Lehigh University
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| Motto | Homo minister et interpres naturae (Man, the servant and interpreter of nature) |
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| Type | Private |
| Established | 1865 |
| Endowment | $844 Million USD |
| President | Dr. Alice P. Gast |
| Undergraduates | 4,577 |
| Postgraduates | 2,064 |
| Location | , , |
| Campus | Urban & Suburban,1,600 acres |
| Athletics | Division I 25 Varsity Teams |
| Mascot | The Mountain Hawk |
| Website | Lehigh.edu |
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Lehigh University is a private, coeducational university located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of the United States.
Established in 1865 by Asa Packer as a four-year technical school, Lehigh maintains a national reputation as a leading academic institution, especially in the field of engineering. Since its creation, Lehigh has come to be recognized as a leader in other disciplines, including business, the arts and sciences, and education. The university is comprised of 4,600 undergraduate students, 2,000 graduate students, and almost 600 professors.
The university has four colleges: The P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science, the College of Arts and Sciences, The College of Business and Economics, and the College of Education. The College of Arts and Sciences is the largest college, and is home to roughly 42% percent of the university's students. This is followed by the College of Engineering at 28% and the College of Business and Economics with 22%.
The colleges offer a variety of degrees, including Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, Master of Business Administration, and Doctor of Philosophy.
History
Beginnings
When Asa Packer founded Lehigh University at the end of the Civil War, one of his objectives was to provide a well-rounded education for young men that combined a liberal and scientific education with the necessary technical skills to increase the prosperity of the region. According to William Bacon Stevens, the first president of the board of trustees, Asa Packer's founding gift of $500,000 was the largest single endowment for a literary institution at that time.
Until a recession in the 1890's diminished the value of the Lehigh Valley Railroad stock, Packer's endowment allowed the institution to offer its education free of charge by competitive exam. This, plus its blend of engineering and liberal arts, attracted some of the nation's brightest students, many of whom went on to distinguished careers in industry and engineering. Their subsequent success established a legacy of excellence and alumni financial support that continues today.
Academic History
Unlike other engineering schools of the day, Lehigh was never envisioned to be an “Institute of Technology” but always a University, combining both scientific and classical education for its students. One practical application of this approach to education can still be seen in Lehigh’s requirement that all engineers and business students complete four semesters of English composition courses to be better able to communicate their ideas.
Initially there were five schools; four scientific (civil engineering, mechanical engineering, mining and metallurgy, and analytical chemistry) and one of general literature. Over time, additional areas of the arts and sciences were added and engineering curriculums were both merged and expanded.
Based on the experience of Lehigh engineers who went into industry, a College of Business & Economics was added in the early 20th century. Lehigh’s business school was unique in that it combined both the abstract emphasis on Economics seen in the Ivy League with the practical skills of management seen in more common business administration degrees given by others. Combining business courses with engineering is also a common combination at Lehigh.
A similar emphasis on the well rounded graduate can be seen in Lehigh’s approach to education degrees. Lehigh’s well respected School of Education started as and remains a graduate only level program. The simple principle is that you need to learn something first before you can learn how to teach it to others. Thus future teachers at Lehigh often take a five year program earning both a Bachelors Degree in a particular field such as history and Masters Degree in Education.
Today, others offer such interdisciplinary studies. But Lehigh was founded on the principle and continues providing a well rounded education to produce “useful” graduates for the nation.
Living Units
Originally, students lived in boarding houses in town, but as the Greek movement reached Lehigh, fraternity houses were established near the campus. To assist freshmen in adjusting to academic life, dormitories for them on campus were established separate from the fraternities. Initially this was Taylor Hall, followed by Drinker, Richards and Dravo that formed the Freshman Quad. McClintic-Marshall was constructed to provide a dormitory for non-fraternity upperclassmen. A living unit of selected upperclassmen called "Gryphons" was established to live with and act as mentors and counselors to the freshmen.
After World War II the school experienced a boom in enrollment due to the GI Bill. As a result, Lehigh erected temporary barrack style housing to accomodate these students at the site where the Trembley Park apartments stand today. In the 1950's and 1960's, Lehigh constructed new buildings in Sayre Park to move the 36 fraternities onto the campus. This helped ensure university control over the safety of the residences but also made "The Hill" a place to party on Saturday night.
