Editorial Services

A year of shared responsibility--President Simon reflects on the grit and determination of the Lehigh community in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

A letter from Jennifer Cunningham, assistant vice president for Alumni Relations

ITAC met yesterday to review all planned summer programs. Given the current conditions with the COVID -19 pandemic, we have made the following decisions.

The Lehigh University Small Business Development Center is helping small and large business owners navigate the disruption in business.

We wanted to provide additional information regarding the issuing of credits and refunds for Lehigh housing, parking and dining plan costs on a prorated basis for the time period undergraduate students are not parking on campus, living in residence halls or using meal plans.

We have been informed that another Lehigh student has tested positive for COVID-19.

Most of those working remotely have taken what they need from their workplaces. If there is something critical to your working effectively, you have until midnight tonight, March 20, to go into your workplace and retrieve it.

Information regarding the closure of EWFM Library and Computing Center.

Guidance on graduate course grading, virtual dissertation defenses, on-line submission of theses and dissertations, and an extension of graduation deadlines for graduate students.

Lehigh does not support, will not finance, and will not ask students to finance online proctoring.

As shared by President Simon yesterday, we are working together as a community to mitigate the impact of COVID-19. As cases continue to be reported in communities around the country, we have been informed it has now impacted members of the Lehigh community.

Undergraduate students will be able to elect out of the regular grading system and convert a course grade to what we will call the CR (credit) grading system. They can make this choice beginning in April, and any time through to after grades are reported to students at the end of the semester.

We are now up and running with remote education. I realize this has been a very fast transition, and many of us—myself included—are still in transition as we figure out how to best navigate a remote learning environment for our particular courses. This is no small task, and I thank you for your continued efforts to provide a high-quality academic experience for our students.

'Know that we are all in this together'

This communication includes an update on credits issued to student accounts for Lehigh housing and dining plans, new guidance on meeting size and remote work for faculty and staff, and other information.

An update sent to students remaining on campus.

This update includes resources for students to aid in this adjustment, information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) with new travel and event guidance, updates on available campus resources, changes to building access and hours, and other important information.

Sause will lead Lehigh’s Institute for Cyber Physical Infrastructure and Energy.

A letter from President John D. Simon '19P

Updated 3.16.20: Work is underway to reopen Packer Avenue by March 23. As a result of the impact of COVID-19 and Lehigh moving to remote instruction, the temporary closure of Packer Avenue has been suspended until a later date, when students return to campus and a true test is feasible.