Post by bigfan on Jun 12, 2020 22:52:04 GMT -5
Coming off a 1-31 season NJIT is changing conferences
NJIT to Join America East Conference as 10th Member Institution
NEWARK, NJ --- America East Board of Presidents formally elected New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) as a full conference member, effective for the 2020-21 academic year.
NJIT will officially join the conference as its 10th member institution on July 1, 2020.
"NJIT looks forward to joining our new athletic home, the America East Conference," said NJIT President, Dr. Joel Bloom. "The America East is comprised of both peer and aspirant universities, similar to NJIT are classified as among the highest national research universities - R1, nationally ranked in the top 100 of US News and in the top 50 of the public universities. For our student-athletes, they will be playing closer to home, traveling less during this COVID-19 pandemic, and thereby producing cost savings for the university. It is with mixed emotions that we depart the ASUN conference who, like NJIT and the America East, focus on the success of our students academically and athletically."
"We are very excited to begin this next chapter of NJIT athletics as a member of the America East Conference," said Associate Vice President/Director of Athletics, Lenny Kaplan. "Since the beginning of our Division I journey 15 years ago, the goal has always been to be in a regional conference and aligned with like-minded institutions. The America East provides us with an exceptional opportunity and we are happy to call the America East our new athletics home."
"We are thrilled to welcome NJIT as America East's 10th member institution. They will be a great addition to our league and strengthen the academic and athletic profile of our conference," said America East Commissioner, Amy Huchthausen.
America East will officially welcome NJIT to the conference on Monday, June 15, 2020 with an official release.
NJIT to Join America East Conference as 10th Member Institution
NEWARK, NJ --- America East Board of Presidents formally elected New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) as a full conference member, effective for the 2020-21 academic year.
NJIT will officially join the conference as its 10th member institution on July 1, 2020.
"NJIT looks forward to joining our new athletic home, the America East Conference," said NJIT President, Dr. Joel Bloom. "The America East is comprised of both peer and aspirant universities, similar to NJIT are classified as among the highest national research universities - R1, nationally ranked in the top 100 of US News and in the top 50 of the public universities. For our student-athletes, they will be playing closer to home, traveling less during this COVID-19 pandemic, and thereby producing cost savings for the university. It is with mixed emotions that we depart the ASUN conference who, like NJIT and the America East, focus on the success of our students academically and athletically."
"We are very excited to begin this next chapter of NJIT athletics as a member of the America East Conference," said Associate Vice President/Director of Athletics, Lenny Kaplan. "Since the beginning of our Division I journey 15 years ago, the goal has always been to be in a regional conference and aligned with like-minded institutions. The America East provides us with an exceptional opportunity and we are happy to call the America East our new athletics home."
"We are thrilled to welcome NJIT as America East's 10th member institution. They will be a great addition to our league and strengthen the academic and athletic profile of our conference," said America East Commissioner, Amy Huchthausen.
America East will officially welcome NJIT to the conference on Monday, June 15, 2020 with an official release.