As an alternative to fraternities, six 44-man upperclass residences (Congdon, Emery, Leavitt, McConn, Smiley and Thornburg) were constructed as part of Lehigh's Centennial in 1965. These residences proved popular and each had their own elected officers, social dues and even alumni associations. They rushed and selected freshman similar to fraternities, but without hazing and initiations. For a few years, McConn simultaneously led all upperclass living units in GPA while also placing second in Intramurals, and Thornburg eventually decided to become a national fraternity. Because of their success, six more Centennial houses were planned and a new upperclass dining hall (Rathbone) was built for them in 1970.
Coeducation
Along with many other leading academic institutions, undergraduate education at Lehigh was restricted to men until 1971. As part of the introduction of coeducation, class size was gradually increased from 800 men to the mix of 1,200 men and women today. Lehigh's undergraduate population is now roughly 40-50% female.
With the arrival of women on campus, the second set of Centennial houses became women's dorms instead. As more apartment style upperclass residences were constructed, the fraternities found themselves chasing the fewer available men. As a result, a number of former fraternities have now been converted to sororities and other types of living units.
Today, students still show affinity to their living unit, but the Internet and other activities often allow students to associate in many other non-living unit groupings.
Physical Education & Intramurals
Prior to the 1970's, all freshmen were required to take physical education unless they were on a varsity team, in the Marching 97 or in Army or Air Force ROTC. In addition, all graduates had to be able to swim the length of the pool in Taylor Gym. During freshmen orientation, a swim test was given. If a student passed the test, they completed their first graduation requirement. If they did not, then they attended swim class instead of the more traditional form of gym class.
Intramurals were also a way to blow off steam on the all male campus during the week. Led by the legendary John Steckbeck, the intramural program was a sense of pride between the living units. At one point, Lehigh's intramural program had the highest percentage of participation of any college. Intramurals continue today but with more emphasis on recreation instead of competition.
ROTC
Between 1940 and 1972, most Lehigh students were subject to the draft upon graduation. In lieu of being drafted as enlisted men, many enrolled in the voluntary Army and Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) programs which occupied the entire upper floor of Grace Hall. Classrooms and offices surrounded the large drill floor, which was also used for dances and other events. In the sixties, Army ROTC had approximately 300 members and Air Force ROTC had about 150 members, representing about 15% of the student body.
Army ROTC members learned to shoot on the rifle range beneath Lamberton Hall and rappelled down the front of Grace Hall. Patrolling was taught on the top of South Mountain and on weekends at Fort Indiantown Gap.
Air Force ROTC members practiced in a Link Trainer in Grace Hall and some earned their private pilots license at Queen City Airport. An associated Civil Air Patrol Squadron assisted in searches for lost aircraft and people in the area.
With the end of the draft and smaller armed forces, ROTC participation declined, resulting in the Air Force ending its program at Lehigh in 1989. Army ROTC continues using the spaces formerly occupied by the radio station, the Brown and White and game room in the basement of the University Center. Upper Grace Hall now serves as the Ulrich Student Center, supplementing the University Center in Packer Hall.
Social Life
With heavy academic loads on an all male campus, studying was the primary activity from Sunday through Friday. (And through Saturday noon until 1968, as classes were held on Saturday mornings until then). However, Saturday night saw numerous parties hosted by the upperclass living units, especially on home football game weekends. These usually involved DJ's or local bands.
In addition to the Lafayette game weekend, which saw many alumni return to their living units for post game cocktail parties, Fall and Spring Houseparty weekends were especially notable. Every upperclass living unit had themed parties that night, and the freshman residents of Richards House had to find somewhere else to sleep as their rooms were used to host the female visitors for the weekend.
Today, parties continue on Saturday nights and the Lafayette weekend has supplanted Fall Houseparty as the big event of the fall.
Spirit & Traditions
Lehigh students have a strong sense of school pride and many traditions, many of which evolve from the longstanding rivalry with Lafayette College.
