| Name: | Jones, Eric |
| Title: | Professor & Associate Dean for Aviation Initiatives |
| Credentials: | M.S., History, Illinois State University B.S., Aviation Maintenance Management, Lewis University |
| Department: | Aviation and Transportation Studies |
| Location: | Romeoville (Main) |
| Box: | 282 |
| Phone: | (815)258-4308 |
| Email: | rjones20@lewisu.edu |
March 25, 2019.Pull a Plane at Lewis University to Support Special Olympics Illinois The ultimate tug-of-war competition is looking for teams to battle in pulling a 24-ton Republic Airways jet. Lewis University and Republic are the presenting sponsors of the Plane Pull [MORE][PHOTO]
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February 4, 2019.Aviation Academy Partnership Takes Flight with District 214 Lewis University’s aviation education is taking off with District 214 students who are interested in aviation careers. More than 40 District 214 students are currently enrolled [MORE][PHOTO]
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January 22, 2019.Experts Blog on Shutdown, Polar Vortex, Etc in January Postcards from the Ice: Is it Really as Cold as [MORE][PHOTO]
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October 16, 2017.United Airlines Donates Ground Power Unit to Lewis University A delegation of United Airlines Tech Ops employees, some of them alumni of the Lewis University Aviation Program, returned to the Romeoville campus Oct. 12 to donate a ground power [MORE][PHOTO]
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November 8, 2016.Southwest Airlines Engine Donation Revs Up Lewis University Aviation Learning Experience Southwest Airlines donated an engine to the Lewis University Aviation program. Southwest Airlines representatives joined in the celebration, along with students, faculty, staff [MORE][PHOTO]
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May 13, 2016.Jones Provides Tips at National Maintenance Managers Meeting “Keep Your Fleet Flying: Best Maintenance Practices from the Airline Industry” will be presented May 25 by Eric Jones , Chair of Aviation and Transportation Studies, at the NationaLease [MORE][PHOTO]
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April 4, 2016.Lewis Aviation Building Named for Brother Neil Kieffe, FSC The Lewis University Aviation Building has been named in honor of Brother Neil Kieffe, FSC , who directed the highly regarded Aviation program at Lewis during the 1960s and 1970s when [MORE][PHOTO]
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March 22, 2016.Aviation Building Named for Br. Neil Kieffe, FSC Brother Neil Kieffe, FSC , Director of the Aviation program during the 1960s and ‘70s, has returned from Palestine to the Lewis University campus to participate in a ceremony of naming [MORE][PHOTO]
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November 2, 2015.Administrators Compete in “Battle of Bosses” The Battle of the Bosses, featuring Lewis University administrators competing against each other in an event to benefit the United Way of Will County, will be held Tuesday, November [MORE][PHOTO]
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October 19, 2015.Chicago Area Business Aviation Association Networking Event Soars The Lewis University Dining Room was overflowing with aviation students and professionals for the Chicago Area Business Aviation Association (CABAA) annual networking event at Lewis [MORE][PHOTO]
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July 8, 2015.Lewis University Aviation Maintenance graduates benefit from national hiring trend Recent Lewis University Aviation Maintenance bachelor degree recipients are finding that their degree is paying off immediately, says R. Eric Jones , Lewis University Director of Aviation [MORE][PHOTO]
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November 17, 2014.Lewis University’s Boeing 737 shows off a new look Lewis University’s Boeing 737 recently received a fresh coat of paint for the exterior’s first update since United Airlines donated the plane 15 years ago. Envirotech Inc., a company [MORE][PHOTO]
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November 4, 2014.Picture This! Before and After- Boeing 737! The Boeing 737, parked here on campus directly behind the Aviation Center, has a new coat of paint for winter! Anne Koleff (Marketing and Communications) created the design and the [MORE][PHOTO]
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October 31, 2014.Picture This! New Look for Boeing 737! The Boeing 737, parked here on campus directly behind the Aviation Center, has a new coat of paint for winter! Anne Koleff (Marketing and Communications) created the design and the [MORE][PHOTO]
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October 2, 2014.Air Force Academy High School visits Lewis University Aviation The Lewis University Aviation Department recently hosted the Air Force Academy High School for a campus tour of aviation. The students met with several representatives of the University. [MORE][PHOTO]
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June 6, 2014.Students Begin Overhaul of University Training Aircraft In addition to fulfilling the FAA requirements of the classroom and lab, the Lewis University Aviation Aircraft Inspection and Test Class also performed full overhauls of the university’s [MORE][PHOTO]
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April 28, 2014.Faculty Accomplishments from the College of Arts and Sciences Week of April 28 Dr. Simone Muench’s “Wolf Cento” poems will appear in Indiana Review, issue 36.1, due out Summer 2014. If you would like to pre-order copies of the issue of Indiana Review in which [MORE][PHOTO]
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