LehighWeek Volume 10, Issue 02

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Volume 10, Issue 2
Lehigh University Campus Weekly
September 10,1996
Inside
News
1-3,5
Faculty
4
Events
6-7
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People
8-9
Athletics
10-12
Lehigh rises in
US News rankings
Lehigh University ranked
second only to Princeton in
alumni satisfaction and
moved up one spot from No.
33 to 32 among 229 national
universities in U.S. News &
World Report's 1997 "Best
Colleges" rankings.
"We are pleased with our
continued improvement in
these rankings," said Peter
Likins, Lehigh president.
"Credit goes to innovative
and energetic students,
faculty and staff and, of
course, to one ofthe most
loyal alumni families in
America. There is significant
debate over the correlation
between these rankings and
their effect on admissions,
and there is certainly more
to the college search. But
we're happy to be listed
among the best universities
in the U.S."
Lehigh's rank of no. 2 in
alumni satisfaction was
based on the percentage of
alumni who donated to the
university during two recent
annual drives.
Lehigh's 32nd rank reflects
a steady climb since 1990,
when the university ranked
51st among national universities. Since then, Likins said,
Lehigh has improved both
the quality of its student
body and the programs
offered them.
In addition, Lehigh has
worked diligently to improve
its financial aid packages for
students, said Likins. As a
result, this year Lehigh
broke the top 30 for U.S.
News' "Best Values" among
national universities, a
ranking that many parents
and prospective students
consider even more signifi-
cant-than the overall U.S.
News ranking.
In U.S. News' rankings of
undergraduate engineering
programs that offer Ph.D.s,
Lehigh had a significant
jump-moving from 38th to
29th.
Scholarships make it possible
Lehigh student hits national spotlight
Sophomore Matt
Orlowski offset his college
bill by putting his resourcefulness and creativity to
work and acquiring four
scholarships worth $10,800.
His efforts not only reduced
his college freshman bill of
over $25,000 significantly,
but they also got him
featured in the September
College Guide issue of
Money magazine.
I don't think I
would be at
Lehigh if I wasn't
getting financial
help, now and in
the future."
Matt Orlowski
Orlowski, a native of
Harrisburg, Pa., who
majors in computer
engineering, admits that
without financial help, he
would not be able to get a
topnotch education at a
quality institution like
Lehigh. "I don't think I
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Matt Orlowski, as he appeared in September 1996 Money magazine, grabbed $10,800 in
scholarship aid from four sources, including his father's employer.
would be at Lehigh if I
wasn't getting financial
help, now and in the
future," he said.
According to Orlowski,
the total aid he received in
1995-96, including scholarships, loans from Lehigh
and other sources, and
work study at Lehigh, was
nearly $20,000.
"Looking for scholarship
money is a lot of work," said
Lucille Bavaria, associate
director for financial aid.
"It's a tribute to Matt and
others who go through
effort."
Approximately fifty-eight
percent (58%) of Lehigh
undergraduate students
received some form of
financial assistance last
year. The average package
for undergraduate students
was $17,000 which included
all loans and grants.
Inside
< Undergraduates on
summer research
3
► Freshmen Rally
class of 2 000 adopted
Campus celebrates
Communiversity
Day
5
South Mountaineer
Fordham game played at
home this weekend
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