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Chi Alpha Epsilon National Honor Society

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Purpose of Chi Alpha Epsilon (XAE)

Chi Alpha Epsilon recognizes the academic achievements of college students in opportunity and access programs. Its purposes are to

  • promote continued high academic standards
  • foster increased communication among its members
  • honor academic excellence achieved by its students.

History of Chi Alpha Epsilon (XAE)

Chi Alpha Epsilon National Honor Society (XAE) was organized in 1989 and originally founded at West Chester University by Dr. Elbert Saddler, a university psychologist and counseling coordinator for the Pennsylvania Higher Education Equal Opportunity Program (ACT 101). Recognizing an increased need to acknowledge the achievements of students in opportunity and access programs, he proposed this Greek letter honor society. XAE connected successful students at West Chester University with peers who shared similar experiences. Dr. Sadler believed students impacted each other powerfully and positively and could serve as significant models and mentors for each other. He believed in the potential of XAE members to use their political leverage in support of opportunity and access programs nationwide. Dr. Saddler selected eligible students and alumni who would be thoughtful founding members of XAE and together established the original board of directors. Learn more about Chi Alpha Epsilon!

History of Chi Alpha Epsilon (XAE) at Cornell

The Zeta Upsilon Chapter of Chi Alpha Epsilon was chartered at Cornell University on April 25, 2014. The ceremony was conducted by the Most Honorable Dr. Elbert Saddler, Chi Alpha Epsilon Founder, and the Honorable Shamail Shahid. This group included 17 undergraduate students and 8 faculty and staff our charter members!

Membership Eligibility for Chi Alpha Epsilon (XAE)

Eligible students

  • are active participants in EOP/HEOP, McNair, Posse or Pre Professional Programs (P3)
  • maintain a 3.0 or higher cumulative GPA for two consecutive semesters with full-time enrollment
  • are in good standing with their college
  • must be nominated by the director of the affiliated opportunity and access program
  • have at least one semester of attendance remaining prior to induction in XAE

Nominated students go through a selection process. Students are invited to an information session to receive a presentation, review application materials, and meet current members. For more information contact, oadi@cornell.edu.

XAE Membership Induction Classes

Chi Alpha Epsilon Charter Class - Spring 2014

 
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Chartering and First Induction Ceremony, April 15, 2014
First and Last Name: Major: Expected Year of Graduation:
Bryan Aristega Biological Sciences 2015
Yanqiao Chen Chemistry and Chemical Biology 2015
Jenny Feng Economics 2015
Lisa Feng Chemistry and Chemical Biology 2015
Shiela Gordon Natural Resources 2014
Rishu Jain Industrial and Labor Relations 2014
Sheniqua Jeffrey Human Development 2014
Shu Lei Operations Research & Engineering 2014
Elsie Liaros Industrial and Labor Relations 2014
Sheretta Noel Industrial and Labor Relations 2014
Casey Paton Human Biology, Health & Society 2015
Anitra Persaud Biology and Society 2016
Kelvin Polanco Biology and Society 2015
Edwin Rosendo Biological Sciences 2015
Nicholas Savvides Architecture 2014
Shamail Shahid Biology and Society 2015
Masrai Williams Human Biology, Health, & Society 2015
Dr. Laura Brown Senior Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education Honorary
Dr. AT Miller Associate Vice Provost for Academic Diversity Honorary
William Horning Associate Director, OADI
Director, Student Opportunity Programs
Honorary
Ricardo Gonzalez Programs Advisor & Coordinator,Pre Professional Programs (CSTEP) Honorary
Vanessa Lillard Assistant Director EOP/HEOP,Advisor, Zeta Upsilon Chapter, Chi Alpha Epsilon Honorary
Daniel Lupa Advisor, McNair Scholars Program Honorary
Brandon Senior Advisor, OADI EOP/HEOP Honorary
Elena Zelaya Advisor, OADI EOP/HEOP Honorary

