Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Motto: The world's Leader in aviation and aerospace higher education
Established: As the Embry-Riddle Company December 17, 1925, renamed Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University 1970[1]
Type: Private
Endowment: $52 Million USD[2]
President: John P. Johnson
Faculty: 328 Daytona Campus 124 Prescott Campus[3][4]
Undergraduates: 4,186 Daytona Campus, 1,516 Prescott Campus
Postgraduates: 376 Daytona Campus, 30 Prescott Campus
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida, USA

Prescott, Arizona, USA
Campus: Urban, 185 acres (Daytona) Rural, 539 acres (Prescott)
Athletics: NAIA
16 teams at Daytona Beach
4 teams at Prescott
Colors: Blue and Gold         
Mascot: Eagles
Website: embryriddle.edu

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) is a private, coeducational university with a history dating from the early days of aviation. Students are enrolled in one of two residential campuses located in Daytona Beach, Florida and Prescott, Arizona or in Embry-Riddle Worldwide, composed of over 130 non-residential campuses and online programs. The residential campuses provide education in a traditional setting while Embry-Riddle Worldwide serves civilian and military working adults.

Embry-Riddle began in 1925 as the Embry-Riddle Company, an aircraft dealer and airmail provider, founded by Talton Higbee Embry and John Paul Riddle in Cincinnati, Ohio. Embry-Riddle was eventually incorporated into what is now American Airlines, before reforming during the buildup to World War II in Miami, Florida as the Embry-Riddle School of Aviation, and later, the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Institute. Embry-Riddle moved to Daytona Beach, Florida in 1965 and was renamed Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in 1970.

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is the only accredited, aviation-oriented university in the world. Utilizing a fleet of over 90 aircraft, the university serves culturally diverse students primarily motivated toward careers in aviation and aerospace. The university offers bachelor's and master's degrees at the residential campuses and through Embry-Riddle Worldwide. Associate's degrees and non-degree programs are also offered by Embry-Riddle Worldwide.

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[edit] History

[edit] Early days

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University began on December 17, 1925, exactly 22 years after the Wright Brothers' first flight, when Talton Higbee Embry and John Paul Riddle formed the Embry-Riddle Company at Lunken Airport in Cincinnati, Ohio. The company was financed by Embry, a wealthy aviation enthusiast who served as company president. Riddle was named general manager, and the two began to sell Waco Aircraft in Cincinnati. In spring of 1926 (the date shown on the university seal), the Embry-Riddle Company opened the Embry-Riddle Flying School. On December 17, 1927, the Embry-Riddle Company established Cincinnati's first regular air mail service, from Cincinnati to Chicago.

The school grew rapidly in 1928 and 1929, until the Embry-Riddle Company (now the Embry-Riddle Aviation Corporation) was merged with the Aviation Corporation (AVCO) of Delaware. AVCO phased out the Embry-Riddle Flying School in the fall of 1930. Shortly after, AVCO became American Airways (the predecessor of American Airlines), and the Embry-Riddle Company was gone.[5]

The Fritz Hotel in Miami, Florida. The building was occupied by Embry-Riddle prior to moving to Daytona Beach, Florida.
The Fritz Hotel in Miami, Florida. The building was occupied by Embry-Riddle prior to moving to Daytona Beach, Florida.

In 1939, Riddle was ready to get back into the business of training pilots. He contacted Embry, who had no interest in reentering a partnership with Riddle. Riddle, now living in Miami, Florida , found a partner in John G. McKay and his wife Isabel. Keeping the Embry-Riddle name, they reestablished the Embry-Riddle School of Aviation, partnering with the University of Miami to provide flight training under the Civilian Pilot Training Program, increasing the number of pilots immediately preceding World War II. The Embry-Riddle School of Aviation expanded rapidly, and soon moved to the former Fritz Hotel.

Riddle and McKay also formed the Riddle Aeronautical Institute at Carlstrom Field in early 1941 for the purpose of training pilots for the United States Army Air Corps. A separate division of Embry-Riddle provided technical training in maintenance and metal work. Following Pearl Harbor, Embry-Riddle and its various divisions expanded rapidly to train professionals during the war, and the Carlstrom Field facility trained pilots for the Royal Air Force, while nearby Dorr Field prepared pilots for advanced training with the U.S. Army Air Forces.

