Bulletin Spring 2025
The Spring 2025 edition of the Lehigh Alumni Bulletin explores how Lehigh students are participating in robotics design at the new Freed Family Robotics Design Studio, including the development of a robotic monkey named Willy. The magazine highlights recent university achievements, such as the establishment of two new University Research Centers that focus on addressing critical needs and challenges in society. Also featured is Peter Luba ’22, co-founder of SmartPass, a digital hall pass system that’s used in more than 3,800 schools to manage student movement and increase safety. The issue provides a behind-the-scenes look at custom Lehigh University Pub tables that students crafted from downed trees and reclaimed beams salvaged during the remodeling of the Clayton University Center at Packer Hall.
The Freed Family Robotics Design Studio in Wilbur Powerhouse is Lehigh’s latest Design Lab where students can explore robotics design, complex movement, problem-solving and more.
Lehigh University announced two new research centers focused on improving the lives of people with disabilities and creating efficient, reliable energy systems.
R1 status recognizes universities with the highest level of research activity in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
Peter Luba ’22 co-founded SmartPass, a digital hall pass system used to help manage student movement and increase school safety.
Nationally renowned news editor Marty Baron ’76 ’76G ’14H and digital journalist and award-winning podcaster V Spehar offered their viewpoints on navigating today’s media landscape as the last two speakers in the 2024-25 Compelling Perspectives event series.
Original wood beams were used for a table inside the new Clayton University Center pub, and the building’s nearly 160-year-old bell was refurbished as part of a permanent display.