Building Greater, Better, More Beautiful Futures
Fall 2026
STATE OF THE UNIVERSITY
160 YEARS. ONE MISSION. For 160 years, years, Lincoln Lincoln University University has has created education. created opportunity through education. Founded on on aa belief belief ininthe thepower powerofof learning to transform Lincoln transform lives, Lincoln continues forward, continues to to carry that mission forward, preparing students for for meaningful meaningful futures, thecommunities communities futures, strengthening the we the University’s University's we serve and investing in the next next generation. 2 | LINCOLN UNIVERSITY
160 160 YEARS YEARS
OF OF EDUCATION EDUCATION &&SERVICE SERVICE AA legacy ofof creating creating opportunity and opportunity and transforming lives. transforming lives.
301 301 DEGREES DEGREES
$70.2M+ $70.2M+
IN CONFERRED IN CONFERRED IN IN FACILITY FACILITY INVESTMENTS 2025-26 2025–26 INVESTMENTS Preparing graduatestoto Strengthening Lincoln's Preparing graduates Strengthening Lincoln’s lead, serve and andmake make capacity educate, lead, serve capacity to educate, serve prepare an impact. an impact. serve and prepare students the future. future. students for for the
FROM THE PRESIDENT Dear Lincoln Family and Friends, Friends, As an As Lincoln University University celebrates celebrates 160 160 years, we have an extraordinary have extraordinary opportunity opportunity to to reflect reflecton on how how far we have
come that lies lies come -—and andtotolook lookwith withconfidence confidencetoward toward all that ahead. ahead.
BOARD BOARD OF OF CURATORS CURATORS Tina President Tina Shannon, M.P.A., M.P.A., President Everidge B.S.,Vice VicePresident President Everidge Cade '73, ’73, B.S., Victor '68, M.S.Ed., M.S.Ed.,Secretary Secretary VictorB. B. Pasley ’68, Richard J.D.,Treasurer Treasurer RichardR. R. Popp, J.D., Vernon VernonV. V. Bracy '82, ’82, B.S. B.S. Richard RichardG. G. Callahan, Callahan, J.D. J.D. Belinda M. Farrington Farrington '79, ’79, B.S. B.S. Terry Terry Rackers, B.S. B.S. Jonathan JonathanD. D. Truesdale, Truesdale, J.D. J.D.
Our belief inin the the power powerofof Our University was founded with a belief education That education to to transform transformlives lives and create opportunity. That mission generations, and anditit mission has has carried Lincoln through generations, continues today. continuesto toguide guide us today. Across we see seemeaningful meaningfulmomentum. momentum. Our Our Across our University, we students are expanding expanding studentsare areachieving achievingat athigh high levels. levels. We are opportunities We opportunitiesthrough throughnew newprograms programsand and partnerships. We are campus, our ourpeople peopleand andthe thecommunities communities are investing in our campus, we arecontinuing continuing toto strengthen strengthen we serve. Most importantly, we are Lincoln for the students who will call call this this University University home home for for generations come. generations to come. None of of this this happens happenswithout withoutthe thecollective collectivecommitment commitment ofofour faculty, staff, staff, students, students, alumni, alumni, our Lincoln Lincoln family. Our faculty, supporters and partners all share in both the progress we supporters and partners we celebrate the responsibility responsibility for for what what comes comes next. next. celebrate and the As aminspired inspired by by As we honor 160 years of Lincoln University, IIam our history and even more excited about our future. Together, our history and excited about future. we better and andmore morebeautiful beautiful we will will continue continuebuilding building aa greater, better Lincoln - one Lincoln — onethat thathonors honorsthe the vision vision of those who came
before creating new new possibilities possibilities for for those those who who will will before us while creating
follow. follow.
