In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, TCNJ XE members and candidates volunteered on October 4th at the Susan G. Komen More Than Pink Walk event. We are proud to keep maintaining our participation, which has now become a tradition, and would like to thank everyone who helped set up the village today. We would also like to thank the organizers for continuing to trust us with this meaningful service opportunity.
TCNJ XE reinvested Kiva funds in support of Komron from Bokhtar, Tajikistan. Komron is a 19-year-old student, and this loan will help him continue his college education. This is our sixth reinvestment after we funded borrowers in Indonesia, Paraguay, Uganda, and Vietnam. We are proud to lead the TCNJ team in supporting students from various economic backgrounds in pursuit of their educational goals.
In partnership with the TCNJ XE Alumni Association, the TCNJ XE chapter organized the second annual Alumni Networking Event. The event took place on 9/13 with many alumni coming back to represent a diverse group of civil engineering employers. Over 30 junior and senior civil engineering students participated in a panel discussion about the professional expectations of early employment. Students also had the opportunity to speak with individual alumni and learn more about their companies and their personal professional experiences. We hope to continue this tradition in the future with even more alumni and employers participating. Thank you to all who made this event a success.
TCNJ XE started this semester with two events. We had some amazing local pizza and welcomed our fall candidates during the Invitation Social held on September 3rd, followed by the Ice Cream Social on September 5th. We are recharged and ready for the great semester ahead!
Our senior members represented XE at the Ice Cream Social: Zach, Terrell, Emily in the back and Steve and Joey in the front
From left: Daniel Schiariti, Kate Neal, Ethan Moyer, Andrew Byrne, David Cardenas, Anthony Giorgi, Matthew Nagy
From Left: Ethan Moyer, David Cardenas, Daniel Schiariti
From Left: Anthony Giorgi, Matthew Nagy, Dr. Krstic, Daniel Schiariti, Ethan Moyer, Andrew Byrne
TCNJ XE chapter held its Spring Induction Ceremony followed by its annual award ceremony on May 10, 2025.
Congratulations goes to the following newly inducted TCNJ XE undergraduate members:
Congratulations goes to the following newly inducted TCNJ XE alumni members:
Spring 2025 Inductees (from left): Kristen Roslund, Tom DiBiase, Rebecca Kunz, Max Dawson, Jasmyn Watson
Download the induction ceremony program here.
The following XE members were recognized for their outstanding achievements in the 2024-25 academic year:
Outstanding Academic Achievement Award: Zach Pacenza (’26)
Outstanding Initiate Award: Andrew Byrne (’25)
Service Award: Dan Schiariti (’25)
Best Educator Award: Dr. Vedrana Krstic
Spring annual award recipients (from left): Andrew Byrne, Zach Pacenza, Dr. Krstic, Dan Schiariti, Olivier Duverneau
TCNJ XE Chapter also awarded a special appreciation award to Olivier Duverneau, a senior civil engineering student, for his generous support of TCNJ XE mission.
Olivier Duverneau (’25)
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!
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.
