LehighNow Volume 02, Issue 11

              LEHIGHNOW
February 27,2002
Volume 2, Issue 11
IN BRIEF
ON CAMPUS
New logo
reflects campus
feedback
A redesigned university
logo that features a rich
Lehigh brown color,
includes the traditional
Lehigh book and heart
symbols, and maintains
the shield shape and type
style used in the current
logo, has been introduced
and can be viewed on
Lehigh's web site at
http://www.lehigh.edu/
-inurid/index.html.
Changes to the logo
design reflect comments
and suggestions received
from the Lehigh family
since December.
"In December, we
paused with our plans to
introduce a revised
university logo in
response to feedback from
members of the Lehigh
family who expressed an
interest in sharing their
opinions before we
continued moving
forward," said Vice
President for University
Relations Brad Drexler.
According to Drexler,
the majority of feedback
suggested retaining the
heart and the book and
many people preferred the
more traditional shape of
a shield. "We listened to
many members of our
extended family," said
Drexler, "and I thank
those who took the time
to share their thoughts."
Lehigh authors gather
to honor "currency of ideas
Photo by John Kish IV
Lehigh Provost Ron Yoshida congratulates English professor
Peter Beidler on the publication of his book at an author's
reception in the Alumni Memorial Building.
An event organized to
honor 45 Lehigh faculty
authors was held late
afternoon on Valentine's
Day in the reception area of
the Alumni Memorial
Building.
Lehigh Provost Ron
Yoshida credited these
authors and scholars for
"providing the
foundation for the quality
education that takes place
in our classrooms,"
prompting President
Gregory C. Farrington to
note that he is "proud to be
the president of a University that has so much
academic activity."
"It is important to
recognize and value
university scholarship,"
Yoshida said. "The
currency of the university is
ideas, and books expose
ideas to the world and
allow the world to scrutinize and to determine the
value."
Across the board, the
Lehigh authors were pleased
with the opportunity to
showcase their scholarly
accomplishments.
"I'm delighted Lehigh is
doing this. We have a great
pool of publishing scholars,
and this is a wonderful
opportunity for the faculty to
see what their peers are
doing," said Peter Beidler,
professor of English.
Journalism Department
Chair Jack Lule, who was
honored for his book, "Daily
News, Eternal Stories," added
that the reception was "a
wonderful way to celebrate
faculty accomplishment."
"Writing a book is a
tremendously difficult
endeavor," he said. "For
Lehigh to recognize the
magnitude of that work is a
great thing. When you look
around here, you see how
much good work is being
done at Lehigh."
In years past, it was
common practice for
announcements of faculty
publications to take place at
faculty meetings. As the
university expanded, that
practice fell by the wayside,
and campus-wide recognition of such scholarly
achievements was not
offered as part of an
organized policy.
Although faculty authors
are honored in their colleges,
this was the first university-
wide event held to honor
faculty authors across
disciplines.
"It means a great deal,"
said William Schiesser,
R.L. McCann Professor of
engineering and mathematics, and author of "Adaptive Method of Lines."
Although he concedes that
often such scholarly tomes
aren't widely read, he is
appreciative of the recognition.
To illustrate his point, he
identified fellow chemical
engineering professor Leslie
Sperling, who has had 15
books published while at
Lehigh University.
"There are those who
have long awaited and well
deserve this recognition," he
added.
As part of the ceremony
recognizing the authors,
Yoshida personally addressed each faculty
member and presented the
25 faculty members present
with a paperweight bearing
the Lehigh University seal, a
gift from the University
Bookstore.
Another reception
honoring editors ofjournals
will be held in mid-April.