Avion Orientation Issue Fall 2015

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SOAR HIGHER, CLASS OF 2019

Welcome to the Greatest Aviation and Aerospace University on Earth.

Inside This Issue: Welcome from the SGA President- A2 Northrop Grumman Internship - A4 College Success From Day One - A6 Climbing the Top of the States - A8 Campus Safety and Security - C2

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Avion Provides Industry-Leading Content, by Students, for Students Andy Lichtenstein Editor-in-Chief Are you a rocket nut who would do just about anything to stand on a launch pad? Would you like to fly with an air show pilot at over 200 mph? We thought so. The Avion Newspaper is Embry-Riddle’s official campus publication, by students, for students.

We publish twelve times per semester, with weekly distributions every Tuesday.

The paper has a rich history dating back to its first publication on April 4, 1969. Before that, the publication was known as the Jetstream, the Informer and the Fly Paper. Effectively, the paper has been the premier news source of Embry-Riddle since the 1920s.

We are always looking for reporters, photographers, advertising representatives, copy editors, and layout designers. If you do not have any reporting experience, that’s okay! The Avion will train you. One of the biggest assets to a college student is an ability to write. The Avion creates better communicators, and we are always willing to lend a hand. Many of our staff members are juniors and seniors, so now is a great time to get involved!

Our photography staff have a combined over 20 years of experience in film and digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) equipment. We use the most up-to-date canon products. Whether you are brand new, simply need a refresher or are a seasoned

veteran, the Avion will ensure you have the tools you need, to bring the best news to the most passionate university in the world.

Additionally, as a member of the Associated Collegiate Press, the Avion attends national journalism conferences every semester, each moving from venue to venue throughout the country.

Here, Avion staff members learn about reporting, photography, online content, social media, business, and managing an entire publication.

In addition to regular campus news, the Avion covers a variety of off-campus events including rocket launches from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, air shows throughout the great state of Florida, and local events at Daytona International Speedway, including the Rolex 24-hour race and Daytona 500. We maintain continuous relationships with SpaceX, United Launch Alliance, the United States Air Force, NASA, various air show and airport authorities, and major corporations outside of aviation such as NASCAR. The Avion is grateful to these organizations, who regularly grant us media credentials to ensure we provide the student community with the most up-todate content available.

You will also frequently read movie and food reviews throughout the semester.

Write a review of the movie and the Avion will cover up to $10 per ticket. The publication will also accept

restaurant reviews (no chains please), and will reimburse up to $25, excluding alcohol. Please save an itemized receipt to ensure your reimbursement. The publication is also able to reimburse for gas spent on rocket launches and air shows. You may bring any requests for reimbursement to the Avion office; our location is at the bottom of this article.

The publication also maintains a rigorous online presence. Please see our website, theavion.com.

You can also visit us on Facebook. Download our mobile app from the apple store or google play. Just search “The Avion.”

If you are interested in covering events, reporting or photography please come to the Endeavor conference room, every Tuesday at 7 p.m. to start contributing to the Avion! Here, we review the story list for that week and determine our coverage for the next issue.

We also layout the paper every Sunday at 1 p.m. in the Avion Office. We use the very latest software and computer technology to create the best designs.

We also enjoy going out for dinner afterwards on the Avion’s dime. If you love to eat, stop by!

If any of the above interests you, please stop by our office in the Student Center (SC110), between WIKD and Touch N Go Productions. Feel free to send me an e-mail to editor@theavion.com, or call (386) 226-6079, should you have any questions.

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Welcome from SGA President

Lincoln Kelly SGA President

Welcome to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. We hope that all of our new students are adjusting to their new surroundings and that our returning students have had an enjoyable summer. The start of Fall 2015 finds ERAU in exciting times. We are welcoming a fantastic incoming freshman class, one of the largest ever. We have a new University Chancellor and Interim President.

The most noticeable changes have been the completion of construction on several projects around campus, including renovations to the walkway bridge, and you will notice the Library has been taken down, which marks the beginning of construction for the new Student Union.

Much in the same way, your Student Government Association (SGA) is involved in many different projects that will bring better services to you. The Student Representative Board is a group of elected students whose primary function is to represent the students of their respective colleges.

They serve as the prima-

ry legislative body of the SGA. This group of students works to address student concerns on campus, from food service to financial aid. Also, for returning students, there will be 5 vacancies on the Student Representative Board for the fall semester as well as one for the Student Finance Board. P lease stop by the SGA office for an application if you are interested in filling these vacancies. The Student Finance Board is gearing up to provide funding to all registered clubs for the fall semester. The SGA budget packets will be included in Organization Information Packets this year for your convenience.

All budgets are due to SGA Treasurer James Wassef by Sept. 17, 2015.

Do not forget that these packets can be turned in early. In addition, as soon as you have receipts for your budgeted items, you may turn them in for reimbursement.

The Student Court hopes that everyone has had a safe and enjoyable summer. In addition, they would like to remind everyone of a few common parking and traffic mistakes. First, ensure that your parking sticker is current. You can get a

new sticker by ordering it online through Ernie.

Next, make sure no matter who drives your car to campus, whether it is a family member or a friend, that your car is parked in its appropriate color-coded lot.

These simple steps will help ensure a safe and successful year for all.

In addition to these exciting events and opportunities, do not forget to renew your SafeRide card for the upcoming year in the SGA office, located in the Student Center, room 104. If you are a new student, you can apply for a Safe Ride card online through Ernie. While you are there, do not forget to try one of the many types of coffee and hot chocolate from our coffee machine.

The SGA is always looking for new ideas, suggestions, and improvements to our services and to the campus in general.

Feel free to stop by the SGA for free coffee and candy; we would love to hear your input on current campus events or any ideas you may have for improving student life.

We in the SGA hope every student has an enjoyable, safe, and successful start to the fall semester.

Photos like this are taken by Riddle students themselves.

Photography gear and launch pad access are just a few of the special benifits students can recieve by joining the Avion.

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Northrop Grumman Internship Defines the Value of Performance “

Diversifying yourself by taking economics and business classes is wonderful.

It is a phenomenal way of getting a comprehensive perspective...from a corporate standpoint.