Embry-Riddle quickly exhausted the market for flight training. In 1944, McKay purchased Riddle's share of Embry-Riddle.[6]

[edit] Development into a university

Following the end of World War II, the McKays continued the business of training pilots. After John McKay's death in 1951, his wife Isabel McKay led the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Institute. The school endured financial hardship but continued to operate in its Miami home. Isabel McKay suffered a stroke in 1961 and in 1963 sold the school. That same year, Jack R. Hunt was named the first president of the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Institute.[7] ERAI continued the training of pilots and mechanics in Miami until April 1965, when Hunt moved the campus to its current home in Daytona Beach, Florida.

Embry-Riddle's move from Miami was accomplished by a group of Daytona Beach civic leaders known as the Committee of 100.[8] The school was packed into trucks and moved nearly overnight. Known as "Operation Bootstrap", the move was accomplished with the help of the Daytona Beach News-Journal, which supplied the trucks.

The Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Institute was accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools in 1968,[9] and was renamed Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in 1970.

Hunt headed a large expansion of Embry-Riddle, including the purchase of a second campus in Prescott, Arizona in 1978. Embry-Riddle purchased the former campus of Prescott College, which closed abruptly in 1974 from financial hardship.[10] Hunt served as president until his death January 7, 1984.[11]

Hunt was followed by Lt. General Kenneth L. Tallman, who in his five years as president, formed Embry-Riddle's first graduate program. Tallman also added undergraduate degrees in Engineering Physics and Electrical Engineering. Current president John P. Johnson credits Tallman with moving ERAU from a technical school to a university.[12]

Embry-Riddle's third president was Dr. Steven M. Sliwa, who led the University from 1991-1998. Sliwa oversaw the largest expansion in Embry-Riddle's history, developing new majors and a capital expansion in excess of $100 million.[1] This includes the ICI Center (fieldhouse), Lehman Engineering and Technology Center, Capt. Willie Miller Instructional Center and Student Village.

Sliwa was followed by Dr. George H. Ebbs, who was president until November 2005. Ebbs' legacy is a matter of some contention, as many of his business decisions, such as Embry-Riddle's Commercial Airline Pilot Training program (CAPT program), have been reversed recently financial reasons.[13]

Following the September 11, 2001 attacks federal investigators thought that the school may have trained at least one of the aircraft hijackers. However, after a short investigation, ERAU was fully exonerated from any involvement in the flight training of the terrorists. Although a former student shared the same name as one of the hijackers, that former student was still alive and had no connections to Al-Qaeda.[14][15][16]

Embry-Riddle aircraft destroyed by the Christmas Day tornado.
Embry-Riddle aircraft destroyed by the Christmas Day tornado.

During his tenure as president, Ebbs expanded Embry-Riddle into non-traditional university projects. This included the now sold Commercial Airline Pilot Training program, or CAPT, which provided flight training to individuals looking to change careers. Ebbs also entered into a five-year contract with The United States Air Force Academy for Embry-Riddle to provide flight training for its cadets in 2002.[17]

Embry-Riddle's fifth president is Dr. John P. Johnson. Johnson was previously University Provost and Interim President. He was selected after a national search by the Board of Trustees on August 8, 2006.[18]

[edit] Christmas Day tornado

On December 25, 2006 at approximately 1:45 p.m. an F2 tornado touched down in Daytona Beach, causing major damage to the Embry-Riddle campus. Several university buildings were damaged, and the main administration building (Spruance Hall) and the aircraft fleet maintenance hangar were destroyed. Approximately 52 aircraft were damaged or destroyed. Damage was estimated at $50 million.[19][20][21][22]

As a result of the tornado, the beginning of the spring semester was delayed from January 10, 2007 until January 16, 2007.

A long term result of the tornado was the replacement of the Cessna 172 fleet of aircraft from traditional steam-dial flight instruments aircraft to new state of the air Garmin G1000 Glass cockpit instrument. It also helped facilitate the transition from the Piper Seminole to the Diamond Twin Star.

[edit] Organization

Embry-Riddle is organized into three campuses: residential campuses in Daytona Beach, Florida and Prescott, Arizona, and the Worldwide Campus. Embry-Riddle Worldwide consists of over 130 distance learning centers (many at community colleges and military bases), Worldwide Online (which offers degrees through internet classes), and the Center for Professional Education (which offers continuing education credits and non-degree programs).

