Wellness and Events Center

Wellness and Events Center
	The WEC in volleyball configuration.
Location	100 Lock Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102
Coordinates	40°44′43″N 74°10′59″W / 40.7453°N 74.1830°W
Operator	New Jersey Institute of Technology
Capacity	3,500, as sports arena; 4,000, as event center
Field size	220,000 sq ft (20,000 m2)
Construction
Broke ground	November 12, 2015
Opened	November 10, 2017
Construction cost	US$110 million
Tenants
	NJIT Highlanders basketball (2017–18 to present)

The Joel and Diane Bloom Wellness and Events Center (WEC) is a 220,000 sq ft.^[1] sports and recreation facility that includes a 3,500 seat basketball arena in Newark, New Jersey. It was built at a cost of $102 million by the New Jersey Institute of Technology.^[4]^[3]^[5] The Wellness and Events Center is the home court of the NCAA Division I American East Conference, NJIT Highlanders. The WEC replaced the former arena of the Highlanders, the Fleisher Center. The new arena broke ground on November 12, 2015, and opened in time for the 2017–18 basketball season.^[2]^[6]

On October 6 2023, NJIT renamed the building to the "Joel and Diane Bloom Wellness and Events Center" to honor the contributions of former NJIT president, Joel Bloom.^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "NJIT Wellness and Events Center". NJIT. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
^ ^a ^b Newman, Josh (November 12, 2015). "NJIT breaks ground on $100M Wellness and Events Center". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
^ ^a ^b "RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF TR USTEES OF NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, 2015 SERIES A" (PDF). NJIT.edu. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
^ Prunty, Brendan (2015-02-20). "N.J.I.T. Will Get an Arena, but It Still Needs a Home". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
^ "NJIT Breaks Grounds On a Major New Building: The Wellness and Events Center". NJIT.edu. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
^ Yi, Karen (November 11, 2017). "'We don't have anything like this.' NJIT unveils $110M athletic center". NJ.com. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
^ "NJIT's Wellness and Events Center Dedicated to Joel and Diane Bloom". NJIT News. Retrieved 2023-11-15.

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[WEC-1] "NJIT Wellness and Events Center". NJIT. Retrieved August 2, 2022.

[Ground_Breaking-2] Newman, Josh (November 12, 2015). "NJIT breaks ground on $100M Wellness and Events Center". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved 12 November 2015.

[NJIT_Bond_Issue_for_Center-3] "RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF TR USTEES OF NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, 2015 SERIES A" (PDF). NJIT.edu. Retrieved 12 November 2015.

[4] Prunty, Brendan (2015-02-20). "N.J.I.T. Will Get an Arena, but It Still Needs a Home". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-01-31.

[5] "NJIT Breaks Grounds On a Major New Building: The Wellness and Events Center". NJIT.edu. Retrieved 12 November 2015.

[6] Yi, Karen (November 11, 2017). "'We don't have anything like this.' NJIT unveils $110M athletic center". NJ.com. Retrieved December 26, 2017.

[7] "NJIT's Wellness and Events Center Dedicated to Joel and Diane Bloom". NJIT News. Retrieved 2023-11-15.

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v t e New Jersey Institute of Technology
Located in: Newark, New Jersey
Academics	Concrete Industry Management NJIT Capstone Program NJIT School of Management
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Athletics	NJIT Highlanders Men's basketball Women's basketball Baseball Men's lacrosse Yogi Berra Stadium J. Malcolm Simon Stadium Wellness and Events Center America East Conference
Founded: 1881

v t e NJIT Highlanders men's basketball
Venues	Fleisher Center (1967–2017) Wellness and Events Center (2017–present)
Culture & lore	NJIT Highlander
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e NJIT Highlanders women's basketball
Venues	Fleisher Center (1986–2017) Wellness and Events Center (2017–present)
Culture & lore	NJIT Highlander
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

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