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FAC/ADMN MR. PHILIP A. METZG UNIV LIBRARIES LINDERMAN LIBRARY HI Pif4 si: <t :■ BO IO<b LehighWeek Vol. 2, Issue 31 Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania August 24,1989 1,100 Freshmen Arrive Friday By Robert W. Fisher The freshman class that will enroll at Lehigh this month will be much like its recent predecessors in academic prowess, size, and intended majors, according to Samuel H. Missimer, directorof admission. Although applications fell off by 17 percent, by August 4 Lehigh had received 1,114 paid deposits from accepted students — 29 more than the 1,085 targeted for the incoming class. "You never know for sure until the freshmen check in, and historically there are last-minute cancellations, but if trends hold the class will be one of the best we've ever brought in," Missimer said. In filling the class. Lehigh offered admission to 3,687 students (about 200 more tfian last year) and used its wait list "modestly," Missimer said. Lehigh officials weren't overly concerned about the decline in applications, which was mirrored at many colleges, according to Missimer. "In light of the heavy competition at the top schools, there were signs that applicants were cutting back and being more realistic" about their CLASS PROFILE: • SAT range of 600-700 math and 510-620 verbal for middle 50% of the class • 72% in top-fifth of high school class • 35 percent women • 27 states and 15 nations represented; 29.5% from outside Pa., N.Y., N.J. • 2.2% African-American; 1.4% Hispanic; 5.4% Asian-American • 3.3 percent international students • 43% in Arts and Science; 37% in Engineering and Applied Science; 20% in Business and Economics Welcome Back! There are few hints of autumn in the air, yet the campus is already gearing up for a new academic year. LehighWeek looks ahead to the fall semester with a package of stories profiling: • The Class of 1993 • New policies and courses • Hot majors and job prosepcts Also in this issue we offer: • Faculty promotions, page 2 • Fall arts preview, pages 8,9 • Freshman orientation, page 10 Choices Of Major As Diverse As Students chances of being admitted to highly competitive selective schools. The 411 candidates in engineering represent a 4-percent increase over last year, in a time when engineering applications are down at many institutions. "We knew early on it was going to be Continued On Page 10> By Allan Wilkins Finance is the hottest major at Lehigh, but if the usual patterns hold true freshmen reporting to campus will choose majors equally from among the offerings of the university's three undergraduate colleges. There were 128 finance majors among the Class of 1989, but overall preferences were almost equally divided between business, the arts and engineering. Of the 1,087 bachelor's degrees awarded during the past academic year 394 (36 percent) were in engineering, 390 (36 percent) in arts and sciences and 303 (28 percent) in business. After finance, the hottest majors were electrical engineering (95), accounting (91), mechanical engineering (90), industrial engineering (78) and marketing (64). "There are a lot of career opportunities in the business world; something which is recognized by students and parents," says Richard M. Barsness, dean of the College of Business and Economics. Carl R. Beidleman, chairman of the department of finance, concurrs: "Despite the negative impact of the 1987 market crash, finance is still the most popular major at Lehigh." Some shifts in student preferences are noticeable. While the number of engineering applications has been declining, the number of engineering students in the Class of 1993 is up by about 5 percent, according to Barbara Dolan, college relations officer for the College of Engineering and Applied Science. Continued On Page 10> HOT MAJORS: 1. FINANCE \ 2. electrical engineering 3. accounting 4. mechanical engineering 5. industrial engineering 6. marketing The Top Arts & Science Majors 1. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 2. economics 3. psychology 4. English 5. biology New Courses; Party Rule Changes By Kurt Pfitzer Lehigh freshmen will be greeted by several new courses and policies on campus, including two changes in the university's social policy. AH social functions on campus, whether or not alcohol is served, must now be registered through the Dean of Students Office. Previously, only functions where alcohol was served needed to be registered. Another change in the social policy requires students to obtain guest passes from the Dean of Students Office for off-campus visitors over the age of 21 who are invited to social functions serving alcohol. The visitor must present a guest pass and legal I.D. lo be admitted to an area where alcohol is being served. The