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NJIT has elevated its sports program without lowering its academic standards. The university, whose teams now compete at the Division I level, recruits athletes who excel both athletically and academically.

Four players from the men's volleyball team, for instance, have been named to the N.C.A.A. Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association's All-Academic team. All four are nationally ranked players, and all four are scholars in the university's Albert Dorman Honors College.

To make the All-Academic team, the players were required to be outstanding athletes with grade-point averages of 3.5 or higher. Colleges in the Eastern Conference nominated their best student athletes, 13 of whom were picked for the team. Other athletes who made the All-Academic team were from schools such as Harvard, Princeton and Penn State.

This isn't the first time NJIT has been recognized for its scholar-athletes. In winter, three players from the women's basketball team were named to the NCAA Div. I Independent All-Academic team.



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2006-07 News Archives 2005-06 \| 2006-07 \| 2007-08 \| 2008-09 Scene & Heard - NJIT Men's Volleyball Eastern Conference All-Academic Team NJIT has elevated its sports program without lowering its academic standards. The university, whose teams now compete at the Division I level, recruits athletes who excel both athletically and academically. Four players from the men's volleyball team, for instance, have been named to the N.C.A.A. Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association's All-Academic team. All four are nationally ranked players, and all four are scholars in the university's Albert Dorman Honors College. To make the All-Academic team, the players were required to be outstanding athletes with grade-point averages of 3.5 or higher. Colleges in the Eastern Conference nominated their best student athletes, 13 of whom were picked for the team. Other athletes who made the All-Academic team were from schools such as Harvard, Princeton and Penn State. This isn't the first time NJIT has been recognized for its scholar-athletes. In winter, three players from the women's basketball team were named to the NCAA Div. I Independent All-Academic team.