2024 Returning Orientation Leaders

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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.


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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!


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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!


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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!


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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.


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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


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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!


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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.


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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.


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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.


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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.


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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.


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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!


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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.


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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


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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


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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.


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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.


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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.


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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.


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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!