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October 13, 2025
Lehigh University Shares Community-Engaged Work at ESC’s 25th Annual Conference
The Engagement Scholarship Consortium (ESC) held its 25th International Conference, “Bridging Resources to Build Stronger Communities,” on Oct. 8 - 9, with pre-conference sessions on Oct. 6 - 7 in Roanoke, Virginia, hosted by Virginia Tech University. Lehigh joined ESC in 2024 and served as a co-hosting institution for the 2025 conference. Lehigh’s delegation included Bill Whitney, assistant vice provost for experiential learning programs; Thaksheel Alleck ’25, IBE major; and three students from Global Social...

September 29, 2025
AlmaU Delegation Visit Strengthens Global Partnership with Lehigh
Lehigh University was honored to host President Assylbek Kozhakhmetov, Founder and President of Almaty Management University (AlmaU), along with Aliya Akpayeva, Director of International Cooperation, and Valikhan Tuleshov, Director of the Center for Global Civic and Political Strategies.

September 12, 2025
Future Makers Convocation

September 5, 2025
Discovering Purpose and Possibility
Discovering Purpose and Possibility Lehigh360 preLUsion Welcomes New Students to High-Impact Learning This August, 22 incoming students took their first steps into the Lehigh experience through Lehigh360 preLUsion, a powerful three-day program designed to introduce new Mountain Hawks to the university’s vibrant ecosystem of high-impact, beyond-the-classroom learning opportunities. Throughout the immersive experience, students explored social enterprises across the Lehigh Valley working in mental health, disability rights, anti-human trafficking, and affordable housing. A campus-wide scavenger hunt...

August 25, 2025
Coding a Brighter Future
Lehigh Global Social Impact Fellowship students are helping power Indian state of Karnataka’s digital education revolution. This summer, Jolie Goldstein, Ben Rainey, and faculty mentors Michael Spear, Zilong Pan, developed iCodePal, an AI-powered coding assistant designed to bring real-time, personalized support to students in India’s public schools.