-Wes Bush

A. I worked in our space business for many years and was a hands-on engineer for well over a decade. And to be honest, my initial career ambition was to be a program manager somewhere in the space business. Once I finally got to that point after working very hard for quite a number of years, I was having the time of my life. For me, there was nothing quite like being focused on the project and working with a team to get it done, and then be in the position to get something launched into space and see it work. And if I had to go back and be a program manager today, I would be really happy. It is so much fun to be in

that spot where you are working closely with the customer and working directly with your team to make your solution a reality. So, in short, no – I did not anticipate becoming CEO of Northrop Grumman.

However, being CEO was something that emerged after several years of saying ‘yes’ to opportunities that emerged. And if there’s any piece of advice I would give to all of you, and it is not necessarily about becoming CEO, it would be to realize your potential. Listen to the folks who work with you; you are being encouraged to do something different or take on a new role because those folks see potential in you--perhaps something you do not even see in yourself.

And you should listen to that and be very open to saying ‘yes’, because there are going to be quite a few opportunities presented to you, and you may not be sure if you are ready to accept them.

Nonetheless, if you are getting the push to take those prospects, step up.

Step up and take them on; you will learn a lot and you’ll be thankful because those will be the types of experiences that greatly help you grow as an individual.

Q. In your opinion, what do you think is one of the biggest things our generation is lacking when it comes to looking for a new employee?

A. To be honest, what I see in all of our newly graduated employees excites me. I am very

Michael Nisip/The Avion Newspaper Michael Nisip, Avion Business Manager and Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems Intern poses for a photo next to the Northrop Grumman Office in CA. The Avion is looking forward to seeing our friend again in the Fall!

excited about the energy, knowledge and different perspectives higher education is providing to new grads across the country.

I understand higher education is often criticized for the time and cost required, but it is doing an excellent job of preparing a new generation to take on even tougher challenges than previous generations have faced.

However, the biggest hurdle college graduates face is the daunting transition from the higher education environment to the workplace environment. This is why college internships are so great. They allow you to get this real-world workplace experience while you are still in college.

Speaking from personal experience, being an intern allowed me to: 1) figure out what I really wanted to do after college, and 2) it made my time in college more fruitful, as I was able to focus more of my time on what I thought would be important and necessary to accomplish those post-collegiate goals.

Q. What keeps you up at night, as CEO of one of the top defense companies in the world?

A. You know, my friend and predecessor, Ron Sugar, always said he “slept like a baby” every night as CEO. He would wake up every twenty minutes screaming. The thing that worries me the most as CEO is when

we fail--when we fail in meeting our customers’ needs or expectations.

Those are always the hardest days; when I go to see a customer and discuss something that we missed, and something that we should’ve gotten right. We are better than that. We know how to get things done. And I take accountability for this myself, because from a broad perspective, even though we have 16,000 or 17,000 different projects underway at our company, my goal is to manage those projects. So when we miss our mark, that is what hurts the most because we know how to follow through on our commitments.

Q. What advice do

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The biggest hurdle college graduates face is the daunting transition from... higher education to the workplace environment.

-Wes Bush

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This summer, I had the opportunity to intern for Northrop Grumman within the company’s Electronic Systems sector. I worked in an engineering analysis group, where I developed skills in high performance computing. These skills would be used to accelerate our team’s ability to simulate launching payloads from a submarine.

During my internship, I was able to network with dozens of employees and enjoy some unique experiences. One of the most unique experiences was a webcast hosted

by Wes Bush, Northrop Grumman Chairman, President and CEO. I know quite a few students who have interned at other companies, such as, Lockheed Martin and Boeing, who have been unable to participate in a session with their CEO. Well, now I am that intern who gets to brag about his CEO, and how I participated in a live Q&A event with more than 1,500 Northrop Grumman interns from around the country.

An engineer by trade, Wes is a double graduate of MIT, earning his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in electrical engineering. Furthermore, at only 54-years-old, he is also one of the youngest CEOs in the technology and defense industry.

His rapid rise to executive status only adds merit to his advice to interns striving for great-

ness and become tomorrow’s leaders. Below is a sampling of some of the questions and answers from the webcast.

Q. Where did you start in Northrop Grumman and did you ever envsion becoming CEO?

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Michael Nisip Business Manager

you have for engineers looking to get involved in the business side of engineering at some point in their careers?

A. I think diversifying yourself by taking economics and business classes is wonderful. It is a phenomenal way of getting a comprehensive

perspective on things that matter from a corporate standpoint. As you jump into the workforce and get an assignment that is engineering in nature, I encourage you to ask yourself, “How is the work I am performing connected to the company’s ability to create value?” Then, when you do that, it forces you to learn the business vocabulary and how the company is creating value. Value can have a variety of metrics. Our customers have a measure of value, and our shareholders have a measure of value, and it is not just stock price, and our employees have a measure of value. Plus, our employees are just every bit as important as our customers and shareholders in our enterprise.

Therefore, when you begin to ask yourself that question of how are you generating value for your company, it allows you to get a thorough understanding of the business being conducted.

Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing innovative systems, products and solutions in unmanned systems, cyber, C4ISR, and logistics and modernization to government and commercial customers worldwide. Please visit www.northropgrumman.com or stop by SC-110 and chat with me for more information.

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College Success From Day One Brian Gruzdis Public Relations Chair

PIKE brothers show their spirit at university event.

Fraternities and sororities help students get involved in all manner of campus events.

Photo Courtesy: PIKE Fraternity

Welcome to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University! Whether you are a new student fresh out of high school, returning to school from some time off or transferring from a different college, arriving at the Embry-Riddle campus is an exciting time for all!

Embry-Riddle offers you a chance to grow into yourself as you explore new academic and extracurricular interests, and prepare for your future careers. The best way to take advantage of all the opportunities at Embry-Riddle is to get involved on campus. In addition to nationally and internationally respected academic programs across multiple disciplines, Embry-Riddle has approximately 150 student organizations on campus for you to explore. These organizations include academic clubs, sports teams, hobby clubs, and many others which you can check out online on the ERAU Connections page and

at the Student Activities Fair, on the West Lawn, on Sept. 9th between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Within these numerous organizations is a unique set of organizations, the Embry-Riddle Greek community. The Greek letter fraternities and sororities on campus offer students a chance to get involved in both the school and local communities. They provide a social outlet to members, as well as an avenue for community involvement, service and philanthropy.

