Returning Orientation Leaders
Eli Alter
Major: Cognitive Sciences and Economics
Class: 2025
Hometown: Glencoe, IL
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! I have split my chin open three times!
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? El jefes. Great food. Great people. Great vibes.
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? I hope to accomplish doing some research for my cognitive sciences major.
Catherine Bigenho
Major: Community and Global Health
Class: 2025
Hometown: Bowling Green
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! I lived in Uganda for 2 months this summer!
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? I love the chairs and picnic benches outside of Christmas Saucon so I can sit and do work outside
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? Hike up to the Bethlehem star
Becca Cohen
Major: Psychology
Class: 2025
Hometown: Glastonbury, CT
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! I love pickles!
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? My favorite place on campus is the end of the hallway on the top floor of STEPS where there are 2 chairs facing out the window. I think it is a great place to sit and relax, do homework, or make a phone call...and it has a great view of Bethlehem!!
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? I hope to wake up early enough to Pace the Prez!
Isaac Curley
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Class: 2025
Hometown: Uxbridge, MA
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! I have a twin sister
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? My favorite place on campus is Building C on Mountaintop Campus because I am always very productive and love to take advantage of the quiet study rooms.
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? Before I graduate, I hope to form as many connections as possible and participate in an opportunity to travel abroad
Callie Davis
Major: International Relations & Economics
Class: 2025
Hometown: Boca Raton, FL
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! I have 9 siblings!
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? My favorite place in the South Bethlehem community is Zekraft because I love the peaceful atmosphere as well as the amazing food and coffee
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? I want to study abroad in Florence, Italy
Gibby DiCenso
Major: Marketing
Class: 2024
Hometown: Fair Haven, NJ
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! I love to cook
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? Deja Brew because of the compadre and environment
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? Be proud of my involvement on and off campus and make an impact in my community
Maya Goodman
Major: Political Science and Global Studies
Class: 2025
Hometown: Teaneck, NJ
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! I’m half Australian!
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? My favorite study spot is the HST building! It is such a relaxing environment to work in!
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? I hope to go to a Lehigh basketball game!
Tom Griffith
Major: Finance and Supply Chain Management
Class: 2024
Hometown: Allentown, PA
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! Loves sunrise walks on the beach
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? I love the academic buildings at Mountaintop like Building C because they have great study spaces.
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? Start learning guitar!
Charlotte Imperatore
Major: Global Studies and Spanish
Class: 2025
Hometown: Riverside, CT
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! I lived and interned in Santiago, Chile this summer!
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? I love studying in Linderman Library's reading room! It is a beautiful room that makes it easy to study.
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? Run from Farrington Square to Mountaintop Campus.
Emerson Lederman
Major: Materials Science and Engineering
Class: 2025
Hometown: Madison, NJ
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! I am partially scuba diving certified.
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? STEPS because it has the perfect natural light for studying
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? I hope to engage in research on campus.
Lily Makkas
Major: Bioengineering
Class: 2025
Hometown: Sherborn, MA
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! My high school track relay team set a record for most disqualifications (5) in one 4 x 100 race.
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? Wilbur Powerhouse, there are so many new ongoing innovative projects in wilbur that are super interesting to observe, I also love that there is a space on campus for creativity and innovation with all of the different machinery in the design labs.
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? Win bed races!
Bridget Martin
Major: English
Class: 2025
Hometown: San Francisco, CA
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! I want to be a teacher.
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? FML - Deja Brew - It's a really cute cafe right near campus and I love their food and drinks. It's one of my favorite places to go and get work done!
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? I want to find the best Mexican food in South Bethlehem.
Erika Ramirez
Major: Architecture and Civil Eng
Class: 2025
Hometown: Dallas, TX
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! I have 5 dogs! 4 of them are Great Pyrenees and the baby of the family is a Shith tzu.
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? My favorite study spot is Building C. I enjoy the view of South Bethlehem and also the quiet spaces throughout the building.
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? Before I graduate, I want to have traveled abroad to South America.
Paige Rhinehart
Major: Sociology
Class: 2025
Hometown: Annandale, NJ
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! I have had two Christmas trees fall on me.
