2026 Campus Social Impact Fellowship Projects

1. Beyond Words: Making Space for Political Dialogue
Project Mentors: Christina Chi Zhang, Assistant Professor of Architecture; Dean Caivano, Assistant Professor of Political Science

2. ImpactTrails - Helping Students Find Their "Why"
Project Co-Mentors: Prof. Eric Obeysekare, Computer Science and Engineering, Creative Inquiry; Michelle Spada, Lehigh360

3. Leveling Up to Lehigh Life - Using Video Games to Decrease Anxiety during the Transition to College
Project Mentor: Prof. Michael Spear, Computer Science and Engineering
4. Mindful Steps into the Forest: Developing Forest Walking Programs for Real-World and Virtual Environments
Project Mentor: Prof. Jong Shin, Community and Population Health

5. From Weathercasts to Healthcasts: A Campus Framework for Influenza Communication
Project Mentors: Thomas McAndrew, Associate Professor, Department of Biostatistics & Health Data Science