Student Profiles

We are built for tomorrow’s challenges.

Lehigh students come from across the globe and across the world, from different backgrounds with interest in different disciplines, but a common thread runs through them all—they believe that with every challenge comes opportunity.

We prepare students to seize these opportunities through creative problem solving, our collaborative culture and chances to make an impact on humanity. Learn more about some of our amazing students below.

Holly Fasching

Taking Initiative

Major: Design
Hometown: Lehighton, PA

Ross Bell

A Dedicated Alumni Community

Major: Management Consulting
Hometown: Millburn, NJ

Afiwa Afandalo

A Positive, Supportive Environment

Majors: Africana Studies and Women, Gender & Sexualities Studies (WGSS)
Hometown: Bronx, NY and Lomé, Togo

Ethan Behar

Agile-Thinking Skills

Majors: Psychology and History
Hometown: Armonk, NY

Lexi Weintraub

Academic Exploration and Flexibility

Major: Behavioral Neuroscience
Hometown: Irvington, NY

Nahjiah Miller

Insightful Experience

Major: Journalism
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA

Grace Alto

A Supportive Community

Majors: Journalism and Theatre
Hometown: Warren, NJ

Keagan Casey

A Problem Solver with a Global Mindset

Majors: International Relations and Economics
Hometown: Leominster, MA

Zemichael Gebeyehu

Versatile and Adaptable to Solve Tomorrow’s Challenges

Major: Mechanical Engineering
Hometown: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Marina Mendez

Continuous Improvement Through Constructive Feedback

Program: Integrated Business and Engineering - Civil Engineering, Finance
Hometown: Burgos, Spain

Conducting Research and Finding Answers

Major: Political Science
Hometown: Bethlehem, PA

Be a Better Leader On and Off the Court

Major: Management - Human Resources
Hometown: Chaska, MN

Hands-on Experience Since Day One

Major: Mechanical Engineering
Hometown: Bethesda, MD

Neha Paras

The Intersection Between Health and Technology

Major: Population Health
Hometown: Westborough, MA

Giavanna Gast

Collaborative Kindness

Majors: IDEAS: Product Engineering, Materials Physics, Sustainable Development
Hometown: Des Moines, IA

Michael Tahiru ’22

Problem Solving for Startups

Majors: Finance and Africana Studies
Hometown: Accra, Ghana

Euan Forrest ’23

Soccer and Science

Majors: Behavioral Neuroscience and Economics
Hometown: Douglassville, PA

Salma Elboute ’22

Growth Outside of Class

Major: Management with concentration in Entrepreneurship
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY

The Prepared Graduate

Major: Computer Science and Business
Hometown: Almaty, Kazakhstan

Research for Good

Major: Population Health, concentration in Biostatistics and Epidemiology
Hometown: Melrose, MA