Eagle Finds Family in African American Campus Community
Share: Junior Jaacob Pledger always saw himself as an engineer. He thought like an engineer, started college at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in the Aerospace Engineering program. But after a while, he began to feel “bogged down between a book and a computer screen,” craving more person-to-person interaction. “In this field, I bridge the gap between engineers and people,” said the Kansas City, Missouri, native. “I love problem-solving and I love people.” Today, those passions are part of his everyday experience. But Pledger isn’t just concerned with his pre...
Source: erau.edu