This dashboard provides a transparent view of the university’s progress in fostering a more welcoming environment where every member of the community has an opportunity to thrive. It tracks key belonging metrics and measures progress across specific areas of focus.
Last updated: September 2026
Campus-wide physical accessibility assessment
Comprehensive audit of structural and physical campus access.
Status
In Progress
Capacity building for community-building conversations
Identifying and developing additional human capacity across campus to facilitate community-building conversations. This work is being overseen by the Community Impact Committee (CIC).
Status
In Progress
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Metrics that inform this work are being tracked in Lehigh’s ‘Make it Together’ dashboard
Title VI bystander intervention training
Implementing required Title VI bystander intervention training for all students. This work is being overseen by the Community Impact Committee. Additional details are forthcoming.
Status
In Progress
Establishing on-campus food pantries
Food pantries are available in Johnson Hall and Iacocca Hall to provide students with convenient access to free, nutritious food and essential grocery items.
Status
Completed
Expansion of on-campus lactation facilities
Dedicated private, accessible rooms equipped with essentials are located across Lehigh’s campus.
Status
Continual
Establishing a cohort of Belonging Fellows
The program will create a pipeline of dedicated community members who will help carry this work forward.
Status
In Progress
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Metrics that inform this work are being tracked in Lehigh’s ‘Make it Together’ dashboard
Defining ‘Belonging’ at Lehigh University
A shared definition of belonging is under development. A draft institutional definition of belonging will be informed by current literature and research.
Status
In Progress
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This work is a priority under the ‘A Lehigh for Everyone’ strategic plan
Establishing the Inclusive Pedagogy Institute
Developing frameworks and resources for inclusive teaching, with programming and tools expanding across belonging and inclusion.
Status
In Progress
Continued implementation of surveys that assess belonging at Lehigh
Continue implementing surveys to assess and strengthen the sense of belonging at Lehigh.
Status
Continual
Lehigh’s Office of Inclusive Excellence & Belonging
Lehigh’s Office of Inclusive Excellence & Belonging
The Office of Inclusive Excellence and Belonging (OIEB) plays a central role in advancing A Lehigh for Everyone, a foundational initiative of the university’s Inspiring the Future Makers strategy, dedicated to creating a campus where all individuals feel valued, supported and empowered to succeed.
OIEB collaborates across the university—partnering with students, faculty, staff, senior administrators, trustees, alumni and community leaders—to foster a culture of belonging, remove barriers to success, and champion equitable opportunities for all.