For the third straight year, fall 2019 enrollment at Lincoln University remains strong—aligning with the University Strategic Plan for student success.
This fall, arriving students benefited greatly from innovations of the enrollment management operations team first introduced last fall to enhance the smooth transition of new University students.
Among the highlights:
New Admitted Student Webpage
The revised webpage walks them through an easy-to-follow eightstep process to begin their academic careers.
Representative John R. Lewis, the renowned congressman and civil rights icon from Georgia, was the keynote speaker for Lincoln University's 160th Commencement. His message of adding a fourth L, “love,” to Lincoln's “Learn. Liberate. Lead.” motto was heartfelt and inspiring to the graduates.
During his address, he encouraged students to follow in the footsteps of the Lincoln graduates who fought for civil rights and encouraged students to “get in good trouble” and to “march today so others can march tomorrow.”
Dr. Nicole Files-Thompson has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award to teach and conduct research in intercultural communication and tourism studies in Jamaica.
Beginning in January 2020, Files-Thompson will teach and research for two semesters at the University of the West Indies Mona and Western Jamaica campuses as part of the participatory action project “Race, Culture, Sustainability and New Media: Implications for Applied Digital Communication and the Informal and Sharing Tourism Economies in Jamaica.”
As one of four of Pennsylvania state-related universities, Lincoln University focuses on maintaining strong relations with both government agencies and officials and the students and communities that we serve. Since the beginning of spring, the Office of Community & Government Relations has arranged a number of events that have allowed the University to strengthen its relationships with legislators and enhance student recognition and opportunities.
The Lincoln University Board of Trustees unanimously reelected Theresa R. Braswell, a 1984 Lincoln University graduate, to a second term as chairlady of the board. Braswell began her first term as board chair on July 1, 2017, and began her second term on July 1, 2019.
Lincoln University Hosts Preview of Motion Picture ‘Harriet’
More than 800 people, including students and local residents, packed the University’s International Cultural Center on October 29 for a sneak preview of “Harriet,” a film that depicts the life of Harriet Tubman, the legendary Underground Railroad ‘conductor.’
Sociology professor to serve on accreditation appeals panel
The Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) selected Dr. Robert E. Millette, a sociology professor, to serve a three-year term on its Appeals Panel.
Lincoln to receive 26th ‘Bench by the Road’ from the Toni Morrison Society
The Toni Morrison Society will present Lincoln University with the 26th bench placement from the Bench by the Road Project on Thursday, November 14.