Greek organizations provide opportunities for peer leadership and mentorship, networking with alumni and other chapters nationally and internationally and a local support group of like-minded people who you can count on to help you out when you need it.

One of these organizations is the Pi Kappa Alpha International Fraternity, or PIKE as it is more commonly referred. PIKE consists of Scholars, Leaders, Athletes and Gentlemen.

While in college, our members surround themselves

with other high-caliber men. The PIKE experience builds skills and relationships that last long after graduation, propelling its members into professional and personal success for life. With over 250,000 lifetime initiates into Pi Kappa Alpha, including prominent PIKEs such as retired FSU coach Bobby Bowden, singer and songwriter Tim McGraw and Embry-Riddle’s own Men’s Basketball

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coach, Steve Ridder, you are never too far away from someone who shares the same ideals as you.

The Lambda Mu chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha at Embry-Riddle is no exception to the International Fraternity’s high standards. Pi Kappa Alpha has won the organization of the year award in back-to-back years and the chapter of the year award in three consecutive years. In addition to the chapter’s excellent brotherhood and camaraderie, last year the chapter

raised $53,000 for various charities and its brothers worked 2,500 hours of community service. Additionally, the chapter was able to send 19 brothers to various PIKE University events, designed to foster leadership, management and personal development skills providing those men with a chance to improve as individuals and to take the skills they learned back to our campus.

If you would like to be part of this fantastic organization, or would like to

learn more about the Fraternity, please come check us out during our rush events from Sep. 2 through Sep. 11, including a beach day on Sep. 5, as well as billiards, a BBQ and dodgeball. Transportation will be provided to all events.

For more information, please contact our Rush Chairman, Leon Zavos, at zavosl@my.erau.edu.

We hope you enjoy your time here at Embry-Riddle and we hope to see you soon during our rush events!

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PIKE Fights Back Zack Wilkinson ERAU Student College students typically reserve Saturday mornings for sleeping in, lounging around, and wasting time on Netflix. However, this is not so for some Embry-Riddle students. Members of the Greek community spent their Saturday morning leaping up stairs with lengths of hose, hoisting human-sized dummies and blasting cones with a fire hose in the Florida sun.

Saturday morning’s first annual Firefighter Competition brought together teams of Greeks and

individual competitors alike. The Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity partnered up with The Daytona Beach Fire Department to prepare a weeklong schedule of smaller competitions that led up to the challenge on Saturday morning. A Daytona Beach Fire Department fire truck was present at the event to provide water and hoses for several of the events.

The weeklong competition was held to raise support and awareness of muscular dystrophy. Muscular dystrophy is title given to several genetic diseases in which muscle fibers are

notably more susceptible to damage. Over time, these muscles become progressively weaker.

Most people affected by muscular dystrophy will eventually need to use a wheelchair, according to the Mayo Clinic. Muscular dystrophy affects up to 1 in 3,500 and its most common form affects young children.

The 2nd Annual Event is scheduled to take place Saturday, Oct. 3 on the West Lawn and is open to all of the ERAU community as well as the Volusia County Public.

Event time is TBA.

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National Defense at Riddle

Brett Petty OSS President

The Homeland Security Student Association (HSSA) would like to extend a warm welcome to all students in the Class of 2019! The HSSA is excited to kick off another successful year at Embry-Riddle.

We invite students from not only Homeland Security, but all majors and programs on campus to join and participate in our numerous events and activities.

By working closely with The Order of the Sword and Shield (OSS) and other campus partners, we are able to put on events,

speaking engagements and training activities dedicated to developing you as a professional in the

Homeland Security field. We work on service projects and tributes dedicated to honoring and remembering

significant events. We also hold social events to have a fun time while networking with students and

Darragh, at darraght@ my.erau.edu or find us on Facebook!

OSS President

cial welcome to the Homeland Security Students.

I am representing The Order of the

professionals.

If you have any questions or need assistance, do not hesitate to contact the HSSA President, Thomas

Brett Petty extends his greeting as well: Welcome all Freshman!

I would like to welcome all of you to campus and a spe-

Sword and Shield. We are an Honor Society for Security Studies Student. Anybody can join us as a general member but

only Juniors and Seniors can be official members.

We work closely with the Homeland Security Student Association to help support Security Studies students.

We do this through hosting a number of events including guest speakers in the profession, internship information sessions and other various activities.

If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact me, Brett Petty, at pettyb@my.erau.edu or 703-507-6295.

HSSA and OSS will be holding their first meeting jointly on Sept. 8 at 5:15 p.m. in COAS 128.12 followed by a social BBQ on Sept. 10.

Outstanding Students Recieve Academic Awards Dean’s Office College of Aviation

Outstanding Honors Program Graduate, College of Aviation – Yann Bosch; Outstanding Student Award, Master of Science in Aeronautics – Justin Riedel.

Please join the College of Aviation in congratulating these students in their many accomplishments.

character requirements, be elected by members of a collegiate chapter, and attend an initiation ceremony to become a member.

For undergraduate students, you must be in the top eighth of your junior class or top fifth of your senior class. For graduate students halfway through degree requirements, you must be in the top fifth of your class to be eligible for the application process.

Eminent engineers are also invited to join the society by individual chapters. Upon candidacy, initiates have to fulfill certain requirements, decided by the individual chapter, to be initiated and to become lifetime members of the honor society.

Our mission statement

is “to mark in a fitting manner those who have conferred honor upon their alma mater by distinguished scholarship and exemplary character and to foster a spirit of liberal culture.”

Tau Beta Pi has one of the strictest membership policies for all honor societies. Being a member of Tau Beta Pi showcases your academic excellence.

You will be in an organization that contains many of the most famous engineers in the United States, and you get benefits from companies, such as car insurance discounts from GEICO, a 30% discount on preparation materials for the FE/EIT and PE engineering licensing exams, which often provide greater

Photo Credit: ERAU

The College of Aviation would like to congratulate their 2015 Academic Awards recipients. On the evening of April 21, the College of Aviation held their annual Academic Awards ceremony to recognize and honor students who have excelled in their degree programs during the 2014-2015 academic year.

