The U.S. government’s most highly competitive program for international educational exchange has selected three Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University faculty members – William J. “Bill” Lahneman, Narcrisha Norman and Vedapuri Sunder Raghavan – to receive 2018-2019 U.S. Fulbright Scholar Awards.

Embry-Riddle’s Worldwide Campus Spring 2018 commencement ceremony for 452 students will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 5, at the I.C.I. Center on Embry-Riddle’s Daytona Beach Campus, 600 S. Clyde Morris Blvd.

Earlier this year, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reported one million drones had been registered in the United States. With 878,000 hobbyist and 122,000 business drones on the books, the environment is prime for budding entrepreneurs with new ideas and applications. Before you decide to hang your shingle, be sure to take several considerations into account if contemplating a drone business.

Service-learning has been identified by the National Research Council as one of the most effective strategies for improving student engagement and academics in high school students. Researchers have discovered that students gain a higher mastery of course content, problem-solving skills, connections to the community and positive attitudes toward learning.

In February 1993, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University was one of the first non-profit, accredited institutes of higher education to break ground on a then-emerging technology that now encompasses more than 30 percent of college students. 

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Department of Professional Education Programs offers a new three-day workshop designed to give candidates the opportunity to earn their Lean Six Sigma yellow belt certification that will provide them with the knowledge and tools to better implement Lean Six Sigma efforts within their organization. Participants will learn about the execution of projects in LSS in aviation and aerospace service as well as the industrial environment.

As the Asia Pacific region faces an estimated need of 253,000 new pilots over the next 20 years, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has teamed with Singapore Airlines to provide a one-of-a-kind, joint-campus, two-continent degree program to provide flight training for the first time to its Embry-Riddle Asia campus students and secure job opportunities upon completion.

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Worldwide Campus has once again secured the top spot in U.S. News & World Report’s 2018 Best Online Bachelor’s Programs for Veterans.

For the fifth consecutive year, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Worldwide Campus is the only private, not-for-profit institute out of 346 universities nationwide ranked in the Top 5 of U.S. News & World Report’s 2018 list for best online bachelor’s degrees.

In its partnership to provide advanced technology skills and certification for high-demand jobs to U.S. service members transitioning from active-duty and military veterans, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Worldwide Campus and Microsoft Corp. will expand its Microsoft Software & Systems Academy (MSSA) program in 2018 with the Jan. 8 opening at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va.

Earlier this week, a power outage interrupted operations at the world’s busiest airport – grounding at least 1,500 flights and disrupting travel for an estimated 30,000 passengers traveling through Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. While airport emergencies can present unique logistical challenges such as fleet management and passenger safety, emergency management leaders in the U.S. are guided by a standard set of procedures set by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

During the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University – Asia commencement ceremony on Dec. 8, 2017, Embry-Riddle President Dr. P. Barry Butler (L) and Embry-Riddle Worldwide Chancellor Dr. John R. Watret (R) greeted keynote speaker Capt. Quay Chew Eng, senior vice president/Flight Operations Division of Singapore Airlines International Limited (SIA). More than 500 guests attended the event, including Embry-Riddle – Asia Vice Chancellor Dr. Graham Hunt and other dignitaries and representatives of the university and the aviation industry. Bachelor’s and master’s degrees specializing in aeronautics and aviation business administration were awarded to 112 graduates – the largest graduating class since the campus’ first cohort in 2012.