Work/Life Balance
Lehigh recognizes the importance of a healthy faculty work/life balance. The University supports its faculty members’ work/life balance in a number of ways, including:
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Generous paid leave, such as Family and Medical Leave (FML) for parenthood, caring for a family member, or personal illness or disability
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Lehigh Sloan Research Grants for untenured, tenure-track faculty members who take an FML for the care of a newborn or adopted child
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Child care through Bright Horizons at Lehigh on Lehigh’s Goodman Campus
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Support for dual-career couples
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Lehigh’s Employee Assistance Program for help dealing with personal, family, and work issues
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Health care, retirement, life insurance, and other benefits
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100% tuition remission at Lehigh
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Home-buying support for faculty who live in South Bethlehem
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Full use of Lehigh’s athletic facilities
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Discounted tickets to performances at Lehigh’s Zoellner Arts Center
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Banking services through Wells Fargo bank and the PSECU credit union
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Use of the Mountain Hawk Design and Print Center for work or personal projects
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Discounts on mobile phone service, computing software
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On-campus dining options
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Religious services and support through the University Chaplain’s office, the Offices of Jewish Student Life, and Muslim Student Life
Many of these are also available to faculty members’ spouses, domestic partners, and dependent children. See the pages linked to above for more details.
For information about the Lehigh Valley and the resources it has to offer, visit the HR website.