Events Listing
The Lehigh Libraries' current exhibit "Unfinished Chapter: The First 250 Years of American Liberty" examines the complex history of freedom in America and its ongoing resonance today. Grounded in the themes of Unfinished Revolutions and the Power of Place, the exhibit includes rare publications from the country's founding, historical texts highlighting democratic ideals, emblems of American liberty, and student-curated reflections on global freedom and identity. The exhibit is on display in Linderman Library and Fairchild-Martindale Library from January 19 through July 31, 2026 during regular building hours.
Included are materials drawn from the Lehigh Libraries Special Collections, including a look at the history of the Statue of Liberty; publications about the Centennial Exposition in Philadlephia; and original documents bearing the signatures of nine signers of the Declaration of Independence.
The exhibit is also available online.
This is a basic Introduction to the LUApps Virtual Application and Desktop solutions for remote access to Lehigh licensed software. We will touch on other related topic like logging in and out, file navigation, printing/saving and also new functionality available this spring and coming soon!
Whether you're sending announcements to large or small audiences, you'll learn easy steps you can take to ensure messages can be read easily by everyone, including folks who use assistive technologies. This short session gives easy hints that everyone can use today, without special tools or tech skills.
Learn about lehigh's foremost cloud storage option -- its setup, advantages, and features!
This spring, dive into bell hooks’ Teaching Community: A Pedagogy of Hope in a three-part book club hosted by the Humanities Center, the Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning (CITL), and the Pride Center. Open to faculty, staff, graduate students, and postdocs, the club will meet three times during the spring semester—Tuesdays, February 10, March 17, and April 7, from 12–1 p.m. in HST L185, the Community Room. Free lunch and book copies provided!
If you cannot attend all three meetings (though that’s preferred), you are still encouraged to sign up. The interest form will close at the end of the day on Sunday, February 8. If you are seeing this after February 8 and still want to attend, please email Scottie or Justin. Details on how to pick up a free copy of the book will be shared with book club members in early February.
Register now.
If you have any questions, please contact Justin Greenlee (jgg223@lehigh.edu) or Scottie Burden (swb216@lehigh.edu).
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Pride Center at Lehigh
In this second code-along workshop in the Introduction to Overleaf series, you will learn about altering page numbering, creating lists, tables, footnotes, and adding document elements like a table of contents, list of tables, and list of figures. Overleaf is an online LaTeX editor, a typesetting tool, that allows you to more easily format tedious or complex document elements.
This session is designed to introduce beginners to using Overleaf. You do not need to have attended Part 1 to learn from Part 2! If you couldn't make Part 1 and would like to learn about adding figures, math formulas, citations and a bibliography to Overleaf documents, the webinar was recorded and can be found at go.lehigh.edu/overleafrecording.
Get a head start by registering for an Overleaf.com account before joining this session. Use your Lehigh email address as your primary email on your account to unlock Overleaf Premium through Lehigh's institutional subscription. Download the Google Folder at go.lehigh.edu/overleafworkshop for files you'll need during the session and further learning materials.
The Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning invites the Lehigh community to our XR Community of Practice Spring meet-up on Wednesday, March 18 at 3:30 p.m. in the LETs Lab located in EWFM Library.
Our guest speaker will be Joan Stanescu. Joan is currently the Visiting Scholar and Lab Manager in Lehigh’s Nano Human Interfaces (NHI) Presidential Initiative.
Joan and NHI student team members will share their experience developing XR content. This includes apps, such as the HoloMicroscope for the Microsoft Hololens 2, along with apps for the Apple Vision Pro, Adobe Aero and other platforms that improve the human-machine interface.
The NHI Initiative revolutionizes the way in which research is conceptualized and accomplished by building a highly-visible technical infrastructure leveraging Lehigh's intrinsic strengths in nanoscale interfacial science and materials characterization with Lehigh’s emerging strengths in data analytics, bioengineering, health, and educational innovation. From the start of the Initiative, the interdisciplinary NHI research team has realized that there is a growing need to integrate social sciences and engineering in order to better provide future makers with the necessary tools to accelerate scientific discovery and better educate the future workforce.
If you've never been to one of our meet-ups before, it's a great way to make connections with other Lehigh folks with similar interests in XR and immersive learning.
Refreshments will be provided, so please RSVP by Tuesday, March 17. The LETs Lab is accessible via the FM Library breezeway and is located next to the Digital Media Lab, across from The Grind.
ALL are invited - students, faculty, and staff! We hope to see you there!
The TRAC Writing Fellows Program prepares undergraduate students to serve as peer advisors in writing, research, and communication across disciplines at Lehigh. TRAC—short for technology, research, and communication—supports both students and faculty by pairing strong student writers with courses and projects that emphasize effective communication in academic work. The program currently includes 85 fellows, with approximately 30 new students selected each year from hundreds of nominations.