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? My favorite place on campus is Farrington Square, especially when the weather is nice. I love sitting at one of the tables outside and seeing so many people out and about. I also love the Farmer's Market that is held there in the fall and spring.
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? One thing that I hope to accomplish before I graduate is to eat at as many South Bethlehem restaurants as I can.
Ethan Riester
Major: Finance
Class: 2025
Hometown: Rochester, NY
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! I wear a size 16 shoe.
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? Lit Coffee Roastery & Bakeshop is the perfect place to grab a cup of coffee and pastry while studying, meeting up with friends, or just relaxing. The staff is super welcoming and creates a warm atmosphere that's hard to resist.
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? I would like to get an internship in Finance or Computer Science to gain relevant experience in those fields.
Lauren Schiffman
Major: Psychology
Class: 2025
Hometown: Florham Park, NJ
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! I can list all of the presidents in order.
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? My favorite place on campus is the balcony outside of Drown English Hall. On a nice day, I like to do work outside to get some fresh air.
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? I hope to fulfill the requirements of two minors before I graduate.
Averie Schnupp
Major: Architecture
Class: 2025
Hometown: Lafayette Hill, PA
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! I lived in Italy last summer working as an AuPair
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? Mountain top, it's very secluded and a quiet place to do work
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? Meet more people and try new things outside of my comfort zone.
Will Shin
Major: Economics
Class: 2024
Hometown: Pearl River, NY
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! I'm scared to watch Coraline again
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? I enjoy Thai kitchen because of how quiet and comfortable it is over there.
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? Develop a strong professional network with a company that I admire.
Julia Spinelli
Major: Finance
Class: 2025
Hometown: Long Hill, NJ
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! I can whistle.
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? The front lawn, I love to study there when it's nice weather out.
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? Getting to know as many people on campus as possible.
Delfina Szigethy
Major: Management with minors in population health and global studies
Class: 2025
Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! I can do a headstand and a freeze for a while.
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? My favorite spot on campus is the memorial drive walkway because of the beautiful trees that line it when you walk through!
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? I hope to study abroad and find a job I enjoy for after graduation. I also hope to keep my meaningful connections I have made throughout my 4 years.
Sonia Trinkle
Major: Bioengineering
Class: 2025
Hometown: Westport, CT
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! I have dual citizenship in the U.S. and Ireland!
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? My favorite place in South Bethlehem is the green way. I love running there or walking with friends and it’s one of the only flat places near campus!
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? Run a half marathon
Sydney Volheim
Major: IDEAS
Class: 2025
Hometown: Littleton, CO
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! I’ve had three knee surgeries.
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? The greenway because I love being outside and in open space.
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? Learn how to code
Nicole Weissman
Major: Sociology and Anthropology
Class: 2025
Hometown: Rye, NY
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! I love to travel!
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? My favorite restaurant in South Bethlehem is Tasty China!
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? I hope to participate in bed races before I graduate
Maggie Zhou
Major: Finance and Accounting
Class: 2025
Hometown: Lakewood, CO
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! I can wiggle my ears!
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? The goose because the workers are so great!
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? I want to pet a deer.
Maya Zucker
Major: Business Analytics
Class: 2025
Hometown: Basking Ridge, NJ
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! I took a gap year!
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? My favorite place on campus is FML.
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? One thing I hope to accomplish before I graduate is trying more restaurants in South Bethlehem.
New Orientation Leaders
William Angus
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Class: 2026
Hometown: Ramsey, NJ
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! I am a big Mets and Devils fan
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? My favorite place on campus is in the Linderman Library Rotunda. It's a really nice place to relax and get work done outside of my dorm.
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? I want to find more clubs to get involved in on campus.
Zara Anwar
Major: Cognitive Science
Class: 2025
Hometown: Winnetka, IL
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! Mean Girls was based off my high school.
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? Deja Brew, It was the first restaurant I went to on campus and now I go there every week with my friends.
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? I hope to complete two minors.
Ariana Arken
Major: Psychology
Class: 2026
Hometown: Long Island, NY
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! I’ve been skydiving before.
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? My favorite place in South Bethlehem is The Goose because they have the most amazing sandwiches and they are always playing good music.
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? I want to be involved in some sort of extensive research for psychology.
