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LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, PA – Dr. William (Bill) Cosby, comedian, actor and philanthropist, will be performing live on Saturday, April 30, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. to kick off Lincoln University’s Founders’ Day/Reunion Weekend.
The performance will be held on Lincoln University’s main campus in the state-of-the art International Cultural Center, which seats over 1,000 patrons.
General admission is $95, which includes the live performance and general reception. VIP tickets, including the live performance, as well as VIP reception and photo op with Dr. Cosby, are available for $150. Alumni celebrating their reunion year can purchase tickets for general admission to the reception and live performance for $75.
Sponsorship packages are also available: Title ($25,000), Lead ($10,000), Presenting ($5,000), Supporting ($2,500), VIP Reception ($2,500), and Reception ($1,000).
Dr. Cosby, who has spent several decades championing for higher education, has donated this performance to assist Lincoln University in raising money for student scholarships.
He considers himself a “late bloomer.” He said he did not realize the value of a formal education until the first four days of boot camp in the U.S. Navy. However, Dr. Cosby is now a strong advocate for higher education and with his wife by his side has contributed funds to a wide range of universities and delivered commencement addresses to further emphasize the importance of learning.
Dr. Cosby believes that one can never reach the maximum capacity of learning. Even after achieving his success, he went back to school to obtain his masters degree, as well as an Ed.D.
“People always say ‘You don’t need money, why are you still working?’” said Dr. Cosby. “My answer is that it isn’t about money. That’s academic. It’s about accepting the challenges of one’s own ideas, clarifying the unanswered questions and pursuing the excitement of discovery.”
This will be Dr. Cosby’s second appearance at Lincoln, after visiting in 2006 for a special lecture inspired by Lincoln University Men’s basketball team’s feature on ESPN. Dr. Cosby will also be the commencement speaker and honorary degree recipient for the University the following day, May 1 at 1 p.m.
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Lincoln University – founded in 1854 as the nation’s first Historically Black University – 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 enrolls approximately 2,500 undergraduate and graduate students.
Internationally recognized for preparing learners and producing world-class leaders in their fields, Lincoln has created five academic Centers of Excellence-programs of distinctions. They are: Lincoln-Barnes Visual Arts, Grand Research Educational Awareness and Training (GREAT) for Minority Health, Mass Communications, Teacher Education and Urban Pedagogy and Business and Information Technology.