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Below are messages sent by university leadership on COVID-19:
A message sent to Lehigh faculty and staff.
A message sent to Lehigh faculty and staff.
A message sent to all students.
A message sent to members of the campus community.
A message sent to faculty from Provost Urban.
A message sent to Lehigh students and families.
A message from Provost Urban to faculty and instructional staff
A message sent to faculty and staff
A message sent to the Lehigh community
A message sent to members of the Lehigh community and Lehigh families.
A message sent to members of the campus community.
A message shared with students.
A message sent to faculty, instructors and teaching assistants.
A message sent to members of the Lehigh community and Lehigh families.
A message sent to members of the Lehigh community.
A message sent to members of the Lehigh community and Lehigh families.
A message sent to members of the Lehigh community and Lehigh families.
A message sent to members of the Lehigh community and Lehigh families.
A message from Provost Urban to faculty and instructional staff.
A message sent to all undergraduate and graduate students.
A message sent to all undergraduate and graduate students
A message from Provost Urban to faculty and instructional staff
A message sent to members of the Lehigh community.
A messages sent to members of the Lehigh community.
A message sent to students and Lehigh families
A message sent to students and Lehigh families.
A message sent by Housing Services to residential students.
A message sent to all faculty and staff from Nathan Urban, Patricia Johnson, and Chris Halladay
A message sent to faculty and staff
A message sent from Provost Nathan Urban to faculty and instructional staff
A message shared with members of the Lehigh community and Lehigh families.
A message sent to continuing undergraduate and graduate students.
A message sent to all faculty and staff from Nathan Urban, Patricia Johnson, and Chris Halladay.
A message from the Health and Wellness Center to students.
A message from the study abroad office to students studying abroad in the spring and their families.
A message sent to members of the Lehigh community and Lehigh families.
A message sent to Lehigh students and families
A message sent to members of the Lehigh community and Lehigh families.
Current plans for mandatory and optional testing are listed below. These may change if conditions warrant, so please pay attention for updated information.
A message sent to members of the Lehigh community and Lehigh families
A note from Vice President for Student Affairs Ric Hall to undergraduate and graduate students.
A message sent to international students.
A message sent to members of the Lehigh community and Lehigh families.
A message sent to members of the Lehigh community and Lehigh families
A message sent to faculty and staff
A message sent to members of the Lehigh community and Lehigh families
A message sent to members of the Lehigh community and Lehigh Families.
A message sent to members of the Lehigh community and Lehigh families.
A message sent to undergraduate and graduate students.
A message sent to all students.
A message sent to members of the Lehigh community and Lehigh families.
A message sent to Lehigh faculty and staff.
A message sent to students
A message sent to members of the Lehigh community and Lehigh families.
A message sent to members of the Lehigh community and Lehigh families.
A message sent to members of the Lehigh community and Lehigh families.
A message sent to members of the Lehigh community and Lehigh families.
A message sent to students and Lehigh families.
A message sent to students, faculty and staff.
A message sent to members of the Lehigh community and Lehigh families.
A message sent to members of the Lehigh community and Lehigh families.
A message sent to members of the Lehigh community and Lehigh families.
A message sent to members of the Lehigh community and Lehigh families.
Testing options available to students, faculty and staff.
A message sent to faculty and instructional staff
A message sent to all students.
A message sent to the Lehigh community and Lehigh families.
A message sent to faculty and staff
A message sent to Lehigh Families by Provost Nathan Urban and Vice President for Student Affairs Ric Hall.
A message sent to undergraduate and graduate students from the COVID Response Team.
A message sent to faculty and instructional staff
A message sent to undergraduate and graduate students by Provost Nathan Urban and Vice President for Student Affairs Ric Hall.
A message sent to students living in residence halls from the Office of Residence Life.
A message sent to faculty
A message sent to students and Lehigh families.
A message sent to faculty and staff
A message sent to members of the campus community
A message sent to the Lehigh campus community
A message sent to faculty and staff and shared with students and Lehigh families.
A message sent to students and Lehigh families.
A message sent to students and Lehigh families.
A message sent to Lehigh students and families and shared with faculty and staff.
A message sent to members of the Lehigh community and Lehigh families.
Approximately 62% of faculty and staff (including exempt, nonexempt, seasonal and hourly) responded to the survey and approximately 97% of respondents reported they already received the COVID vaccine.
A message sent to faculty and staff.
A message sent to students.
A message sent to international students from OISS.
A message sent to Lehigh students and families.
A message sent to undergraduate students and Lehigh families.
A message sent from Housing Services.