Freshmen are traditionally inducted into the University in an invocation in Packer Chapel and informally welcomed at a rally where their class flag is given to them by the class that is fifty years older.
Freshmen used to have to wear small brown hats with their class numbers called "dinks" from the beginning of the fall semester until the Lafayette football game. When Lehigh was an all male school, the freshmen would be also led one night in their pajamas in a parade to the Moravian College dormitories to serenade the women there. The week before the game still involves lots of music by the Marching 97, decoration of the houses, a bonfire, parties and rallies.
While the riots to rip down the goal posts are a thing of the past, many alumni return for the Lafayette game (which is usually sold out a month in advance) to root Lehigh on, to attend parties at their former living units, and to see old friends.
Alice Gast
On May 9th, 2006, the Board of Trustees introduced Dr. Alice P. Gast as Lehigh's 13th president, who succeeded Dr. Gregory Farrington in August 2006. Gast previously served as vice president for research and associate provost at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She is the first female president of Lehigh.
Resources
Campuses
Lehigh has three adjoining campuses, each with its own ambiance, stretching up and over South Mountain to the valley beyond. The historic Packer campus adjoins the city of Bethlehem and is the center of academic and cultural life. Further up the wooded hill, Sayre Park contains many of the undergraduate residential areas. The Mountaintop campus (originally, the Homer Research Labs of Bethlehem Steel) contains additional scientific departments and research facilities. Goodman Campus, in the rural Saucon Valley is home to many of Lehigh's athletic facilities, including its football stadium, field house and Stabler Arena.
Lehigh's architecture is mostly of two styles. Most of the buildings from its first century are of the Collegiate Gothic style. These are clustered in the center of the wooded Packer campus, providing a "movie set college" look, most notably in the fall with the autumn foliage as a backdrop. Beginning with the 1965 Centennial complex, newer buildings are of modern design using brick construction and are mostly located east and north of the original campus. One engineering related quirk is that the Packer Campus power-plant building is mostly made of glass to show off the technology!
Lehigh's Packer Campus is currently undergoing major renovations, including a new parking garage, renovation of Linderman Library and the completion of several walkways. A new September 11 memorial, including trees dedicated to each Lehigh alumnus killed in the attacks, is currently under construction outside of Lehigh's Alumni Memorial Hall. The Alumni Memorial building stands in rememberance of Lehigh men who died in World War I.
Facilities
Lehigh is home to many state-of-the-art facilities, both in high-technology and the arts. NASA has contracted the use of Lehigh's nanotechnology and electron microscopy facilities for research for the James Webb Space Telescope and for future Mars rovers and spacecraft. In addition, the universal testing machine in the Fritz Engineering Laboratory is well known for its use in the testing of structures. Fritz Engineering Laboratory itself is considered a landmark project by the American Society of Civil Engineers [1].
Zoellner Arts Center
Lehigh also has an impressive performing arts center, the Zoellner Arts Center, where renowned artists from all over the world perform regularly. An annual gala is typically held in early autumn and attracts a large audience from the local Lehigh Valley region.
Stabler Arena
The home of Lehigh basketball, Lehigh's Stabler Arena, hosts numerous rock concerts and other popular culture and sporting events. It hosts the home games of the Lehigh Valley Outlawz, an indoor professional football team that plays in the Great Lakes Indoor Football League.
High performance computing
Lehigh possesses a number of supercomputers and other high performance computing machinery:
Vega [2] is an SGI Altix 350 Symmetric Multiprocessor supercomputer with 32 Itanium 64-bit processors, 128 GB of memory and 1 TB of disk. Vega is open for use by any affiliate of the university. Fire is a 96 processor Beowulf cluster partly allocated to the Department of Industrial Engineering. Blaze is a 120 processor Beowulf cluster constructed from 64bit AMD processors that is openly available for a fee.
Athletics
Called the Engineers until 1995, Lehigh's teams are now officially known as the Mountain Hawks (although still often referred to as the Engineers). They mostly compete in the Patriot League as part of NCAA's Division I.
