IDEAS ON CAMPUS
PROJECTS
GETTING A TASTE OF FOOD SCIENCE RESEARCH
Josie Krepps '24 is an IDEAS major and Clare Booth Luce Research Scholar studying lab-cultured meat. She is performing research in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, exploring the ethical and scientific questions of creating meat in a lab. Read more from the P.C. Rossin College of Engineering & Applied Sciences.
DISCOVERING NEW SPECIES OF FUNGI
Will Yaeger '24 has been interested in mushrooms since beginning his career at Lehigh. This passion has led to him discovering a new mushroom species. He will continue to research and study fungi as a Fulbright Scholar in Peru. Read more at The Brown and White.
MULTIPLE IDEAS STUDENTS NAMED FELLOWSHIP FINALISTS
Will Yaeger '24 has been named a Fulbright finalist, and will be studying as a Fulbright Scholar this coming year in Peru. Mika Kizuka '24 was named a semi-finalist, and ultimately an alternate, to study at TU Delft in the Netherlands. Gia Gast '24 was a Rhodes Scholarship semi-finalist, the oldest graduate scholarship in the world, and was previously awarded the DAAD Rise scholarship. Logan Whitall '24 received the Gilman Scholarship to study in Argentina and Antarctica. Multiple other IDEAS students applied and received endorsement for these incredibly competitive fellowships. Read more about some of these winners from Lehigh's Office of Fellowship Advising.
EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING FOR SPACE PIONEERS
Mika Kizuka '24, in addition to competing in the Junior World Snowboarding Championships, spent a summer at SpaceX utilizing her experience from Lehigh's Design Labs. Read more here.
HYDROPONIC SYSTEMS ON-CAMPUS
As a member of a Campus Sustainable Impact Fellowship (CSIF) team, Gia Gast '24 has explored the introduction of hydroponic systems and plants for libraries and offices. Read more from Lehigh News.
CAMPUS ACTIVITIES
IDEAS students are commonly some of the most involved and active students on campus here at Lehigh. Below are a few examples of clubs in which many IDEAS students participate - this list is by no means a full representation of all of the activities that IDEAS students have participated in over the years.
- Engineers Without Borders (EWB) - Lehigh's chapter of Engineers Without Borders focuses on providing clean water and education through sustainable solutions. They partner with communities so that the communities can manage the systems themselves in the future. Lehigh's chapter primary efforts are in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua where they are implementing a water system, and in Cebadilla, Nicaragua they are designing a water distribution system.
- Society of Women Engineers (SWE) - The Lehigh chapter of the national organization provides a support group and network for women engineers on campus, as well as opportunities to participate in and host engineering events on campus and within the greater Bethlehem community. Each year SWE helps to run CHOICES, an engineering and science outreach program for middle-school girls.
- TRAC Fellows - TRAC fellows are peer writing tutors who collaborate with both students and professors to create not only better student writers but also a better writing environment in classes and on campus overall. They focus on a student's overall writing process, not just improving one essay at a time.
- Department of Theatre - When asked why people love theater, they typically say that they love to act and perform in front of people. The love of putting on a show is what gets an actor through the many hours of rehearsals. But at Lehigh, theatre is also about the people. Every show is a chance to perform and have an amazing time with a new little family in the process.
- Outing Club - the Outing Club fosters the development of social connection and leadership skills within Lehigh Univesity's community by providing inclusive opportunities for wilderness engagement and a space for those that share an interest in the outdoors.
Break the Silence - a product of the Office of Survivor Support and Intimacy Education, BTS is a dynamic leadership group on campus that seeks to educate the Lehigh community about issues surrounding gender violence and sexuality. The students in this group are passionate about these issues and work to create a more open and understanding community through their work.
