Vee Glessner – Horizons

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FBI Job Profile: Special Agent Suzanne Allen

Vee GlessnerMarch 23, 2020March 24, 2020

With the only College of Security and Intelligence in the country residing at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott, Ariz., the university is a hotspot for potential FBI employees. 40-year old...

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Coronavirus Horizons Update

Vee GlessnerMarch 22, 2020March 24, 2020

To readership and the Embry-Riddle Prescott community, In the wake of the worsening COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has transitioned to online education for most classes effective March 18...

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Group Process: A Meeting about Meetings

Vee GlessnerMarch 11, 2020March 24, 2020

Tau Beta Pi hosts Engineering Futures Workshop In ironic fashion, Tau Beta Pi hosted a meeting about the way we host meetings. In the Feb. 22nd session “Group Process: Planning...

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COE Distinguished Speaker Presents Myths and Facts on Climate Change

Vee GlessnerFebruary 27, 2020March 24, 2020

Dr. Richard Holdaway: “The impact we have won’t make any difference” In the fourth installment of his six-part speaker series, Dr. Richard Holdaway took a bit of a departure from...

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Gilman Scholarship Awards Support Students in Study Abroad

Vee GlessnerFebruary 13, 2020March 24, 2020

Breanna Newman Spends Second-to-Last Semester in New Zealand Thanks to Donor Generosity Breanna Newman, Aeronautics Class of Fall 2019 and current Aviation Safety M.S. student, spent six months on the...

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Student volunteers host STEM Night at Taylor Hicks Elementary

Vee GlessnerFebruary 13, 2020March 24, 2020

SWE, SHPE, and Tau Beta Pi Pitch In for an Interactive Night of Science Fun On Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2020, volunteers from a variety of STEM (and non-STEM) undergraduate programs...

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Book Review: “How to Do Nothing”

Vee GlessnerFebruary 13, 2020March 24, 2020

5/5 Stars The 2019 release “How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy” by Jenny Odell has received no shortage of recent acclaim, garnering praise from media outlets such as...

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Why You Should Join SWE

Vee GlessnerOctober 16, 2019March 24, 2020

The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) is one of Embry-Riddle Prescott’s largest student organizations, and for good reason. The society boasts national membership, annual conferences, career and job opportunities, and...

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Former Boeing Commercial Airplanes CEO and Vice Chairman Visits Campus

Vee GlessnerOctober 16, 2019March 24, 2020

Ray Conner Discusses Leadership, Failure, and Strategy in Annual Raisbeck Speaker Series As part of an annual tradition initiated by Dr. James Raisbeck, former Boeing Commercial Airplanes CEO and Vice...

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JPL Mission Planning Specialist and ERAU Alumna Visits Campus

Vee GlessnerOctober 7, 2019March 24, 2020

Sara Hatch discusses her journey and tips for hiring A 2003 Embry-Riddle Prescott graduate and 14-year Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) employee, Sara Hatch has quite the journey to share with...