The awards were presented to the following students: Aeronautical Science Chairman’s Award – Cory Thrower; Aeronautics Chairman’s Award – Nicholas McVey; Unmanned Aircraft Systems Science Chairman’s

Award, Jonathan Kipp; Most Outstanding Flight Team Member – Li Lin; Most Outstanding Member Alpha Omicron Alpha – Andrew Levesque; Aviation Maintenance Science Chairman’s Award – Erica McConnell; Bagby Award in Applied Meteorology – David M. Armas; Outstanding Student Award, Aerospace & Occupational Safety – Joel P. Watson; Outstanding Student Award, Air Traffic Management – Ravi K. Patel; Outstanding Student Award, Commercial Space Operations – Nicholas Carlstrom; Flight Chairman’s Award – Jorge Diaz Albelo; Honors Program,

From Left to Right: Andrew Levesque, Dr. Dan Macchiarella, Cory Thrower, Li Lin. Missing is: Nicholas McVey, Jonathan Kipp.

From Left to Right: Lance Erikson, Sid McGuirk, Nicholas Carlstorm, David Armas, Dr. Thomas Guinn, Dr. Tony Cortes, Ravi Patel, Dr. William Coyne, Joel Watson, Dr. Michael O’Toole.

Photo Credit: ERAU

Engineeing Meets Greek Life

May Chan Public Relations Officer

necting talented engineers with top engineering com-

panies, and more.

Tau Beta Pi Members performing tests at the ERAU pool.

Photo Credit: Tau Beta Pi

What is Tau Beta Pi? Tau Beta Pi is the oldest Engineering Honor Society.

It honors engineering students who have exhibited excellence in engineering and character. The Florida Iota chapter at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University was chartered in March 12, 2011. The chapter has since grown in membership and activities. As of Spring 2015, we have fifty-four members from various degrees, such as Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, and Engineering Physics.

How does one join Tau Beta Pi? You must meet both the scholastic and exemplary

career opportunities, access to an online job board con-

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Climping to the Top of the States Jack Taylor Photo Editor Internships and co-ops are an excellent way to spend summer break. But life is short and summer breaks for college students are quickly becoming extinct. These few short months can be worked away in an office or they can be filled with adventure. Summer is the time to explore the unknown, test your limits, reach new heights, and embrace the grandeur of the world that we live in.

One on the more precious gems that is rarely sought after is the icy caps of Mt. Whitney. At 14,505 feet in elevation, it is the highest peak in the continental United States.

The shortest path to the top is 22 miles round trip and climbs over 6,600 feet. At the ranger station, my father and I received our permits to summit with a warning.

The ranger tells us that the icy peak has not thawed yet and that it is too dangerous to climb without

an ice axe and crampons.

He gives us our WAG Bags and bear cans, and tells up to be safe and be off the mountain by Wednesday before the blizzard strikes.

My father and I exchanges nervous glances as we remember a friend of ours that attempted to climb this very mountain nearly 10 years ago. His icy climb to the summit ended in tragedy and his memory weighs heavy on our minds.

We equip ourselves with axes and crampons, pack our gear for the two day journey. Before bed, we take altitude sickness pills.

This medication makes your blood more acidic and fights off the severe altitude related illnesses that can occur at elevations of 8,000 feet and become more severe above 12,000 feet.

We woke before sunrise to a sense of unease and numb hands. The medication causes a tingling sensation in our fingers so severe it is painful. We begin our long climb. The 40lb. packs are heavy on our backs, but we press onward and upward. By mid-after-

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noon, we reach the lower camp at 10,000 feet.

By sunset we reach our upper camp destination at 12,000 feet. Here the temperature is five degrees below zero fahrenheit which is negative 20 degrees celsius for my standard units friends. The air here is thin. There is 40% less oxygen here than sea level and I feel it. Each breath is weak and unsatisfying.

We set up our tent against a large rock to shield up from the harsh wind and we settle in for a short, but very cold night.

At 4:30 a.m. we open our tent with tingling, frozen hands to the cool blue moonscape of base camp.

I stumble into the blistering cold and thin air and have the unique pleasure of using my WAG Bag behind another rock. I will spare the details. If one wishes to know what that means, I suggest looking it up on the internet.

After storing my deposit, we pack our bags, strap on the crampons, and grip our ice axes tightly. We sink our spikes into the ice and begin the climb. The initial accent is an icy scree slope called “The Chute” which climbs 1,200 vertical feet in less than half a mile. Each step I take is planned. I strike the ice with the axe and ensure it has a strong hold.

I pull myself up a few inch-

es and kick the ice beneath me trying to hook my spikes into the slope.

I push myself up with caution as every other step my foothold breaks and I fall onto my axe. Many times my axe is the only thing that saves me from tumbling down hundreds of feet into a boulder field.

Three hours later the intensely grueling accent was behind us. With three more miles to the summit my father and I, along with our new climbing buddies, are determined to complete our journey.

We traverse ridge lines with sheer drops thousands of feet high. One slip and chances of surviv-

al are almost non existent.

We remember our friend, and proceed with extreme caution. One heavy step in front of the other and we bring ourselves to the summit together. We drop our axes and bags and enjoy the spectacular views. We don't stay for long, as we have an 11 mile trek back down. We hike through the night with headlamps and collapse at our car by 10:30 p.m.

The next morning, safely at the base, we cannot see the mountain. The predicted storm arrives and the mountain is slammed by snowfall. We are exhausted and relieved.

When you push your body to the limit, there is no more liberating experience. It allows you to accomplish feats that seems impossible and opens the opportunity to see places and experience beautiful moments that few have the chance to enjoy. Challenge yourself in areas beyond academics. Life has more to offer than internships and jobs. Live life to the fullest and find some adventure, it’s always out there!

Jack Taylor/The Avion Newspaper After decending and recovering from Mt. Whitney. My father and I continue our journey into the backcountry of Yosemite Natinal Park. This view was captured from the summit of the famous Half Dome.

