On Wednesday, November 11th, TCNJ XE held E-Board elections for the upcoming year. The results of the election can be found below.
President – Alec Kuncken
Vice President – Sean Rhatican
Treasurer – Daniel Comeau
Secretary – Lewis Mora
Marshall – Cristian Huertas
Webmaster – Gregory Bishop
Congratulations to the newly elected E-Board!
On Wednesday, November 4th, TCNJ XE held a panel with professional engineers from Mercer County, discussing the job application process and their work experience. XE would like to thank PESMC and panel members for hosting the event and providing audience members with great insight:
Malcolm Bryson, EIT (Moderator)
B.S. in Civil Engineering from TCNJ
JMT, Traffic Engineer
Andrew O’Connor
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Lehigh University
KEA Engineering, MEP Plumbing and Fire Protection Engineer
Amanda Feeley, PE, PTOE
B.S. in Civil Engineering from TCNJ
Gannett Fleming, Traffic Engineer
Jordy Padilla
WSP, Structural Engineer
Thank you to everyone who participated in the panel discussion, XE looks forward to hosting similar events in the future!
Top row: Andrew O’Connor, Amanda Feeley, Malcolm Bryson
Second row: Dr. Krstic, Elizabeth McDonald, Jordy Padilla
Third row: Sofia Zapata, Lewis Mora, Alec Kuncken
Bottom row: Bryce Totten, John Capozzi, Michelle Andrascik
On Wednesday November 4th, 2020, TCNJ XE concluded the Fall 2020 Pledge Week and welcomed eight pledges as chapter initiates: Zachary Niethe, Bryce Totten, Sean Rhatican, Lewis Mora, Alex Kuncken, Daniel Comeau, Gregory Bishop, and Cristian Huertas. We look forward to the induction ceremony!
On October 31st, TCNJ XE and ASCE held a joint Fall Service event in which we once again prepared fall baskets with different types of school supplies and toys for twenty four first graders. The baskets were given to the teacher of Highland Park Elementary School in Upper Darby, PA. We are proud to be able to continue to help the community with this service event.
XE members Sofia Zapata, John Costello and Alex Iorio delivering the school supplies
On Wednesday October 28th, TCNJ XE hosted a virtual Halloween Social. XE held a costume contest, and awarded prizes for best, funnies and most original costume. First place in the best costume category was awarded to Alec Kuncken as Kurt Cobain, second place was awarded to Zach Niethe as Steve Harrington from Stranger Things, and third place was awarded to Daniel Comeau as a member of a the Day of the Dead. Bryce Totten was awarded funniest costume for dressing up as a Baby and Louis Truppa took home most original costume as the Brawny Paper Towel Guy. Additionally, participants joined in on some fun and spooky games. Thank you to everyone who came out to the event, and Happy Halloween!
From October 21st to October 24th, the XE TCNJ Chapter attended the Chi Epsilon 2020 Virtual National Convention. The chapter faculty advisor, Dr. Krstic, chapter president Hunter Kelly, chapter vice president John Costello and chapter Secretary Sofia Zapata attended the event. At the convention, the TCNJ representatives attended various events concerning the new Chi Epsilon Constitution and review of the Bylaws as well as the Metropolitan District Caucus.
TCNJ XE hosted it’s invitation social on September 9th, 2020. XE welcomed newly eligible members, and welcomed back current members, to discuss the role the club plays in the community, and its goals for the future. XE Marshall, Alex Iorio, prepared a fun pictionary style online game for members to participate in. Junior pledge Lewis Mora won the game, ahead of President Hunter Kelly in second, and Vice President John Costello in third. Thank you to everyone who attended, we look forward to a great semester!
TCNJ XE will be holding its first installment of weekly tutoring sessions this upcoming Tuesday, 9/1, at 8:30 PM. Tutoring sessions will occur on Zoom, every Tuesday at 8:30 PM, and be conducted by TCNJ XE members for freshman Civil Engineering students. Please stop by if you need help with any work, have questions, or just to say hello! We look forward to seeing you there!
Congratulation to Dr. Krstic who has been named the 2020 winner of the Chi Epsilon National Civil Engineering Society’s James M. Robbins Excellence in Teaching Award for the Metropolitan District. Read the full story here.
Dr. Krstic in her office in Armstrong Hall
TCNJ XE chapter held its annual award ceremony on May 29, 2020.
The following XE members were recognized for their outstanding achievements in the 2019-20 academic year:
Outstanding Academic Achievement Award: John Costello (’21)
Outstanding Pledge Award: Hunter Kelly (’21)
Service Award: Brian Rennnie (’20)
Best Educator Award: Dr. Michael Horst
From left: John Costello, Hunter Kelly, Brian Rennie, Dr. Horst
Congratulations to all award recipients!
