Wow! You have all my respect! Someone of your "experience" relating to the history of the university and its connection to the Lehigh Valley is profound!HFO wrote: ↑Sun Oct 03, 2021 9:36 am LEHIGH over past 3 Presidents has declined period. It in nowhere the esteem or ability to attract top tier faculty it had pre 1965. In my era of late 1940s to 1950, it was on par with best engineering, science and business schools in the country at both undergraduate and graduate level.
Could have gone route of a Chicago or Carnegie Mellon, but has remained overly focused on residential undergraduate. Level of research dollars and research output of faculty has not maintained competitive levels.
Yes. It does start at Top. Need more accomplished business, research and alumni people on Board with a real passion for Lehigh. Quality of President search for past 3 have been mediocre. Change executive search firms. Bloated head counts in support staff.
Lehigh has become mediocre at best
QS Global Lehigh University's Graduate School Rankings
Unranked. in Best Business Schools.
#41. in Part-time MBA (tie)
#51. in Best Education Schools (tie)
#66. in Best Engineering Schools (tie) ...
#218. in Biological Sciences (tie)
#122. in Chemistry (tie)
#102. in Computer Science (tie)
#64. in Earth Sciences (tie).
If Lehigh is going to set a new course, it has to be in research and graduate education. Though it's been a longtime since Lehigh was a Top 10 engineering program, it surely once was one of the best when I entered Lehigh at age 16 in 1942 and then served in WWII, grad in 1950, Korean War and the medical school.
Sterrett is no longer the guy. Gilmore is most definitely not the guy. Maybe the new President is the guy, or maybe he is just another lost, inept, woke like the last guy.
Lehigh alumni need to exert more control over university. Demand more seats on Board of Trustees by Lehigh Alumni Association votes.
Lehigh should have given an offer to Mitch Daniels that he couldn't refuse. That guy knows how to run a university and increase its esteem while keeping costs flat for parents.
Lehigh unfortunately has been lost since Likens left. A lot of window dressing, but substance of competitive output is decreasing.
Looks already like this College of Health Population is on life support.
How many Lehigh-Lafayette games have you attended?