[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 149 (Friday, October 9, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1458]
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IN RECOGNITION OF NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY 
               OF THE NATIONAL COLLEGIATE HONORS COUNCIL

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                       HON. DONALD M. PAYNE, JR.

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 9, 2015

  Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the National 
Collegiate Honors Council for their 50th anniversary this year. The 
NCHC represents 800 colleges and universities and is composed of 
325,000 students dedicated to achieving educational excellence in 
diverse subject curriculum areas in order to achieve professional 
career goals.
  In my district, the New Jersey Institute of Technology's Albert 
Dorman Honors College challenges its brightest and most motivated 
students by intellectually stimulating them with a well-balanced 
education that includes special activities, lectures, and colloquium 
series that feature prestigious speakers. The program accomplishes its 
overarching missions of fostering leadership skills and ensuring 
academic excellence through rigorous learner-centered education by 
providing undergraduate research opportunities, innovative learning 
seminars, community service engagement, and study abroad programs. 
Students prepare for competition for highly desirable jobs in the 
modern economy by participating in technology based education and 
internship programs that provide professional work experiences and 
opportunities to network with real-world business leaders. The College 
also offers accelerated pre-law, pre-med, and entrepreneurial programs 
that enable students to quickly move on to graduate or professional 
schools by allowing them to earn their undergraduate degrees in just 
three years. Indeed, Albert Dorman graduates leave the New Jersey 
Institute of Technology well prepared to find jobs in prominent 
corporations or to pursue graduate education in our nation's best 
academic institutions.
  The National Collegiate Honors Program, after decades of growth and 
experience, continues to dedicate itself to promoting educational 
excellence within our nation's colleges and universities while 
preparing students for successful professional careers.
  Mr. Speaker, I invite my colleagues to join me in commending NJIT's 
outstanding contributions to our nation's educational and professional 
communities and honoring its 50th anniversary of the National 
Collegiate Honors Council.

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