A message sent to faculty and staff and shared with students who require later vaccination. Any Lehigh students under the age of 18 wishing to get the vaccine should bring school ID.
A message sent to faculty and staff.
A message sent to faculty and staff.
A message sent to faculty and staff.
A message sent to members of the Lehigh community.
A message sent to members of the Lehigh community.
A message sent to students.
A message sent to colleagues.
A message sent to students.
A message sent to Lehigh Colleagues.
A message sent to Lehigh students and families.
A message sent to staff and shared with faculty.
A message to faculty and staff from President Simon.
A message sent to students from President Simon.
A message sent to members of the Lehigh community and Lehigh families.
Messages sent to new international students, first-years, sophomores, graduate students, and expat students.
A message sent to members of the Lehigh community and Lehigh families.
A message sent to members of the Lehigh community and Lehigh families.
A message sent to Members of the Lehigh community and Lehigh families.
A message sent to Lehigh staff and shared with faculty.
A message sent to Lehigh undergraduate students and Lehigh families.
A message sent to members of the Lehigh community and Lehigh families.
A message sent to international students from OISS.
A message sent to members of the Lehigh community and families.
A message sent to Lehigh undergraduate and graduate students and families.
A message sent to members of the Lehigh community and Lehigh families.
A message sent to Lehigh undergraduate and graduate students and families.
A message sent to faculty, staff, and TA/RA/GAs.
A message sent to undergraduate students.
A message sent to members of the Lehigh community.
A message sent to undergraduate and graduate students.
A message sent to Lehigh faculty, staff, and RAs/TAs/GAs.
A message sent to members of the Lehigh community and Lehigh families.
A message sent to all undergraduate and graduate students and shared with faculty and staff.
A message sent to members of the Lehigh community and Lehigh families.
A message sent to members of the Lehigh community and Lehigh families.
A message sent to undergraduate and graduate students.
A message sent to members of the Lehigh community and Lehigh families.
The Wellness Week website and Lehigh Events Calendar provide a comprehensive look at what the university community has planned for the week.
A message sent to members of the Lehigh community and Lehigh families.
A message sent to members of the Lehigh community.
A message sent to faculty and instructional staff
A message to students
A message sent to members of the Lehigh community and Lehigh families.
A message shared with members of the Lehigh community. To view more Commencement updates, visit the Commencement website.
A message sent to staff and faculty regarding post-pandemic return to campus and flexible workplace policy for staff.
A message sent to Lehigh faculty and staff.
A message sent to members of the Lehigh community and Lehigh families.
A message sent to students from Nathan Urban and Ricardo Hall.
A message sent to undergraduate students.
A message sent to members of the Lehigh community and Lehigh families.
A message sent to Lehigh students and families.
A message sent to faculty and staff.
A message sent to members of the Lehigh community.
A message sent to undergraduate students from Vice President of Student Affairs Ricardo Hall.
A message sent to students and shared with faculty, staff and Lehigh families.
A message sent to students and shared with faculty and staff.
A message sent to all undergraduate students.
A message sent to lab, studio and archive faculty.
A message sent to all students.
A message sent to Members of the Lehigh Community and Lehigh Families.
A message sent to members of the Lehigh community.
A message sent to members of the Lehigh community.
A message sent to students and shared with faculty and staff.
A message sent to teaching assistants
A message sent to faculty and staff
A message sent to members of the campus community and Lehigh families.
A message sent to members of the Lehigh community.
A message sent to members of the campus community.
A message sent to members of the Lehigh community from President John Simon.
A message sent to late arrivals.
A message to faculty and instructional staff from Provost Nathan Urban.
A message sent to students who are required to complete arrival COVID-19 testing.
A message sent to all students.
A message sent to international undergraduate students.
A message sent to international graduate students.
A message sent to Lehigh students and families.
A message sent to members of the campus community.
A message sent to students and families and shared with faculty and staff.
A message sent to Lehigh students.
A message to faculty and instructional staff
A message with this subject line was sent to students who are required to complete a pre-arrival test.
A message from Housing Services to residential students.
A message sent to Lehigh students and families and shared with faculty and staff.
A message sent to faculty and staff.
The Lehigh COVID-19 dashboard has been refreshed for 2021.
A message sent to Lehigh students and families and shared with faculty and staff
A message sent to faculty and staff
A message to faculty and instructional staff from Provost Urban
A semester unlike any other comes to a close.
