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.
Hatching LehighSiliconValley
Innovative program steeps Lehigh students in the ways of entrepreneurship.
Lehigh University Art Galleries puts democracy, in all its forms, on display.
Robert G. Wheeler ’50 donates collection to Lehigh University Art Galleries to serve as teaching tool.
New agreement, signed Dec. 17, will facilitate academic and student exchanges.
Belkin and Gupta are recognized as top undergraduate business professors.
Poets&Quants news website recognizes four Lehigh students who stood out in the nation’s Class of 2020 for their academic excellence.
Arthur C. Tauck Jr. ’53 ’79P is an innovator who changed the travel industry.
A conversation with Associate Dean of Graduate Programs Oliver Yao, the George N. Beckwith ’32 Professor in Decision and Technology Analytics (DATA).
Faculty moved with lightning speed when the pandemic hit.
A video of the beam being hoisted into place is shared during Lehigh’s Founder’s Day celebration Oct. 2.
The university honors the legacy of founder Asa Packer in video tribute and virtual events.
Lehigh develops creative approach to COVID-19-related problem.
‘Tip’ was the Bulletin’s Class of 1953 correspondent for 55 years
Dawn MacAllister ’85 recaps poignant conversations she’s had with her father, Tom MacAllister ’43.
Lehigh students quickly transitioned to online learning, but many longed to be back on campus.
Faculty, students, staff and alumni looked for ways to help their communities.
George Floyd killing prompts activism, candid dialogue.
Letters to the Editor
Move-In has a different feel, as will many of Lehigh’s treasured traditions in Fall 2020.