Lehigh competes in 25 different NCAA sports and its 2006 student-athlete graduation rate of 97% is one the highest in the country, ranking 12th among all 326 NCAA Division I institutions. In 2002, it won the inaugural USA Today/NCAA Foundation Award for having the nation's top graduation rate of all Division I institutions. Lehigh student-athletes' success on the field and in the classroom has resulted in Lehigh being included in U.S. News & World Report's "America's Best College Sports Programs". Lehigh graduates have gone on to professional careers in the NFL, Major League Baseball and the NBA as players, scouts, coaches and owners.
Baseball and Softball
Lehigh has very successful programs in both Men's Baseball and Women's Softball, having won both Patriot League titles in 2006.
Football
The varsity football team is a Division I-AA team that competes in Goodman Stadium. Football games are well-attended at Lehigh, and Goodman Stadium is often voted the best place to watch a Patriot League game. Tailgate parties are a big part of the experience, attracting most students and alumni who attend the games. However, for the past two years, the Mountain Hawks have fallen short to rival Lafayette College, despite having winning seasons otherwise.
The Philadelphia Eagles, a National Football League professional football team, conduct their highly-attended pre-season training camp each summer on Lehigh's football and practice fields[3].
Wrestling
The wrestling team competes in the EIWA. Lehigh has a strong tradition in wrestling, and often wins the league and places in the top 10 at the NCAA championships. In 2006, the Lehigh wrestling team marked their fifth straight EIWA championship. The current head coach is Greg Strobel and the team's home in Grace Hall is often referred to as "The Snakepit".
Lehigh-Lafayette Rivalry
Lehigh University's athletic program is notable for its rivalry with nearby Lafayette College. The two football teams have met 144 times since 1884, making this matchup the most played rivalry in college football. Lafayette leads the all-time series 74-62-5.
Marching 97
Lehigh's marching band is known as the Marching 97, based on the traditional number of band members.
Due to Lehigh's engineering influence, the band traditionally performed intricate geometric programs. The band is made up of ranks or groups of eight members per instrument. Ideally, there would be twelve ranks, making the band 96 musicians strong. 96 has the mathematical advantage of being evenly divisible by 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32 and 48 thus facilitating the patterns.
Add the Drum Major who is outside the formation and it totals 97 members. The band's goal is to have the full 97 members, though there have been between 55 and 70 members in recent years[4].
Songs
The Lehigh Alma Mater
- Where the Lehigh's rocky rapids rush from out the west,
- Mid a grove of spreading chestnuts, walls in ivy dressed,
- On the breast of old South Mountain, reared against the sky,
- Stands our noble Alma Mater, stands our dear Lehigh.
- Like a watchman on the mountain, stands she grandly bold,
- Earth's and Heaven's secrets seeking, hoarding them like gold.
- All she wrests from Nature's storehouse, naught escapes her eye,
- Gives she gladly to her dear ones, while we bless Lehigh.
- We will ever live to love her, live to praise her name;
- Live to make our lives add luster to her glorious fame.
- Let the glad notes wake the echo, joyfully we cry,
- Hail to thee, our Alma Mater! Hail, all Hail, Lehigh!
- [5]
Rearing Tearing
- Rearing, Tearing down the field, down the field,
- Lehigh's team will never yield, never yield,
- Past the last white line that marks the goal,
- And brings a victory again to old Lehigh.
- And when the big brown team goes crashing through, crashing through,
- Rivals don't know what to do, what to do.
- Rooters cheer another victory for old Lehigh!
- [6]
Goblet Song
- Get out that old silver goblet with Lehigh upon it
- And we'll open up another keg of beer;
- For we all came to college
- But we didn't come for knowledge,
- So we'll raise hell while we're here.
- [7]
Rankings
US News & World Report
The 2006 issue of US News & World Report's Best Colleges ranked Lehigh in its "Most Selective" admissions category and # 32 in the "National Universities (Doctoral)" category. The magazine also ranked the undergraduate business program # 87 in the country and included Lehigh in its "America's Best College Sports Programs" list[8].
BusinessWeek
Lehigh is also well known for its business programs, with the undergraduate College of Business & Economics ranked 18th in the nation, in 2006, by BusinessWeek. Lehigh's undergraduate business school also was ranked 8th in median starting salaries for its graduates.