Weekend in Wine Country - Georgia Ajay Raghavendra ERAU Student The Math in Moscow (MiM) semester study abroad program provides a gateway to many excellent travel opportunities. Taking into account the nominal expense (that I shall illustrate later) and travel freedom, I booked my round trip from Moscow-Vunkovo (VKO) to Tbilisi International Airport (TBS) on Georgian Airways. I landed during the early hours of Saturday and with much hesitation, an Immigration Officer at TBS stamped my passport and let me enter a former USSR territory.

To justify the title of this article, Georgia is one of the oldest wine producing regions in the world (over 8,000 years). The diverse topography has resulted in over 200 varieties of grapes to ferment into one of the world’s best wines.

In fact, wine makers from France and Italy travel to Georgia to master the ancient wine making technique of fermenting grapes in giant clay vessels (kvevirs) buried in the soil.

Wine making in Georgia has obviously evolved to be one of the major sources of income and a commodity craved for in international markets.

I began my adventure in a taxi to Nest Hostel, Tbilisi located in the center of the city. Its quite an experience being dropped of in a place you have never been before at 2:30 a.m. and struggle for an hour to identify a narrow almost non-existent street.

Nevertheless, after walking the same street a few times and verifying my location at a Marriott Hotel across a park, I hesitatingly rung a doorbell.

A kind lady (Mrs. Maria) greeted me and wel-

comed me into a beautiful home that was converted into a homestay/hostel.

Given the hour, I set an alarm for 8:00 a.m. and slept well. The same morning, I walked down for some tea, biscuits, and excellent local jam. After some chatting with Mrs. Maria, she gave me some maps and was kind enough to escort me to a Tourist Information Center. This is perhaps a good time to tell you that most people in this part of the world do not speak English. Mrs. Maria was an exception and spoke fluent Russian, Georgian, and good English.

My extremely limited knowledge of Russian and adventurous nature was my redeeming quality.

Tbilisi is a beautiful crown of a city and the Kura River its gem. After climbing the hills near the city and embracing magnificent views, I descend-

ed back to the valley and walked along the river, visiting the many cathedrals and museums. Lunch was at a featured restaurant that I had read about on my flight and so was dinner the following evening (An absolutely amazing experience at Café Leila and Azarphesha restaurants).

Traveling without a preplanned itinerant yet making one up a few hours to minutes in advance does keep you busy and on the go! I definitely have fallen in love with this travel technique. I think it is critical to also wander through the less touristy outskirts of the city to truly understand the pulse of the destination. In my case, this was a train repair facility and automobile mechanic/repair shop quite a distance from the beautiful flowery city center. I came back to the city and visited the Museum of Soviet Occupancy. For

dinner, I had an authentic kachapuri and savored some Georgian wine.

Georgia is an inexpensive country to travel in and nothing costs more than a couple of dollars. A meal at the finest featured restaurants (Café Leila and Azarphesha for instance) will cost you less than $20.

Now for the best $60 of my life yet, a travel agent in the heart of the city caught my attention with an offer I found hard to refuse. I wanted to visit Gory – the birthplace of Joseph Stalin.

Unfortunately, there was no scheduled bus to Gori but instead, a wine tour to Kakheti Mkhare (region).

The next day, Sunday, I was up by sunrise and made my way to the travel agent’s office for the wine tour. As it turned out, the wine tour was less than half of the experience.

The trip also consisted of a beautiful scenic drive

over a mountain ridge and into the Kakheti valley, tour of the Ikalto academy, visits to churches, and a monastery and nunnery.

I had the added pleasure of traveling with a mathematician and his wife, from Moscow, and a local tour guide. The wine tasting at Alexander Chavchavadze’s house that serves as a museum today soon followed.

After visiting the local market in Telavi and a pleasant drive through the city, we had lunch and a princely serving of local Georgian wine with a magnificent view of the snowcapped mountains (the lunch and wine was part of the $60 package). The drive back to Tbilisi was splendid.

A significant weekend soon came to a close as I boarded an early morning flight back to Moscow and was in my dorm surrounded by math and mathematicians.

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Student Life is always active on and off campus. From the famous Thursday night movies hosted by Touch-N-Go productions, to the the Sport Aviation Club’s Glider intro-ride days at Pierson Airpark, there is an endless varity of things for YOU to get involved with this year.

Go check out Greek life, go skydiving at Deland Airport, or dive with the Scuba Club. The Student Activities deaprtment has over 150 Registered Student Organizations, many of which you can meet in person at the Activities Fair on September 8th, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the Legacy Walkway. We at The Avion Newspaper encourage you to take a step to join at least one campus organiztion this fall. If you don’t know where to start, check out the Avion!

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Continue Your Sports Career with Intramural Sports

Camille Jackson Asst. Dir., Intramurals Your sports career does not have to stop at the high school level. Intramural sports are a great way to stay involved in any sport you love. Compete against other ERAU students, faculty and staff members. We offer a wide variety of team sports that last almost the whole semester. Major sports in the fall are 7 on 7 flag football, 6 on 6 volleyball and 3 on 3 basket-

ball. In the spring semester, major sports are 7 on 7 soccer, 5 on 5 basketball and slow pitch softball.

We also offer a variety of one day sports and tournaments including: disc golf (new on-campus course) Spikeball, bubble soccer, dodgeball, ultimate Frisbee, kickball, billiards, golf, table tennis and many more! You do not have to be a star athlete to play intramurals- we have something for everyone and we are always look-

ing for more activities to put on our calendar, if you have any ideas!

Playing sports is a great way to stay involved or try something new. You should not be scared if you do not have enough people to form a team, you could sign up as a “free agent.”

Teams seeking extra players will contact you to play on their team.

Need a job? We can help with that too! We are always looking for students who are familiar

with the game to come in and be referees. We provide training, have flexible hours, and you are paid!

Refereeing teaches you great life skills like how to deal with conflict, effective communication and how to make decisions.

You may also play, as an athlete, and referee!

Our calendar of sports can be found at www. imleagues. com/ erau;

this website is how you sign up for all intramural sports. If you have any questions about our sports or jobs please contact Camille Jackson at

camille.jackson@erau.edu or 386-226-6431.

