Chi Epsilon

TCNJ XE chapter held its Fall Induction Ceremony on December 4, 2022.

Congratulations goes to the following newly inducted TCNJ XE members:

Junior Undergraduate Members:

Mackenzie Bosland

John Lombardelli

Matthew Mentonis

Jillian Stanton

Julie Stone

Erin Swierczyna

Alumni Members:

Kunal Jani (’13)

Parth Shah (’13)

Chapter Honor Member:

Andrea Welker, Ph.D, PE, ENV SP, F.ASCE

TCNJ XE newly inducted members (from left): Kunal Jani, Parth Shah, Matt Mentonis, Mackenzie Bosland, Johnny Lombardelli, Dr. Andrea Welker, Jill Stanton, Julie Stone, Erin Swierczyna

We would like to thank the following guests for attending:

Chapter Honor Members: Mrs. Robin Kemper, Mr. James Purcell, Mr. Raymond Mankbadi, and Mr. Joseph Ettore

Dr. Martha Stella, Assistant Dean of the School of Engineering, and Dr. Andrew Bechtel, Chair of the Civil Engineering Department

Professor Henry Dobbelaar, Chi Epsilon Metropolitan District Councilor

Download induction ceremony program here.

TCNJ XE finished off the semester with an Apple Pie Eating Contest social. Congratulations go to Domenic Minando  (first place) representing Electrical and Computer Engineering Department and Ismael Nunez (second place) representing Student Government. While TCNJ XE didn’t place this semester we are ready for a rematch next year.

Pie Eating Contest in Progress

Winners: Domenic Minando (left) and Ismael Nunez

TCNJ XE would like to thank Professor Tom Carl for his continuous support of our chapter. Prof. Carl not only personally donated $500 but he also championed a fundraiser that resulted in an additional $500 donated from Sam Schwarts.

Professor Tom Carl (center) with senior members of TCNJ XE (from left): Jack Lacina, Owen Soler, Rachel Hannah, Charlotte Roarty, Sean Healy and Paige Rocco.

Elections were held on 11/16 and the following officers were elected:

• Dora Krstic, 2024 – President
• Jill Stanton, 2024 – Vice President
• Johnny Lombardelli, 2024 – Secretary
• Mackenzie Bosland, 2024 – Treasurer
• Matt Palermo 2024 – Marshal
• Matt Mentonis, 2024 – Editor

Congratulations to the newly elected officers!

From left: Mackenzie Bosland, Johnny Lombardelli, Dora Krstic, Jill Stanton, Matt Palermo, Matt Mentonis

TCNJ XE co-sponsored a food drive that benefited Home Front and Oceans of Love. Thank you goes to Anthony Cooper who championed the effort, and all members who participated.

Anthony Cooper with food donations from TCNJ XE members

Food Drive Flyer

TCNJ Chi Epsilon hosted a technical seminar with Menard Group on Wednesday, 11/9, featuring Nicholas Benedetto P.E. and Zach Smith E.I.T. They presented several different techniques for ground improvement, and showed practical examples of their methods in action. It was emphasized that extreme care should be taken with each approach to ground improvement to assure safety, quality, and best practices. We would like to thank our speakers and hope to see them again in the future.

Zach Smith and Nick Benedetto from Menard presenting on ground improvement.

On November 9th, TCNJ XE members enjoyed goof food and even better company at Arooga’s. Our fall 2022 inductee Matt Mentonis organized the event and did a great job in getting everyone together.

Clockwise from left: Matt Mentonis, Owen Soler, Patrick Fee, Sean Healy, Paige Rocco, Charlotte Roarty and Connor Conyngham

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

From left: Johnny Lombardelli, Matt Mentonis, Erin Swierczyna, Julie Stone, Jill Stanton, Mackenzie Bosland

Our members Matt Palermo and Jack Lacina, joined TCNJ’s Humanitarian Engineers to participate in Clean Ocean Action’s beach cleanup in Point Pleasant, NJ on October 22nd. They picked up over a thousand pieces of trash. Great work Matt and Jack!

Jack Lacina (7th from left) and Matt Palermo (second from right)

Teams of TCNJXE members competed on Saturday 10/15, in a Corn Maze race to answer clues and escape the maze the fastest. The Junior team consisting of Dora Krstic and Jill Stanton completed the maze in an impressive 1 hour and 7 minutes, which was adjusted to 37 minutes after accounting for all of their correctly solved clues. The Senior team consisting of Sean Healy and Zach Hauptman were right on their heels and completed the maze with an adjusted time of 43 minutes. Dr. Krstic participated in the race as well and performed valiantly. We had fun and hope to go back next year for a rematch! Thank you Howell Living History Farm for hosting this event.

Jill Stanton, Dr. Krstic, Dora Krstic, Sean Healy, Zach Hauptman