2019 Fall Induction Class:

 
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The Fall 2019 class was inducted November 23rd, 2019
First and Last Name: Major: Expected Year of Graduation:
Kamla Arshad Psychology 2021
Emmanuel Cano-Garraway Human Development 2022
Raquel Castromonte Environment and Sustainability 2022
Mahin Chowdhury Computer Science 2022
Laurynn Cooper-Jordan Biological Sciences 2021
Samantha Féliz Psychology 2022
Courtney Harris Biological Sciences 2022
Sadia Hossain Psychology 2022
Valencia Lambert Global & Public Health 2020
Sally Liu Biological Sciences 2021
Amairani Marin Tovar Environment and Sustainability 2020
Shade McFarlane Human Biology, Health & Society 2022
Victoria Montero Biology and Society 2021
Jessica Morales Industrial and Labor Relations 2022
Treasure Nwokeleme Biological Sciences 2021
Amaya Okogeri Biology and Society 2021
Amy Pantoja Biological Sciences 2022
Melanie Santana Industrial and Labor Relations 2022
Daniel Stark Applied Economics & Management 2020
Ariana Thakurdyal Biological Sciences 2022
Christelle Thermidor Biological Sciences 2020
Wayne Hilson, Ph.D. Executive Director, OADI Honorary
Foula Dimopoulos Advisor, P3 & EOP/HEOP Honorary
Christi Wilcox Advisor, P3 & HEOP Honorary
Shanna Leipzig Events & Communications Coordinator, OADI & OITCD Honorary

2019 Spring Induction Class

The Spring 2019 class was inducted March 24th, 2019
First & Last Name: Major: Expected Year of Graduation:
Grismely Acevedo Hotel & Administration 2020
Nahisha Alabre Human Development 2020
Jae Bucknor Biological Sciences 2021
Alicia Chen Information Sciences 2021
Isabel Izquierdo Biological Sciences 2021
Shadman Khan Computer Science 2020
Han Chao Li Psychology 2020
Tiamen Montgomery Communication 2021
Adaora Okeke Biology and Society 2021
Sofie Wilson Animal Science 2021
Gabbie Smith Advisor, P3 & HEOP Honorary
Ansley Jemison Advisor, EOP/HEOP Honorary

2018 Fall Induction Class

 
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The Fall 2018 class was inducted October 27, 2018. They are the honorable:
First & Last Name: Major: Expected Year of Graduation:
Sanjida Akhter Business, Hotel Administration Spring 2021
Camilla Bacolod Industrial and Labor Relations Spring 2021
Charisse Black Animal Science Spring 2019
Sarah Castor Linguistics Spring 2021
Kemba Cooper Comparative Literature Spring 2021
Kathie Duperval Industrial and Labor Relations Spring 2019
Diala Haddad Biology and Society Spring 2020
Amber Haywood Psychology Spring 2021
Atsu Kludze Chemical Engineering Spring 2021
Tram La Computer Science Spring 2021
Michele Lee Arts and Sciences Spring 2021
Jennifer Lin Information Science Spring 2021
Jinny Lu Human Bio, Health & Society Spring 2021
Makeda Lynch Animal Science Spring 2019
Gunnar Madison Biology and Society Spring 2021
Alexis Martell Monterroza Chemistry and Chemical Biology Spring 2019
Aurora McKenzie Animal Science Spring 2021
Samantha Pitts Biomedical Engineering Spring 2021
Sophia Qu Biological Sciences Spring 2021
Piragash Swargaloganathan Human Bio, Health & Society Spring 2019
Vivian Utti Information Science & Biological Science Spring 2019
Jovia Williams Biology Spring 2021
Justin Williams Information Science Spring 2020
Susana Zeng Biology and Society Spring 2021

