Presidential News & Communications
President Video Message: Strategic Plan Progress and Announcing Next Year's Compelling Perspectives Theme
A message sent to members of the Lehigh campus community.
Start of Semester Message From President Helble
A message sent to students, faculty and staff.
Secretary Leon Panetta Announced as Second Speaker in New Compelling Perspectives Program
Panetta will visit Lehigh to discuss national security.
Inspiring the Future Makers
The way forward is not yet defined. The future is ours for the making.
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Pace the Prez
For the entirety of the spring semester, President Helble hosted weekly early morning runs across campus for faculty, staff and students. Check back when President Helble kicks off Pace the Prez for the fall semester.
Here on campus this summer and looking to Pace the Prez? Connect with communications@lehigh.edu for potential running opportunities on campus with President Helble.
Compelling Perspectives
Presented by Lehigh University
Compelling Perspectives is a program that widens the aperture on issues of societal importance by encouraging open conversations and modeling respectful discourse on challenging topics.
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More than 4,000 people joined President Helble and signed their names on a beam for the new Business Innovation building.
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President Helble joins his graduating class of ’82 at the annual Reunion, which brought back more than 1,000 alumni to campus.
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President Helble speaks to participants at the Undergraduate Research Symposium.
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The Marching 97 get campus ready for the Lehigh vs. Lafayette rivalry game.
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Pace the Prez goes across the country as alumni in Seattle, Washington join President Helble on a run.
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Celebrating the achievements of the Class of 2022, President Helble leads commencement for the first time as President.
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President Helble is joined by students, faculty, staff, and members of the board of trustees for a ceremonial ribbon cutting to celebrate the opening of the new Health, Science, and Technology building.
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At the Brown & White Awards, President Helble honors and celebrates volunteers for all they do for Lehigh.