Religious and Spirituality Resources

Getting Involved on Campus 

Interfaith Council:

NJIT's Multifaith Council is committed to fostering an inclusive environment where students, staff and faculty from all backgrounds and beliefs are valued and respected. We believe that a thriving, innovative community is one where diversity in thought and experience, including religious, spiritual and personal beliefs are embraced. We welcome students of all faiths and traditions, including but not limited to Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist, Sikh, Christian, Hindu and many other backgrounds.
To support this, our campus offers:

• A new Multifaith Council dedicated to promoting a welcoming space for all.
• Numerous student organizations focused on religious, cultural, and interdisciplinary interests, enriching both personal and academic life.
• Organizations and departments dedicated to support students’ spiritual and emotional well-being.

The goal of the Multifaith Council is to provide a space where individuals from diverse religious, spiritual and faith based student organizations can engage in meaningful dialogue, action items and more. The Council will be actively exploring and identifying best practices including but not limited to the Reflection Space on campus, creating spaces for dialogue amongst organizations and the Office of Inclusive Excellence to ensure organizations have a space for advocacy, support and resource sharing.

Coptic Society

Coptic Society is an organization that offers students a spiritual supplement to the secularity of academia. It is an organization which looks to center itself on Christ and hopes to support the surrounding community by embodying the spirit of the Church on campus. Members are encouraged to integrate their beliefs as Christians into their lives as students by promoting tolerance and fellowship. Members are also encouraged to become persons of consequence and active members of the Rutgers/NJIT-Newark community. This organization is neither restricted to a singular race nor particular religion.

Cru

Cru is an international organization with a target audience of high-school and college students. As an organization Cru is interdenominational and welcomes students from all walks of life, religions, and beliefs. As stated above Cru exists to make Jesus known on every campus. We strive to maintain a friendly, open community and a strong focus on fellowship. Whether you are Christian, have different beliefs, or are seeking your purpose in life we want you at Cru.

Hindu Youth for Unity, Virtues and Action (YUVA)

Hindu YUVA is a socio-cultural organization that aims to preserve, practice, protect, and promote Hindu culture and heritage, by bringing together Hindu youth at the New Jersey Institute of Technology campus. YUVA abbreviates for Youth Unity Virtues and Actions.

InterVarsity Christian Fellowship

The vision of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship is to see students and faculty transformed, campuses renewed, and world changers developed. We welcome students into caring, diverse communities, where they can build friendships and explore Christian faith in the marketplace of ideas. We long to establish and advance witnessing communities of students and faculty who follow Jesus as Savior and Lord: growing in love for God, God's Word, God's people of every ethnicity and culture, and God's purposes in the world.

Muslim Student Association

The mission of the Muslim Student Association is to unite students — of all backgrounds — and encourage diversity and harmony throughout campus. Our main goal is to spread hope and happiness to all people, and show that, regardless of society’s physical, religious, or mental differences, we can all unite under one common ground: the desire for peace. As a result, the purpose of our organization is to create events, meetings, and discussions that unify students on campus and allow them to have an opportunity to belong to a group that provides a positive influence in their lives. Some of the objectives of the Muslim Student Association are to create a community of strong brotherhood and sisterhood among our members, increase their knowledge of Islam, and provide a wide range of events that cater to all NJIT students.

Newman Catholic Campus Ministry

We are a Catholic campus ministry of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark serving NJIT. We engage in prayer and fellowship to grow in faith and as a Catholic community. All are welcome to come to our events!

NJIT Hillel

We provide Jewish students with resources to engage with their community and celebrate Jewish culture. Through club events celebrating Jewish holidays, Jewish culture and cuisine, the Hebrew language, and other traditions, our club creates a safe space for Jewish students and non-Jewish allies on campus; we are welcoming and friendly to all!

Student Absences for Religious Observance: 

NJIT is committed to supporting students observing religious holidays. Students must notify their instructors in writing of any conflicts between course requirements and religious observances, ideally by the end of the second week of classes and no later than two weeks before the anticipated absence. All instructors must include a reminder on the course syllabus about this notification process. All instructors are required to provide academically reasonable accommodations, allowing students to complete missed assignments, exams, quizzes, or other coursework within the term. Instructors are encouraged to consider the NJIT religious holiday calendar and exercise cultural sensitivity when scheduling assessments or major assignments. All instructors must ensure that students are not penalized for properly documented absences and maintain confidentiality regarding religious observances. For questions or additional guidance, please review the policy or contact the Office of Inclusive Excellence at inclusiveexcellence@njit.edu.

Some Major Religious Holy Days and Observances

*Note that Jewish and Muslim holy days begin at sundown on the first day and are indicated by an asterisk.