Lauren Benhuri
Major: Finance
Class: 2026
Hometown: Great Neck, NY
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! Youngest of 3 girls
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? Linderman Library because of how beautiful it is!
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? Get even more involved within the Lehigh community outside of what is related to my major.
Nina Berkowitz
Major: Psychology
Class: 2026
Hometown: Lower Merion, PA
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! My family is from South Africa
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? I love eating at tulum with friends!
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? Hopefully studying abroad at some point!
Rachelle Bianciella
Major: Biology
Class: 2026
Hometown: Bridgewater-Raritan, NJ
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! One fun fact about me is my family is very Italian and I traveled to Italy this past summer.
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? My favorite place on campus is the area by Farrington Square. I love visiting Johnny's and The Cup and it is a great place to hang out outside when it's nice out with friends!
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? One thing I hope to accomplish before I graduate is meeting as many people I can at Lehigh!
Jacob Blair
Major: Physics, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics
Class: 2025
Hometown: Woolwich, NJ
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! I can solve a rubiks cube blindfolded.
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? My favorite place on campus is Chandler Ullmann because the chalk boards are fun to write on!
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? I want to commercially implement low cost food automation.
Allie Callahan
Major: Mathematics
Class: 2026
Hometown: Harrington Park, NJ
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! I love to go snowboarding in Vermont!
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? Saxbys is my favorite place in South Bethlehem.
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? I hope to help make an impact within my university!
Caleigh Cantalupo
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Class: 2024
Hometown: Wading River, NY
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! I like to collect plants and succulents.
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? My favorite place on campus is Farrington Square because I like to do homework outside when it is nice out and get The Cup.
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? I hope to get into law school when I apply this Fall!
Angelo Cerminara
Major: Accounting and Finance
Class: 2025
Hometown: Upper Dublin, PA
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! I have a dog named Yellow.
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? Chandler Ullman because it is historic outside and modern inside.
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? Study abroad
Michael Ciliberti
Major: Bioengineering
Class: 2026
Hometown: Bethlehem, PA
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! I like to golf.
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? Mr. Lee's Noodles
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? I hope to know 500 people by name.
Ava Conolly
Major: Chemical Engineering
Class: 2026
Hometown: Perkasie, PA
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! I have a younger sister that I absolutely adore who is 9 years old, and a literal mini me! She was posted on the Lehigh Instagram in a t-shirt that said ‘Lehigh Little Sister’ and we show it to everyone we know.
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? I absolutely love going to Lit Coffee Roastery. It is a cute little cafe in South Bethlehem that is perfect to get a cup of coffee with friends or go to study for hours. Everyone there is so sweet and the coffee is the best in town.
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? Before I graduate I hope to accomplish a research project that is something I am really passionate about. This way I can use my resources provided by Lehigh and fall in love with my major even more.
Alli Courtenay
Major: IDEAS
Class: 2026
Hometown: Maple Glen, PA
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! I can knit!
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? Linderman Library
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? Meet lifelong friends
Ellie Crummy
Major: Undecided
Class: 2026
Hometown: Bedford, NY
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! I love bananas!
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? The Goose, they have great sandwiches and there is always an upbeat and happy environment in there.
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? To continue making new connections with my peers every year.
Alex Cusumano
Major: Business Management
Class: 2025
Hometown: Guilderland, NY
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! I am ambidextrous
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? Farrington Square. It often has farmer's markets, and live music, and I always see my friends there.
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? Going abroad
Tim DiPalo
Major: Supply Chain Management and Finance
Class: 2024
Hometown: Action, MA
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! I have applied for the reality TV show Survivor twice!
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? Building C on Mountaintop Campus! They have the best study spaces and it's such a great environment to focus and get my work done.
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? Step foot in every building on Lehigh's campus!
Lauren Durant
Major: Cognitive Science
Class: 2026
Hometown: Braintree, MA
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! I have never had a PB&J sandwich!
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? FML is my favorite because there are lots of different places to study on your own or with a group, and there is the grind which has the best ham and cheese sandwich.
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? I hope to put my best self forward in everything before I graduate, taking part in all of the research, volunteering, and other activities Lehigh has to offer.