Sincerely, Sincerely,
John John B. Moseley, Ed.D. Ed.D. President, Lincoln Lincoln University University ofof Missouri Missouri LINCOLN L I N C O L N UNIVERSITY U N I V E R S I T Y I| 3
OUR BLUE TIGERS NEW TIGERS NEW BLUE BLUE TIGERS AT GLANCE AT A GLANCE
523 523new newBlue Blue Tigers 327 327 first-time students 134 134 transfer students
32 students 32 graduate students 30 30 certificate students
44 44 countries countries represented among students among new students
ACADEMIC ACADEMIC INTERESTS INTERESTS TOP MAJORS TOP UNDERGRADUATE MAJORS
Nursing Science Science Business Administration Business Administration
Agriculture Agriculture Wellness Wellness
Psychology Psychology TOP MAJORS TOP GRADUATE MAJORS
Sustainable Agriculture Sustainable Agriculture Counseling Counseling
BLUE BLUE TIGERS TIGERS NEAR NEAR & & FAR FAR BLUE WORLD: BLUE TIGERS AROUND THE WORLD: TOP COUNTRIES TOP COUNTRIES
Jamaica Canada && Jamaica .• Nigeria .• Ghana •. Canada Nepal Rica* Nepal*. •Colombia Colombia & & Costa Rica* 48 university-wide 48 countries countries represented university-wide REACHING MISSOURI: REACHING BEYOND MISSOURI: TOP TOP STATES STATES
Business Administration Business Administration
Illinois Georgia • Illinois .• Tennessee & Kansas* •. Georgia
Sociology/Criminal Justice Sociology/Criminal Justice Higher Education Education
Asterisks indicate ties. ties. Asterisks indicate
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Florida && California* California*
BUILDING MOMENTUM MOMENTUM
ACADEMIC ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT ACHIEVEMENT MAKING DEAN'S LIST LIST MAKING THE DEAN’S
47.8% 47.8%
Fall 2025 Fall 2025
Third-highest in 10 10 fall fall terms terms 49.3% 49.3% Spring 2026 Spring 2026 Highest springterms terms Highest in 10 spring
STUDENTS GOOD STUDENTS IN GOOD ACADEMIC ACADEMIC STANDING STANDING
LEADING MISSOURI LEADING MISSOURI
#1
IN GROWTH IN ENROLLMENT GROWTH
Among publicfour-year four-yearinstitutions institutions Among Missouri public • •
9.8% intotal total enrollment enrollment 9.8% increase in 11.5% increaseininfull-time full-timeenrollment enrollment 11.5% increase
22 YEARS YEARS RUNNING RUNNING
Lincoln led Missouri Missouri public public four-year four-year institutions both institutionsin in percentage growth in both
total totaland and full-time full-time enrollment enrollment for for the second
86.1% 86.1%
consecutive consecutive year.
Third-highest in 10 10 fall fall terms terms
SUSTAINED SUSTAINED GROWTH GROWTH
Fall 2025 Fall 2025
87.8% 87.8% Spring 2026 Spring 2026 Second-highest springterms terms Second-highest in 10 spring
• •
Largest both total total and and Largest 3-year increase in both
full-time full-time enrollment enrollment
Largest enrollment Largest 5-year 5-year increase in FTE FTE enrollment
Among public four-year four-year institutions, institutions, Among Missouri public based 2025 DHEWD data. based on on Fall 2025 DHEWD data.
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EXCELLENCE RECOGNIZED SOCIAL SOCIAL WORK WORK —- 8-YEAR 8-YEAR ACCREDITATION ACCREDITATION
The Workprogram programearned earnedreaccreditation reaccreditationfor forthe thenext next The Social Work eight Education. eight years years through through the the Council Council on Social Work Education.
NURSING -—$150,000 $150,000AWARD AWARD+ +CONTINUED CONTINUEDACCREDITATION ACCREDITATION
The received aa $150,000 $150,000 Nursing Nursing Education Education The School of Nursing received Incentive awardfrom from the the Missouri Missouri State State Board Board IncentiveProgram Program (NEIP) award ofofNursing for scholarships, faculty development and student Nursing scholarships, faculty development and student success. The The program program also alsomaintained maintainedaccreditation accreditation through through the the Accreditation AccreditationCommission Commissionfor forEducation Educationin in Nursing.. Nursing..
FACULTY AND STAFF LEADING THE THE WAY WAY received the the North North Central Central • Homero Homero Salinas-Gonzalez received Extension Risk Management Management Center’s Center's2026 2026 Outstanding Outstanding Project Award.
"Navigating • Elizabeth Elizabeth Dorssom authored the chapter “Navigating Graduate Education for First-Generation Students" in Graduate Students” in "Academic Hidden “Academic Chutes Chutes && Ladders Successfully: The Hidden Curriculum Academic Careers." CurriculumThat ThatMakes Makes or or Breaks Breaks Academic Careers.” Awardfor for • Amber AmberBell Bell received the 2026 2026 Governor's Governor’s Award Excellence in Education Education (see (see photo, photo, right). right). in Missouri Missouri Humanities Humanities • Christine ChristineBoston Boston was featured in Prairie Home Video. Video.
HBCUFaculty Faculty Fellowship. Fellowship. • David David Walton Waltonearned earnedan anACLS ACLS HBCU 2026Millennium Millennium • Saint Saint Rice Rice was selected for AASCU's AASCU’s 2026 Leadership Initiative Initiative Cohort. Cohort.