A message from Housing Services sent to students living in semester break housing
A message sent to graduate students
A message sent to undergraduate students from enrollment management
A message sent to Lehigh faculty and staff
A message to students and Lehigh families
A message to graduate students
A message sent to members of the campus community
A message sent to members of the campus community and Lehigh families
A message to undergraduate students
A message sent from Housing Services to students living on campus
A message sent to students
A message sent to members of the campus community and Lehigh families
A message sent to students living in residence halls and off-campus students who are not fully remote
A message from Housing Services
A message sent to members of the campus community and Lehigh families
A message to students
A message from the Office of International Students and Scholars
A message to the campus community
A message to students from RAS
A message sent to current residential students
A message to students from RAS
A message sent to members of the campus community and Lehigh families.
A message to students
A message to faculty and staff
A message sent to Lehigh students and families
A message was sent to faculty, staff, undergraduate and graduate students
A message sent to members of the campus community and Lehigh families
A message sent to students who left campus and plan to return this semester
A message sent to faculty and instructional staff
A message to faculty and instructional staff from Provost Urban
A message sent to members of the campus community and Lehigh families
A message from Provost Urban
A message to undergraduate students from LTS
A message sent to Lehigh faculty, staff, and graduate students.
A message sent to members of the Lehigh community and Lehigh families.
Lehigh University is taking measures to mitigate the risk of COVID-19 on campus and in the surrounding Bethlehem community. Moving forward, the case information included in this dashboard are updated daily by noon and may fluctuate as the data are updated.
A message sent to residential students.
A message sent to faculty and staff.
A message sent to students with dining plans.
A message sent to members of the campus community and Lehigh families.
A message sent to members of the campus community and Lehigh families
Lehigh University is taking measures to mitigate the risk of COVID-19 on campus and in the surrounding Bethlehem community. The data included in this dashboard are updated weekly on Mondays by noon.
A message sent to the campus community and Lehigh families
Lehigh University is taking measures to mitigate the risk of COVID-19 on campus and in the surrounding Bethlehem community. Going forward, the data included in this dashboard will be updated weekly on Mondays by noon.
A message to the Lehigh community
A message to students
A message sent to staff and faculty
A message sent to members of the Lehigh community.
Lehigh University is taking measures to mitigate the risk of COVID-19 on campus and in the surrounding Bethlehem community. Going forward, the data included in this dashboard will be updated weekly on Mondays by noon (changing from 9:30 a.m. beginning September 21).
A message sent to student meal plan participants.
Lehigh University is taking measures to mitigate the risk of COVID-19 on campus and in the surrounding Bethlehem community. The data included in this dashboard are updated weekly on Mondays by 9:30 a.m.
Lehigh University is taking measures to mitigate the risk of COVID-19 on campus and in the surrounding Bethlehem community. The data included in this dashboard are updated weekly on Mondays by 9:30 a.m.
A message to faculty and instructional staff from Provost Urban
A welcome message sent to students by the Lehigh Health & Wellness Center during the first week of the Fall 2020 semester.
A message from President Simon to Lehigh students that was also sent to Lehigh families, faculty and staff.
A message to students from the Health and Wellness Center
A message to faculty and staff from Nathan Urban and Pat Johnson
A message to staff and faculty from Nathan Urban and Pat Johnson
A message to students from the Health and Wellness Center
A message sent to members of the campus community.
A message to faculty and staff from Nathan Urban and Patricia Johnson
A message from the Health and Wellness Center to students regarding COVID-19 testing for later student arrivals.
A message from Nathan Urban and Ric Hall to students and families.
A message sent to the campus community and Lehigh families.
A message to faculty and instructional staff from Provost Urban
A message to students from the Health and Wellness Center
A message sent from the Health and Wellness Center.
A message sent from the Health and Wellness Center.
A message sent to students and their families.
A message sent to students returning to campus.
A message to graduate students from Beth Dolan, Kathleen Hutnik and Holly Taylor
A message to students from Ricardo Hall, Katherine Lavinder and Holly Taylor
A message sent to all undergraduate and graduate students from the Health and Wellness Center.
An email sent from Student Affairs.
A message sent from the Task Force to Safely Open the Lehigh Campus.
A message sent from Student Affairs.
A message sent from Student Affairs.
A message sent to Class of 2024 Families.
A message sent to the Class of 2024.
A message sent to members of the Lehigh community and Lehigh families.
A message sent to all undergraduate students.
A message from Provost Urban to faculty and staff.
A message to graduate students from Beth Dolan and Kathleen Hutnik.
A message sent to students, faculty, staff and families.
Sent to undergraduate students.
Sent to graduate students.
An email sent to students from Registration and Academic Services.
Provost Urban's message sent to the campus community on July 23.
A message sent to faculty, staff, students and families.
