Joshua looks confidently into the distance, arms crossed, with a small plane flying behind him.

Meet Joshua P.

  • Campus: Daytona Beach
  • Degree: Unmanned Aircraft Systems
  • Hometown: Suwan, South Korea
He studied at Embry‑Riddle's Daytona Beach Campus, double minoring in Geographical Information Systems and Business Administration. He was the president of the College of Business and College of Aviation graduating classes, worked as a drone pilot for wildlife research and participated on campus as an undergraduate research assistant.
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Simple Start

"For breakfast, I went simple. Whole wheat bread with peanut butter and jelly and orange juice, something like that. Maybe bacon and eggs if I woke up feeling great. For coffee, I utilized the SGA's free coffee machine!"

Coffee O' Clock

The Student Government Association has free coffee, tea and candy available in their on-campus office! You can find it in the Mori Hosseini Student Union.

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Meeting Friends

"There's a large international population at Embry‑Riddle. When I talked to fellow international students, they brought up stuff from my home country and kept me up to date on what's going on — all the slang words I'm not familiar with, all the trends and things like that."

Valuable Connections

Between the Daytona Beach, Prescott and Worldwide campuses, Embry‑Riddle currently enrolls more than 2,600 international students!

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Build-A-Drone

"I think my favorite class [in my final semester] was AS 315, which was Robotics for UAS. The reason being is there's so much freedom! It was challenging, but we got to develop our own autonomous drone from start to finish. It really exposed me to project management and other skills I'll use in the future."

Looking Forward

Graduates from Embry‑Riddle's drone programs find careers as flight test engineers, uncrewed systems analysts, project managers, field service engineers and more!

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Fundraising Duties

"For the Student Council, I led meetings, delegated tasks to members and looked for opportunities to fundraise. For example, there's this place a few minutes from campus called Seven Bubble Tea that was doing really well in business. I went to them personally and asked if they would offer Embry‑Riddle discounts for students with their ID. We, in return, provided their marketing and exposure on campus."

Bubble Tea for Me!

Of the 10% discount, 7% went toward the purchase, and 3% went toward funding for the Embry‑Riddle Student Council.

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Finding Peace & Quiet

"My favorite spot to study on campus was the quiet room in the library. It was a place where I could really collect my thoughts and separate myself from all the noise and chaos going on in the Student Union."

Hunt Library

The Jack R. Hunt Library on the Daytona Beach Campus provides private and collaborative study spaces for students to complete their homework or connect with their peers!


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Exploring Culture Through Food

"My friends and I liked to go out to eat and try foods from different countries. From Turkish to Mediterranean to Asian to Jamaican — there's a lot to offer around Orlando and Daytona. With no limitations on budget, my favorite was GyuKaku, which is a Japanese barbeque restaurant." 

Taking a Drive

Orlando, Florida, is located about an hour away from Embry‑Riddle's Daytona Beach Campus. There are plentiful options to shop, eat and get to know the area!

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