Feel free to come by the Intramural & Recreational Sports office on the first floor of the ICI Center. Our office can help you find practice time for your team, sports equipment rentals. We also sell theme park tickets, here.

cash and your student Eagle card. Quantities are limited for a one-day/onepark pass to Disney, Universal, Sea World, Busch Gardens, Kennedy Space Center, several dinner theaters and more.

Want to throw a football around or go camping at a state park or anything in-between? Chances are, we have the equipment for you. Bring your Eagle card

to the ICI Center control desk as you enter and tell them what you need.

You also have the ability to use the table tennis equipment during the normal building hours Mon-Thurs 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Friday 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., subject to change.

Looking for a place to play? A field and or gymnasium reservation could also be done at our office.

Located adjacent to the pool, the Fitness Center is

the place to “Commit to be Fit” and stay healthy.

Visit www.erau-fitness. com or swing by the facility to find out the procedures and details of using the facility and their multitude of programs.

Your towel and Eagle card are required.

Intramural Sports are a great opportunity to meeting new friends and form relationships, get exercise, and have a stress reliever, along with fun spirited competition.

There is also an opportunity to find employment as a sports official.

We offer a variety of team or individual contests each semester and we encourage you to go to www.imleagues.com/ erau for directions on signing up and to see the calendar of events.

We encourage you to participate and look forward to seeing you get involved with Embry-Riddle Rec. Sports! Have a terrific semester.

Take Off With Rec. Sports!

Leslie Whitmer Director, Rec. Sports

Welcome to Embry Riddle and the start of your collegiate career!

Like Uncle Sam, we want you and look forward to having you involved in the many aspects of our services whether you are looking for organized intramural sports, fitness opportunities, borrow-

ing sports related equipment or discounted theme park tickets, we are the place to go.

Located in the ICI Center, you can find the Department of Intramural & Recreational Sports at the South end, room 102. Here you are able to purchase theme park tickets at a discount Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. You must bring

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Get Involved in Pep Band

Eric Sabol Secretary, Pep Band

Are you not quite ready to give up that instrument you learned in high school?

Do you want to support Embry-Riddle in the coolest way possible? If so, then join one of only a handful of musically inclined clubs on campus: the pep band and drum line here at ERAU! We perform for the: Women’s Volleyball team, Men’s and Women’s Basketball team and anything else that requires our unique brand of “rent-amob with instruments” (Cancer support walks, golf tournaments).

As a member of the pep band, you would attend practices twice a week, as long you do not have a prior academic commitment, on Mondays and Thursdays from 6:45 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., with drum line members beginning practice at 6:00 p.m. You will regularly perform to cheer on the Embry-Riddle

Eagles at games; and have the opportunity to enjoy some non-instrument time with your bandmates (such as midnight trips to Steak and Shake after games, home-cooked dinner nights, etc.). Transportation to and from games, and even to and from our out-of-band activities, will be provided by members of the band with a vehicle, so do not worry if you think you cannot get off campus.

Please feel welcome to join us for our first practice on Aug. 31, Monday, at 6:45 p.m. If you do not have your instrument with you at this time, you can still sit in or pick up one of the pep band’s own instruments. As one of the louder clubs on campus, we have our very own special building; it is located across Clyde Morris Blvd. in the second modular (a.k.a. mobile unit/trailer) behind the ROTC building. If you struggle to find the building, you can meet up with one of our mem-

bers inside of the Student Village main entrance around 6:30 p.m. They will be wearing a blue, yellow and white jersey with “Pep Band @ ERAU” in white and yellow on the front. If you cannot make it to the first practice, you can come any Monday or Thursday at 6:45 p.m.

Look for our table at the activities fair, find us on ERAU Connection, or look us up on Facebook.

If you have any questions, please email Steve Gulliksen at gullikss@my.erau.edu or ask anyone roaming around campus in the blue, yellow and white jersey as described above.

We love having new members that are dedicated to performing and look forward to meeting everyone that comes to the first/second/twenty-ninth practice.

Contributing to this article were Kevin Wade, Adam Cascio, Megan Walker and Steve Gulliksen.

Are you a major in engineering, computer science, UAV, mathematics, physics, etc., and are you looking for an organization to be a part of? If you answered yes both questions, then the Eco-Dolphin team is where you belong!

Join the

Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Embry-­‐Riddle Student Chapter and get hands-on experience working on the design, construction, and testing of our Eco-dolphin, a fleet of 3 highly integrated and streamlined autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs).

To be a part of our team, register on our Connection page: Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics or contact

Stacey at ellisos1@erau.edu, 386-341-8291 Dynamite at obinnad@my.erau.edu or 267-991-5998

Photo Courtesy: Pep Band and Drumline The combined pep band and drumline pose for a photo. Practices are held in the second modular unit behind the ROTC building on Mondays and Thursdays from 6:45 to 8:00 p.m., with drumline beginning at 6:00 p.m. The first practice is Monday, August 31.

Pep Band & Drumline Practice Information Location: Second modular unit behind the ROTC building Date: Mondays and Thursdays, starting Aug. 31 Time: 6:45 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., drumline starts at 6:00 p.m.

Questions: Steve Gulliksen at gullikss@my.erau.edu Find us on Connection, Facebook or at the Activities Fair on Sept. 8 between 9 and 4.

What's your dream?

Do you dream of…

An exciting operations-focused military career?

Air Force Weather Officer* or Navy METOC Officer

Protecting resources and saving lives?

National Weather Service Forecaster

Unravelling the mysteries of tornadoes and hurricanes?

Research meteorologist

Programming the nation’s most powerful computers?

Atmospheric computer modeler

Keeping airline passengers and crews safe from hazardous weather?

Airline dispatcher or aviation weather forecaster

Being in the limelight while serving the public?

Broadcast meteorologist

Helping protect the environment?

Climate scientist

Mitigating the damaging effects of severe storms?

Emergency manager

Whatever your dreams, whatever your goals, ERAU degrees in Meteorology and Operational Meteorology can put you on the right path to success.

METEOROLOGY

CAN MAKE YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE! For more information, contact Dr. Tom Guinn, College of Aviation, Room 341.