2018 Spring Induction Class

large group of students and staff dressed in professional attire wearing blue and white chords standing in the OADI suite on Cornell’s campus
The Spring 2018 class was inducted March 24, 2018
First & Last Name: Major: Expected Year of Graduation:
Sanjida Alam Industrial & Labor Relations Spring 2020
Traciann Celestin Industrial & Labor Relations Spring 2020
Sayyed Hussain Biological Sciences Spring 2020
Rebekah Jones Development Sociology Spring 2020
Deborah Nyakaru Global & Public Health Science Spring 2020
Laura Vasquez-Bolanos Mechanical Engineering Spring 2019
Betty Wang Arts & Sciences Spring 2020

2017 Fall Induction Class

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The fall 2017 class was inducted October 22, 2017. They are the honorable:
First & Last Name:       Major: Expected Year of Graduation:
Peter Ajayi Biological Sciences 2019
Sean Alventosa Industrial and Labor Relations 2018
Jamila Amanfu Biology and Society 2019
Abraham Araya Biology and Society 2019
Shazell Archer Environmental/Sustainability Sciences 2019
Tyler Beale Nutritional Sciences 2019
Marielisa Cabrera Biological Sciences 2018
Courtney Carr Africana Studies 2018
Joronia Chery Biology and Society 2018
Jhanae Cole Near Eastern Studies 2020
Sofia Da Silva Anthropology 2018
Tenzin Dechen Biology & Society 2018
Tatiana Ferraro Biological Sciences 2019
Shaalini Ganesalingam International Agriculture & Rural Development 2018
Luria Greene Biological Engineering 2018
Summer Lopez Colorado Sociology 2018
Lizabeth Lucero Developmental Sociology 2020
Luz Martes Economics 2020
Bianca Negron Psychology and Spanish 2020
Lucia Rodriguez Economics 2020
Swetha Thiagarajan Chemical Engineering 2020
Grace Traore Industrial and Labor Relations 2020
Carlos Ventura Applied Economics & Management 2020
Alyssa Watson Human Development 2019
Jian Hui Wu Industrial and Labor Relations 2020
Carlos Gonzalez Executive Director for Administration Honorary
Catherine Thompson Director, Prefreshman Summer Program Honorary

2017 Spring Induction Class

 
large group of students dressed in professional attire wearing blue and white chords standing in a white room surrounded by windows and a chandelier over head at the AD White House on Cornell’s campus
The spring 2017 class was inducted March 25, 2017. They are the honorable:
First & Last Name: Major: Expected Year of Graduation:
Maria Chak Industrial and Labor Relations 2018
Kelly Chen Biological Sciences 2019
Jaylexia Clark Industrial and Labor Relations 2019
Clinton Ikioda Biology and Society 2019
Emem-Esther Ikpot Psychology 2019
Malek Jacobs Biological Sciences 2019
Isaiah Murray Urban and Regional Studies 2019
Juan Ramirez Correa Biology and Society 2018
Diane Tarira Psychology and Information Science 2018
Aboubacar Wague Chemistry and Biology 2018
Alexis Wilson Environmental Science 2019
Wendy Gilmore-Fitzgerald Advisor, EOP/HEOP Honorary

2016 Fall Induction Class

The fall 2016 class was inducted October 30, 2016. They are the honorable:
First & Last Name: Major: Expected Year of Graduation:
Monisha Afrooz Neurobiology and Behavior 2019
Amber Aspinall Industrial and Labor Relations 2017
Janilya Baizack Biology, Philosophy 2017
Jenelle Bonner Human Biology, Health and Society 2017
Sagar Chapagain Biological Sciences 2017
Vanessa Chicas Human Development 2018
Won Young Choi Mechanical Engineering 2018
Eddy Cruz Hotel Administration 2017
Jason Dossantos Biological Sciences 2018
Georgie Exinord Applied Economics and Management 2018
Anthony Halmon Africana Studies 2017
Alex Hernandez Sociology 2018
Grisel Isidor Psychology 2019
Alissa Jaquin Performing Media Arts 2018
Mushaffar Khan Engineering 2019
Patryk Kubiszewski Biological Sciences 2018
Min Yu Ma Biological Sciences 2017
Ricky Narvaez Biological Sciences 2019
Rigoberto Perez Hernandez Human Biology, Health and Society 2017
Noel Reyes Biological Sciences 2018
Miranda Sasinovic History 2019
Carumey Stevens Human Development 2019
Patrick Voorhees Mechanical Engineering 2018
Zaha Waseem Biological Sciences 2018
Yan Zhang Chemical Engineering 2017

