Stories about Community

Christie Vymazal

A ‘Rising Tide’ of Support for South Side Businesses

The university recommits to loan program that aims to help small businesses flourish.

making fleece blankets

Lehigh Honors Martin Luther King’s Legacy with MLK Day of Service

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.

Christmas Vespers

A Gift to the Community: View Photos of Christmas Vespers

Steven Sametz directs Lehigh University Choral Arts at Christmas Vespers one last time.

food pantry

Tackling Food Insecurity

New partnership establishes a food pantry at an elementary school near Lehigh.

President Pump House

Zinc Mining: 'Do You Know What You Have Here?'

Mark Connar ’84 MBA asks the question, launching a years-long effort to preserve a piece of world heritage on Lehigh’s Stabler Pathways property.


‘Festival UnBound’

A 10-day festival connects Lehigh scholars and community artists

Actors and actresses in a rehearsal for The Secret

Festival UnBound Blends Lehigh Scholars with Community Artists

The 10-day festival will examine a Bethlehem reimagined after the demise of Bethlehem Steel.