The university kicked off a three-year campaign, "The Power of Stevens," to expand upon Stevens' historic legacy, educate the leaders of tomorrow's workforce and develop new problem-solving technologies and innovations.

The selection of Dr. Christophe Pierre, former chief academic officer and president’s deputy at the University of Illinois, to fill one of the key leadership roles at the university followed a nationwide search and intensive selection process.

A new $10 million transformational gift made by the family of Greg Gianforte '83 M.S. '83 Hon. D.Eng. '12 and his wife Susan augmented a previous $10 million gift made in 2012, making the combined total of $20 million the largest gift to a single project in university history.

Stevens unveiled a new incubator that will serve as a focal point in the university's mission to nurture and accelerate new businesses being created and launched by Stevens students, faculty and alumni.

The new teaching facility, which includes five lab spaces, expands upon a multi-dimensional partnership between Stevens and the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), one that includes scholarship support, an internship and cooperative education program, and research collaborations.

A co-invention by Accenture and Stevens computer science professor Giuseppe Ateniese made it possible for the first time to edit the core technology behind bitcoin without derailing it—and that was big international news.

Stevens' partnership with one of the region's top medical facilities continued to grow, including collaborations in cancer, cardiac health, autism and other research.

The appointment of Dr. Kelland Thomas began a new chapter in the evolution of humanities, arts and social sciences education and research at Stevens.

New Stevens research revealed that wearable devices such as Fitbits, Jawbones, Nike+ and Apple Watches could be hacked in real time and used to guess users’ PINs from their hand movements. National media took notice.

Data Minded Solutions, launched by three Stevens students as a senior design project, blossomed into a hot startup attracting millions of dollars in venture capital.

Stevens was ranked at a lofty #19 in the nation for "Students Most Engaged in Community Service" by The Princeton Review in its 2017 Edition of "The Best 381 Colleges," which noted the university "is great at giving back to the community and providing a wealth of services to Hoboken."