2015 Fall Induction Class

 
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The fall 2015 class was inducted November 7, 2015. They are the honorable:
First & Last Name: Major: Expected Year of Graduation:
Sabrina Alexander Human Development 2016
Dainelle Allen Biological Sciences 2018
Jasmine Cotrich Applied Economics and Management 2016
Amy ElSayed Industrial and Labor Relations 2016
Amanda Garcia Government 2018
Kayla Gonzalez Biological Sciences 2016
Kristin Hardy Nutritional Sciences 2017
Jailene Hidalgo Environmental Science 2018
Alizè Hill Human Development 2018
Christine Jasmin Chemistry 2018
Miguel Martinez Government 2018
Kelly McClure Industrial and Labor Relations 2016
Ayisha McHugh Biology and Society 2016
Claudia Mimoso Biological Sciences 2017
Ujuonu Nwizu Africana Studies 2017
Paola Ocampo Psychology 2018
Eseosa Odigie Human Biology, Health and Society 2017
Heley Ong Biological Sciences 2017
Ashley Perez Biology and Society 2016
Rachel Reindorf Biological Sciences 2016
Antoine Saint-Victor Biological Sciences 2016
Mohamed Sanogho Applied Economics and Management 2016
Lisa Scott Human Development 2016
Jodie Smith Biology 2016
Moyosola Soyemi Industrial and Labor Relations 2017
Gina Surita Biological Sciences 2016
Jocelyn Vega Government and Sociology 2017
Monique Posadas McNair Program Coordinator/Counselor - Honorary

2015 Spring Induction Class

 
large group of students and staff dressed in professional attire wearing blue and white chords standing in a great hall at the AD White House on Cornell’s campus
The spring 2015 class was inducted March 22, 2015. They are the honorable:
First & Last Name:         Major: Expected Year of Graduation:
Fredrick Blaisdell Biological Sciences 2016
Devon Bryant Africana Studies 2015
Kendrick Coq Applied Economics and Management 2015
Lois Davis Biological Sciences 2015
Mariela Garcia-Arredondo Science of Earth Systems 2016
Jillian Harmon Development Sociology 2015
Lauren Henderson Biological Sciences 2017
Misha Inniss-Thompson Human Development 2016
Dustin Lee Chemistry 2015
Jackie Lee Biological Sciences and Applied Economics and Management 2015
Junbao Li Operations Research and Information Engineering 2015
Yu Qin Lu Hotel and Restaurant Administration 2016
Mariana Pinos Applied Economics and Management 2016
Alexandria Schmall International Agriculture & Rural Development andDevelopment Sociology 2016
Abigail Shilvock Biological Sciences 2017
Celine Teoh Biological Sciences 2016
Moriah West Human Development 2017
Rachel Yull Biological Sciences 2017

2014 Fall Induction Class

 
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The fall 2014 class was inducted November 08, 2014. They are the honorable:
First & Last Name: Major: Year of Graduation:
Pamela Capellan Biology and Society 2017
Selena Cardona Communication 2017
Trenel Francis Human Development 2016
Patricia Gonzalez Asian Studies and Psychology 2015
Shan Jiang Computer Science 2016
Joe N. Lindsey Agricultural Sciences 2016
Julissa Sanchez Sociology 2015
Thaddeus Talbot Industrial and Labor Relations 2015
William Wong Urban and Regional Studies 2017
Jarrel Johnson Assistant Dean, Admissions and Advising College of Arts and
Sciences Program Manager, POSSE Program
Honorary
Tremayne Waller, Ph.D. Lecturer and Director, McNair Scholars Program Honorary