In a tradition steeped in decades of history, first-year students around the country were warmly welcomed into the Lehigh family at 25 Sendoffs this summer. More than 1,300 incoming and current students, alumni, and staff members mingled at events in locations from California to New York and Maine to Texas. The casual gatherings offered an … Continue reading Sendoffs: Stepping Stones to Lehigh Success
First-year Marching 97 members don their “1972” dinks at the 1968 Rally. You can watch the Class of 1972 officially welcome the Class of 2022 at the 2018 Rally LIVE on August 25! With this year’s Rally approaching, I was reminded of my own experience some 46 years ago… At the 1968 Freshman Rally, we were welcomed … Continue reading Clarke Woodruff ’72: The 1968 Rally
Incoming students from the Class of 2022 line up to introduce themselves to the attendees of the New York City Sendoff hosted by David Beard ’80 ’11P. Click here for more photos from Sendoffs across the country. Current students, parents, and alumni of all ages gathered at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in New York City on July … Continue reading Welcoming Lehigh’s Most Competitive Class
It’s only March, but as a Lehigh alumnus/a, you know that every moment of every day, the Class of 2018 is thinking (whether eagerly or anxiously) about one thing: And if there is any pre-commencement “this is really happening” moment for every senior, it might just be when they arrive at the Lehigh Bookstore for … Continue reading Ready or not, Commencement is near
April 17-19, it was a (mostly!) beautiful three days on the UC lawn for the Lehigh Fund/Donor Relations collaboration Lehigh Made Possible. Students stopped by to answer trivia questions about philanthropy at Lehigh, write thank you notes to donors, and make a gift to an area at Lehigh that has impacted their student experience. On … Continue reading Lehigh Made Possible 2017
For years, the entire freshmen class at Lehigh had to wear a “dink” — a brown hat adorned with white embroidery displaying the owner’s class year. Dinks were to be worn, at all times when out and about, from when the student began the season until the Lehigh-Lafayette rivalry game at the end of the … Continue reading Daniel Beadle ’18: The Lehigh University Dink
Click here for a list of companies and Lehigh University alumni and friends who welcomed students for a 2016-2017 winter externship experience. What can one day do? If that one day is a winter break externship experience hosted by Lehigh alumni, students can come a step closer to figuring out their futures. During the 2016-2017 … Continue reading Students Experience a Day in the Life of Their Future Career
The eyes of Lehigh alumnus Bob Kirchberger ’69 ’93P lit up as he described his fraternity house to a group of young students during the alumni thank you reception hosted by the Association of Student Alumni (ASA). Kirchberger pulled out his phone to show them several grainy black and white photos of the house. The … Continue reading ASA Students Show Alumni Appreciation
In case you didn’t know, Pokémon Go is everywhere — including Lehigh’s Asa Packer campus. Just take a look at a recent post by the official Lehigh University Instagram account: #PokemonGo Campus tour 2.0! #pokestops A photo posted by Lehigh University (@lehighu) on Jul 11, 2016 at 11:08am PDT Pokémon Go has provided an added … Continue reading “Pokemon Go” is taking over Lehigh University
All over America, new Lehigh students anxiously await their first day on campus. They may have diligently purchased textbooks and organized detailed packing lists, but the thing that prepared some of them the most for their Lehigh experience was attending a Student Sendoff. In cities such as Denver, Tampa, Chicago, Boston, San Diego, and many … Continue reading National Student Sendoffs Frame a Perfect Lehigh Landing