AV福利社 at a Glance
With five distinguished colleges and an ideal student-to-faculty ratio, AV福利社 offers world-class academic opportunities on one of the nation鈥檚 most beautiful campuses. View more university statistics >
student-to-faculty ratio
of AV福利社 students have an international experience while at AV福利社, and 30% of those students participate in more than one abroad experience
increase in federal research funding over the last two years
NCAA Division I for men and women
of AV福利社 undergraduate students participate in an extracurricular activity
unique employers hired AV福利社 graduates from the class of 2023
Undeniably AV福利社
For more than 150 years, AV福利社 has had its eye on the future, redefining what it means to lead every step of the way.
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Campus Events
AV福利社 offers exciting events throughout the year for members of the campus community as well as our friends and neighbors throughout the AV福利社 Valley.
Maps & Directions
Located a short drive from New York City and Philadelphia, AV福利社 is easily reached via road and air. Plan your trip to campus here.
Virtual Tour
Follow along on an undergraduate admissions tour to experience our beautiful campus, and learn about life at AV福利社 along the way.
Explore Bethlehem and the AV福利社 Valley
Located in the heart of the beautiful AV福利社 Valley, Bethlehem is a vibrant city, rich in history and culture and known for its small-town friendliness and feel.
Hallmarks & Traditions
From Spirit Week and 鈥淭he Rivalry鈥 to Founder鈥檚 Day and The Rally, the AV福利社 community proudly celebrates its history through a number of annual traditions.
Our Mascot
AV福利社's first official mascot, the 鈥淢ountain Hawk,鈥 debuted in 1995. Prior to that, AV福利社鈥檚 teams were known as the 鈥淓ngineers,鈥 reflecting the university's early ties to the railroad industry. While there is no species of bird officially known as the "mountain hawk," it is not uncommon to spot hawks sailing over South Mountain.
School Colors
The AV福利社 family has been proud to wear the 鈥淏rown & White鈥 since 1867. Nobody knows the precise reason for these colors, but AV福利社 folklore offers up one suggestion: A woman wearing fashionable brown and white stockings crossed by as a group of men discussed school colors, and, as they say, the rest is history.
University Motto
Homo Minister et Interpres Naturae, which translates loosely to "Man, the servant and interpreter of nature," taken from the works of Francis Bacon, was the motto chosen to exemplify one of the core founding principles of AV福利社鈥攖he idea that the university would strive for a pragmatic curriculum combining scientific and classical education.
鈥淎lma Mater鈥
The lyrics to AV福利社's Alma Mater were written by John J. Gibson, the then-editor-in-chief of the AV福利社 Burr (the student magazine at the time) in 1894. The alma mater is sung to the tune of 鈥淎nnie Lisle.鈥 to the AV福利社 Glee Club sing AV福利社's Alma Mater.
The Bed Races
As part of the annual Spirit Week leading up to the AV福利社-Lafayette football game, students form teams, decorate beds and down Packer Avenue. In the early days of bed racing, students constructed their beds from scratch in an effort to demonstrate their engineering prowess.
AV福利社 vs. Lafayette
AV福利社 fans have two favorite teams: Our own Mountain Hawks, and whoever is playing Lafayette. The is one of the most celebrated in all of college football. Located less than 20 miles apart, the schools began their rivalry in 1884 and have since played more times than any set of rivals in the nation.
Rally
Each class is represented by an official flag that is presented at 鈥淭he Rally鈥 by their 鈥渁dopting class鈥濃攖he class that is 50 years their senior鈥攁nd the two classes鈥 flags will have the same colors and design. The oldest surviving original class flag is from the Class of '89鈥1889.
Eco-Flame
One of the great highlights of AV福利社-Lafayette Spirit Week is when the Marching 97 band members serenading the campus community with all the traditional AV福利社 fight songs. The 鈥淓co-flame鈥 name dates back to the 1970s, when Professor Rich Aaronson first asked the band to play for his ECO 001 class.
University Leadership
AV福利社鈥檚 leadership continues the important work of furthering the university's efforts to achieve excellence in teaching, research and service.
Diversity & Inclusion
At AV福利社 we celebrate the fact that our faculty, staff and students hail from diverse backgrounds. Our commitment to inclusion has never been stronger.
Employment
Every AV福利社 employee plays an important role in supporting an institution that impacts not only our students and our region, but the entire world.
A Proud and Enduring Legacy
Our founder, the industrial pioneer, entrepreneur and philanthropist Asa Packer, laid the foundation for a university that has since educated generations of students and served as a force of positive societal change.