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LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, PA – Although Lincoln University students are preparing for finals, they are taking a break from their bustling academic schedules to address the important issue of state funding in Harrisburg on April 12, 2011.
The students will spend a day meeting with several legislators to discuss the direct impact the proposed state budget will have on their current and future educational endeavors.
The team of students, comprised of Student Government Association (SGA) leaders and Pennsylvania residents, will convene with the Legislative Black Caucus in the morning at the State Capital Building.
From 11 a.m. – 12:20 p.m. students will meet with legislators.
Lincoln’s students will also attend the general assembly of the Pennsylvania House at 1:00 p.m.
Lincoln University is the only Historically Black state-related University in Pennsylvania. While a large portion of the University’s student body is from Pennsylvania, a significant amount of those students are from Philadelphia. College-seeking Pennsylvania students depend on the University to receive a quality education at an affordable price. Ninety-three percent of the University’s students receive financial aid for tuition; hence an increase in tuition would not be a feasible option for the University’s current and prospective students.
“I was drawn to Lincoln by scholarship opportunities provided for both for my undergraduate degree and medical school,” said Stephanie Rand, West Grove, Pa. resident and SGA vice president of internal affairs. “The proposed cuts would not only inhibit other students from taking advantage of the scholarship opportunities at Lincoln but will actually prevent students from attaining a college level education in Pennsylvania because of the potential raise in tuition. “
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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.