Both wearing brown graduation caps and gowns, a tall male student and an alumna from the class of 1975 both hold a large bell to ring it with a crowd in the stands behind them.
Ethan Riester ’25 and Karen Stuckey ’75 ’10P

The Class of 2025’s journey kicked off at Rally 2021, where Lehigh’s first co-ed class — 1975, represented by Karen Stuckey ’75 ’10P — adopted the incoming class. On that drizzly day, Stuckey presented Ethan Riester ’25 with both the Class of 2025 flag and a silver cup given to her class 50 years earlier by the Class of 1925.

At Commencement 2025, Stuckey and Riester reconnected, this time with the threat of rain overcome by sunshine. Together, they rang the bell to signal the transition of the graduates to the next phase of their journey, including joining the proud network of Lehigh alumni.

Recall the memories from your own commencement day by reliving the lasting moments of Commencement 2025.

Welcome to the alumni community, Class of 2025!