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.
Olof Skoog’s visit to campus Monday was part of Lehigh’s annual UN Ambassador Speaker series.
The magazine publishes three times annually, in print and online.
The 14th annual symposium aims to spark conversation around new forms of pedagogy.
Students represent 49 U.S. states and 51 countries in the Regular Decision cohort.
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.
The Lehigh Alumni Bulletin's mission—to provide alumni with news about the university, its students, faculty and fellow alumni—has remained the same through the years.
Nearly 100 students, faculty and staff took part in the International Day of Women and Girls in Science Assembly.
Newberry ’79 is an expert in problem-solving, logistics and project management.
A letter from the editor on the magazine's redesign.
Pratheek Palanethra pitches his bowling machine on Shark Tank India.
The university aims to “make it new,” “make a difference” and “make it together.”
Volunteers took part in the national observance by helping local organizations in their missions.
In his 50-plus-year career at Lehigh, he was believed to have taught more students than any other professor at the university.
Liuba Belkin’s research gives insight into managing the ‘new normal.’
More than 200 faculty, students and staff provide input on emerging ideas for Lehigh’s future.
A letter from Bulletin Editor Mary Ellen Alu.
In accepting her $20,000 award, Giana Jarrah ’22 thanks Lehigh’s Baker Institute for her transformation to entrepreneur.
With ‘Our Lehigh, Our Future’ in full swing, Lehigh’s provost and its vice president of strategic planning and initiatives talk about the themes, process and generating ideas.
Lehigh will begin extensive renovations to the iconic Clayton University Center at Packer Hall that will create a dynamic environment for student life while preserving the building’s historic grandeur.
Faculty, students and staff share ideas as Lehigh’s strategic planning process gets under way.
