Jordan Hu (胡國琳), an alumnus of the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), has made the largest-ever donation to the school to support scientific education and research, as well as encourage students from Taiwan to study at the institute.
Hu, founder and chief executive officer of RiskVal Financial Solutions and a former member of the institute’s board of trustees, was born in Taiwan and graduated with a master’s degree in computer science at NJIT, a US public polytechnic university in Newark, New Jersey, in 1989.
To honor Hu’s donation, the institute has renamed its College of Science and Liberal Arts — its third-oldest college — the “Jordan Hu College of Science and Liberal Arts” (JHCSLA), a Yahoo report said on Monday.
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The change was made in recognition of Hu’s “remarkable and exemplary investment in the foundation of this university,” which would benefit NJIT’s education and research, as well as students’ lives and careers, the report quoted NJIT president Teik C. Lim as saying.
“My American dream started at NJIT... NJIT has always tried to make higher education accessible to students from financially disadvantaged backgrounds, and without that effort, my life would have been totally different,” Hu was quoted as saying.
“I feel very touched to have had the experience I did at NJIT as a student from Taiwan, and this is my way of giving back to others who want to pursue their dreams here just as I did,” he said.
Hu’s donation is to be used to establish the Jordan Hu Taiwan Scholarship and to fund the science and liberal arts college.
The Jordan Hu Taiwan Scholarship aims to support Taiwanese studying at the institute.
The JHCSLA endowment would be added to the Hu Family scholarships and fellowships to provide financial support for students, while also funding the college’s research efforts, curricular development and renovation of educational facilities.
JHCSLA dean Kevin Belfield was quoted in the report as saying that Hu’s donation was a “very significant gift” that would enable the college to better support students and advance research.
The report also quoted Hu as saying that he hoped “this contribution helps strengthen the vital study of the fundamental sciences offered at the college.”
Hu added that he wanted students from Taiwan to “feel supported” at NJIT, “as if there is a lighthouse waiting here to guide them.”
A ceremony is be held on Sept. 6 to formally mark the renaming of the Jordan Hu College of Science and Liberal Arts.
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