The President is the chief executive officer of the university. Appointed by and subject to the authority of the university's Board of Trustees, the President shall have primary responsibility for all educational and administrative functions of the university, including by way of illustration the appointment of all faculty committees reporting directly to the President, providing formal communication between the Board of Trustees and the faculty and instructing staff of the university and presiding at all formally recognized executive forums enabled by the university. The Provost is the chief academic officer of the university. The Provost reports directly to the President and is Acting President when the President is absent. The Deans are the chief academic officers of their respective Colleges or Schools.
Deans report directly to the Provost.
Colleges or Schools having multiple Departments have each of their Departments headed by a Chairperson , a faculty member, who reports directly to the Dean of that College or School. Chairpersons are responsible for the effective operation of their Departments in accordance with departmental bylaws, collective bargaining agreement policy where applicable and university policy. The committee structure at NJIT is an important source of faculty and staff input. The President and the Provost will appoint faculty committees to consider the many complex issues involved in the growth and development of a technological university. At the beginning of each academic year, the President will distribute to each member of the faculty a current list of university committees and their members.