President Ivory V. Nelson's Information Exchange
Welcome to the website of Lincoln University of
Pennsylvania, America's first Historically Black University.
Located in Southern Chester County, Lincoln's main campus is
45 miles southwest of Philadelphia, and an easy commute from other
parts of Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland. The University also
operates the Urban Center of Philadelphia for graduate students and
community-outreach programs.
Founded in 1854, Lincoln University is a nationally
acclaimed institution of higher learning that provides the best
elements of a liberal arts and sciences-based undergraduate core
curriculum and selected graduate programs to meet the needs of students
living in a highly technological and global society.
Lincoln University is the newest of the state-related
universities, having joined the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
in 1972. During its 147-year history, Lincoln University has educated
an impressive list of luminaries who have distinguished themselves as
doctors, lawyers, educators, businesspersons, theologians and heads of
state.
Please use the links provided below to learn more about
Lincoln University's twelfth president, Ivory V. Nelson, Ph.D. Other
links will provide direct access to selected information about the
University, its Mission, Vision, Goals, and Philosophy.
To contact the Office of the President via e-mail, use the
e-mail link inelson@lu.lincoln.edu.
A member of the president's staff will forward your e-mail to someone
within the University who is in the best position to respond to your
inquiry.
Additional
Links:
Opening and Closing
Remarks by President Ivory V. Nelson on the Occasion of the
Sesquicentennial Inaugural
Convocation, April 10, 2003
Statement
by President Ivory V. Nelson to the Pennsylvania House & Senate
Appropriations Committees, February 26, 2008
About Lincoln
Administrative & Academic Offices
Board of Trustees
President's Profile
University By-Laws
