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Employment
- Campus Engagement Assistant
The Campus Engagement Assistant will directly support the Campus Engagement Manager in executing interdisciplinary arts programming on the Lehigh University campus belonging to the Creative Campus Series. This position is primarily administrative, with the opportunity to engage with the campus through on-site events additionally. The Campus Engagement Assistant will typically work between 10-20 hours/week (not to exceed 20 hours) and will work directly with the Campus Engagement Manager on scheduling on a regular basis.

Due to the nature of some administrative work, the Assistant may choose to work remotely pending Manager approval. A desk space will be available in the Zoellner administrative offices. Candidates must be a third-year, fourth-year, or graduate Lehigh University student with some prior administrative experience. Ideal majors for those interested in this position include, but are not limited to: Sociology, Business, Theatre, and Education. 

Students interested in this position should contact Adam Ercolani, Campus Engagement Manager, directly, via email at ade221@lehigh.edu.

Work-study & Wage positions at Zoellner

- PreLUsion Student Leader: ArtsAlive
PreLUsion is a pre-Orientation experience offered in August for students starting in the fall. preLUsion provides first-year students with an opportunity to explore a topic of their choice and engage with students and staff members who share a similar interest. We‘re looking for student leaders to assist in various aspects of the preLUsion experience. These student leaders are commonly students that have previously participated in a program or are connected to the sponsoring office.  Currently, all student leaders are volunteers.

Student leaders will sign a contract/work agreement that outlines their expectations and any remuneration, and will participate in a training with OFYE, tentatively scheduled for August 20th from 12-2PM. Student leaders will be on-campus, assisting with the program from August 20th-23rd, 2023, and may move into housing early if selected. 

Students interested in this position should contact Adam Ercolani, Campus Engagement Manager, directly, via email at ade221@lehigh.edu.

- Strike Anywhere Ensemble Performance Opportunities
POP UP is an artistic adventure in which an audience follows clues and an illustrated map to find a series of site-specific, pop-up performances within a walkable area. Inspired by interviews with local residents, POP UP is performed by a collective of multidisciplinary performers in public spaces scattered around one neighborhood or campus. The project was developed by the Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble (NYC) and the Tours Soundpainting Orchestra (France), two of the world’s preeminent Soundpainting ensembles.

Strike Anywhere will perform POP UP in South Bethlehem/on Lehigh’s campus on April 27th-28th, 2024. Students interested in performing with the community chorus, to be featured in the finale of the performance, should plan to attend two 2-hour rehearsals during the week of April 21st, as well as the performances on April 27th & 28th. No performance experience is necessary!

Interested in this performance opportunity? Contact Adam Ercolani, Campus Engagement Manager, via email at ade221@lehigh.edu.

Performances and Events
– Sept. 16th & 17th Odysseus with Lehigh University Alum William George
– Dec. 5th-8th Conversation Parlor Residency
– April 21st-28th Strike Anywhere/POP Up

Workshops
– Friday, August 25th Improv for MBA Students
– Sept. 12th-14th William George/Odysseus workshops
– Sept. 21st & 22nd Agile Rascals - in partnership with the Office of Sustainability
– Sept. 27th-Oct. 1st Strike Anywhere (community interviews, paired with Touchstone FUB)
–  Thursday, Feb. 29th Les Ballets Trockadero De Monte Carlo - Drag Makeup Workshop; partner with Pride Center

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– Sept. 18th-20th Partnering with Wilbur Powerhouse

Curtain Warmers and Pre & Post-Show Programs
– Thursday, Oct. 5th Theatre Dept. This Is Not The Play
– Thursday, Oct. 12th San Diego Symphony
– Thursday, Nov. 16th Theatre Dept. Rags Parkland Sings The Songs of the Future
– Thursday, Feb. 29th Theatre Dept. Antigonick
– Thursday, April 25th Theatre Dept. The Emancipation Thing

Lunch and Learn Programs 
Occasionally we offer Lunch and Learn opportunities as we partner with other departments on campus.  Previous event topics have highlighted the Traveling While Black installation and the Political Science Department’s The Use of Sartorial Finery to Convey Power.

Have questions? Reach out to Adam Ercolani, Campus Engagement Manager: ade221@lehigh.edu, 610.758.5625 or Dimitra Panagopoulos, Community & Campus Engagement Coordinator: dmp323@lehigh.edu, 610.758.5629