Category Archives: Students

Looking Back at 5 Lehigh-Lafayette Week Memories and Traditions

Lehigh-Lafayette Spirit Week is one of the most exciting times of the year for Lehigh students and alumni. It’s a time when we can all come together and celebrate one thing…beating Lafayette. Here’s what some alumni said are their favorite Rivalry Week memories and traditions! 1. “The Bonfire over in ‘the Valley’ (which is now … Continue reading Looking Back at 5 Lehigh-Lafayette Week Memories and Traditions

Best of Bed Races 2021 on Packer Avenue

Le-Laf and Spirit Week traditions are in full swing! Bed races, a longtime Lehigh tradition, happened this week with a new twist — races took place on a closed-off Packer Avenue for the first time ever.  View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lehigh University (@lehighu) Hundreds of spectators flocked to the new bed … Continue reading Best of Bed Races 2021 on Packer Avenue

9 Le-Laf Banners that will put a smile on your face

If you went to Lehigh, you’re surely familiar with the Rivalry week tradition where students poke fun at Lafayette using bed sheet banners. Found off-campus or even outside the president’s house, these anti-Laf banners can be seen every year during Le-Laf. Courtesy of the The Brown and White’s coverage over the years, here are several … Continue reading 9 Le-Laf Banners that will put a smile on your face

5 Study Spots that Lehigh Alumni Love

Whether you’re a current student or a retired Mountain Hawk/Engineer, you definitely have/had a favorite study spot on campus. Here’s what some LU alumni said via social media about where they hit the books… 1. Linderman Library: “Nothing better than that window seat at Linderman!” — Samantha B. 2. Fairchild-Martindale Library: “Call me crazy, but … Continue reading 5 Study Spots that Lehigh Alumni Love

Lehigh Art-ivism

“Be Your Own” is the Center for Gender Equity’s signature art-ivism project. It presents opportunities for Lehigh students, faculty, and staff to express themselves artistically, to reflect on what art means for them, and to engage in the learning process.  The success of “Be Your Own” is due in part to the generosity of Lehigh … Continue reading Lehigh Art-ivism

Fostering Lehigh’s next Generation of Innovators

The Lehigh@NasdaqCenter Startup Academy fosters the next generation of great entrepreneurs, innovators, and leaders by immersing Lehigh students in the startup environment. The three-month summer internship course places Lehigh business students in early stage startups in Silicon Valley. This enables them to apply their classroom lessons to real-world business problems, instilling confidence, boldness, and the … Continue reading Fostering Lehigh’s next Generation of Innovators

Experiential Learning: Michael Wu ’20

What happens when six Lehigh students majoring in business, engineering, and design come together? They develop a product that has the potential to improve women’s safety all over the world.   Soterra is a versatile, reliable, and cost-effective device that uses Bluetooth mesh networking technology and GPS to promote the safety of women. Soterra allows women … Continue reading Experiential Learning: Michael Wu ’20

Access & Opportunity: Kelly Coca ’21

Kelly Coca ’21 is thriving at Lehigh. A mechanical engineering major, Kelly is no stranger to hard work, late nights, and overcoming challenges. Kelly credits being a scholarship recipient as a driving force behind her work ethic: “It is not only a method to help my family and myself in a financial matter, but it is mainly … Continue reading Access & Opportunity: Kelly Coca ’21

The 75th Annual Rally

On Saturday, August 24, the Lehigh community gathered in Stabler Arena to welcome its newest students at The Rally! The Rally is a long-standing, annual tradition at Lehigh University. First-year students are adopted by the alumni who were introduced to Lehigh 50 years prior. The tradition continued this year when the Class of 1973 formally welcomed … Continue reading The 75th Annual Rally