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2024 Campaign Impact Report

Now is the time to seize hold. Let’s GO Beyond!

Alumni and friends are rallying to invest in a bold future for Lehigh. We have surpassed our goal for engaging 50% of contactable alumni and have crested $918 million toward a $1.25 billion goal. Thank you for all you have done to take us this far. Still, opportunities await. 

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Let's Go. Let's Go Beyond.

The world needs Lehigh now more than ever: our radically interdisciplinary thinking, our intellectual rigor, and our practical application of knowledge. This mindset is what will help our students take on the challenges facing today’s world. Today, we are implementing the Lehigh strategy, Inspiring the Future Makers, and fueling those initiatives through GO Beyond: The Campaign for Future Makers. This is Lehigh’s moment — to reimagine what higher education can and should be and to meet the world’s challenges as only Lehigh can. The future is ours for the making. Thanks for all you are doing to make that future a reality.
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We will become a national leader in outcomes, stand out for our research, and position the student experience at the center of everything we do.

Joseph J. Helble ’82, President of Lehigh University

Go Beyond: By The Numbers

See the amazing progress over the 2023 and 2024 fiscal years! We have surpassed our goal for engaging 50% of contactable alumni and have crested $918 million toward a $1.25 billion goal.
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Amazing Momentum

Campaign Impact Since Launch
Updates From the Campaign

Notable Gifts: 2023 & 2024

Campaign Priorities

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Funding for scholarships opens doors for thinkers, makers, and leaders, and is an investment in student success.

"Soaring Together Scholarships supports students with full-tuition scholarships, mentorships, and experiential learning grants."

Read Their Story

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Bonding across the Lehigh community is a foundational trait that draws students to our campus.

"Gifts to the Lehigh Fund support efforts to amplify Lehigh’s rigorous academic programs, vibrant student life, and distinctive facilities."

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Instilling a global perspective demands innovative programs and approaches in order to develop innovators and entrepreneurs.

"The Iacocca Institute combines global immersion with learning experiences that develop, challenge, and empower students to become leaders."

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Distinguishing Lehigh as a top-tier research institution requires investment in research centers, faculty, and graduate education.

"Research centers like Catastrophe Modeling help catalyze private investment and government grants and create opportunities that prepare students for careers in new fields."

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The Clayton University Center awes students and transports alumni back to their days at Lehigh.

"The centerpiece of the Asa Packer Campus, the Clayton University Center will become a hub that creates community for students as they eat, relax, study, meet, and dream big."

Go Beyond the Campaign for Future Makers

Let's Go Lehigh

GO Beyond: The Campaign for Future Makers
This ambitious next phase of Lehigh's powerful fundraising and engagement campaign invites the entire university community to help shape Lehigh's future.

Learn More About Go Beyond

Engagement: 2023 & 2024

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In This Image: Lehigh in Action: Alumni volunteers rally their classmates and peers to tackle important projects in their local communities.

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In This Image: Soaring Together Summit: Women of Lehigh gathered to hear a keynote from Jackie Joyner-Kersee and participate in a number of breakout sessions led by their peers.

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In This Image: Wall Street Council: Lehigh Wall Street Council honors career success and service to Lehigh during its annual spring reception at the New York Stock Exchange.

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In This Image: Lehigh Lawyers Association: Lehigh Lawyers Association gathers at its annual spring award dinner at the Penn Club in New York City to recognize outstanding alumni.

Incredible Impact

Updates From Across Campus

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In the News

Catastrophe Modeling

The Center for Catastrophe Modeling and Resilience, the focus of Lehigh’s first University Research Center, assesses climate risks and the resilience of the country’s infrastructure and utility systems.

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In the News

Love and Scholarship

Dan ’97 ’28P and Mariela ’97 ’28P Pietrzak both came to Lehigh, thanks, in part, to scholarships. Coming full circle, they established the Pietrzak Family Endowed Scholarship.

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In the News

Maida Education Abroad Grants

A $2 million endowment from Sharon and James Maida ’85 ’17P ’19P will enable more Lehigh students with high financial need to study, intern, research, or engage in service abroad.

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Contact Us

To learn more about how you can be a part of this important moment in Lehigh's story, contact the Office of Development and Alumni Relations at (610) 758-6748 or GOcampaign@lehigh.edu.

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Strategic Direction

We are making our future, guided by the strategic plan, Inspiring the Future Makers. The upward trajectory for Lehigh is tangible and will be life-changing for each student as we achieve three goals: Make it new, make a difference, and make it together.

Learn More about our Strategy