Julia Dzurenko
Major: Engineering
Class: 2026
Hometown: Glen Rock, NJ
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! I have three dogs
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? FML
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? Get a starting internship or hopefully a job!
Montse Escobedo
Major: International relations and economics
Class: 2026
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! I've broken four bones.
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? My favorite place on campus is the balcony by the quad because I can sit out there and do work or just spend time outside when its nice out. Outside of campus my favorite places would be Color Me Mine or the greenway trail.
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? I hope to study abroad and work alongside a NGO through the UN partnership here on campus.
Marina Falzone
Major: IBE- Mechanical Engineering and Finance
Class: 2026
Hometown: Nazareth, PA
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! I am involved with the Women's Club Basketball team here on campus!
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? My favorite place on campus is the greenhouse outside of Williams Hall. When it is sunny or slightly warm outside I like to hang out there to do homework with a friend. If you are looking for a little bit of sun and relaxation I recommend William's greenhouse.
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? I would like to attend 4 different service trips over my four years at Lehigh. Over this past spring break I served in North Carolina where I built houses with Habitat for Humanity. I am excited to see where the next serve trip takes me.
Samara Freedman
Major: Psychology and Spanish
Class: 2026
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! I lived in Costa Rica for 3 months during my junior year of high school.
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? I love walking on the greenway because it’s a great place to decompress and talk with friends.
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? I hope to study abroad before I graduate.
Walter Fried
Major: Civil Engineering
Class: 2026
Hometown: Irvington, NY
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! I backpacked through Europe for a month.
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? The Goose, because of their great sandwiches.
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? I'd like to run a half marathon.
Emma Godfrey
Major: Political Science
Class: 2026
Hometown: Montville, NJ
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! I walked a marathon.
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? I love the new dorms SMH; I am at the Hillside cafe pretty much everyday and it is my go to place to do work or hangout with friends between classes.
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? Before I graduate I hope to study abroad.
Zahra Hassan
Major: Political Science and Sociology
Class: 2025
Hometown: East Lyme, CT
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! I can't curl my toes.
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? U & Tea because it has the best food, prices, and boba.
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? Finding lifelong friends
Ellen Henry
Major: IDEAS: Environmental Engineering and Environmental Studies
Class: 2025
Hometown: Rochester, NY
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! I will be spending my summer doing water quality research in Montana.
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? My favorite place in South Bethlehem is the D&L trail because it's a great place to run along the river, spend time in nature, and hang out with some sunbathing turtles if you're into that.
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? I hope to Pace the Pres every semester before I graduate.
Emma Hochberg
Major: International Relations and Economics
Class: 2026
Hometown: New Rochelle, NY
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! I love going to the beach!
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? My favorite place on campus has to be the front lawn on nice sunny days! I love eating a meal there with friends, doing some homework, or just taking in the view of the nice Lehigh campus.
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? I would like to go on a a trip with the Outing Club before I graduate!
Will Huckins
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Class: 2024
Hometown: Fairfield, CT
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! I have Chinchilla named Bella!
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? Woodshop Mountaintop, I love making things with my hands
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? Meet like minded people and life long friends
Maya Itty
Major: CSB
Class: 2026
Hometown: Los Altos Hills, CA
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! After I graduate, I'd love to live and work in a different country for a couple of years.
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? My favorite place on campus is the second floor of HST! The layout of the building is beautiful and there are so many innovative study spaces for collaborative and individual work.
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? I hope to discover a topic I am passionate about and that excites me and take a few classes in that discipline for fun.
Maggie Johnson
Major: Business
Class: 2026
Hometown: Wilmette, IL
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! My favorite vacation was sailing around the British Virgin Islands and living on a boat for 10 days.
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? My favorite place on campus is Willams Hall because I am able to complete my homework while still socializing with friends, I love the poke bowls at the global cafe, and the greenhouse is a great place to relax.
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? I hope to join more clubs and hold a leadership position in one of the clubs so I am able to expand my leadership experiences.
Luke Kaiser
Major: Undecided: Probably Management
Class: 2026
Hometown: Northport, NY
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! My siblings and I are all named after famous surfers. I was supposed to be named Duke, (after the famous surfer Duke Kahanamoku), but it was changed to Luke last second.
