Alumni Articles

Lehigh Graduate, Ernesto Zelaya's involvement in the Alley House Program influenced his transition to non-profit work in housing justice and community-led development.

Christine Ussler ’81 spent four decades juggling her roles as a professional architect and professor of practice in the art, architecture and design department in the College of Arts and Sciences. After years of influencing generations of Lehigh-educated architects while also setting a standard for excellence at her firm, Artefact Inc., she retired at the end of the spring 2024 semester.

An education in the arts and humanities prepares students to be problem solvers, to advocate for themselves, and to chart the course of their lives and careers. For Lehigh Class of 1994 alumni Matt Berman, Andrew Kotchen, and Tom Zoli, their experiences in the department of Art, Architecture, and Design taught them how to build their own futures—together.

Della Valle ’93, an architect and developer, strives to build innovative, sustainable buildings. An all-electric skyscraper in Brooklyn is his latest project.

The four new board members began their terms on July 1.