Stevens received the American Council on Education (ACE)/Fidelity Investments Award for Institutional Transformation on March 11. The award recognizes institutions that have responded to higher education challenges in innovative and creative ways, achieving dramatic changes in a relatively brief period of time. President Nariman Farvardin accepted the award on behalf of Stevens, which was honored as the top large university in the nation.

Dr. Yehia Massoud joined Stevens in January as Dean of the School of Systems and Enterprises (SSE), following a comprehensive search. He had previously served as head of Worcester Polytechnic Institute's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Stevens launched a new initiative, Stevens ACES (Accessing Careers in Engineering and Science), to provide opportunities and financial support for underserved populations of students in high schools in New Jersey and New York. The program will create relationships with high schools in underserved communities through pre-college and undergraduate components.

The Stevens experience — powered by a combination of applied learning, internship and cooperative education experiences, and capstone team projects — is increasingly relevant in a technologically driven world, and 2017 Stevens graduates continued to realize very strong outcomes and leading starting salaries.