A message from Provost Urban to faculty and instructional staff.
A message sent to students and families and shared with faculty and staff.
A message to faculty and instructional staff from Provost Urban.
A message sent to faculty, staff and graduate students from the Task Force to Safely Open the Lehigh Campus.
A message to faculty from the Faculty Senate.
A message to Lehigh faculty, graduate students and staff from Greg Reihman and Library and Technology Services.
An update sent to faculty, staff and graduate students from the Task Force to Safely Open the Lehigh Campus
A message to faculty and instructional staff from Provost Urban.
An email sent to faculty and instructional staff from Pat Farrell and Nathan Urban.
An email sent to undergraduate students from Registration and Academic Services.
A message sent to Lehigh students and families on June 26, 2020.
A message sent to members of the Lehigh community on June 24, 2020.
Updates sent the week of June 22, 2020 regarding housing.
Sent to faculty and staff on June 22, 2020.
A message to faculty from Greg Reihman.
A message sent to all students from Housing Services.
Registration and Academic Services survey for instructors of record.
Update to faculty and instructional staff from Provost Pat Farrell and Incoming Provost Nathan Urban.
A message from President Simon, Provost Farrell, and incoming Provost Urban.
A message for faculty and staff from the Task Force to Safely Open the Lehigh Campus.
A message for faculty and staff from the Task Force to Safely Open the Lehigh Campus.
A University financial update sent to faculty and staff.
An update to students who have belongings remaining in residence halls.
A message from President Simon to students and families about the Task Forces engaged in planning for the fall and the 2020-21 academic year, as well as information about how students and families may provide input.
A message from President Simon to faculty and staff.
An update sent to students from the Financial Aid office regarding the CARES Act funding.
An update about planning for fall.
A message from President Simon to faculty and staff about the Task Forces engaged in planning for the fall and the 2020-21 academic year, as well as information about how faculty and staff may provide input.
How to make your first-year housing selection and information for fall.
Reflections to close out the end of the academic year.
This year's Honors Convocation will take place virtually on Friday, May 15 at 5pm.
A update sent to faculty and staff.
An email sent to students from the Financial Aid office.
Steps students, faculty, and staff can take to support well-being and maintain balance in life during what we recognize is an extraordinarily challenging time.
A message sent to members of the campus community, families and alumni from President Simon.
A update sent to faculty and staff.
Students with items still in residence halls can now pack and ship belongings home.
An update sent to faculty and staff.
A message from Provost Pat Farrell to undergraduate and graduate students.
A message to faculty and instructional staff regarding online exam proctoring for Summer 2020 from Provost Farrell.
Important information about graduate student and post-doctoral trainee funding and employment for Summer and Fall 2020.
An update from the Lehigh Health and Wellness Center outlines guidance on using masks.
A virtual celebration will be held for graduating students on May 17, at 1:00 p.m. EDT.
An update sent to faculty and staff.
President Simon updates the community and provides information on working groups, outlook for fall.
A message from Human Resources on CARES/FFCRA Act COVID-19 Related Impacts on Benefits.
An update sent to faculty and staff regarding reducing university expenses.
All on-campus summer programs through the end of July have been canceled.
Update on final exam guidance.
An update on remote teaching and learning.
We are delaying the start of the second-year housing selection process until at least May 15, after final exams.
All Lehigh courses offered during the summer of 2020 will be delivered via remote instruction.
An update from the Health and Wellness Center.
Provost Pat Farrell's Week 3 message to faculty and instructional staff.
Take action now to prevent disruptions to Zoom classes, meetings, and events.
An update regarding Commencement activities for the Class of 2020.
An update from Provost Farrell to undergraduate students.
Whether you are here on campus or back home with your families, we would encourage you to access the health and wellness resources that continue to be available here at Lehigh.
One thing we all have in common during this time—faculty, students, staff—is that we’re all human, and we’re all dealing with the challenges of this pandemic.
Information on Health Center and Counseling Resources
A year of shared responsibility--President Simon reflects on the grit and determination of the Lehigh community in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
ITAC met yesterday to review all planned summer programs. Given the current conditions with the COVID -19 pandemic, we have made the following decisions.
We wanted to provide additional information regarding the issuing of credits and refunds for Lehigh housing, parking and dining plan costs on a prorated basis for the time period undergraduate students are not parking on campus, living in residence halls or using meal plans.
We have been informed that another Lehigh student has tested positive for COVID-19.
Most of those working remotely have taken what they need from their workplaces. If there is something critical to your working effectively, you have until midnight tonight, March 20, to go into your workplace and retrieve it.