*ERAU B.S. Meteorology meets all AFROTC scholarship requirements for a “technical” degree.

DEPARTMENTS Campus Safety

Admin: 386-226-6490 / Emergency: 386-226-7233

Admissions 386-226-6100

Bursar

386-226-6280

Information Technology 386-226-6990

Financial Aid 386-226-6300

Student Life 386-226-6326

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Technology for Your Success A new ERNIE and Canvas, our new learning management software, are ready to guide you to success as an Embry-Riddle student.

ERNIE still provides a personalized portal to highlight what is important to you. View your schedule and University news or use the search function and the new “I want to” feature to quickly find what you need. Be sure to use the gold bar at the top of every ERNIE page to access your email, OneDrive, and all the benefits of Office 365.

Information Technology has continued to implement the features of Microsoft Office 365- a cloudbased system that provides you with access to email and calendar, file storage and sharing, web conferencing, instant messaging and social networks. The gold bar at the top of every page in ERNIE is your key to Office 365.

The Y takes you to Yammer where you can join the Embry-Riddle social network. You can join public groups or create your own group. When you post here, everyone at Embry-Riddle who logs into Yammer can see your posts.

The cloud takes you to OneDrive, a particularly useful feature where you are provided with 1 TB of personal cloud storage that you can access from anywhere. It is easy to share files with others for viewing and editing and is a great place to store your personal stuff for school or work. You can even submit an assignment to your Canvas course directly from OneDrive.

Be sure to review the OneDrive privacy settings to make sure you keep private things private.

The globe takes you to “Team Sites” that you belong you to. “Team Sites” have replaced some organizations that were in Blackboard. You can also search and follow other public sites or people.

The envelope takes you to your Embry-Riddle email.

The star is your favorites folder. Many of the pages in ERNIE have an option to favorite them. Be sure to go to ERNIE > Departments > Information Technology and click “Add to Favorites” in the top right corner. While you are there, subscribe to the IT announcements so that they will show up on your ERNIE home page.

The gear is your tool to manage ERNIE and your ERAU account.

Once you have clicked an icon from the gold bar and are inside Office 365, click the small white grid in the top left corner, to access more applications like Office Online.

Another great benefit of Office 365 is free Microsoft software, click on the gear icon in the top right corner and choose Office 365 Settings to get started.

Another important tool that will contribute to your academic success is lynda.com. An amazing online library of more than 3,700 learning courses for people at all experience levels. Courses cover technical skills, creative techniques, business strategies and more.

Watch from your computer, tablet or mobile device. You can access lynda.com through the tools in ERNIE.

For convenient access to your classes and coursework, news and events, maps, directories, sports, videos and more download the Embry-Riddle mobile app from your mobile carrier’s app store.

You also have access to computer labs for completing assignments or doing group work. Labs are located in the Library, Lehman Building room 371, as well as the College of Business room 123. To see computer availability in the labs visit ERNIE > Departments > Information Technology before you walk across campus.

A comprehensive list of labs is available at http://daytonabeach. erau.edu/about/labs/. Lab hours vary throughout the year and are often extended during finals.

Personal computer support services are provided through the ResNet support office, located in the Student Village on the first floor. Our ResNet support technicians will provide a “best-effort” level of support and are here to help you fix your personal computer. All services are provided free of charge.

Contact IT Support to schedule an appointment for a student technician assist you with your personal PC issues.

Information Technology is happy to welcome all new and returning students to campus. Be sure to visit ERNIE > Departments > Information Technology > Getting Started > Students to explore all of the services that will help you achieve a successful fall semester.

You can also contact us for 24-hour support, seven days a week.

Contact IT Support at 386-226-6990

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The Campus Safety and Security Department keeps students safe day and night.

Photo Courtsey: ERAU

Norma Butler Director, IT Services

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Campus Safety Protects University Students Kevin Mannix Director of Campus Safety It’s In Your Interest!!

Welcome to Embry-Riddle. With the start of the new academic year, the Campus Safety & Security Department is here to assist you with a variety of services that will help you adjust to campus life.

Our officers patrol the campus 24 hours per day, seven days a week. You can reach us by calling 386-226-6480, or visit our 24-hour Communications Center located in the Safety Services office at the front the Student Center.

This is also the location of the campus Lost & Found.

Our Administrative and Crime Prevention offices are located in Module 3 by the basketball courts.

Do you have any special request for room unlocks, study groups, clubs and organizations or events?

Send us e-mail at daytona. safety.request@erau.edu, or call our Administrative Office at 386-226-6490.

Here, you can also file an incident report.

For emergencies or to report a crime in progress dial 386-226-SAFE (7233).

We encourage you to program all of these numbers into your cell phone. When reporting an emergency or crime in progress, provide as much detailed information as possible about the situation. Use one of the emergency phones located

throughout campus and in all of the residence halls.

Simply push the button and you will be connected to our Communications Center.

Do not let the “Emergency” label be confusing when you need us – you can use them anytime you need assistance.

We enjoy a beautiful campus and share the responsibility to keep it safe and secure. Call us whenever you see a suspicious or hazardous condition.

At Embry-Riddle, we stress personal safety and crime prevention.

Many crimes are crimes of opportunity. Do not leave any property unattended or in an unsecured office or dorm room.

Always lock your door, even if you are leaving “just for a second” and never leave valuables where someone passing by could easily see them. Burglaries and thefts have occurred at Embry-Riddle and practicing crime prevention could have prevented almost every one of them. You can protect yourself from becoming a victim!

Do not forget to meet the Student Crime Prevention Practitioner (SCPPs) assigned to your residence hall. The SCPPs are fellow students who can assist you in a variety of ways and provide you with information on the various crime prevention programs and resources available to you.

Remember all vehicles

on campus must be registered. View the Parking & Traffic Handbook online for parking rules and regulations at https://embryriddle.t2hosted.com/cmn/ index.aspx.

Do you have a bicycle or motorcycle? You will increase your chance of recovering a stolen bike by registering it with the university. It is also strongly recommended to lock up your bike when not in use.

Need a lock? No problem!

You can lease a Kryptonite U-Lock for as little as $36 for bicycles and $60 for motorcycles.