Dr. John P. Johnson is the university President. Dr. Richard H. Heist serves as Provost and Chief Academic Officer, and directly oversees the deans of each college. Each campus is led by a Chancellor, and is organized into colleges and departments. University-wide departments are headed by vice-presidents.[23][24][25]

[edit] Daytona Beach

Chancellor: Dr. Thomas Connolly

Academics at the Daytona Beach campus are organized into four colleges. Each college is served by a college dean, who reports primarily to the Provost, but also to the Chancellor. Colleges are then organized into departments. Non-academic departments are organized under the Chancellor. Academics at the campus are organized according into the following colleges:

College of Arts and Sciences (Interim Dean: Dr. William Grams)
  • Human Factors and Systems Department
  • Humanities/Social Sciences Department
  • Department of Mathematics
  • Physical Sciences Department
  • Army ROTC
  • Air Force ROTC
  • Naval ROTC
College of Aviation (Dean: Dr. Tim Brady)
  • Aeronautical Science Department
  • Applied Aviation Sciences Department
  • Aviation Maintenance Science Department
  • Flight Department
College of Business (Dean: Dr. Daniel L. Petree)
  • Department of Economics, Finance, and Risk Management
  • Department of Management, Marketing, Strategy, and Operations
College of Engineering (Dean: Dr. Maj Mirmirani)
  • Aerospace Engineering Department
  • Computer and Software Engineering Department
  • Freshman Engineering Department
  • Mechanical, Civil, and Engineering Sciences Department

[edit] Prescott

Chancellor: Dr. Norval F. Pohl

Academics at the Prescott campus are organized into three colleges. Each college is served by a college dean, who reports primarily to the Provost, but also to the Chancellor. Colleges are then organized into departments. Non-academic departments are organized under the Chancellor. Academics at the campus are organized according into the following colleges:

College of Arts and Sciences (Dean: Dr. Richard Bloom)
  • Department of Global Studies
  • Department of Humanities and Communications
  • Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
  • Department of Physics
  • Air Force ROTC
  • Army ROTC
College of Aviation (Dean: Dr. Jackie Luedtke)
  • Aviation Sciences Department
  • Meteorology Department
  • Safety Science Department
  • Department of Flight
College of Engineering (Dean: Dr. Don Rabern)
  • Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Department
  • Electrical Engineering/Computer Engineering Department

[edit] Worldwide

Chancellor: Mr. Martin A. Smith

The Worldwide campus is organized into three divisions:

Academic Affairs (Vice Chancellor: Dr. John R. Watret)
  • Department of Aeronautics
  • Department of Arts and Letters
  • Department of Engineering
  • Department of Leadership, Management & Technology
Worldwide Online
  • Internet-based learning
Center for Professional Education (non-degree continuing education credits and certificate programs)
  • Corporate Aviation Management Certificate Program
  • Aviation Safety/Security Certification Courses

[edit] Cost of attendance

Undergraduate tuition for the 2008-2009 school year at either residential campus is $13,210 per semester (for 12-16 credit hours) or $1,100 per credit hour. Room and board is estimated at $2,500 to $4,500 depending on the housing option and meal plan, per semester. Mandatory fees for the 2008-2009 school year are $560 for students on the Daytona Beach Campus and $380 for students on the Prescott Campus per semester, in addition to tuition. Student's who do not have adequate health insurance are required to pay $373 annually for coverage.[3] Graduate tuition at either residential campus for the 2007-2008 school year is $1060 per credit hour. Worldwide campus tuition is $207 - $253 per credit hour for undergraduates and $333 - $578 per credit hour for graduate students.

Flight training and personal expenses are in addition to these costs. The average flight student spends $33,800 to $37,400 on flight training,[26] during his or her stay at Embry-Riddle, depending on if they elect a single-engine or multi-engine curriculum. Flight electives such as the flight instructor course ($9,900) or aircraft upset recovery ($2,200) are available at additional cost.[27] Students who hold advanced ratings before attending Embry-Riddle may pay less, depending on flying ability and certificates and ratings earned prior to matriculation.

