4 | LEHIGH ALUMNI BULLETIN | FROM THE NEST During Family and Founder’s Weekend in September, President Joseph J. Helble ’82 invited alumni and friends to support and participate in life at Lehigh through GO Beyond: The Campaign for Future Makers. The extended $1.25 billion fundraising and engagement campaign helps fuel the new strategic plan, Inspiring the Future Makers. “GO Beyond: The Campaign for Future Makers will continue to build a community of engaged philanthropists and volunteers,” said Helble. “It’s an ambitious goal, but I am confident that we can reach it together. I know that all of our alumni and family community recognize how important it is to support the success of our current and future students.” Top priorities include scholarships, renovations and building projects, and the Lehigh Fund, which supports the university’s most immediate needs. Helble is sharing his perspectives on the strategic plan and the GO Beyond campaign at a series of events across the country this fall and next spring. “Endowed scholarships ensure that the best students can come to Lehigh, participate fully in experiential opportunities, and successfully launch their post-Lehigh lives,” said Associate Vice President and Campaign Director Deirdre Kwiatek. “And restoring and reimagining our buildings across Lehigh’s campuses will create the places where new generations of learning, research, and community can thrive.” For more information, visit GOcampaign. lehigh.edu. CLASS OF 2027 MOVES IN It was a festive welcome for the more than 1,500 students who joined the Lehigh family at the start of the Fall 2023 semester. This year’s incoming undergraduate class came from 39 countries and 48 states. They were joined by nearly 500 new graduate students. Students arrived first at Iacocca Hall on the Mountaintop Campus, where they received keys and orientation packets, then headed to their assigned residence halls on the Asa Packer Campus. Lehigh’s MOOV (Made of Our Volunteers) representatives helped—directing traffic, unloading cars and delivering students’ belongings to their rooms. This year brought out 1,300 volunteers, including 150 faculty and staff volunteers, who helped at activities throughout the week. Fundraising Campaign Extended Top priorities include scholarships, renovations and building projects, and the Lehigh Fund. GO BEYOND HOLLY FASCHING ’26
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