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Alumni Association of New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) Announces Appointment

The Alumni Association of NJIT recently announced the appointment of Priya Vin as associate director of Alumni Relations.

The Alumni Association of New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) recently announced the appointment of Priya Vin, of Montvale, as associate director of Alumni Relations. Most recently, Vin served as assistant director for regional programs at Stevens Institute of Technology. She previously served as program manager for the Harvard Business School Alumni Club of New York. Vin has a bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and a master’s degree from the University of Chicago.

“I am very pleased to welcome Priya as a new member of the alumni team,” said Michael Smullen, director of Alumni Relations at NJIT. “We are in a great position to build on the success of Alumni Association efforts, and of NJIT’s prominence on the national stage.”

The Alumni Association of NJIT advances the interests of the university and generates support through the development and implementation of programs, activities, and events for its alumni members and friends. The Association’s goal is to facilitate success – in fostering NJIT pride, building Highlander traditions, helping alumni develop opportunities for the university’s students, and acknowledging the accomplishments of NJIT graduates in our society. For more information, visit njit.edu/alumni/index.php.

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One of the nation’s leading public technological universities, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) is a top-tier research university that prepares students to become leaders in the technology-dependent economy of the 21st century. NJIT’s multidisciplinary curriculum and computing-intensive approach to education provide technological proficiency, business acumen and leadership skills. With an enrollment of 11,000 graduate and undergraduate students, NJIT offers small-campus intimacy with the resources of a major public research university. NJIT is a global leader in such fields as solar research, nanotechnology, resilient design, tissue engineering and cyber-security, in addition to others. NJIT ranks fifth among U.S. polytechnic universities in research expenditures, topping $110 million, and is among the top 1 percent of public colleges and universities in return on educational investment, according to Payscale.com.

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