Lincoln University’s Class of 2019 will enjoy returning to a bit of history. Commencement will be held on Saturday, May 12 at 10 a.m. in Dwight T. Reed Stadium. The university began holding Commencement in The LINC after its opening in May 2017, but students wished to return to old traditions.
“Our students who will transition to alumni on that day have been communicating with me since early on in this academic year their desire to return to this bit of history,” said Lincoln University President Jerald Jones Woolfolk. “I am in agreement with them.”
Bakari Sellers, who made history in 2006 as the youngest African American elected official in the country, will deliver the Commencement Address. Elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives at the age of 22, Sellers defeated a 26-year-incumbent and was the youngest member of the state legislature. In 2014, he won the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor of South Carolina.
In the case of inclement weather, the ceremony will be moved to Robert and Charlene Mitchell Auditorium in Richardson Fine Arts Center. Livestreaming will be available from anywhere at www.lincolnu.edu/live-stream.
