Our senior members Andrew Byrne, David Cardenas, Anthony Giorgi, Ethan Moyer, and Matt Nagy represented TCNJ at the Metropolitan Regional Steel Bridge and Concrete Canoe competitions on April 25th and 26th. TCNJ’s XE chapter is proud of our members for working hard and giving it their all this past year.

The Steel Bridge team qualified for the national competition after finishing second overall! The team also placed in the following competition categories: first in construction speed, first in aesthetics (4th year in a row!) and second in construction economy. 

The Concrete Canoe team braved inclement weather that resulted in the races being canceled. However, we strongly believe that TCNJ would have completed all the races and placed favorably with this year’s canoe. The team placed 3rd in the Final Product Prototype category, only 5 points behind first place.

Congratulations and thank you to all!

Watch Steel Bridge Video.

Ethan Moyer, Andrew Byrne, Matt Nagy, Jake Ramos, David Cardenas

TCNJ Steel Bridge Team: Jakob Ramos, Matt Nagy, Ethan Moyer, Dr. Nabil Al-Omaishi, Andrew Byrne, David Cardenas

Concrete Canoe team: Rachel Alecci, Anthony Giorgi, Ethan Early, Olivier Duverneau

TCNJ delegation at the concrete canoe competition

Swamp test in progress.

TCNJ’s XE chapter and the Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity co-hosted the Kid’s Day Out event on April 27th. Children from Homefront visited TCNJ for a day of fun activities, games, and food. Thank you to our initiates Rebecca Kunz and Jasmyn Watson for making this event a success.

Rebecca and Jasmyn at the Kid’s Day Out event

On April 24th our senior members hosted Bring Your Child To Work Day. They talked about the Steel Bridge project and demonstrated how to construct it. They also talked about the Concrete Canoe project, tested a concrete cylinder, and finally supervised attendees in making their own concrete mixture and a hand concrete craft to take home. We look forward to hosting this event again next year.

Our Homefront Drive ended on April 15th, and we couldn’t be prouder of our incredible TCNJ XE community that includes members, initiates, alumni, and faculty. We were able to donate just under 6000 diapers, double the goal that we set for this year, and over ten times more than two years ago! The generosity of our members is amazing and is greatly appreciated by the families in need in our community. Thank you!

Our president Emily, VP Zach and secretary Sonny proudly display this year’s diaper donations.

In recognition of Earth Day, TCNJ XE participated in the annual Colonial Lake Cleanup sponsored by the Watershed Institute. Members, alumni, and initiates worked hard to collect 165 pounds of litter!! Thank you all who came out on this rainy and cold day to help keep our waterways clean and improve animal habitats in and around Colonial Lake.

Back row: Zach, Phil, Jasmyn, Andrew, Matt, Anthony, Tom Front Row: Dr. Krstic, Emily, Max, Ethan, Dan, Jess

Zach and Phil in action

Brunch at Lawrenceville Bagel thanks to the anonymous donation received at the cleanup!

April 10th is Proud To Be a Civil Engineer Day at TCNJ! We started this tradition in 2018 and we have celebrated April 10th ever since to show our pride in being future civil engineers.

Back row: Phil, Joey, Steve, Zach, Andrew, Terrell, Jasmyn, Sonny, Kate, Jake, Max  Front row: Dr. Krstic, Emily, Rebecca, Dan, Ethan, David

Congratulations goes to the following candidates for fulfilling the requirements and becoming eligible for induction into the XE chapter at TCNJ:

Max Dawson, Rebecca Kunz, and Jasmyn Watson

Jasmyn Watson, Rebecca Kunz, and Max Dawson

TCNJ XE had a strong presence at the Accepted Students Day held on 4/5. Our president Emily and VP Zach were welcoming student tours, while our secretary Sonny, candidate Max, Dr. Bechtel and Dr. Krstic were busy answering questions during the presentation portion of the event. We would like to thank our alumni for attending the presentations and providing an invaluable perspective on civil engineering program at TCNJ: Tom DiBiase, Jessica Press, Alec Kuncken and Josh Romero. Thank you all for making this a successful event!

Emily Oberman, TCNJ XE president and Zach Pacenza, TCNJ XE VP

From left: Alec Kuncken, Tom DiBiase, Jessica Press, Dr. Krstic, Sonny Lopez, Olivier Duverneau Front row: Sofia Sta Rosa (Zapata), Joshua Romero

TCNJ XE organized another successful technical seminar on 3/26. We welcomed back TCNJ alum Dr. Joseph Strafaci (2010), regional manager for the French & Parrello New England office. Joe delivered an exciting presentation on the Manhattan Avenue project that involves rehabilitation of the retaining wall and roadway along Manhattan Avenue (CR683) in Union City, Hudson County, NJ. Joe also talked about his experiences as a student at TCNJ and his post-TCNJ career. Thank you Joe for finding time to come and meet with us!

On March 12, TCNJ XE members, spring candidates, and potential fall candidates competed in an inaugural Spring Scavenger Hunt. Teams of students were given a list of clues and were sent on a scavenger hunt throughout Armstrong and STEM. Some of the clues were: late night hero for a price (the vending machine), love struck by lightning (the defibrillator), the place where dwarfs grind and metal shines (the machine shop) and others. The team consisting of our senior member Matt Nagy, our junior member Joey Ricciani,  our sophomore candidate Jasmyn Watson, and our potential fall candidate Lindsey Yau returned with all the correct answers in an impressive time of 14 minutes! The event was a success and we hope for it to become one of our traditions in the future.