Over 140 graduates and their families will fill the LCU Auditorium
in a tradition that celebrates LCU’s 71st Commencement. Graduates
have earned degrees in 35 career and ministry fields that span
academic levels from certificates, associate and bachelor’s degrees
to master’s and doctoral degrees.
The keynote speaker for both ceremonies will be Dr. Alicia D.
Crumpton, Director of the PhD in Leadership Studies program at
Johnson University and adjunct professor in LCU’s MA in
Organizational Leadership program. Crumpton has traveled nationally
and internationally, speaking about leadership and connecting with
others about Christian higher education.
LCU holds just one Commencement each year, and allows students who
graduated the previous August and December to participate if they
wish. The total number of students completing their degrees at LCU
during the 2015-2016 academic year is 247. While some students
choose to graduate in absentia, others come from far away. This year
graduates are traveling from Nevada, Iowa, Indiana, Michigan,
Missouri, Colorado, South Dakota, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kansas, Texas,
Pennsylvania, Florida, and the countries of Nigeria, Columbia, West
Africa, and China.
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Established in 1944, Lincoln Christian University’s mission is to equip
Christians to serve and lead in the church, the workplace, and the world. LCU
has seen more than 16,000 students pass through its “doors,” and its alumni have
gone on to serve in all 50 United States and more than 165 countries. Today, LCU
offers a variety of degree programs for undergraduate, graduate and seminary
students. Classes are offered on campus, at extension sites in Illinois, Indiana
and Nevada and online. To learn more visit www.lincolnchristian.edu.
[Chris Thomas, Director of Marketing
& Public Relations, Lincoln Christian University]
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