Non-Traditional/Commuter Student Services

The Wesley Foundation@Lincoln University

Alan L. Joplin, Wesley Foundation Director

Lincoln University has a very diverse campus population which includes traditional and non-traditional/commuter students working together in classroom activities and in the community.

Non-traditional students are usually 25 years of age or older and have either never attended college or have taken a break in their formal education. The Wesley Foundation recognize the difficult hurdles that come with being a non-traditional/commuter student. To this end the Non-Traditional/Commuter Student Services are proposed.
Our Vision
To transform student experiences into learning opportunities.
Our Mission
The Non-Traditional/Commuter Student Services is committed to providing support, friendship, and guidance to Non-Traditional and commuter students at Lincoln University while encouraging them to become active in academic, social, and recreational opportunities on campus.
To engage students in learning and personal development by fostering connections within our diverse university community, promoting campus citizenship, and preparing students for current and future leadership roles.

Non-Traditional/ Commuter Student Lounge
A campus "home" for Non-Traditional/Commuter
Students at Lincoln University.

Non-Traditional/Commuter Student at Lincoln University) is located in the Wesley Foundation and offers a wide variety of services and programs to assist commuting students. A special effort will be made to establish a strong relationship with first-year commuting students who live at home.



The /Non-Traditional/ Commuter Student Lounge is designed to provide a quiet gathering place for non-traditional/commuter students to study, relax and socialize. The lounge is located inside the Wesley Foundation. A refrigerator, microwave and coffee pot are available for student use. .the area has spaces for meetings and social events and gives students an opportunity to socialize around comfortable furnishings with a pool table and television lounge. or simply sit and browse books, magazines or newspapers. Next door is a small quiet office with a computer which students can use if they need more quiet than the big lab offers.

Non-Traditional/Commuter Students Organization
Having a strong support group can be one of the best ways to ensure success in the university. The Non-traditional/Commuter Students Organization provides an outlet for social events as well as advocating for the needs and desires of adult learners.
Campus Ministry in the context of Non-Traditional/Commuter Students
Ministry is an ongoing process of accompaniment accomplished within a faith community. It is mindful of the developmental character of the human journey and functions to nurture, reconcile, guide, sustain, and heal individuals and communities.
Built on mutual trust, it engages the gifts, time, talents, and energies of every member of the community. Pastoral ministry is that activity of the university which offers the members of the university community an opportunity to integrate religious and moral principles with their academic study and non-academic activities, thus integrating faith with life.
In the setting of higher education in the 21st century, campus ministry takes place in a context of increasing diversity and globalization, aware of the opportunities and challenges these imply.
Campus ministry embodies four specific dimensions of activity:
• Pastoral ministry (care, counseling and presence)
• Liturgical ministry (ritual, sacramental, ecumenical and interfaith)
• Spiritual ministry (formation, reflection, prayer)
• Social ministry (justice, service)