The Princeton Review
In 2005, Lehigh was included by the The Princeton Review in the following categories:
- "Best Northeastern Colleges".
- "Most Selective" admissions".
It was also ranked highly in the following categories:
- # 3 in the "Party School" category.
- # 3 in the "Town-Gown Relations are Strained" category.
- # 6 in the "Lots of Beer" category.
- # 6 in the "More to do on Campus" category.
- # 12 in the "Lots of Hard Liquor" category.
- # 15 in the "Homogenous Student Body" category.
- # 16 in the "Major Frat and Sorority Scene" category.
Other
- Lehigh ranks 7th in the nation in the percentage of alumni making donations to their alma mater, which is often used to measure how graduates value the education they received.
- Lehigh's overall endowment of $844,672,000 ranks 66th in the nation [9].
Faculty and class size
Faculty information
- 597 total instructional faculty; 432 full-time faculty
- Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 9.9:1
- Percentage of faculty with Ph.D. or highest terminal degree in their field: 99%
Faculty are required to have a minimum of four office hours per week.
Class statistics
- Average class size 25-30 students
- Over 80% of classes have fewer than 30 students
Engineering Highlights
Lehigh students, faculty and alumni have made significant contributions to the nation and the field of engineering, including:
Columbia Space Shuttle Forensics
Following the 2003 Columbia Space Shuttle disaster, NASA asked Lehigh exclusively to assist in the analysis of debris. Students of the Materials Science and Engineering department then reported findings of the forensic analysis during a two-day joint Lehigh-NASA symposium.
Ford Mustang
The legendary Ford Mustang, the first of the "pony" cars, was developed and introduced in 1964 under the guidance of Lee Iacocca (Lehigh Class of 1946), former general manager of Ford Motor Company's Ford Division. Still in production, the Mustang combined fun, performance and styling at a low price and had the most successful first year sales of any automobile. In its first two years of production, three Ford Motor Company plants produced nearly 1.5 million Mustangs, a record unequalled before or since.
Golden Gate Bridge
Originally designed by Joseph Strauss, the Golden Gate Bridge construction project was carried out by the McClintic-Marshall Construction Co., founded by Howard H. McClintic and Charles D. Marshall, both of the Lehigh Class of 1888. The project was completed in 1937 in San Francisco Bay. Today the bridge is recognized as one of the "Seven Wonders of the Modern World"[10]. McClintic-Marshall built numerous other bridges, including Detroit's Ambassador Bridge and New York City's George Washington Bridge. Other construction projects included the Waldorf Astoria Hotel and the Panama Canal (see below).
Landing Ship Tank
A critical factor for the Allied victory in World War II was the rapid development and production of the Landing Ship Tank (LST). A 328 foot cargo ship with an opening bow capable of beaching itself, it enabled armored support of landings without the need to capture a port. This greatly increased the choice of invasion locations and made defense against the landings more difficult. The Dravo Corporation, founded by brothers Francis Dravo (Lehigh Class of 1887) and Ralph Dravo (Lehigh Class of 1889), was the lead yard responsible for the LST shipbuilding program[11] and produced hundreds of them for use in the Allied landings in Normandy and the Pacific. Dravo Brothers also built Destroyer Escorts for the Battle of the Atlantic and many of the tugboats used in American harbors.
Packard V-12 Engine
The Packard V-12, a product of the Packard Motor Company that was co-founded by James Ward Packard (Lehigh Class of 1884), was one of the most powerful inline aircraft engines ever manufactured. The 4M-2500 version produced 1500 horsepower and was essential to the success of US Navy PT Boats in World War II, which were each powered by three of them. James Ward Packard introduced many advances to the internal combustion engine, including the first automatic spark timing advance, allowing an engine to produce more power at higher RPM's and still in use today.
P-51 Mustang
One of the most famous fighter aircraft of all time, the P-51 Mustang was the key to gaining air supremacy over Europe in World War II. Initially underpowered with an Allison engine, it rapidly achieved dominance when powered by the Packard Merlin engine made under license from Rolls Royce. The mass produced Packard Motor Company (co-founded by James Ward Packard, Lehigh Class of 1884) version of the Merlin was actually found by Rolls Royce to be superior to its own handmade version, and the Packard version powered most P-51s. Packard also made improvements to increase the maintainability of the engine, which were subsequently adopted by Rolls Royce in its own versions.
