Mission Statement

The Graduate Life Office's mission is to make Lehigh a hospitable place that is engaging, inspiring, and supportive to graduate students. The Director’s duties and responsibilities are to:

1. Serve as principal liaison with graduate students through regular meetings with the GSS executive board (e-Board), attendance at GSS meetings, and individual student consultations;
2. Maintain liaison with key campus constituents, promote awareness of graduate student issues, and coordinate services to better address graduate student needs;
3. Collect and analyze information in conjunction with the Institutional Research Office for strategic planning purposes;
4. Foster the development of appropriate social, cultural, intellectual, and recreational opportunities for graduate students;
5. Serve as a primary advocate for graduate student life issues; and
6. Develop and coordinate graduate student orientation and TA training.