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LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, PA ~ The coronation of Mr. and Miss Lincoln University on Sunday, October 21 at 7 p.m. in Manuel Rivero Hall begins a week-long schedule of activities to celebrate Homecoming 2007 at Lincoln University.
The crowns will be passed to junior Milan Carter, Mr. Lincoln, and senior Tiffany Terry, Miss Lincoln. The coronation is free and open to the public.
Several events are planned during the week, leading up to a busy Saturday schedule that starts at 9 a.m. with the Alumni Association Executive Council meeting in Vail Hall. The President’s Contributors Awards Luncheon fallows at 11:30 a.m. in the Auxiliary Gymnasium of Manuel Rivero Hall.
The Homecoming parade begins at noon and will be followed by two athletic contests. The first will be a women’s soccer match between the Lady Lions and Concordia University at 1 p.m. at the soccer field.
The second will give individuals an early look at how the Lion football team is molding into form when the team plays in an intra squad scrimmage after completion of the soccer match.
The evening’s festivities also include a fashion show for alumni at 7:30 p.m. in the Thurgood Marshall Living and Learning Center.
The New School Concert for undergraduates and their guests will feature Jim Jones and T-Pain at 8 p.m. in Manuel Rivero Hall.
A gospel concert with Johnathan Nelson and Purpose on Sunday, Oct. 28 at 6 p.m. in Manuel Rivero Hall concludes the events.
For more information on Homecoming, contact the Office of Alumni Relations at 800-726-3014.
The Courtyard Marriott has agreed to provide overnight accommodations at a substantial savings to alumni:
Lincoln University has teamed with The Courtyard Marriott of 400 Pencader Way, Newark, Del. to provide overnight accommodations at a substantial savings to alumni. The hotel is conveniently located about 12 miles from campus on Route 896 South. Rates are listed below.
- Single Rooms Reg. Cost: $179 Lincoln Alumni Cost: $114
- Double Rooms Reg. Cost: $189 Lincoln Alumni Cost: $119
- Suites Reg. Cost: $339 Lincoln Alumni Cost: $209
For reservations, call The Courtyard Marriott at 800-321-2211 or 302-737- 0900 and ask for the Lincoln University rate. The deadline for reservations for the above rates is October 15, 2007.
Founded in 1854, Lincoln University is a premier, historically Black University that combines the best elements of a liberal arts and sciences-based undergraduate core curriculum and selected graduate programs to meet the needs of those living in a highly technological and global society. The University is nationally recognized as a major producer of African Americans with undergraduate degrees in the physical sciences (biology, chemistry and physics); computer and informational sciences; biological and life sciences. Lincoln has an enrollment of 2,423 undergraduate and graduate students.