Embry-Riddle students graduate with the highest student debt in the United States.[28][29] Of the Daytona Beach graduating class of 2006, 74% of student graduated with debt, and the average debt among those students was $52,495.[30]

[edit] Available degrees

[edit] Residential campuses

Embry-Riddle's residential campuses in Daytona Beach and Prescott campuses offer the following degrees:[31][32]

Undergraduate degrees available at the Daytona Beach Campus Undergraduate degrees available at the Prescott Campus
Graduate degrees available at the Daytona Beach Campus Graduate degree available at the Prescott Campus
  • Master of Science in Safety Science

[edit] Worldwide campus

Embry-Riddle's worldwide campuses offer the following degrees and programs:[33]

Undergraduate degrees
  • Professional Aeronautics (Associate/Bachelor of Science)
  • Aircraft Maintenance (Associate in Science)
  • Technical Management (Associate/Bachelor of Science)
  • Technical Management-Engineering Services (Bachelor of Science)
  • Technical Management-Logistic (Bachelor of Science)
  • Technical Management-Occupational Safety & Health (Bachelor of Science)
  • Aviation Maintenance Management (Bachelor of Science)
 Undergraduate Non-Degree/Certificates of Completion
Graduate degrees Graduate Non-Degree/Certificates of Completion
  • Air Transportation Management
  • Aviation/Aerospace Industrial Management
  • Aviation/Aerospace Safety
  • Aviation Enterprises in the Global Environment
  • Integrated Logistic Management
  • Instructional System Design
  • Project Management

[edit] Daytona Beach, Florida campus

The Wright Flyer statue is the centerpiece of the Daytona Beach campus. The Jack. R. Hunt Memorial Library is visible in the background.
The Wright Flyer statue is the centerpiece of the Daytona Beach campus. The Jack. R. Hunt Memorial Library is visible in the background.

This 185 acre (748,671 m²) site has been the home to Embry-Riddle since 1965. Built adjacent to the Daytona Beach International Airport, the campus has easy access for flight training. The main campus consists of an aviation complex, academic quad and residence halls surrounding the student center and Jack R. Hunt Aviator Park. Athletic facilities are located across Clyde Morris Blvd., anchored by the ICI Center.

The university owns 140 acres (0.57 km²) directly south of the main campus that it plans to develop into a research park.[34] An upper classman residence, the Chanute Complex, is approximately two miles south of the main campus.

[edit] Academic buildings

Lehman Engineering and Technology Center
The Lehman Engineering and Technology Center
The Lehman Engineering and Technology Center

Engineering classes and facilities (such as the Thermojet solid model printer, 128-node Beowulf cluster and wind tunnels) are concentrated in the Lehman Engineering and Technology Center, built in 1995 to facilitate hands-on training in various engineering practices. The three-story facility also includes a number of classrooms and offices for departments within the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Engineering. The building was built in part with a $12.5 million congressional appropriation in 1994. The building is named for former Florida congressional representative Bill Lehman.[35] There are well over 180 software titles available to faculty and students in two computer labs within the Lehman Building, including CATIA, Nastran, Pro/ENGINEER, and Matlab.

James Hagedorn Aviation Complex

The Aviation Complex includes the College of Aviation building, Gill Robb Wilson Flight Complex and the Advanced Flight Simulation Center.

The College of Aviation building provides a conducive learning environment for those in the aeronautical sciences as well as the air traffic, meteorology, safety, homeland security and dispatch programs. Opened in 2002, the building houses FAA testing facilities, a flight tutoring lab, weather labs, a spatial disorientation simulator, air safety lab, TRACON and enroute air traffic control simulators as well as a control tower simulator.

The Gill Robb Wilson Flight Complex is the home to the flight department. It houses flight dispatch, flight records, administrative offices, instructor pilot offices and several classrooms. The three buildings that make up the flight complex are among the oldest on campus and are scheduled to be replaced by a new flight building.

The Advanced Flight Simulation Center houses 13 simulators: eight level-six Cessna 172 NAV III simulators, two Diamond DA42 Twinstar simulators, one level-six Piper Seminole simulator, one Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ) level-six simulator and one full-motion MD-90 simulator. The simulation center also houses a number of classrooms and offices. This building was badly damaged in the Christmas Day Tornado of 2006 and became fully operational again in June 2007.

Groundbreaking recently took place on the phase II of the aviation complex which is the final James Hagedorn Aviation Complex, named after ERAU graduate James Hagedorn.[36]

The completed complex will include a replacement to the hanger that was destroyed in the tornado Christmas Day. The new hanger building will also house the Aviation Maintenance Science department, which currently resides in a series of buildings next door to the College of Aviation building. Also included will be a replacement to the Gill Robb Wilson flight complex.

