Grit, determination and a passion for aviation fuel the soaring careers of two area women who have achieved top industry jobs and professional accolades. Training, job searching, advancing and prospering in the aviation industry are skills they eagerly share with others. Angela Mintzmyer, general … [Read more...] about Advocating for Women in Aviation
Education
Franke College of Business Approved for Extension of Accreditation
The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) approved the W. A. Franke College of Business for extension of accreditation after an extensive review process. After a 2019 review highlighted a few areas for improvement, Interim Dean Eileen Hogan led the college in addressing … [Read more...] about Franke College of Business Approved for Extension of Accreditation
Aircraft Crash Investigators Training at Specialized Lab in Prescott
Almost immediately after the deadly crash of the helicopter carrying retired NBA star Kobe Bryant and eight others, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) began receiving calls. ERAU has the only teaching crash site laboratory of any university in the world. ERAU, along with the Federal … [Read more...] about Aircraft Crash Investigators Training at Specialized Lab in Prescott
ERAU Winter Graduates Urged to Soar
Capitalizing upon the meaning of “eagle” in his personal and academic life, Arlando S. Teller, who in 1995 was the first Navajo ever to receive a degree from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s (ERAU) Prescott campus, exhorted 244 graduating students to take the symbolic meaning of the school … [Read more...] about ERAU Winter Graduates Urged to Soar
Innovations at Prescott High Attract Statewide Attention
Creative and visionary innovations at Prescott High School (PHS) during the past three months have attracted attention from the greater education community of Arizona, according to Prescott Unified School District Superintendent Joe Howard. “We admit we’re delighted to introduce two projects at … [Read more...] about Innovations at Prescott High Attract Statewide Attention
What Mummies Can Tell Us About Borrowing Tools
English author Edward Bulwer-Lytton was right. The pen is mightier than the sword, especially when you grab it like a dagger when someone tries to borrow yours. If you are in business, a pen is an important and necessary tool that helps you do your work. Yet, I’m always amazed at how many times … [Read more...] about What Mummies Can Tell Us About Borrowing Tools
Reusable Grocery Bag System Comes to PV
It was about more than just de-cluttering. Their frustration with drawers, closets and shelves crammed with single-use plastic bags led a Southern California couple, Farzan Dehmoubed and Jennifer Duvall, to create a start-up business in April 2017: the Lotus Trolley Bag. An innovative system … [Read more...] about Reusable Grocery Bag System Comes to PV
Advocate Shares Insight Into the Equal Rights Amendment
The advent of a new legislative session in Phoenix heralds another run by Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) advocates in placing the long-stymied legislation before lawmakers. ERA Task Force AZ’s Dianne Post, J.D., rallied supporters Dec. 4 at the Prescott Public Library. The Prescott American … [Read more...] about Advocate Shares Insight Into the Equal Rights Amendment
Local Youth Breaking Poverty Cycle Through Yuda Bands
Students at Chino Valley High School are paying for the education of a Guatemalan student by selling Yuda Band bracelets at their school. Their motto: Wear a band, change a life. The bands, made of leather and coconut, are named Yuda after the Spanish word Ayuda, which means help. “You pick … [Read more...] about Local Youth Breaking Poverty Cycle Through Yuda Bands
Scholarships Helping to Ease Teacher Shortage
A local foundation is taking steps to improve the teacher shortage in Yavapai County by increasing its pledge to support qualified scholarship applicants. Yavapai County residents interested in pursuing an education degree now can apply for one of several $2,000 or more scholarships for the … [Read more...] about Scholarships Helping to Ease Teacher Shortage