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Director, Editorial Services
Editor, Lehigh Bulletin
Office of Communications and Public Affairs
(610) 758-6391
maa614@lehigh.edu
Mary Ellen Alu is director of editorial services in the Office of Communications and Public Affairs. She is editor of the Lehigh Alumni Bulletin, published three times a year; and she has played a key role in other publications, including the College of Education’s Theory to Practice magazine and Lehigh Business, the annual magazine of the College of Business. She also writes and edits for Lehigh’s online news sites.
Alu joined Lehigh’s communications office in 2014 after a lengthy career in journalism. She worked as an editor for AOL’s online news service, Patch; as an editor and reporter for The Morning Call daily newspaper in Allentown, Pa.; and as a reporter for The Times Leader in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. She holds a Masters of Liberal Arts from the University of Pennsylvania and a B.A. from Wilkes College (now University). She is the recipient of numerous writing and reporting awards.
Alu is a former co-president and board member of Families with Children from China – Lehigh Valley Chapter. She also served as an assistant troop leader for Girl Scout Troop 6008 based at St. Thomas More in Salisbury Township, Pa.
The team aims to fight malnutrition in Bududa, Uganda, through a sustainable poultry program and education campaign.
Kothare was recognized for his contributions to solving engineering problems that require assimilation of concepts from various fields.
A letter from the editor
Entrepreneur Craig Ploetner ’94 mentors Lehigh students through the Baker Institute for Entrepreneurship, Creativity and Innovation.
The Lehigh wrestler is Hotel Bethlehem's first "community ambassador."
Eugene Vivino '16 helps manage the cyber infrastructure for research vessels around the world.
The university recommits to loan program that aims to help small businesses flourish.
The outspoken Trump critic and former U.S. Representative delivers the Kenner Lecture on Cultural Understanding in talk titled ‘Defending Democracy.’
The College of Arts and Sciences launches a new research center that focuses on the field of ocean science.
The distinguished Lehigh alumnus provided the generous gifts that established the Vistex Institute for Executive Education at Lehigh.
Faculty, staff and students join the national observance by picking up trash, making fleece blankets for children suffering trauma, working at an animal shelter, and more.
Lehigh researchers provide a methodology for predicting wildfires, work to speed up the translation of research into actual use, discover a novel way to capture carbon pollution, and other developments.
Steven Sametz directs Lehigh University Choral Arts at Christmas Vespers one last time.
The new Accelerating Research Translation (ART) program addresses the gap between academic research and practical solutions for society’s complex problems.
Teams from eight universities compete in an event held for the first time at Lehigh.
While at Lehigh, Raihan Alam ’23 co-founded the Douglass Dialogues, a student club that encourages civil discourse about social, cultural and political topics.
A letter from the editor
Eby is driving awareness about the terminal disease and raising hundreds of thousands of dollars for research.
These alumni, faculty and students are among those making a difference in their communities—and beyond—through their research, advocacy and entrepreneurship.
Community and business leaders are welcomed to campus for discussion on the role of universities in fostering innovation.