Panama Canal
Two firms founded by Lehigh graduates were instrumental in the construction of the Panama Canal. The McClintic-Marshall Construction Company manufactured the locks and the Dravo Corporation was the sub-contractor for the enormous lock gates. The gates were uniquely engineered to float and have adjustable buoyancy. This allowed them to be manufactured in the U.S., towed like a barge to Panama, and minimized the force needed to open and close them. The Panama Canal is recognized as one of the "Seven Wonders of the Modern World" [12].
Penske PC-23 Indianapolis Race Car
The Penske PC-23, developed by Roger Penske, Lehigh Class of 1959, was one of the most dominant open wheel race cars ever developed. In 1994, it won the Indianapolis 500 and 12 wins out of 16 total races, collecting 10 pole positions and 28 podium finishes on the way to the CART championship. That season saw Penske Racing simultaneously take the Driver's Championship with Al Unser, Jr., the Constructor's Cup with the Penske PC-23, and the Manufacturer's Cup with the Ilmor-Mercedes-Benz engine. Between 1969 and 2006, Penske Racing has competed in 32 Indianapolis 500s, winning 14 of them, more than any other team.
RSA Security Key Factorization
Lehigh University is home to Dr. Bruce Dodson, whose significant contributions to cryptography led to the factorization of RSA-140 and RSA-155 on an SGI Origin based supercomputer in 1999. By being able to derive the factors of the encryption key, it was proven that it was easier to break security schemes based on it. The factorization of RSA-155, a 512-bit key, led to the recommendation that commercial encryption of computer data be based on stronger 1024-bit keys.
Tau Beta Pi
Tau Beta Pi (ΤΒΠ), the highly regarded national engineering honor society, was formed at Lehigh University in 1885 to recognize the accomplishments of those in the field of engineering. The seal of Tau Beta Pi features brown and white, the colors of Lehigh. Lehigh's chapter was the first established and is known as the Pennsylvania Alpha.
Notable alumni
- William Amelio (BS Chem. Eng., 1979), CEO, Lenovo Group Limited
- Dexter Baker (MBA, 1957, Hon. D.Eng. 1981), former Chairman, Air Products and Chemicals Inc.
- Scott Belair (1969), co-founder, Urban Outfitters and Anthropologie.
- Steve Chang (MS Comp. Sci., 1978), Chairman, Trend Micro
- Anthony G. Collins (D.Eng. Civil Eng., 1982), President, Clarkson University.
- Richard Harding Davis (1884), journalist and author.
- Charlie Dent (MPA, 1993), United States Congressman.
- Jack Dreyfus (1934), founder of the Dreyfus Fund.
- Eugene Grace (1899), former President, Bethlehem Steel.
- Tom M. Girdler (1901), former CEO, Republic Steel and Chairman, Consolidated Vultee Aircraft
- Terry Hart (BS Mech. E., 1968, Hon. D.Eng., 1988), NASA astronaut and U.S. Air Force pilot.
- William F. Hecht (BS E.E. 1964, MS E.E. 1970), Chairman & CEO, PPL Corporation
- Al Holbert (Mech. E.), Member of International Motorsports Hall of Fame.
- Lee Iacocca (Industrial Eng. 1945, D.Eng. 1965), former Chairman, Chrysler Corporation.
- Daniel C. Keefe, former CEO Ingersol-Rand
- Kevin Kennedy, (BS E.E.) CEO, JDS Uniphase.
- Philip Kent (1976), Chairman, Turner Broadcasting
- Judy F. Marks (BS E.E. 1984), President, Lockheed Martin Transportation & Security Solutions
- Harold Mohler ((BS Chem. Eng., 1948), former President and CEO, Hershey Foods
- Don Most (1972), actor, Happy Days.
- Gilman Murray (1945), former President, Fluor Corporation
- Henry McInerny (1962), former CEO, Tetley
- James Ward Packard (1884), co-founder of Packard Motor Company.