freshmen can also look forward to a wide variety of new courses and extracurricular activities being offered this fall, ranging from intensive Japanese to computerized registration assistance. • Lehigh students are signing up to take first- year Japanese from Kyoko Maeda, a graduate student from Japan who is pursuing a master's degree from Lehigh's department of social relations. The course, which will be taught entirely in Japanese five days a week, is being offered with help from the Hokkaido Foundation. •Responding to a growing emphasis by business on communication, me College of Business and Economics is establishing a college-wide writing requirement that stresses critical feedback and revision. •The college is also offering an exchange program with L'Ecole Superieur de Commerce et d'Administration de's Entrepr- ises of Poitiers, France. Up to five Lehigh students will study one or two semesters in France, and the same number of French students will study at Lehigh. •Lehigh hopes this fall to install a computer program that will enable students to find out in seconds what courses they need to take in order to graduate. The program can be accessed by the student's adviser or by the registrar's office. "We think this will be a great advising tool," says Registrar Bruce Correll. "If a student wants to change majors, for example, he can find out very quickly what he has left lo take." Continued On Page 10> Parking Changes Will Affect Faculty, Staff and Students By Robert W. Fisher Faculty, staff and students will have to cope with several new parking regulations when the fall semester begins. •The City of Bethlehem's Residential Permit Parking program will limit the number of cars students may have in some off-campus neighborhoods, and may affect streets used for faculty/staff parking. •To ease parking congestion on the lower campus, commuter students and wage employees will no longer be permitted to park in the Brodhead Avenue lot. Spaces will be provided in the parking lot to the east of Mountaintop Building A. •Long-term parking for students affected by the RPP program will also be available at the Mountaintop. • The Mountaintop bus service has added a stop to the east of Building A to accomodate staff and students required to park there, and the lower campus loop has been altered to keep the line on schedule. The city's RPP program, which began over the summer, will hit students renting off- campus apartments the hardest. The program allows residents to request that a neighborhood be declared an RPP zone by the the Bethlehem Parking Authority (BPA). Once so designated, u maximum of two permits per address will be issued, with all other vehicles restricted to two-hour parking, according to Michael Spitzer, executive director of BPA. If one street address is divided into four units housing two students each, only two of the eight residents will be issued parking permits, Spitzer explained. "We appreciate that students like to have cars," Spitzer said. "But we're looking for them to leave their cars at home if they really don't need them." The city sent a letter to all returning students this month notifying them of the RPP program. If streets bordering the campus arc declared RPP zones, students, faculty and staff will be limited to two-hour parking. While streets bordering campus have not yet been declared RPP zones*, "that can change from day to day" as residents petition for RPP Continued On Page 2> INSIDE: Dean Of Students Named 3 The Time Has Come For Year-'Round School 4 Lehigh Newsmakers 5 Employees Honored By Savings Bond Program 6 Job Opportunities 11 Calendar Of Events 12
Object Description
Title | LehighWeek Volume 02, Issue 31 |
Subject | Lehigh University--Periodicals |
Description | Reports on the past week's news, and schedules of upcoming events, at Lehigh University. Thirty issues yearly, published weekly, except for vacations, during the school year, and once or twice a month during the summer. |
Creator | Lehigh University. Dept. of University Relations. |
Publisher | Lehigh University |
Date | 1989-08-24 |
Type | Text |
Format | newsletters |
File Format | image/tiff |
Extent | 12 pages |
Dimensions | 38 cm. x 28 cm. |
Identifier | SC LSer L522 V2 N31 |
Language | Eng |
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Catalog Record | https://asa.lib.lehigh.edu/Record/304229 |
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Title | [Front cover] |
Identifier | SC LSer L522 V2 N31 001 |
Language | Eng |
Rights | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
Catalog Record | https://asa.lib.lehigh.edu/Record/304229 |
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FAC/ADMN
MR. PHILIP A. METZG
UNIV LIBRARIES
LINDERMAN LIBRARY
HI Pif4 si: |
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