA’s Department of Computer and Information Science in 2001.

In 2024, the College of Science and Liberal Arts was renamed the Jordan Hu College of Science & Liberal Arts (JHCSLA) in recognition of a historic gift from Jordan Hu ’89, founder and chief executive officer of RiskVal Financial Solutions, LLC and a former member of the university’s Board of Trustees, who earned his Master of Science in Computer Science from NJIT in 1989 when the program was housed under CSLA.

Who Studies Liberal Arts and Science at a Technological University?

  • People who understand that technology is revolutionizing commerce and industry.
  • People who know that protecting the environment requires state-of-the-art science combined with an understanding of policy and culture.
  • Innovators who are creating new industries around emerging technologies like fiber optics, microelectronics, and microarray DNA chips 

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The Collaborative for Leadership, Education, and Assessment Research (CLEAR) envisions a world where everyone can research and innovate to solve our problems effectively. We utilize a collaborative K-20 multi-stakeholder approach to support effective education and collaborative leadership to increase the participation and engagement of traditionally underrepresented groups. CLEAR works towards collaborative change through a collective impact approach. This work relies on community participation to solicit input from stakeholders to develop a shared agenda, mutually reinforcing actions, shared goals and metrics, as well as leadership and continuous communication.

CLEAR's newest program, STEM for Success, consolidates the collaborative's experience and will bring together stakeholders to coordinate efforts and develop needed resources and activities to promote career readiness through collaborative Technology, Engineering, Applied Arts, Math and Science (TEAMS) best practices in education. STEM for Success will initiate a long-term alliance-building effort to support women in STEM. This new initiative will impact girls from elementary school through college and early career supported by the STEM Education Support Program and the 321STEM kid’s journal. STEM for Success will also take an active role in the NSF INCLUDES Coordination Hub, a national network connecting all NSF INCLUDES programs across the United States. To learn more about STEM for Success, visit STEMforSuccess.org

 

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