2026 Emerging Emerging • Darius Darius Watson Watson was selected for for AASCU's AASCU’s 2026 Leaders Program. Program. 6 I| LINCOLN L I N C O L N UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY
ROTC —- BATTALION BATTALIONOF OF THE THE YEAR YEAR
LU's ROTCwas wasnamed namedthe theArmy Army LU’s ROTC National Battalion National Guard Guard ROTC ROTC Battalion
ofofthe (see May May2026 2026 theYear Year (see commissioning commissioning photo, above).
OPENING NEW DOORS
NEW NEW PATHWAYS PATHWAYS
Lincoln University continues to develop programs programs and to student, student,workforce workforce and partnerships that respond to and and community community needs. New programs were added inin kinesiology kinesiology and and wellness, academicopportunities opportunities for for wellness, expanding academic students. students.
The Sciences Institute Institute launched launched The Security Sciences emergency added emergency medical technician technician training, added online expanded public public online certificate certificateprograms, programs, expanded safety development of of an an safety partnerships partnerships and began development
EXPANDING ACCESS EXPANDING ACCESS
Lincoln's Enforcement Training Training Academy Academy Lincoln’s Law Enforcement continued Jefferson continuedto toexpand, expand, with with graduates in Jefferson City, Louisand andadditional additional City, Columbia and St. Louis expansion to to St. Robert expansion Robert and and southwest southwest Missouri Missouri (see (see photo, photo, above).
SERVING SERVING COMMUNITIES COMMUNITIES
Cooperative reached Cooperative Extension's Extension’s programs reached students, families, youth and and communities communities across across the 6,500 hot meals served served through through the state, including 6,500 emergency management managementdegree degree (see photo, emergency photo, above). above). MO Cares Mobile Mobile Soup SoupKitchen Kitchen partnership. partnership.
WORKFORCE READY WORKFORCE READY
The Academy The Lincoln University Employment Academy completed state completed its its first first cohort cohort and and secured state support. also aakey keypartner partnerwith withthe the support. The Academy is also University ofof Missouri-Kansas City City inin its its $15 $15million million Critical grant. CriticalMaterials Materials Crossroads Crossroads Engine grant. LINCOLN L I N C O L N UNIVERSITY U N I V E R S I T Y I| 7
BEYOND THE CLASSROOM Professors Brian Norris Norris and and David David Walton Walton led ledaastudy studyabroad abroad trip students with with an an tripto toMozambique Mozambiquein inMay May 2026, providing students international (see photo, photo, below below left). left). international learning learning experience (see Lincoln school students for a NASANASALincoln also hosted 14 high school supported Camp,introducing introducingparticipants participantstoto supportedSTEAM STEAM Camp, opportunities arts and and opportunitiesininscience, science,technology, technology, engineering, arts mathematics. Minority mathematics.The The camp campwas was supported supportedby by NASA's NASA’s Minority University UniversityResearch Research and Education Education Project Project and and the the USDA's USDA’s NextGen program program (see (see photo, photo, below below center). center). The was one oneofofonly only1616institutions institutions ininthe thenation nation The University was selected selectedto tohost hostthe theThurgood ThurgoodMarshall MarshallCollege CollegeFund Fund SOAR HBCU Scholars Scholars Program. Program.LU LUwelcomed welcomed88 88students studentstotocampus campus for 2026, designed designedtotoprepare preparestudents students foraa weeklong event in June 2026, for while introducing introducing them them to to the the academic academic for college college success while excellence, leadershipopportunities opportunities and andrich richtraditions traditions ofof excellence, leadership HBCUs (see (seephoto, photo,below belowright). right).
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BLUE ATHLETICS BLUE TIGER TIGER ATHLETICS MAKING HISTORY MAKING HISTORY The team reached reached The men's men’s soccer team the Sweet 16 for the first the Sweet first time in
program history. Lincoln University Universitysoftball softball recorded single recorded the the most most wins wins in a single season program history. history. season in program
For generations, Blue Tigers have found a family at Lincoln, people who believe in their potential and help them succeed. Carried forward by every member of the Lincoln family, our legacy of belonging
A LEGACY OF BELONGING
continues to transform lives.
You don't just walk onto a campus. You find a home and a
community.
that supports you, challenges you and celebrates you every step of the way." - MADISON C. HAMPTON '27, 102ND MISS LINCOLN UNIVERSITY
My professors actually cared
about where I was
going." - GLORIA WASHINGTON '00, NAMED TO THE EBONY POWER 100 STEM TRAILBLAZERS LIST FOR HER WORK IN
AFFECTIVE COMPUTING AND HUMANCENTERED DESIGN
Lincoln is a
place that feels like family.