College of Business
College of Business
College of Business building

The College of Business building, located next to the College of Aviation building, houses the College of Business as well as the largest computer lab on campus and four relatively large classrooms. The College of Business building is the newest academic building on campus and opened at the beginning of the spring 2008 semester.

Other academic buildings

Many degree-independent courses are held in the Lindbergh Center, a group of small hexagonal buildings with the designations A, B, C, E and W. It is more commonly referred to as the "alphabet soup" by faculty and students.

The 49,000-square-foot (4,600 m²) Jack R. Hunt Memorial Library (JRHML) is the on campus library and contains over 230,000 volumes.[37] The library is noted for having the world's largest collection of NASA and NACA documents as well as a very extensive aviation media collection. NASA personnel have frequently consulted the JRHML for its highly comprehensive collection of NASA documents, most importantly, during the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster investigation.

The Capt. Willie Miller Instructional Center contains classrooms and an auditorium for large lectures, presentations or performances.

[edit] Residences

Total student capacity in the residence halls is approximately 2,000 students. All Daytona Beach residence halls feature wireless internet.

Student Village
Student Village
Student Village

Over 1,000 students take up residence on-campus in the $29 million Student Village residence complex on the north edge of campus. Four residence halls as well as two food venues, housing offices and the office of the Embry Riddle Resident Student Association are contained within the Student Village. The Residential Network (ResNet) technical support lab for student-owned computers is also located there.[38] The residence halls in the Student Village are Adams Hall, Wood Hall, O'Connor Hall and Stimpson Hall. Adams and Wood are both freshmen halls. Two residents reside in each room, and two rooms adjoin to form a suite with a shared bathroom.[39][40] O'Connor provides apartment-style living for upperclassmen residents. In O'Connor, two residents share a room, and four rooms form a suite for a total of 8 residents per suite. Occupants of a suite share two bathrooms, a common room and a kitchen area.[41] Stimpson provides apartment-style living for upperclassman as well. There are two variations of rooms in Stimpson. One style has a very large room and one smaller room. The other style has two similar moderate-sized rooms and a smaller room. Both of these styles accommodate two residents and have a bathroom and kitchen area.[42]

Doolittle Hall
Doolittle Hall
Doolittle Hall

Doolittle Hall, a concrete and cinder block building in the shape a "T", houses freshmen. Doolittle has a more traditional living experience for Embry-Riddle freshmen. Freshmen are housed two to a room, with a common bathroom not adjoining their room. Four separate rooms share this common bathroom. There are volleyball courts on the northwest and southeast sides.[43]

McKay Hall
McKay Hall
McKay Hall

McKay Hall houses first year students. Two students are assigned to each room. Each suite is composed of two rooms joined in a common area.[44] McKay Hall was named after Isabel McKay in the late 1980s. At one time McKay Hall resembled an old roadside hotel, and is often the butt of jokes among the students that live there. In 2006 McKay Hall underwent renovations including new floors, remodeled bathrooms and fresh paint. Previous to the construction of Apollo Hall, residents of McKay Hall were assigned three to a room.

Apollo Hall
Apollo Hall
Apollo Hall

In July of 2006, ground was broken on the newest residence hall for the campus, Apollo Hall. This four-story structure houses mostly sophomores, and opened for the fall 2007 semester. It houses 256 residents.[45]

Chanute Complex

As stated before, the Chanute Complex is an off-campus residence complex 1.5 miles to the south of the complex. Named for aviation pioneer Octave Chanute, the complex is a favorite of students looking to maintain the dorm structure, while getting away from the main flow of campus. There are two different variants of rooms, a one bedroom one bath studio for two students, and a two bedroom two bath apartment, also for two students. The complex has a study lounge and laundry facilities, volleyball and basketball courts, barbecue grills, and picnic tables are located on the premises.[46]

[edit] Student facilities

Students make regular use of the John Paul Riddle Student Center, located in the center of campus. The student center includes two dining facilities, offices for the Student Government Association, Touch-N-Go Productions (campus entertainment), Greek life, The Avion Newspaper and Eagles FM. Many university offices, such as campus safety and the Dean of Student's office, are also housed in the student center. Adjoined to the student center is the university bookstore, mailroom and admissions office.

Other student facilities include the 5,300-square-foot (490 m²) Interfaith Chapel, ICI Center gym and weight room, outdoor pool and intramural sports fields. A two-story, 12,500-square-foot (1,160 m²) fitness center was opened in August 2007, next to the pool.