At the end of the rental period, upon returning the lock, you are credited the amount of the lock back onto your student account.

Visit the Safety Services office for more information on the Lease-ALock Program today!

Have you signed up for Rave emergency notifications? It is fast, easy, and most important, it is FREE! Just sign in to your main ERNIE Homepage and click on the Emergency Contact Information/ Rave link at the bottom of the page.

Check out our web site at http://daytonabeach.erau. edu/about/safety/index. html Working together as a team, we can make the campus a safe and secure environment for everyone.

Campus Safety & Security - It’s In Your Interest!!

Financial Aid offers Scholarship Workshops!

Barbara Dryden Director, Financial Aid The Financial Aid Office welcomes all new students to the Embry-Riddle family. Every day we see the successes students have in obtaining scholarship funds. Some students have even been able to fully fund their educational

costs with scholarships.

Attend our Scholarship Workshops this fall.

Date: Tuesday, Sep. 22: Where: College of Business, room 127 Session Times: 4:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.

You may think your search for scholarships ends when you begin college. We encourage stu-

dents to seek scholarships throughout their academic career. Your chances to win scholarships actually increase as you progress toward your degree. Here are a few scholarship tips: Academics are your first priority– the better you do academically, the better your chances for scholarships.

No scholarship is too small – they all add up and help pay your education costs.

Networking opportunities – you may get a chance to meet donors who can help influence your career.

Persist! – keep trying for scholarships even if you get turned down for many.

Successful students tell us

they keep applying and do not give up.

Be prepared – have your general essay and letters of recommendation ready for those times when you find a scholarship opportunity that has a quick turnaround deadline.

Where to begin? Apply for Embry-Riddle scholarships funded generous-

ly by donors to help our students. Go to ERNIE>Services>Financial Aid – Apply for Scholarships.

Check out the Daytona Beach Financial Aid web site for listings of other scholarship opportunities.

Always remember that the best feature of scholarships is that they do not have to be repaid.

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Photo Credit: ERAU The Fitness Center is avaliable to all Riddle Students seven days a week. It hosts fitness classes such as yoga, BODYPUMP, and Zumba as well as complete range of strength training equipment.

Studying the Human Element Matthew Burkhard Human Factors

STAR Lab: The Space Technology & Analog Research (STAR) Lab conducts human factors research on technology, equipment, and architecture related

to human spaceflight.

Technically Advanced Aircraft Performance Lab: The Technically Advanced Aircraft Performance Lab (TAAP) mainly focuses on evaluation of new equipment used in today’s advanced aircraft.

There are also a large number of clubs that students in which can participate within the Human Factors Department.

These clubs include: Human Factors & Ergonomics Society: The Human Factors and Ergonomics Society is an interdisciplinary professional association of more than five thousand people involved in the human factors/ ergonomics field. It is the largest organization of such professionals in the world.

Human Performance in Extreme Environments: The Society for Human Performance in Extreme Environments (HPEE) was created to inspire and facilitate collaboration between researchers, practitioners, and other professionals to improve human safety and performance in extremely risky and challenging settings.

Psi Chi: Psi Chi is the National Honor Society in Psychology, founded in 1929 for the purposes of encouraging, stimulating, and maintaining excellence in scholarship and of advancing the science of psychology.

Please check out our ERAU Connections page to get more information about these student organizations. For further information please contact Victoria Barkley at barkleyv@my.erau.edu.

Photo Credit: ERAU

Human Factors involves the study of human capabilities and our limitations.

Our discipline focuses on the understanding of interactions between humans and elements of a system. The Department of Human Factors offers many interdisciplinary areas of focus for students. These topics include Aerospace Life Sciences, Ergonomics, Human-Computer Interaction, and Psychology.

Our students get to participate in an array of research that is being conducted on a daily basis.

Feel free to stop by the HF Department, located on floor four of the College of Arts & Sciences, to check out the following research labs: Applied Training Science Lab: The mission of the Applied Training Science Laboratory is to advance the science and practice of training. The work includes evidence-based training programs, instructor tools and strategies, measures of training effectiveness, and team training techniques.

GEARS Lab: The Game-based Education and Advanced Research Studies (GEARS) Lab focuses on exploring how games and simulation can enhance education and training.

Medical Human-Factors Lab: The Human Factor’s Medical Lab is dedicated to exploring human factors and ergonomics in a variety of medical settings.

Cool off in the Florida sun at the Fitness Center’s swimming pool.

Practice your dive, swim a few laps, or hang with friends.

Stay Fit and Stay Sharp at the Fitness Center Rachelle Sarnow Fitness Director Welcome from the Eagle Fitness Center & Pool!

The Eagle Fitness Center & Pool provides many programs and services that will keep you physically, emotionally, mentally and socially fit throughout your academic career at ERAU. Whether you enjoy energizing group fitness classes or individual workouts in the weight room, we will help you relieve stress in a fun environment. Some of our group fitness offerings include Les Mills BODYPUMP, Zumba, Cycle, Boot Camp, Ab Attack, Yoga and Aqua Boxing. These classes are free to all ERAU students, faculty/staff and alumni. For a nominal

fee, we provide nutrition consultations, personal training and swim lesson programs throughout the year. We also offer various special event programs that range from charity Zumbathons to bench press competitions.

The Fitness Center & Pool fall hours and group fitness classes begin Mon Aug. 24.

Fitness Center hours are Monday-Friday 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Sat and Sun 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Pool hours are Mon-Fri 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Sat and Sun 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. You will need your Eagle Card and a towel to check into the Eagle Fitness Center. Lockers are available on a dayto-day basis so remember to bring a lock to

secure your valuables.

What are you waiting for? Come in today and try a group fitness class, make a splash in the pool or pump some iron!

More information on our offerings are posted at the Fitness Center, on our ERAU Fitness Center & Pool Facebook page, or join our email distribution list to receive monthly newsletters. Contact hirths@erau.edu to sign up for our newsletter.

Contact Information: Rachelle Sarnow, Fitness Director- rachelle.tuttle@ erau.edu or 386-226-6164.

Samantha Husted, Assistant Fitness Director- hirths@erau.edu or 386-323-8858.

Fitness Center Front Desk- 386-323-8860.

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