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The decorative conversion of Lancaster Airport\u2019s terminal with elegant royal blue accents and signage bearing the Eastern Mennonite University Lancaster logo was one sight associate provost<\/span> Mary Jensen<\/span><\/a> and her team won\u2019t soon forget.<\/span><\/p>\n

The April 10 evening event in the terminal was a dual celebration: a launch party to announce EMU Lancaster\u2019s new<\/span> aviation program<\/span><\/a>, the first collegiate degree of its kind in the region, and a gathering of EMU alumni in honor of<\/span> LovEMU Giving Day<\/span><\/a>, a one-day fundraising campaign.<\/span><\/p>\n

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From left: Jim Cistone, director of the aviation program, Mary Jensen, EMU Lancaster’s associate provost, and Matt Kauffman,\u00a0director of operations at Aero-Tech Services, Inc. are photographed by Lancaster-area media.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lancaster Airport, the fourth busiest airport in the state, is home to 24 businesses, including the regional carrier Southern Airways.<\/span><\/p>\n

Some of those aviation professionals were in attendance among the crowd, which also included business owners, media invitees, prospective students and EMU alumni.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThere was excitement in the air,\u201d said Jensen. \u201cThis program illustrates the unique role EMU Lancaster plays in the region, bringing innovative, partnership-based programs in response to the demands and economic needs of our region.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Four years in the making, the fully accredited program \u2014 offering a bachelor\u2019s degree in leadership and organizational management with private and commercial pilot certificates, instrument rating and a flight instructor certificate \u2014is definitely off the ground and in the air. Several students are enrolled for fall 2018, and word is spreading about the new opportunity.\u00a0The program courses meet one day per week on site at EMU at Lancaster, allowing students the flexibility to work and conveniently schedule their individual flight time the rest of the week.<\/span><\/p>\n

Read more about the LOM degree with an aviation concentration.<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

Read Lancaster Online’s coverage of the program.<\/a><\/h3>\n

Partnering with<\/span> AeroTech Services, Inc.,<\/span><\/a> a Lititz-based flight school, the new program develops students as pilots and leadership-oriented professionals from the first semester of ground school through an internship in the aviation field and beyond.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Tom Baldridge, president and CEO of The Lancaster Chamber of Commerce and Industry, addresses the gathering.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Matt Kauffman, director of operations at Aero-Tech, said the collaboration is an exciting opportunity to join an organization with the similar goal of developing people to their full potential. Aero-Tech\u2019s values of \u201ccommunity, integrity, stewardship and service\u201d align well with EMU\u2019s mission of preparing students to serve and lead in a global context, he added. And he\u2019s especially intrigued by the potential of working with pilots who are also engaged in collegiate studies and bring a different perspective into their flight training.<\/span><\/p>\n

Both Tom Baldridge, president and CEO of The Lancaster Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and David Eberly, Lancaster Airport director, pointed out the program\u2019s potential economic benefits to area residents and businesses.<\/span><\/p>\n

A recent study by Boeing projects a shortage of 637,000 pilots over the next 20 years, Eberly said, which roughly means 87 new pilots a day \u201cto maintain airlines to today\u2019s standards.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

EMU Lancaster\u2019s program provides an FAA-approved expedited path to earning an Airline Transport License, saving students both time and money and leading more quickly to employment in a high-demand career, Eberly said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Baldridge called the program \u201cone more opportunity to keep these graduates locally, to provide family-sustaining jobs and to create a greater economic impact in this region.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Graduates of the program earn a bachelor’s degree in leadership and organizational management, as well as private and commercial pilot ratings and a flight instructor’s certificate. (Photo by Andrew Strack)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The program will coordinated by<\/span> Jim Cistone<\/span><\/a>, who holds a PhD in aviation from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and has more than three decades of varying experience in the field, from business development, engineering, software development and program management. He is also a certified flight instructor.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jensen concluded with thanks to her team at EMU Lancaster, \u201cone of the most innovative, collaborative and engaged groups of people with whom I\u2019ve ever had the opportunity to work.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

She especially noted the efforts of<\/span> Julie Siegfried<\/span><\/a>, director of operations, and<\/span> Catherine Stover<\/span><\/a>, associate director of marketing and communication. The duo \u201ccaught the vision\u201d and conducted market research and a feasibility study.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt was all here waiting when I arrived in 2015,\u201d said Jensen, who became the site\u2019s first associate provost in 2015. \u201cSo without those two women, their vision and perseverance, this probably could not have happened.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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