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? Drinker Hall, because nothing is better than being "at home" in your dorm. However, in South Bethlehem, HI-Pot is my favorite place because their food is fire, and ramen is one of my comfort foods.
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? Graduate with highest honors, and achieve Dean's List for every semester.
Lucas Koranda
Major: Integrated Business & Engineering—Industrial & Systems Engineering & Finance
Class: 2026
Hometown: Waikoloa, HI
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! From only three feet away, I've photographed lava being spewed from an active volcano.
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? My favorite location on campus is the observation tower on Mountain Top. With its 360 degree panoramic views of the Lehigh Valley, it is a beautiful, secret place to study.
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? Before I graduate, I hope to work abroad for a summer through one of Lehigh's international internship programs, such as the Iacocca Internship Program.
Kyra Lee
Major: Computer Science and Business
Class: 2025
Hometown: Radnor, PA
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! My thumbs are double jointed!
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? My favorite place on campus is the Health, Science, and Technology Building. I love doing my work there because it's a cool and studious environment!
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? I hope to explore Bethlehem more.
Leo Lorge
Major: Economics
Class: 2025
Hometown: New York, NY
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! I used to have an interview show called Late Lunch with Leo
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? My favorite place on campus is FML because it is a good study environment.
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? I hope to become better at managing my time.
Sarah Lucey
Major: Population Health
Class: 2025
Hometown: Needham, MA
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! I can do the worm!
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? My favorite place on campus is the Health, Science, & Technology Building because I can grab a coffee and study with friends in the study rooms.
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? One thing I hope to accomplish before I graduate is to study abroad for a semester to expand my academic and social horizons.
Olivia Lundquist
Major: Undecided
Class: 2026
Hometown: Pennington, NJ
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! I have swum in a river in the Amazon rainforest!
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? I love Williams Hall because it has some amazing poke bowls, nice spaces to study, and so many helpful offices!
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? I hope to become a primary author on a research paper and study abroad again before I graduate!
Eloise Lustik
Major: Biology and Behavioral Neuroscience
Class: 2025
Hometown: Rochester, NY
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! I am an EMT!
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? My favorite spot in the Bethlehem community is the Greenway! It's a short walk to get there and such a good spot to go on longer distance runs outside that's a lot more fun for me than running inside. It's perfect for breaking up a long day of studying!
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? Before I graduate I would love to co-publish a research paper with fellow students and professors here at Lehigh.
Theo Mace
Major: Environmental Studies
Class: 2026
Hometown: Chappaqua, NY
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! My favorite color is green!
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? My favorite place around Lehigh is probably FML. I’ve made some of my closest friends hanging out there and I always get so much work done!
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? I hope to stay on the deans list until I graduate!
Karina Makhani
Major: Computer Science and Business
Class: 2026
Hometown: Great Neck, NY
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! I've been to over 10 different countries.
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? My favorite place is Goose because of the great food and how close it is to campus.
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? I hope to go abroad!
Stewie McMillan
Major: Finance
Class: 2026
Hometown: Larchmont, NY
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! I'm a twin!
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? Taylor Gym, because that's where I go to alleviate any sort of negative emotions I'm ever feeling.
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? I want to launch some sort of profitable business before I graduate.
Zoe Metzger
Major: International Relations and Econ
Class: 2026
Hometown: Rochester, NY
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! A fun fact about me is I used to do alpine ski racing.
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? My favorite place in the campus area is johnnys bagels because it is a cozy place to study and get a snack.
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? I hope to study abroad before I graduate.
Subbu Meyyappan
Major: Computer Science
Class: 2025
Hometown: Tokyo, Japan
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! I have lived in 4 different countries.
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? My favorite place on campus is Building C at mountaintop because of its serenity.
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? I hope to be a part of a research project at Lehigh.
Amanda Mircovich
Major: Math
Class: 2025
Hometown: River Edge, NJ
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! I am a twin.
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? Rauch patio is my favorite place on campus because it is a great place to hang out with friends and salads at common grounds are delicious. The sun is always strong and there are always people on the patio which makes it a great place to hang out and relax.
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? I want to become an executive memeber of a club I join.