Nominees are encouraged to attend this information session to learn more about the program and talk with current TRAC Fellows in a relaxed setting with free food.
Part of Power Up! A celebration of games in learning.
Join Senior TRAC Fellow Tyreese Davidson & CITL Staff to learn about the interactive storytelling platform Twine! Twine is an open source program that allows you to make interactive stories and choose your own adventure type experiences.
Bring your laptop to start building your story!
Do you have ideas for developing software tools but lack the programming knowledge to bring your ideas to life? If you are comfortable using complex applications, capable of navigating your computer's directory structure, and able to articulate your design goals, then vibe coding may be for you! Using Antigravity, Google's new "agent-first IDE", participants will learn to design through specification rather than build with code. We will create a local web application, add some more advanced features, and launch the app locally - all without writing a single line of code.
This session is formerly called Data Backup and Management, and has been updated to include changes to university storage quotas. This seminar offers best practices for caring for your files -- wherever they are -- and making sure you always have your data.
Curious about how AI tools at Lehigh can enhance your learning and day-to-day work? Attend LTS AI office hours to explore new tools, see how LTS staff use these tools to support teaching and learning, or get your AI questions answered.
Join via Zoom on the last Friday of each month from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. (no registration needed): https://lehigh.zoom.us/my/ltsofficehours
Spring office hours will be held on January 30, February 27, March 27, and April 24.
Additional resources:
Join us for a series of engaging Artificial Intelligence seminars, where you'll explore how Generative AI can enhance workflows, streamline communication, organize and synthesize content, analyze data, and assist with research. All sessions via Zoom.
Visit ai.lehigh.edu for guidance and support on Artificial Intelligence at Lehigh. The site features recommended AI tools, responsible use policies, best practices, and resources for teaching, research, and learning with generative AI.
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Lehigh University provides faculty and staff with access to a suite of powerful Atlassian tools:
Confluence: Create, share, and collaborate on documents and knowledge bases.Jira: Plan, track, and manage projects with ease.Jira Service Management: Simplify submission and routing of customer requests through consolidated portals.Trello: Organize tasks and visually with boards.Join us for Atlassian Office Hours on first and last Fridays through the semester from 12–1 p.m. via Zoom (no registration required):
January: Jan. 30February: Feb. 6 & Feb. 27March: Mar. 6 & Mar. 27April: Apr. 3 & Apr. 24May: May 1 & May 29Drop in to:
Get help with Confluence, Jira, Jira Service Management, and Trello.Share tips and best practices with colleagues.Learn new ways to use Atlassian tools to enhance your work.Build community with fellow Atlassian users at Lehigh.Learn more and request access or support in the Atlassian Tool Suite knowledge base.
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Join Dr. Crystal Chambers for an exploration of race, gender, and the systemic barriers to academic leadership.
The Lehigh ADVANCE Center, together with The Friends of the Lehigh University Libraries, invite you to a lecture and discussion by Dr. Crystal Chambers on Monday, March 30. The presentation, Climbing Broken Ladders: The Meritocracy Myth in Academia, will take place from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in HST L-185 (Community Room).
Dr. Chambers, an expert in law and policy in higher education, studies race and gender equity in higher education, especially in college choice and faculty advancement. The material is based on work in Dr. Chambers' book: Black Women's Pathways to Executive Academic Leadership: Lessons from Lived Experiences. Complimentary books are available for early registrants while supplies last. Additional orders may be placed onsite.
Register by March 25, 2026. This event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.
About the speaker
Dr. Crystal Renée Chambers, J.D., Ph.D. is the 2023 Barbara Townsend Distinguished Lecturer (Association for the Study of Higher Education, Council for the Advancement of Higher Education Programs) and Professor of Educational Leadership at East Carolina University where she examines matters of race and gender equity in higher education, particularly the areas of college choice and faculty advancement.
Dr. Chambers is the author/co-author of over 50 peer reviewed articles, book chapters, and monographs as well as the editor of eight book and journal volumes, including, most recently, Black Women’s Pathways to Executive Academic Leadership: Lessons from Lived Experiences (UWP Books, 2023). Dr. Chambers is a 2018 Carnegie Fellow and is a co-PI on THRIVE@ECU, an NSF ADVANCE Adaptation grant and has served as a Coach and faculty expert with the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity. She is a 2016 ECU Graduate Faculty Mentor and East Carolina University Women of Distinction Award recipient, and a fellow of the BRIDGES Leadership for Women (2020) and UNC System Executive Leadership Institute (2021-2022). Be on the lookout for her next volume, Colleague to Colleague: Just in Time Advice for Department Leaders (SUNY Press).
Sponsored by the Lehigh ADVANCE Center and The Friends of the Lehigh University Libraries. Presented in partnership with the Pride Center, the Center for Cultural Engagement, and the Gender Leadership Empowerment Center.
