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Lehigh University Campus Weekly
September 16,1997
Retention rate continues to climb
The 10th day of classes has
passed, and registrar Bruce
Correll reports good news on two
fronts: 1,100 freshmen have enrolled,
and retention has
been increasing for
the last three years.
"Retention rates
this year were
superb," Correll said.
Of freshmen
arriving last fall,
93.3 percent have
returned for their
sophomore year, a
retention rate
slightly higher than
last year's. Of students who
arrived in fall 1995, 84.9 percent
are back for their junior year.
FTE (full-time-equivalent
number of students, including
non-degree-seeking students)
totals 4,404.25, compared to the
expected number of only 4,330.
le total number of degree-
seeking undergraduates is 4,398.
Historically, about 86 percent
of Lehigh undergraduate students
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Undergraduate statistics at a glance
Undergraduate males:
61.9%
Undergraduate females:
38.1%
African-American students:
3.1%
Hispanic students:
2.25%
Asian/Pacific Islander students:
5.4%
Arts-Engineering:
2.3%
Arts and Science:
41.8%
Business and Economics:
24%
Engineering and Applied Science:
31.9%
earn bachelor's degree within six
years of enrolling as freshmen.
That figure is significantly higher
than the national average.
The number of Lehigh graduate students is 1,836, and the
number of students registered in
the distance-learning program
totals 255, up from 251 last year.
Photos by Joe Ryan
Above, Kevin Battey '98,
Dana Siomkos '00 and
Erik Graf '98 get started
on their job searches in
the new Career Library in
the Office of Career
Services in the Clayton
Conference Center of the
Rauch Business Center.
Leigh Ann Steele '98
(far left) and Donna
Goldfeder schedule
interviews at the main
reception desk manned
by Connie Easterly.
Photos by Joe Ryan
Marie Boltz (painting; background left), Mary Wagner, Sharon Yoshida and
Diane Rankin (I to r) clean and paint the locker room at the South Side
Boys and Girls club as part of volunteer work kicking off the United Way
Campaign. Lehigh staff members and spouses joined 800 volunteers in
the Valley-wide effort.
Lehigh participates in Day of Caring
Fourteen members of the
Lehigh community took part in
the United Way's "Day of Caring"
on Sept. 10. Volunteers included
staff members, teaching assistants
and faculty spouses.
The Day of Caring is an annual
event created to demonstrate the
community assistance provided by
United Way agencies, as well as to
give participants a firsthand look
at the agencies' need for volunteer
assistance. The call for help is
particularly urgent this year, as
the United Way is one of three
convening organizations continuing
the volunteer initiative begun by
President Clinton's "Summit for
America's Future."
Lehigh's people worked at the
Boys and Girls Club of Bethlehem,
cleaning rooms, moving equipment
and furniture, and washing and
repainting bathrooms and lockers.
"It was nice to see all the Lehigh
people working together," said Mary
Wagner of community relations,
"We really felt like we did something
for the community."
—Christy Sadowski '95
Diane Rankin is the right woman looking for the right tool to get the job
done.
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