Caroline Morgan
Major: Finance
Class: 2025
Hometown: Clark, NJ
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! I love to bake! (my favorite way to procrastinate)
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? My favorite place on campus is Linderman Library. It's the perfect quiet study spot and the prettiest on campus.
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? I hope to fully experience South Bethlehem and find my favorite place to grab dinner, hangout with friends, and the best coffee spot.
Constance Mulligan
Major: Behavioral Neuroscience
Class: 2026
Hometown: Hollis, NH
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! I'm the youngest of six kids!
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? I love The Grind because it has the best smoothies and Matcha Lattes, and is very social part of campus!
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? I want to go abroad!
Priya Natarajan
Major: Health, Medicine and Society & Global Studies
Class: 2026
Hometown: Ridgefield, CT
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! My high school dance team won first in all of New England in my senior year of high school.
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? Fairchild Martindale Library. I spend half of my life there doing work and it has such an comforting and work-conducive atmosphere, and there are often lots of people milling about.
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? I'd really like to solo at the ICCA competition for my a cappella group, the Lehigh Melismatics.
Daniel Novick
Major: CSB
Class: 2026
Hometown: Bryn Mawr, PA
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! I have a Portuguese water dog named Ozzy.
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? my favorite place on campus is FML because it is a great spot to study and close to a lot of food options on campus and in South Bethlehem.
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? One thing I hope to accomplish before I graduate is to have at least one 4.00 GPA semester
Rory O'Connor
Major: Business Information Systems
Class: 2025
Hometown: Churchville, MD
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! I did pole vault in high school.
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? Taylor gym because its a great place to work out and meet people.
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? I want to do an abroad program.
Andrea Palladino
Major: Psychology
Class: 2026
Hometown: Staten Island, NY
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! I love sushi
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? Williams Hall because there are great study spots and I love the Poke bowl station!
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? Studying abroad
Barbara Perevalov
Major: Chemical Engineering and IBE-Management
Class: 2025
Hometown: Bethlehem, PA
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! I saw a manatee in the wild twice!
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? I love going to the Goose because it's such a friendly atmosphere, and the food is great!
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? I hope to do research.
Claire Pickering
Major: Economics
Class: 2025
Hometown: San Mateo, CA
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! In 8th grade I rafted down the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon for 2 weeks with my family.
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? I love to get coffee and study at Lit Coffee Roastery & Bakeshop.
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? I hope to study abroad during my junior year!
Kaitlyn Powel
Major: Integrated Degree in Engineering and Arts and Sciences (IDEAS)
Class: 2025
Hometown: Havertown, PA
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! I've been to about 30 concerts in my life!
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? My favorite places are the Pride Center Lounge and Deja Brew! They are both always my go-to places to relax and get my mind off of work.
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? I hope to leave the areas of Lehigh in which I am involved more inclusive.
Hailey Queler
Major: Psychology
Class: 2025
Hometown: Needham, MA
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! I have a twin brother
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? My favorite thing on campus is the farmers market in Farrington Square! I love to spend time outside there with friend and support local businesses.
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? I hope to try all of the restaurants in North and South Bethlehem. On a more serious note, I hope to continue the topic of research I am currently involved in.
Jack Riffle
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Class: 2026
Hometown: South Pasadena, CA
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! I tied for 3rd place in my elementary schools jog-a-thon in 3rd grade with 38 laps.
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? The dining halls because I can eat as much food as I want.
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? I hope to get a great core education and internship for engineering, as well as develop my social and leadership skills, in order to adequately prepare myself for success after college.
Sasha Rizika
Major: Sociology and Anthropology
Class: 2025
Hometown: Brookline, MA
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! I have been stung by a scorpion.
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? The tables in Farrington Square
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? Go into the new UC
Sadie Schoonmaker
Major: Psychology and Health, Medicine, and Society
Class: 2025
Hometown: New Canaan, CT
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! I have dual citizenship in Italy!
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? My favorite place in South Bethlehem is Deja Brew, because they have great sandwiches and coffee, as well as a quiet but vibrant environment where I always go to study!
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? Before I graduate, I hope to join more clubs and gain more leadership positions on campus!
Kyle Smith
Major: Computer Science and Business
Class: 2026
Hometown: Rochester, NY
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! I am an only child.
