U P F R O N T STAFF Celebrating Milestones I was at Goodman Stadium in mid-May when Lehigh’s newest alumni—members of the Class of 2022—were celebrated at Lehigh’s 154th Commencement. It’s always a visually exciting event, with graduates, professors and administrators in full regalia, representing a diversity of disciplines as well as signaling the diverse life paths ahead for the graduates. I was on campus a few weeks later too, when Lehigh welcomed back an unprecedented number of classes to celebrate their milestone reunions. With the pandemic disrupting gatherings in 2020 and 2021, Reunion Weekend 2022 saw 42 classes returning to campus in June. It’s typically an equally exciting time, but this year was even more special, with so many more classes of alumni joining in a parade, touring campus, enjoying music and meals, and simply reminiscing. Some alumni couples renewed vows in Packer Memorial Church. At both events, I refected on what Commencement speaker Judy Marks ’84 ’13P, the chair, CEO and president of Otis Worldwide Corporation, had told the new graduates: That she was certain, given the focused education they had received in their chosen felds of study, that they will continue to transform themselves, and in the process, transform society in the decades ahead. She shared the lessons she had learned since her own graduation from Lehigh: Become a lifelong learner; admit what you don’t know; be agile and solve unanticipated problems; be collaborative; know that impatience can be healthy, if recognized and mastered; trust your instincts; take risks; be accountable. Through all life’s ups and downs, what lessons had the alumni gathering for Reunion learned along the way? Through all the challenges we face as a society, what transformations, if any, had they experienced? This issue of the Bulletin highlights the journeys of several alumni who are striving to make a diference. Krystal Ka‘ai ’10 is leading the White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacifc Islanders, and in that role, seeks to address the rise in anti-Asian hate crimes (pg. 28). Richard Gordon IV ’07G, Harrison Bailey III ’99G and other graduates of Lehigh’s Educational Leadership program are helping to transform C H R I S T A N E U SCAN TO WATCH A VIDEO OF COMMENCEMENT FESTIVITIES students’ lives in their roles as principals and administrators (page 18). Cristina Arteta ’98 helped establish the Global Union while at Lehigh then continued eforts to build more inclusive and equitable spaces in her native Ecuador (pg. 35). We hope you enjoy these alumni stories, and if you attended Reunion 2022, that you’ll fnd yourself in our many photographs (pg. 22). Refecting on Marks’ Commencement address, what additional lessons might you have for Lehigh’s newest graduates? Sincerely, Mary Ellen Alu, Editor What lessons do you have for Lehigh’s newest graduates? Share your thoughts by sending a letter to the editor. It can be sent via snail mail to the address at right, or via email to maa614@lehigh.edu. 2 | L E H I G H B U L L E T I N EDITOR Mary Ellen Alu ASSOCIATE EDITOR Stephen Gross STAFF WRITER Christina Tatu CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Kara Bonner ’22, Alyssa Caroselli ’24, Kelly Hochbein, Justin Lafeur, Janet Norwood, Cynthia Tintorri CREATIVE DIRECTOR Kurt Hansen ART DIRECTOR Beth Murphy SENIOR DESIGNERS Kate Cassidy, Neha Kavan PHOTOGRAPHY Christa Neu VIDEOGRAPHER Stephanie Veto BUSINESS SUPPORT Traci Mindler CLASS NOTES AND REMEMBRANCES (610) 758-3675 classnotes@lehigh.edu CHANGE OF ADDRESS Email address changes to askrecords@lehigh.edu or send the mailing label, along with your new address, to Alumni Records/Lehigh University 306 South New St. – Suite 500 Bethlehem, PA 18015 (866) 517-1552 CONTACT US Lehigh University Communications and Public Affairs 301 Broadway, 4th foor – Suite 400 Bethlehem, PA 18015 (610) 758-4487 Email: communications@lehigh.edu LEHIGH ALUMNI BULLETIN Vol. 107, No. 2, Summer 2022 Published three times a year by the Lehigh University Communications and Public Affairs Offce, in cooperation with the Lehigh University Alumni Association Inc. alumni.lehigh.edu SCAN TO VIEW THE ONLINE EDITION OF THE SUMMER 2022 BULLETIN
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