Congratulations to our senior members Dora Krstic, Matt Mentonis, Josh Romero, and Jill Stanton for third place overall and, for the third year in a row, first place in aesthetics at the Steel Bridge Competition held at Stony Brook University on 4/13. TCNJ was also awarded third place in lightness, third place in structural efficiency, and third place in stiffness. In addition to the official awards, TCNJ was also awarded a special spirit award for The Best Construction Noises!

Steel Bridge Team in Action

2024 TCNJ Steel Bridge Team: Matt Mentonis, Jack Davis, Josh Romero, Jill Stanton, Dora Krstic

2024 TCNJ Steel Bridge Team: Matt Mentonis, Jill Stanton, Jack Davis, Josh Romero, Dora Krstic, Dr. Nabil Al-Omaishi

2024 TCNJ Steel Bridge Team: Jill Stanton, Josh Romero, Jack Davis, Matt Mentonis, Dora Krstic

During the XE National Conference held on 4/12, TCNJ was recognized with two outstanding awards:

Dr. Krstic was awarded the Chi Epsilon Faculty Advisor Award (read our nomination letter) in recognition of her dedication to making a difference.

Dora Krstic (’24), 2023 TCNJ XE President was awarded the Chi Epsilon Officer Award in Leadership in recognition of her excellence as a student leader.

Congratulations to Dr. Krstic and Dora!

Congratulations to Josh Romero (’24), TCNJ XE senior member for being inducted into the Blue and Gold Hall of Fame! Josh has contributed to the School of Engineering and TCNJ through his tireless work as a College Ambassador, Student Engineering Ambassador, and Orientation Leader. Josh is the third civil engineering student and the second XE member to be inducted in the last six years! (see previous)

The Blue and Gold Award honors students who have made extraordinary and sustained contributions to The College of New Jersey. This award acknowledges our understanding that these students, through the quality of their work and dedication to the mission of the College, will have a positive and lasting impact on the student experience. These individuals have all proven themselves to be critical change-agents, excellent role models for their fellow students, and dedicated and able leaders in and out of the classroom. These individuals represent leadership, scholarship, service and the core beliefs of the College.

Josh Romero

Our Homefront Drive ended on April 10th with our goal being exceeded 6 times! TCNJ XE Student and Alumni members collected just under 3000 pieces of diapers which will support five children for four months! We would like to thank our incredible Alumni: Chuck Turi (’20), Brian Rennie (’20), Charlotte Roarty (’23), Anthony LaRegina (’19), Ashely Hyde (’19), Mary Friedrich (’11), Danielle Galloway (’18), Hayley Conway (’23), Rachel Hannah (’23), Colin O’Hara (’20), Owen Soler (’23), and Victor Mazariegos (’20) for collectively donating $450 to the cause. Their generosity is absolutely amazing. This was a perfect way to celebrate all that XE stands for on TCNJ XE Proud To Be a Civil Engineer Day!

TCNJ XE Proud To Be a Civil Engineer Day 2024

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

Matt Nagy and Zach Pacenza

Matt Nagy and Zach Pacenza

TCNJ XE hosted a technical seminar on Wednesday 3/27. Alumni member C.J. D’Achille (2018) and Joe Vitale from T&M Associates presented their project “Route 129, Route 29 to Route 1” located in Trenton, NJ. We want to thank C.J., Joe, and T&M for providing our members information on the transportation industry.

TCNJ XE reinvested Kiva funds in support of Andrew from Kagadi, Uganda. This is our fifth reinvestment after we funded borrowers in Indonesia, Paraguay, Uganda, and Vietnam. This year’s loan will go towards school expenses for Andrew’s children. We are proud to help students from every economic background pursue education.

On Wednesday, March 20, TCNJ XE members and candidates did a round of Basketball Horse vying for the ultimate March Madness XE Champion. Congratulations go to Erin, Julie, Matt and Jake for a well deserved victory in a nail biting tight game.

On 2/23, TCNJ XE was once again featured as the student organization of the week. We are proud to continue to promote Chi Epsilon within the larger TCNJ community.

In celebration of the 2024 Engineers Week, TCNJ XE members held a bridge building competition on 2/21/24. The task was to bridge a gap of 6 in with 12 straws and 2 ft of tape, in an attempt to take the largest number of jelly beans and win the coveted Krstic Cup! Congratulations go to our seniors Dora Krstic, Jill Stanton, Josh Romero and Mackenzie Bosland for not only supporting the entire jelly bean load, but also a steel manual! Juniors Daniel Schiariti, David Cardenas, Kate Neal and Ethan Moyer came in second, and seniors Erin Swierczyna and Julie Stone came in third.

From left: Dora Krstic, Josh Romero, Jill Stanton, Mackenzie Bosland – First Place

From left: Kate Neal, Ethan Moyer, David Cardenas, Daniel Schiarity – Second Place

From left: Julie Stone, Erin Swierczyna – Third Place