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Lehigh's Health Care Initiative core group formed, ready to begin setting goals and priorities
The Health Care Initiative core group comprises a dozen faculty members from across Lehigh's four colleges.

Lehigh Board of Trustees forms subcommittee on diversity
Ralph Albert Thomas '76 will chair the subcommittee charged with recommending specific actions to achieve a more diverse Lehigh.

New campus group will lead Lehigh's campus environmental actions
President Alice P. Gast appoints a group of faculty, staff and students to set priorities for environmentally responsible changes for the university.

Council for Equity and Community will begin work of making Lehigh University a true reflection of social diversity
CEC comprises 14 members of the campus community who have demonstrated commitment to diversity through research, teaching, work or service.

National Research Council calls for open exchange of research
Lehigh President Alice P. Gast co-chaired the committee that examined issues surrounding science and national security.

Gast tells Class of 2011: “Now is your chance to explore”
At the Aug. 26 convocation, this year’s first-year class officially became members of the Lehigh family.

Inauguration initiatives move forward
The first in a series of updates on the new initiatives President Gast announced at her inauguration.

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President Gast's inauguration set for April
Three days of events will include an academic research symposium, the formal inaugural ceremony, and a community-based Family Day of Service.

Call for nominations goes out for commencement
Nominations for the 2007 commencement speaker will be accepted through Dec. 18. In future years, the process will be expanded to 18 months.

A perfect fit
Each step in Alice P. Gast's distinguished academic career has prepared her for the new role she assumed in August: Lehigh's 13th president.

Gast advises Class of 2010: "Find out what you love to do and do it"
At weekend events, new Lehigh President Alice P. Gast led students in some of the university’s most cherished traditions.

Convocation Address by Lehigh President Alice P. Gast

Share the heavy lifting
Hundreds of Lehigh volunteers—including president Alice P. Gast—lent a helping hand as arriving students moved in Aug. 24.

Gast praises "devotion and dedication" of Lehigh family
Alice P. Gast, Lehigh’s 13th president, took time in her busy first week to meet faculty and staff at the annual picnic.

MIT's Alice Gast named Lehigh president

Alice Gast: "I greatly admire Lehigh's dedication to the whole student"
Here is the text of remarks delivered by Alice P. Gast on May 9, 2006 regarding her appointment as Lehigh’s 13th president.

What others are saying
The following is a sampling of the reaction to the announcement that MIT’s Alice P. Gast will be Lehigh University’s next president.