2: Provide opportunities for students to develop      essential life skills


  • The Office of Student Leadership Development had 25 first-year students participate in an Urban Ops PreLUsion program in New York City, which is designed to introduce key developmental competencies through group interaction.
  • The Office of Student Leadership Development completed the first three phases of its internal strategic planning initiative.
  • Athletics Leadership greatly enhanced the frequency of partnerships and communication with the coaching staff, allowing for more efficient and effective programs involving 21 varsity teams.
  • The Lehigh University Greek Emerging Leaders Program received the 2009 Excellence in Educational Programming award from the Association of Fraternity Advisers.
  • The Office of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs re-designed the university's accreditation process to integrate core developmental competency skills in order to foster a deeper learning and understanding of fraternal relevance. Several chapters were part of the pilot program in Spring 2010.
  • The Counseling Center presented a multimedia alcohol/drugs orientation session labeled Booze News to all incoming first year students.
  • The Counseling Center provided crisis and outreach services for students, and addressed grad and undergrad students on leadership, stress management, relationship building, conflict resolution and drug and alcohol use.