Mary Ellen Alu

Mary Ellen Alu

Director, Editorial Services
Editor, Lehigh Bulletin
Office of Communications and Public Affairs
(610) 758-6391
maa614@lehigh.edu

Mary Ellen Alu is director of editorial services in the Office of Communications and Public Affairs. She is editor of the Lehigh Alumni Bulletin, published three times a year; and she has played a key role in other publications, including the College of Education’s Theory to Practice magazine and Lehigh Business, the annual magazine of the College of Business. She also writes and edits for Lehigh’s online news sites.

Alu joined Lehigh’s communications office in 2014 after a lengthy career in journalism. She worked as an editor for AOL’s online news service, Patch; as an editor and reporter for The Morning Call daily newspaper in Allentown, Pa.; and as a reporter for The Times Leader in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. She holds a Masters of Liberal Arts from the University of Pennsylvania and a B.A. from Wilkes College (now University). She is the recipient of numerous writing and reporting awards.

Alu is a former co-president and board member of Families with Children from China – Lehigh Valley Chapter. She also served as an assistant troop leader for Girl Scout Troop 6008 based at St. Thomas More in Salisbury Township, Pa. 

Video: Rally, Convocation Part of Orientation Week

First-year students receive warm welcome as they join the Lehigh community.

Lehigh Students Enjoy South Side Businesses During Faux Friday

Hundreds of first-year students explored restaurants and the Greenway during the 10th year anniversary event.

‘You Belong Here’: Lehigh Officially Welcomes Incoming Students at Convocation

First-year and transfer students come together Friday in Baker Hall for the official start of the new academic year.

Interdisciplinary Lehigh Team Awarded NSF Grant to Train Future Energy Leaders

Professor Arindam Banerjee will lead the team that will provide graduate students with the skills needed to pioneer solutions toward an equitable, decarbonized energy future.

Remembering Ferdinand Thun ’56, who Helped Create Lehigh’s Tower Society

Thun, who had served as director of planned giving in the Office of Development, died July 30.

How to Make an Apple Pie

Expert pie-maker Carol (Cochrane) Kankelborg ’86 shares tips.

Passions & Perspectives

A letter from Bulletin Editor Mary Ellen Alu.

On Target

National retailer puts Goblies on its shelves.

A Conversation with Brett Ludwig on 'Compelling Perspectives'

Lehigh's vice president for communications and public affairs talks about the university's new program to encourage open conversations on challenging societal topics.

A Passionate Leader

Carl R. Beidleman was the first to chair Lehigh’s Department of Finance.

Lehigh Celebrates its ‘Posse’ of Graduates

The cohort of students from the Bay Area of California are recognized for their accomplishments.

Who are ‘Future Makers’?

A conversation with Lehigh Provost Nathan Urban and Vice President of Strategic Planning and Initiatives Chris Cook on the strategic plan.

Bryce Erdman Hits the Ground Running

He graduates with a degree in mechanical engineering.

Lehigh Commencement: Class of 2023

Meet some of the undergraduates from across Lehigh’s colleges.

Lehigh Announces Partnership with Technische Universität Dresden in Saxony, Germany

New agreement, signed May 7, will expand research opportunities and facilitate academic and student exchanges.

European Union’s Ambassador to UN Visits Lehigh

Olof Skoog’s visit to campus Monday was part of Lehigh’s annual UN Ambassador Speaker series.

Lehigh Alumni Bulletin Has Fresh, New Look

The magazine publishes three times annually, in print and online.

Annual Teaching and Learning Symposium Focuses on Innovation

The 14th annual symposium aims to spark conversation around new forms of pedagogy.

Lehigh Welcomes Newest Members of the Class of 2027

Students represent 49 U.S. states and 51 countries in the Regular Decision cohort.

Lehigh Student Awarded Frederick Douglass Global Fellowship

Ryan Javier '26 is selected for a prestigious program that will take him to Cape Town, Dublin and Washington, D.C. for a comparative study of social justice leadership.