[edit] Student body

Embry-Riddle's Daytona Beach Campus total Spring 2008 enrollment at the Daytona Beach Campus is 4562; 4186 undergraduate and 376 graduate students. 83% are male and 17% are female. International students make up 8% of the Daytona Beach Campus's undergraduate enrollment.[47][3][4] Aviation interests characterize most of the student body, though particularly among the aerospace engineering and aeronautical science majors. Daytona Beach has over 130 student organizations, including 11 fraternities and three sororities. Other prominent student organizations include the Eagles Flight Team, which competes in the National Intercollegiate Flying Association, the Eagles Sport Aviation Club, and the Student Government Association.

[edit] Distinguished programs

Aeronautical science (flight training) and aerospace engineering are the two most popular degrees at the Daytona Beach campus. Daytona Beach's aerospace engineering degree program ranks number one in the U.S. News & World Report college rankings of aerospace engineering degree schools without a Ph.D. program.[2] Embry-Riddle has received this honor every year since the category was introduced in 2001.[48] In 2006 the University announced plans to add a Ph.D. program in aerospace engineering.[49][50]

Embry-Riddle's Daytona Beach campus has one of the most extensive ROTC programs in the nation, and the nation's largest Air Force ROTC program.[51] The ROTC program frequently wins national competitions.[52][53][54]

The Embry-Riddle Model United Nations team has distinguished itself across the nation in recent years, despite being made up of students only pursuing technical degrees. The team's latest accomplishment was winning an Outstanding Delegate award at the prestigious Harvard National Model United Nations competition in Boston, Mass.

The engineering physics program at the Daytona Beach campus is currently the largest undergraduate engineering physics program in the country and the only one specializing in aerospace.[55]

[edit] Athletics

The Daytona Beach Campus sponsors 16 intercollegiate sports. The Eagles are members of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Region XIV and compete in the Florida Sun Conference. The Eagles have claimed the last eight consecutive Florida Sun Conference Commissioner's Cups, signifying the best overall Athletic program in the conference.

Embry-Riddle has served as the host for several NAIA National Championships in recent years. The Eagles hosted the 2002 and 2003 NAIA Men's and Women's Golf National Championships and also served as host of the 2004 NAIA Women's Golf National Championship at LPGA International. In addition, Embry-Riddle hosted the 2005 and 2006 NAIA Men's Soccer National Championship, the 2007 NAIA Women's Soccer National Championship, and will also host the 2008 NAIA Women's Soccer National Championship. The Embry-Riddle Soccer Stadium was upgraded in 2005 specifically to host the 2005 event, and can seat 1,000 fans.[56] Embry-Riddle's athletics are directed by basketball head-coach Steve Ridder. On October 2, 2006, Ridder was named NAIA National Athletic Director of the Year.[57] Ridder led the school to its only national title in any sport in 2000, in basketball.

[edit] Prescott, Arizona campus

Embry-Riddle's second residential campus is in Prescott, Arizona. The 539-acre (2.18 km²) campus is located among Arizona's Bradshaw Mountain Range approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) from Prescott's airport, Ernest A. Love Field.

The campus is a mix of old buildings from when the campus was home to Prescott College and modern facilities built by Embry-Riddle. Recent construction projects include a new library, dining hall, ROTC facility and chapel.

[edit] Academic buildings

King Engineering and Technology Center
King Engineering and Technology Center

In the beginning of the 2005 spring semester, the new academic complex opened. This facility houses offices for most of the faculty, in addition to a number of smaller classrooms, two lecture halls, and several computer labs. It also contains the Astronautical and Aeronautical Engineering Design Lab for senior design project work and the Design and Computer-Aided Design Lab, where freshman and sophomore students learn CAD techniques.

The King Engineering Center is where most of the Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering classes occur. This building contains a Design Suite for Autonomous Vehicles and Freshman Engineering Lab which allow students to build robots, lighter-than-air vehicles, and more. The Control Theory Lab, Digital Circuits Lab, and Linear Circuits Lab all give students the hands-on experience in electronics. The Power Lab lets students design, fabricate, and test power electronics, and the Senior Design Suite is a place for students to work on their capstone projects.

The newly renamed Tracy Doryland Wind Tunnel Laboratory contains an Aerodynamics laboratory with four wind tunnels for undergraduate students' use. The Thermal/Fluid Laboratory was added recently, and contains a water tunnel to demonstrate fluid flow. The Propulsion Lab has a micro-turbojet which is used to study advanced propulsion.

