TCNJ CEHS has been holding many different fundraising events in order to pay for future events.

On Tuesday, April 2nd, TCNJ CEHS had a fundraiser with Chipotle. In order to receive funds from Chipotle, CEHS had to raise $300 in sales for the restaurant. With the help of current members and supporters of the club, CEHS reached this goal with room to spare.

TCNJ CEHS would like to thank those who supported the club at Chipotle.

Another fundraising activity CEHS has participated in is the loop bus. Pledges Steve Villaverde and Kush Patel signed TCNJ students on and off the loop bus. By spending their Saturdays doing this, Steve and Kush have raised valuable funds for our club. Thank you to Steve and Kush for their service.

TCNJ CEHS has also been selling Civil Engineering polo shirts. Students that bought these shirts will be proudly displaying these polos on Wednesday, April 10th, to celebrate “Proud to be a Civil Engineer Day”. One other way CEHS is continuing to fund raise is a candy sale. Candy is being sold in the STEM building lobby.  Juniors Kush Patel, Brian Rennie and Chuck Turi filling the candy bags.

Junior Chuck Turi selling candy in STEM building.

Juniors Chuck Turi and Brian Rennie competed in the Student Organization Invitational on April 2nd and April 4th.  The competition was against other student clubs and they were competing to fundraise $500.  Brian and Chuck made it through the first round which was a relay race against other clubs, but unfortunately did not make it past the second round which was a campus-wide scavenger hunt.  Despite not winning the fundraising money, Chuck and Brian greatly enjoyed the experience.

Chuck Turi and Brian Rennie at the Invitational

Thank you to all that participated in our fundraising events.

On Saturday, April 6th, TCNJ CEHS volunteered at the Colonial Lake clean-up in Lawrenceville, NJ. We would like to thank all that came out to participate. Together, our members walked around the lake, picking up trash. This effectively made the surrounding area look a lot better and  also helped the wildlife in the area. We look forward to continuing our participation in this event in the future.

CEHS Members that participated in the lake cleanup

Senior Erin Lafferty and Junior Victor Mazariegos doing their parts in cleaning the lake.

More CEHS members participating in the lake cleanup.

On Wednesday, April 3rd, TCNJ CEHS celebrated engineer’s week by holding a social event with a general meeting. All members, including pledges and associate members were invited. To begin the meeting, members were split into three groups, pledges and sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Each group was given ten minutes to build the tallest structure out of toothpicks and marshmallows. Congratulations to the seniors for building the tallest structure and thank you to all who attended. Pledges and Sophomores (from left: Kush, Steve, Mark, Hunter)

Juniors (from left: Colin, Austin (sophomore), Olivia, Brian, Chuck)

Seniors (from left: Tommy, Anthony, Nick, Jen, Ashley, Erin)

TCNJ Chi Epsilon would like to say congratulations to our senior member Ashley Hyde. Ashley has been selected by the ITE MET Section Board to receive the 2018 Dr. Louis J. Pignataro Memorial Transportation Education Award. Ashley is a leader on the TCNJ campus and is ,without a doubt, very deserving of this reward. Again, congratulations to Ashley and keep up the good work!

TCNJ Chi Epsilon held their first general meeting today. It was an invitation social for the two potential new members, and also a celebration of Valentine’s Day. Current XE members were joined by juniors Steve Villaverde and Kush Patel, who were invited to join XE chapter. We celebrated with donuts, cookies and a poetry contest. Junior class members were led by Steve and seniors by Kush. The poems were presented to Dr. Krstic who declared  Team Steve the winner of the contest. Congratulations!

Juniors Steve Villaverde (left) and Kush Patel (left) preparing to deliver their poems.

Junior and Senior classes working with the potential members to create the poems.

TCNJ Chi Epsilon has made a donation through Kiva, a non-profit crowd funding website that allows organizations to loan money to low-level entrepreneurs. This year our members have decided to make the loan out to Henry Muhotho, a Ugandan farmer trying to pay for his children’s schooling. We have had success in lending money to Kiva in the past, as our loan was successfully paid off from last year. TCNJ Chi Epsilon looks forward to continue loaning money with Kiva and, in doing so, changing the world, one loan at a time.

For more information on Henry Muhotho and Kiva, you can visit the link below.

Kiva – Henry Muhotho’s Loan

Kiva is a loan, not a donation. With Kiva you can lend as little as $25 and make a big change in someone’s life.

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TCNJ Chi Epsilon would like to congratulate Dr. Nabil Al-Omaishi and Mrs. Robin Kemper on achieving the title of honor member. Both individuals are pivotal members for the Department of Civil Engineering at TCNJ and are very deserving of this title.

Dr. Nabil Al-Omaishi has been teaching at TCNJ since the dawn of the Civil Engineering Department in 2003.   He has served many roles for the Department over the years, including the founding department chair from 2003 until 2011. Dr. Al-Omaishi has led the Civil Engineering Department through many vital periods in it’s history, without him, it is quite possible that Chi Epsilon would not be in existence at TCNJ. We would like to thank Dr. Al-Omaishi for his hard work and leadership and congratulate him on this achievement.

Mrs. Robin Kemper has served on a diverse amount of projects in her rich career. With this comes a vast amount of experience and knowledge that she unequivocally loves to share with the civil engineering industry. Mrs. Kemper has been a crucial member of the Civil Engineering Department serving on the Civil Engineering Industrial Advisory Board. She has helped bridge the gap between curriculum and industry at TCNJ. Chi Epsilon would like to thank Mrs. Robin Kemper for her generous contributions, guidance and helping hand with our students, XE chapter and Civil Engineering Department. Congratulations to Mrs. Robin Kemper for this achievement.

At the conclusion of the Fall 2018 semester, TCNJ Civil Engineering Honors Society was inducted as the 143rd chapter of Chi Epsilon. Chi Epsilon national representatives, Dr. Glenn Goss and Jay Garris, gathered with student inductees and faculty adviser, Dr. Vedrana Krstic, to celebrate the hard work that has led to the induction with. Pictured above are the student inductees with Dr. Krstic, Mr. Garris and Dr. Goss at Salerno’s in Ewing.

The formal induction into Chi Epsilon was held on December 8th, 2018. A congratulations goes out to the student inductees, as well as, the faculty inductees and alumni trustees. Dr. Nabil Al-Omaishi and Mrs. Robin Kemper were entrusted with an honor membership for their distinguished career in the field of civil engineering. TCNJ Chi Epsilon would like to thank Dr. Glenn Goss, Dr. James Williams, Mr. Jay Garris and Prof. Henry Dobbelaar for attending the ceremony and guiding the Civil Engineering Honors Society to becoming Chi Epsilon. Special thank you goes to President Foster and Provost Keep for making this event even more special.

Download induction ceremony Program here.

Find information about our honor members here.

CEHS once again participated in the campus-wide event, TCNJ Holiday on Tuesday 12/4. Our mini gingerbread houses were a hit! We hope to continue this tradition every holiday season.

CEHS holiday table manned by Victor, Rachel, Olivia and Giovanna.