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? My favorite place in South Bethlehem is the Gooseman because of their amazing sandwiches, cheap prices, and nice employees.
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? I hope to study abroad at least once before I graduate.
Eli Smith
Major: Economics
Class: 2026
Hometown: Springfield, NJ
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! I am allergic to Peanuts
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? Taylor gym, because I am able to play pickup basketball and workout with friends at anytime during the day
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? I hope to try every signature sandwich at the Goose
Lili Smits
Major: Biology
Class: 2025
Hometown: New York City, NY
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! I went to a french school my whole life (before coming to Lehigh!)
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? I LOVE fml because as much as I can get work done there, it's also always a fun social place to see my friends and do work with them.
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? Completing the pre-med track
Isaiah Sohn
Major: Undecided
Class: 2026
Hometown: Greenwich, CT
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! My Korean name is Taeyang and it means sun.
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? My favorite place on campus is Taylor Gym because I get to challenge myself both mentally and physically.
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? I hope I can leave a truly positive impact on my peers and the Lehigh community as a whole.
Makena Spiotta
Major: Computer Science
Class: 2026
Hometown: Morristown, NJ
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! I lived abroad for 3 years in Singapore.
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? My favorite place on campus is the two trees on the front lawn near the Church, I like to hammock there and do my work.
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? One thing that I hope to accomplish before I graduate is to swim in the fountain in front of Packard Lab.
Sophia Taskov
Major: Political Science and Psychology
Class: 2026
Hometown: Woodland Park, NJ
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! I ended up at Bethlehem before even considering Lehigh University because my car ran out of gas and that is how I decided to apply. It was fate!
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? My favorite place in South Bethlehem is Mr Lee’s Noodles because they offer great food, service and a positive attitude.
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? Get into a top 10 law school and have a higher GPA than 3.6.
Sarah Teitelman
Major: Chemistry
Class: 2026
Hometown: Newtown, PA
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! I play club field hockey.
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? My favorite place is Anna’s because it is a great place to eat with friends in South Bethlehem.
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? I hope to participate in undergraduate research.
Reed Thompson
Major: Chemical Engineering
Class: 2024
Hometown: Doylestown, PA
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! Can solve a Rubik's Cube, enjoyer of walking down two stairs at a time
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? El Jefe's because their food makes me feel happy inside
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? I have recently started learning the piano I hope to continue working on my piano and be able to play a fun song before I graduate.
Clare Walicki
Major: Population Health and Economics
Class: 2026
Hometown: Ridgewood, NJ
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! I can do a cartwheel on either side.
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? Lit Coffee Roastery and Bakeshop on East 3rd Street. I love Lit because it is a cosy coffee shop with great coffee and super nice staff. The open space is perfect for doing work and it reminds me of my favorite coffee shop at home.
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? Before I graduate I want to do a research project with a professor here at Lehigh.
Catherine Wilbur
Major: Bioengineering
Class: 2026
Hometown: Lake Bluff, IL
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! I can wiggle my ears!
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? My favorite place on campus is the Health, Science and Technology building because I am always so productive there and the couch on the second floor by the coffee shop is always super sunny and warm.
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? Get involved with research on campus!
Ashley Yoon
Major: Design
Class: 2026
Hometown: Closter, NJ
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! I love unseasoned, steamed broccoli.
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? The Goose has yummy sandwiches. I love it because it's close by and not too expensive.
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? I hope to make a children's book before graduating.
Xindi Zhang
Major: Psychology and Math
Class: 2025
Hometown: B.C., Canada/Beijing, China
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! I do the Griddy dance everyday.
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? HST (Best study spot), the Goose (Best sandwiches in the South Bethlehem)
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? I hope to start a new venture.
Alice Zhang
Major: Finance
Class: 2026
Hometown: Ridgewood, NJ
Tell us a fun fact about yourself! I started playing piano when I was 6 years old and then picked up flute and piccolo a year later.
What's your favorite place on campus and/or in the South Bethlehem community and why? One of my favorite places to eat specifically on campus is Williams Hall. In Williams Hall is the Global Cafe on the second floor, where you can get a poke bowl. Their poke bowls are really good and I go with my friends every Monday.
What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you graduate? One thing that I hope to accomplish before I graduate is studying abroad.