In 2004, Lehigh University became the sixth university in the world to gain Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) status with the United Nations. This designation gives the university rare access to the world’s largest intergovernmental organization. Each year more than 1,000 Lehigh faculty, staff and students attend UN conferences, high-level briefings and private meetings with ambassadors and other UN officials in New York City and on campus.
By the Numbers
The UN Connection
Ambassadors have directly engaged with Lehigh students
Students have interned at the United Nations
Students have served as UN NGO Youth Representatives
Our Team
Representatives and Interns
Vinod Namboodiri, PhD
Professor
Computer Science and Engineering, and College of Health
Alternate Rep to the UN
Grace Williams
Lehigh University / United Nations Partnership Intern
Ibtihal Gassem
Lehigh University / United Nations Partnership Intern
Hanania Asfaw
Lehigh University / United Nations Partnership Intern
Julia Widding
Lehigh University / United Nations Communications Intern
Riley Morrell
Digital Media Marketing and Brand Integrity Intern
Hailey Warner
Videographer
Olympia Ransom
Videographer