Bldg 74. Academic Complex One, the newest academic complex on campus
Bldg 74. Academic Complex One, the newest academic complex on campus

In the Fall 2006 semester, the new Aerospace Experimentation and Fabrication Building (AXFAB) opened. AXFAB holds a fabrication suite with a machine shop and two connected fabrication areas for senior design projects. The Material Science Lab and Materials Testing Lab are also housed in AXFAB, along with the Structures Lab and the Structural Dynamics Lab. The Space Systems lab houses a satellite ground station which operates on amateur radio bands as well as equipment to allow students to simulate attitude control of satellites. The Composites Lab enables students to fabricate composite parts and the Rapid Prototyping Lab contains stereo-lithography printers for student use.

[edit] Residences

There are three student residence areas on the Prescott Campus. All residence halls are co-ed, however roommates and suitemates are always of the same gender.

Thumb Butte

The Thumb Butte Complex features four single-story halls and is for freshmen who are participating in the Live, Learn, Lead (L^3) Program only. Two students share each room, and each room has its own bathroom. Each room also comes with a minifridge. There is a common lounge for each hall with a TV, microwave, and game tables.

Mingus Mountain

The Mingus Mountain Complex features five three-story halls arranged in three room suite configurations. Each suite contains three bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a lounge. Two students share each bedroom, meaning that six people share each suite. Each room has a door that opens outside, as well as an interior door that opens to the rest of the suite. Each lounge comes with a kitchenette, except for Hall 5 which only includes a micro-fridge, and is pending a remodel. Kitchenettes consist of a stove top (no oven), microwave, sink and apartment-size refrigerator.

Village

The Village Complex features five halls and is for upperclassmen only (with the exception of Hall 7, in which incoming freshmen live if they are participating in the "Live, Learn, Lead," program). There are two different configurations for halls in the Village Complex:

  • One configuration is two bedrooms with an adjoining bathroom. Each bedroom has a large closet area, a vanity with a sink, and a mini-fridge. There is a common kitchen for each floor with a stove-top, oven, microwave, sink, and full-size fridge for each floor of students to share. There is also a common lounge on each floor with dry erase boards and game tables.
  • The second configuration for halls in the Village is the apartment configuration. Each apartment contains two bedrooms, a bathroom, a lounge, and a kitchen area. The kitchen in each room features a stove-top and microwave, as well as a full-size refrigerator and sink. There is a common kitchen for each floor of the hall which has an oven. There is also a common lounge for each floor with dry erase boards and game tables.

[edit] Student body

ERAU's total Spring 2008 undergraduate enrollment at the Prescott Campus was 1,516 students, 18% of which were female.[4] International students make up 3% of the Prescott Campus's undergraduate enrollment. Aviation interests characterize most of the student body.

[edit] Distinguished programs

The Prescott campus has the only Global Security and Intelligence Studies program in the country.[58] This degree program focuses on important global issues such as terrorism, information warfare, transportation security, illicit trafficking networks, corporate security, population dislocations, natural disasters, widespread epidemics, international crime and homeland security.

The Prescott campus offers a Bachelor's and Master's of Science degree program in Safety Science.

The Prescott campus is home to the Golden Eagles Flight Team, which competes in the National Intercollegiate Flying Association. Prescott's Golden Eagles Flight Team has won the regional championship each year for the past 20 years, and also won the national championship in 1993, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2008.[59]

[edit] Athletics

The Prescott Campus has four major sports as part of the athletics department: Men's Soccer, Men's Wrestling, Women's Soccer, and Women's Volleyball. They compete as an unattached member of NAIA Region II.

There are several club sports as well, such as baseball, rugby, cheer squad, dance team, archery, golf, indoor soccer, lacrosse, softball, and ice hockey.

The Harlem Globetrotters spend two weeks at the school each year as part of their training program, and at the end of their stay they give a performance for the Prescott community in the Activity Center.

[edit] Notable alumni

Main article: List of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University alumni

Embry-Riddle Alumni include seven astronauts, a former U.S. Congressman, and a former White House Fellow. One-sixth of bachelor degrees in aerospace/aeronautical engineering in the United States are granted by Embry-Riddle. Moreover, one in four [25% of] commercial airline pilots have graduated from Embry-Riddle.[60]

[edit] See also

University Related Topics
Daytona Beach Campus Related Topics

[edit] References

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