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EMU aviation graduates make surprise helicopter flight to graduation

May 16, 2022Last updated May 17, 2022 by EMU Communications

Three Eastern Mennonite University graduates made a surprise flight to their Commencement ceremony on Friday evening. They arrived by helicopter – a symbol of their distinction as the first graduates

Lititz Record Express: Warwick student earns scholarship to EMU aviation program

April 12, 2022Last updated April 18, 2022 by Laura Knowles/Lititz Record Express

This article is republished with permission from the Lititz (Pa.) Record Express. Ever since Will Stover was a little boy, he dreamed of taking to the skies and flying a

Seniors find endless opportunities in aviation internship program

April 8, 2022Last updated April 11, 2022 by Kate Szambecki

For three of Eastern Mennonite University’s seniors looking ahead after graduation, the beauty of a career in aviation is in the endless opportunities. Ivy Kreiser has spent her final semester

EMU Lancaster aviation student Cole Shontz earns Private Pilot rating

April 6, 2022Last updated April 11, 2022 by EMU Communications

To read more profiles of student-pilots, visit https://emu.edu/now/news/category/academics/emu-at-lancaster/ Cole Shontz, of Manheim, Pa, has been around aviation his whole life. His grandfather was a pilot, and being in the air

EMU Lancaster aviation student Colin Tomlinson earns Private Pilot rating

March 30, 2022Last updated April 6, 2022 by EMU Communications

To read more profiles of student-pilots, visit https://emu.edu/now/news/category/academics/emu-at-lancaster/ Colin Tomlinson, of York, Pa., grew up surrounded by a family of pilots and aircraft mechanics. At airshows with his dad, he

EMU Lancaster aviation student Dane Ingram earns Private Pilot rating

March 1, 2022Last updated March 1, 2022 by EMU Communications

To read more profiles of student-pilots, visit https://emu.edu/now/news/category/academics/emu-at-lancaster/ Dane Ingram, of Lancaster, Pa., says that passing his private pilot checkride is now the biggest accomplishment of his life. Ingram is

EMU Lancaster student Griffin Snyder earns Private Pilot rating

February 14, 2022Last updated February 14, 2022 by EMU Communications

To read more profiles of student-pilots, visit https://emu.edu/now/news/category/academics/emu-at-lancaster/ Griffin Snyder, of Ephrata, Pa., says a career in aviation promises to be “an amazing adventure every day, less of a job

EMU Lancaster aviation student Tanner Haines earns Private Pilot rating

February 9, 2022Last updated February 9, 2022 by EMU Communications

To read more profiles of student-pilots, visit https://emu.edu/now/news/category/academics/emu-at-lancaster/ Tanner Haines, of Lititz, Pa., was inspired to explore a career in aviation by one of his father’s friends who is a

EMU Lancaster aviation student Ella Hickey earns Private Pilot rating

February 7, 2022Last updated February 7, 2022 by EMU Communications

To read more profiles of student-pilots, visit https://emu.edu/now/news/category/academics/emu-at-lancaster/ Ella Hickey, of Dillsburg, Pa., grew up traveling with her family. When the time came to chose a career path, she knew

EMU Lancaster’s first student to earn a Flight Instructor Certificate begins work this week

February 17, 2021Last updated February 22, 2021 by Lauren Jefferson

Ivy Yanek, a junior in EMU Lancaster’s aviation program, was among the first to commit to the fledgling program three years ago. She was among the first to solo in

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