Stories about Experiential Learning

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Action in Entrepreneurship: JR Perez ’27 Launches His Own StartUp

The Baker Institute and Lehigh West provide students with an interdisciplinary, supportive pathway through entrepreneurship that yields real impact.

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Year Four Update - Inspiring the Future Makers

A message sent to members of the Lehigh community.

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Full-Circle Mentorship: Diana Nicholas '19 on Becoming a Co-Founder and Leaning into the Unexpected

One connection at LehighSiliconValley changed the course of Nicholas’s career. Now, she hopes to be that mentor for others.

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Year Three Progress Report - Inspiring the Future Makers

A message sent to members of the Lehigh community.

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Lehigh Students Win 2026 Davis Project for Peace Awards

Two teams from Lehigh’s Global Social Impact Fellowship, CareAlert and NewTrition, build innovations for maternal health and population-wide nourishment in Sierra Leone.

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Forging Ahead: Lehigh’s Blacksmithing Club Provides Creative Outlet for Student Metalworkers

As screen-free experiences and activities remain popular with this generation’s students, the Lehigh Blacksmithing Club continues to grow in popularity since its inception two years ago.

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2026-27 Fulbright Scholars Set Lehigh Record

Two student recipients, a student alternate and nine faculty members topped the previous high of six total scholars in the 2018-19 cycle.

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Ahead of the Game: Leveling Up to Lehigh Life Helps First-Year Students Adapt to College

The immersive video game, Leveling Up to Lehigh Life, is built by Lehigh students for incoming first-years and gamifies the college experience to aid student preparedness, belonging and well-being.

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Scooping Up Smiles: Sara Heintzelman M’11 Has a Mission to Empower Through Education and Entrepreneurship 

Adding to her career in education, Heintzelman opened Get Joy Ice Cream and Coffee, providing employment to those with differing abilities.

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Barriers to Breakthroughs: How Mathematics Innovation is Redefining Student Success at Lehigh

Mathematics department faculty are infusing innovative teaching strategies and initiatives that are reshaping the student experience and outcomes, with fewer students receiving a grade of D or F, or withdrawing from mathematics courses.