12 | LEHIGH ALUMNI BULLETIN | FROM THE NEST CHRISTA NEU The Lehigh Board of Trustees recently amended the university’s original 1866 charter of incorporation, connecting the present and future of Lehigh to its founding. It was the first time in Lehigh’s 157-year history that amendments were made to the charter, by which the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania had legally recognized the creation of the university. Among the main reasons for the charter amendments, as well as accompanying University Bylaws amendments, were to afford all University Trustees voting status by eliminating past Trustee classes of Corporate, Appointed and Alumni Trustees and creating one category of voting Trustees. “Asa Packer anticipated much of what Lehigh would become in his initial charter language, but he could not have imagined the heights to which we’ve achieved,” said Chair of the Board of Trustees Vincent Forlenza ’75. The amendments also modernize some of the language in the original charter—for example, changing the descriptive language for university president from “head, or chief master” to “chief executive officer” and amending the dated term of “President of the Board” to “Chair of the Board of Trustees.” Other amendments add flexibility for the board’s scheduling of its meetings and election of Trustees.—Carina Sitkus HISTORY Lehigh Amends Original Charter BOOKSHELF LOOKING FOR YOUR NEXT GOOD BOOK? Consider these books by Lehigh alumni and faculty. Lehigh hosts an alumni-author bookshelf on its Lehigh Alumni Goodreads page. Are you an author? You can submit your book to be added to Lehigh’s bookshelf at go.lehigh.edu/bookshelf. A Test for Our Time: Crisis Leadership in the Next Normal by Stephen S. Tang ’85G ’88G ’22P As former CEO of OraSure Technologies Inc., Tang shares his journey through unprecedented growth driven by its revolutionary product, InteliSwab COVID-19 Rapid Test. The Complexities of American Indian Identity in the Twenty-First Century by Sean M. Daley and Christine Makosky Daley This book by two Lehigh faculty members offers one of the most comprehensive looks at contemporary Native identity in the United States. Folk Horror: New Global Pathways co-edited by Dawn Keetley, Ruth Heholt This collection of essays maps new conceptualizations of the genre now seen not only in the UK but also in Italy, Ukraine, Thailand, Mexico and the Appalachian region of the U.S. Take Back the Game by Linda Flanagan ’85 A coach and journalist, Flanagan reveals how the youth sports industry capitalizes on parents’ worry about their kids’ futures, selling the idea that more competitive play is essential. The Space Industry of the Future by Mark W. McElroy Jr. ’05 ’07G This book provides guidance for the growing commercial space industry. “I think Lehigh’s underlying culture is to allow people to make things happen. Stray off curriculum, create new programs, break a few rules, because it was right for that student. I always found Lehigh to be very good at that flexibility.” Jamie Flinchbaugh ’94 Entrepreneur, business executive, consultant, author and podcaster discusses entrepreneurship and his Lehigh education. PODCAST | ALUMNI ʼ94 SCAN TO HEAR THE FULL PODCAST FROM JAMIE FLINCHBAUGH ’94 '24P '26P.
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