Lehigh University provides faculty and staff with access to a suite of powerful Atlassian tools:
Confluence: Create, share, and collaborate on documents and knowledge bases.Jira: Plan, track, and manage projects with ease.Jira Service Management: Simplify submission and routing of customer requests through consolidated portals.Trello: Organize tasks and visually with boards.Join us for Atlassian Office Hours on first and last Fridays through the semester from 12–1 p.m. via Zoom (no registration required):
January: Jan. 30February: Feb. 6 & Feb. 27March: Mar. 6 & Mar. 27April: Apr. 3 & Apr. 24May: May 1 & May 29Drop in to:
Get help with Confluence, Jira, Jira Service Management, and Trello.Share tips and best practices with colleagues.Learn new ways to use Atlassian tools to enhance your work.Build community with fellow Atlassian users at Lehigh.Learn more and request access or support in the Atlassian Tool Suite knowledge base.
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A CITL LETs Play! event.
Ready to move beyond "Auto" mode? Join CITL and the Creatives of Lehigh photography club for a hands-on photography workshop designed to get you comfortable behind the camera and out into the world. Whether you're a total beginner or just need a refresher, this walk is about learning by doing.
After a brief introduction in the LETs Lab we'll take a spin across campus with DMS cameras and practice concepts like the exposure triangle, working with natural light and shadows, and composing better shots. Receive coaching from the CITL staff and Creatives of Lehigh to get instant feedback and master the manual settings so it feels like second nature.
Registration is limited. Visit this link to register. Confirmed attendees will receive a Google Calendar invite.
This spring, dive into bell hooks’ Teaching Community: A Pedagogy of Hope in a three-part book club hosted by the Humanities Center, the Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning (CITL), and the Pride Center. Open to faculty, staff, graduate students, and postdocs, the club will meet three times during the spring semester—Tuesdays, February 10, March 17, and April 7, from 12–1 p.m. in HST L185, the Community Room. Free lunch and book copies provided!
If you cannot attend all three meetings (though that’s preferred), you are still encouraged to sign up. The interest form will close at the end of the day on Sunday, February 8. If you are seeing this after February 8 and still want to attend, please email Scottie or Justin. Details on how to pick up a free copy of the book will be shared with book club members in early February.
Register now.
If you have any questions, please contact Justin Greenlee (jgg223@lehigh.edu) or Scottie Burden (swb216@lehigh.edu).
Library and Technology Services
Pride Center at Lehigh
Learn how to find and analyze research with artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled tools in this exploratory session. This session will review the basics about different tools and provide some insights for comparing them. Time will be provided for questions, feedback, and experimentation.
Stop by the LETs Lab and play The Lehigh Gap Story, a VR learning experience developed by Lehigh RiVR Immersive Learning, a cross-disciplinary research and development lab at Lehigh.
This event is part of LETs Play! a semester-long series of interactive events and workshops on emerging and innovative technologies.
In partnership with the Lehigh Gap Nature Center, Lehigh University has developed a virtual reality field trip, The Lehigh Gap Story. Join us to take a virtual hike with avatar bird Brownie to learn about the environmental changes that occurred in the Lehigh River Watershed in Pennsylvania during the past two centuries as a result of the zinc smelting plant operation at the Lehigh Gap. Explore a series of 360° photospheres that contain interactive features to learn how a green mountainous ridge was transformed into a barren “moonscape” and how the area has been revitalized today. This area is a large EPA Superfund site that is now a natural wildlife refuge area.
Learn how to leverage the embedded AI features in the Atlassian project management tools: Jira, Trello, Jira Service Management
Interested in using games in your class? The Game Studies Community of Practice will be hosting a session where Lehigh professors will present their game based pedagogy followed by a panel Q&A.
All our welcome!
Lehigh University provides faculty and staff with access to a suite of powerful Atlassian tools:
Confluence: Create, share, and collaborate on documents and knowledge bases.Jira: Plan, track, and manage projects with ease.Jira Service Management: Simplify submission and routing of customer requests through consolidated portals.Trello: Organize tasks and visually with boards.Join us for Atlassian Office Hours on first and last Fridays through the semester from 12–1 p.m. via Zoom (no registration required):
January: Jan. 30February: Feb. 6 & Feb. 27March: Mar. 6 & Mar. 27April: Apr. 3 & Apr. 24May: May 1 & May 29Drop in to:
Get help with Confluence, Jira, Jira Service Management, and Trello.Share tips and best practices with colleagues.Learn new ways to use Atlassian tools to enhance your work.Build community with fellow Atlassian users at Lehigh.Learn more and request access or support in the Atlassian Tool Suite knowledge base.
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Pause, Play, and Reset for finals! Stop by the LETs Lab and unwind in VR with a meditative app or game, get nostalgic and try out a retro gaming system, or go analog and play a tabletop game with a friend!