- Roger Penske (1959), NASCAR and IRL team owner and Member of International Motorsports Hall of Fame.
- Joseph R. Perella (1964), former Chairman of Investment Banking, Morgan Stanley.
- Monroe J. Rathbone (1921), former Chairman, Standard Oil of New Jersey
- Douglas Rogers (1982), President, Wyeth Consumer Healthcare.
- Harold J. Seigle (1941), former President, Head Ski
- Herbert J. Siegel (1950), former CEO, Chris-Craft Industries
- Wendell P. Weeks (1981), CEO, Corning.
- Fred Wentworth (1976), former Owner, New Jersey Nets and President New York Yankees.
- Howard H. McClintic (Civil Eng., 1888), Co-founder McClintic-Marshall Construction Co.
- Charles D. Marshall (Civil Eng., 1888), Co-founder McClintic-Marshall Construction Co.
- Francis Dravo (Mech. E., 1887), Co-founder Dravo Corporation.
- Ralph Dravo (1887), Co-founder Dravo Corporation.
Trivia
- Many of the buildings on the Packer campus are heated by steam from a central power plant. The steam pipes run through underground tunnels connecting the buildings. Before WLVR obtained an FM transmitter, WLRN and WLVR transmitted using carrier current. The cables carrying the signals ran through the "steam tunnels". Learning how to navigate the campus underground was a rite of passage for the radio stations' engineering staff.
- The Centennial houses employed female housekeepers who actually made the the students beds each weekday morning. They also acted as surrogate "Mom's" and were well regarded and respected by the residents.
- Asa Packer's supposed relation Alferd Packer was stranded in the Rocky Mountains and was accused of cannibalism when he survived. The college cafeteria at the University of Colorado is now named after him. The link is tenuous, though, as Asa Packer was born in Connecticut and Alferd was born in Allegheny County.
- Students had to wear jacket or tie to be served dinner through 1968.
- The "Shame of the 97" is clandestine band publication that contains ribald lyrics to many popular songs and music played by the Marching 97.
- Sledding on cafeteria trays down the freshman quad was popular.
- When leather-soled shoes were popular, Lehigh students' shoes developed a characteristic upturned toe and worn heels from walking uphill and downhill so often.
- When PE was required, All freshmen had to buy a gym suit. In deference to engineering, the area that contained the uniform's number was shaped like the head of a T-square! In addition, it had a unique blue and yellow reversible jersey for use in intramurals.
- Roger Penske supposedly holds the downhill driving record from the top of the hill to the Packer Chapel. Be careful around the "Kappa Alpha Turn"!
- Laundry service was an option through the Mary MacIntosh company. Turn in a bag of dirty laundry Sunday night and they came back from "Mary Mac" all clean, pressed and folded on Thursday.
- "Flames" are attacks by music to classrooms and other events by members of the Marching 97. In Lehigh parlance, "flaming" is goofing off and "tooling" is studying. Thus students can also be referred to as "flames" or "tools" depending on their study habits.
- "Greekers" (essentially a hot dog with everything), hoagies and cheesesteaks were sold in the evenings by hawkers roaming the dorms shouting "Hoagie Man!"
See also
- Jeanne Clery, a Lehigh student whose murder in 1986 led to the Clery Act.
- Greg Hogan, a former Lehigh student whose online gambling debts drew national attention.
External links
- Lehigh University's Web site.
- Lehigh University athletics site.
- Campus radio station WLVR 91.3.
- Philadelphia Eagles Training Camp at Lehigh University.
- The Brown and White (school newspaper).
- The Marching 97.
Photo Gallery
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Alumni Memorial Building -
Packer Chapel -
Packard Laboratory, home of the P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science -
Rauch Business Center -
Linderman Library (Before Renovation) -
The Fairchild-Martindale Library -
Memorial Walk -
Packard Windows -
Characteristic Street Lamp -
Christmas Saucon Hall, Home of the Department of Mathematics -
Stairs Leading to Alumni Memorial Building -
A Statue of Founder Asa Packer, By the Admissions Building
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Above An Entrance to Packer Memorial Church
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