LU/UN partnership provides opportunities for all Lehigh students, faculty, and staff to gain skills necessary to become successful global changemakers by engaging with the United Nations in meaningful ways.
LU/UN Partnership Celebrates 20th Anniversary
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. No matter what your major, year or discipline, there’s something exciting that you can become involved with via the Lehigh University / United Nations Partnership.
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At a Glance - Semester at the UN
Lehigh/United Nations 20th Anniversary Celebration
Lehigh/United Nations 20th Anniversary Celebration
Lehigh Attends Women and Girls in Science Conference
Lehigh Attends Women and Girls in Science Conference
Lehigh University's World Affairs Club and International Students Visit the United Nations
Lehigh University's World Affairs Club and International Students Visit the United Nations
News & Announcements
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A Passion for Storytelling Takes Lehigh Alum to the World Stage
Elissa Miolene, a former United Nations Youth Representative and Lehigh alum, has always viewed the world through a storytelling lens. Now a global development reporter for Devex, the leading news outlet for the global development community, she has found what she calls “this sweet spot of writing and telling stories about the things that I was interested in.”
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Lehigh students engage with U.N. General Assembly leader
Lehigh students visited United Nations headquarters in New York City, where they heard from Philémon Yang, President of the 79th Session of the U.N. General Assembly, and engaged in discussions on global policy, diplomacy, and international cooperation
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From the UN to Europe to Coastal Preservation
Lehigh alum Mikayla Cleary-Hammarstedt, credits her time at the Lehigh University/United Nations Partnership (LU/UN) with landing a coveted full scholarship in the Erasmus Mundus master's degree program.