News & Events

The Office of Sustainability is proud to announce the launch of Hungry Hawks, a new mobile app and web interface that aims to reduce both food waste and student food insecurity on Lehigh’s campus. Simply download the mobile app from the Apple Store or Google Play Store and sign in with your Lehigh credentials. Alternatively, you can use the web interface if you don’t want to download the mobile app or do not have a

The Office of Sustainability and the Lehigh Bookstore are happy to kick off the new year with the launch of the EcoCoin Program.

In Fall 2021, the Office of Sustainability in collaboration with the Office of Institutional Research and Strategic Analytics administered a Lehigh Commuter Survey to all current students, faculty, and staff. The Commuter Survey provides key insights into commuting habits, parking zone preferences, as well as views on incentives to change behavior.

Lehigh’s Office of Sustainability has released its first annual progress report on the university’s Sustainability Strategic Plan 2030, a 10-year plan that establishes a long-term vision for sustainability at Lehigh.

New Health, Science and Technology building is illuminated for the first time. The sign lighting was timed to coincide with Lehigh’s first-ever Farrington Square Light Up the Night event, at which students got free hot cocoa and cookies. The sign was switched on at the same time as colorful Christmas lights strung on the trees in Farrington Square.

A group of Lehigh undergraduate students is working with Ethan Yang, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, on a stormwater mitigation project designed to help the campus achieve one of the goals outlined in Lehigh’s Sustainability Strategic Plan 2030: develop a Stormwater Management Plan (SMP) by the end of 2021 that identifies green infrastructure and low-impact development (LID) projects, and provides guidelines for the design team to help mitigate stormwater runoff impacts and treat

In support of Lehigh’s Sustainability Strategic Plan 2030, Purchasing Services has revised and strengthened the existing Sustainable Purchasing Policy. The goal of this policy is to ensure environmental and social considerations are included, along with the price, availability, and performance, as criteria that we use to make purchasing decisions.

The university was just one of five postsecondary institutions to be honored by the U.S. Department of Education.

Lehigh University’s Trademarks and Licensing office, in partnership with the Office of Sustainability, is proud to announce that Lehigh is now an affiliated member of the Fair Labor Association (FLA).

Lehigh University's Mail Center has installed an automated locker system in an effort to provide a safe, secure and convenient way for students, residing in Hitch, Maida and Singleton Houses, to retrieve their online orders and packages.