Professors notice if you miss a class."
- EARL DOCKETT III '04, ASSISTANT SCHOOL LEADER OF CULTURE AT KIPP INSPIRE ACADEMY, ST. LOUIS
They lit the race with me and kept that push for me." - MIKAEL EPPS '26, FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE GRADUATE, ON THE LINCOLN STAFF MEMBERS WHO STAYED IN HIS CORNER
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BUILT FOR IMPACT HEALTH AND AND SECURITY SECURITYSCIENCES SCIENCESINSTITUTE INSTITUTE $45.5 $45.5 MILLIONI|40,000 40,000SQUARE SQUARE FEET FEET Lincoln University's and Security SecuritySciences SciencesInstitute Institute University’s Health and
(HSSI) brings brings education, education,training training and andreal-world real-worldemergency emergency
response together togetherin in an an innovative, hybrid-use facility. facility. HSSI opened 4,2026. 2026. opened Aug. 4, andcertification certification spaces spaces • Combines Combines education, training and with emergency withoperational operational support for real-world emergency response response • •
•
• •
Creates opportunities for students alongside Creates opportunities students to to learn alongside practitioners Expands Lincoln’s Lincoln's capacity capacity to prepare nurses, nurses,emergency emergency managers, law law enforcement enforcement officers, emergency emergency medical medical personnel and other other public safety professionals professionals Strengthens providers, Strengthens collaboration collaboration among among health care providers, public privateindustry industryand andcommunity community public safety agencies, agencies, private partners Provides a collaborative collaborative hub hub for for the the Security Security Sciences Sciences Institute Institute
Significantly Significantlyexpands expands the the School of Nursing's Nursing’s instructional inconjunction conjunction with with instructional and simulation capacity in
the Hall the renovation renovation of Elliff Hall
HSSI supports supports health, health, safety safety and andworkforce workforce needs needs across across Missouri and the Midwest. Midwest.
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CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
MARTIN KING HALL HALL MARTIN LUTHER LUTHER KING $2$2 million investment investment
RICHARDSON FINE ARTS CENTER CENTER
$500,000 investment $500,000 investment
Modernized classrooms, classrooms, more morethan than40 40faculty faculty New rehearsal spaces spacessupport support the the Marching Marching offices, systems Musical Storm choir, with with added added offices,new new furnishings, furnishings, windows windows and and HVAC HVAC systems Storm and University choir, office for the the band. band. create updated environment environment for for teaching teaching and and create an updated officeand andstorage storage space for learning. The The renovation renovation transforms transforms one one of of Lincoln’s Lincoln's most academic buildings buildingsfor forstudents students SMALL mostheavily heavily used academic PROCESSINGFACILITY FACILITY SMALL RUMINANT AND MEAT PROCESSING and faculty. and faculty. $8$8 million investment investment Scheduled new9,506-square9,506-squareScheduled to open in 2027, aa new FRANK HALL HALL foot meat processing facility footsmall small ruminant ruminant and meat processing facility $1.6 investment $1.6 million investment will market access access willsupport supportfarmers, farmers, expand market Renovated science laboratories laboratories provide provide modern modern and food security. Located Located and strengthen strengthen regional food spaces for hands-on learning, learning,with with new new equipment, equipment, atat Freeman Farm, the the facility facility will will also also expand expand finishes building systems. systems. The The finishesand and upgraded building opportunities for agricultural education and opportunities for improvements capacity for for improvements strengthen Lincoln's Lincoln’s capacity workforce workforce development. laboratory-based science science instruction. instruction.
PLUS PLUS — $12M $12MINVESTMENT INVESTMENTININCAMPUS-WIDE CAMPUS-WIDEENERGY ENERGY EFFICIENCY UPGRADES UPGRADES
Includes MLK, Lorenzo Lorenzo Greene Greeneand andSherman Sherman Halls Halls Includesnew newHVAC HVAC in in Frank, MLK,
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WHAT WILL YOUR YOUR LINCOLN LEGACY BE? You honor itit by learning. You honor honor it by leading. You You honor honorititby bydaring daringtotoimagine imagine honor ititby by serving. You You honor aa future onesthat that imagined imagined itit inin futureas as bold as the ones 1866." 1866.”
— '78 — Valerie Daniels-Carter ’78
On On honoringthe Soldiers' Soldiers’ Dream Founders' Day2026 2026 Founders’ Day
For 160 years, generations generations of Blue Tigers Tigers have have learned, led and served — —each eachhelping helpingcarry carry Lincoln Lincoln forward. Now, it's our turn. forward. it’s turn.
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