Information regarding the closure of EWFM Library and Computing Center.
Guidance on graduate course grading, virtual dissertation defenses, on-line submission of theses and dissertations, and an extension of graduation deadlines for graduate students.
Lehigh does not support, will not finance, and will not ask students to finance online proctoring.
As shared by President Simon yesterday, we are working together as a community to mitigate the impact of COVID-19. As cases continue to be reported in communities around the country, we have been informed it has now impacted members of the Lehigh community.
Undergraduate students will be able to elect out of the regular grading system and convert a course grade to what we will call the CR (credit) grading system. They can make this choice beginning in April, and any time through to after grades are reported to students at the end of the semester.
We are now up and running with remote education. I realize this has been a very fast transition, and many of us—myself included—are still in transition as we figure out how to best navigate a remote learning environment for our particular courses. This is no small task, and I thank you for your continued efforts to provide a high-quality academic experience for our students.
This communication includes an update on credits issued to student accounts for Lehigh housing and dining plans, new guidance on meeting size and remote work for faculty and staff, and other information.
An update sent to students remaining on campus.
This update includes resources for students to aid in this adjustment, information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) with new travel and event guidance, updates on available campus resources, changes to building access and hours, and other important information.
On-campus alumni events are being canceled or postponed, as well as regional and off-campus events. We will be in touch with alumni who are registered for events that are being changed. We will keep you informed about any changes to Commencement, scheduled for May 18, and Reunion, scheduled for June 4-7.
Information from Housing Services regarding access to rooms, move-out options and procedures.
For any students--graduate, undergraduate, domestic or international--who are experiencing financial hardship and do not have the resources to purchase travel home, we can work with you on these concerns. As we have already started using our housing system to track some requests, this remains the best system to gather information and respond to residential students.
Several new developments have led us to conclude that conducting classes remotely for the remainder of the semester (through the end of final exams on Wednesday, May 13) is necessary and in the best interest of the health and safety of our students, faculty and staff, and of the greater Bethlehem community.
A message sent to the campus community from President Simon.
President Trump announced this evening that all flights from Europe to the US will be suspended for 30 days, beginning Friday, March 13 at midnight. These restrictions will not apply to the UK.
New guidance for domestic travel, hosting events, visitors to campus, human resource-related matters, and other information regarding Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19).
The university senior leadership and medical professionals in the Health and Wellness Center continue to monitor the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak and to provide updates.
Faculty guidance for instructors in all departments to plan for teaching in an online environment.
The university senior leadership and medical professionals in the Health and Wellness Center continue to monitor the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak and to provide updates.
The university senior leadership and medical professionals in the Health and Wellness Center continue to monitor the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak and to provide updates.
The university senior leadership and medical professionals in the Health and Wellness Center continue to monitor the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak and to provide updates.
The university senior leadership and medical professionals in the Health and Wellness Center continue to monitor the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak and to provide updates.
The university senior leadership and medical professionals in the Health and Wellness Center continue to monitor the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak and to provide updates.
The purpose of this page is to keep the Lehigh community informed about the public health situation relating to the Coronavirus. Check this page for ongoing updates and answers to frequently asked questions.
The university senior leadership and medical professionals in the Health and Wellness Center continue to monitor the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak and to provide updates.
The university senior leadership and medical professionals in the Health and Wellness Center continue to monitor the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak and to provide updates.
The university senior leadership and medical professionals in the Health and Wellness Center continue to monitor the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak and to provide updates.
The university senior leadership and medical professionals in the Health and Wellness Center continue to monitor the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak and to provide updates.
The university senior leadership and medical professionals in the Health and Wellness Center continue to monitor the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak and to provide updates.
The university senior leadership and medical professionals in the Health and Wellness Center continue to monitor the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak and to provide updates.
The university senior leadership and medical professionals in the Health and Wellness Center have been monitoring the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak since it emerged, and continue to do so.
The university senior leadership and medical professionals in the Health and Wellness Center have been monitoring the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak since it emerged, and continue to do so.
The university senior leadership and medical professionals in the Health and Wellness Center have been monitoring the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak since it emerged, and continue to do so.
Lehigh researchers quantify the interaction between the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2—the virus that causes COVID-19—with the ACE2 receptors in human cells.
Newly released report is part of an ongoing meta forecasting project.
Rising number of cases ‘a source of significant concern,’ Provost Nathan Urban says in town hall Tuesday.
Our success in returning to our vibrant on-campus experience will take the efforts of all of us, individually and collectively. We welcome your questions, ideas and suggestions.
