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Kickoff Event

Join us for "Ignite Your 51ÖØ¿ÚÁÔÆæ Journey: Convocation 2025" the official kickoff to the academic year at 51ÖØ¿ÚÁÔÆæ! 

Friday, August 29, 2025, 9:00 a.m., Bloom Wellness and Events Center

*Doors Open at 8:30 a.m. - come early to get a seat and enjoy the pre-ceremony festivities.
 

Opening Performance

• Elementals, 51ÖØ¿ÚÁÔÆæ Student Jazz Band
• Introduction of Stage Party

​Welcome

Marybeth Boger, Ed.D., Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students

What It Means To Be A Highlander

• Teik C. Lim, Ph.D., President
• Robert Cohen, Chair of the Board of Trustees 
• Brian Dong, President, Undergraduate Student Senate
• Alfred Martinez, President, 51ÖØ¿ÚÁÔÆæ Alumni Association

Highlander Values & Digital Committment

• John Pelesko, Ph.D., Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs

Closing Performance

• 51ÖØ¿ÚÁÔÆæ Alama Mater, Grace Buza

Additional Details for New Students

The event is open to the entire 51ÖØ¿ÚÁÔÆæ community, and serves as the start of the NSO 2.0 day, a mandatory component for incoming undergraduate, first-year students. There will be reserved seating for all our new students including transfers, graduate, and undergraduate students, as well as new faculty.

To expedite entry, the entrances will be divided and clearly marked for assistance ().

• NSO 2.0 Groups A&B - Interior Campus Entrance closest to the campus green.
• NSO 2.0 Groups C&D - Tiernan Alley Entrance
• Graduate students, transfer students, and faculty - Lock Street Entrance

You will check-in using the Corq app (for iOS or Android)
Be sure to "Sign-In to Your Campus" and login using your 51ÖØ¿ÚÁÔÆæ email and password. (You will not be able to check into the program without logging in.
Please review the email that was sent to your 51ÖØ¿ÚÁÔÆæ email that includes your group letter and an outline for your Convocation & NSO 2.0 day!

If you have any questions please send an email to provostevents@njit.edu