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Taylor University, Upland, IN
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
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Trusting God in the journey: The Fraziers serve at TU

By Aiden Orth · Wednesday, May 6, 2026

Hank Voss, associate professor of Christian ministries, was sitting by the hot tub in a hotel in San Diego when he spotted a man walking toward him—arms full of five different theology books. “That’s my kind of person,” he thought.

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Jan Dormer retires from Taylor

By Charlotte Ostric · Wednesday, May 6, 2026

Jan Dormer, director of Taylor’s TESOL and ESL programs at Taylor, is stepping down after five years. Her passion for preparing students to teach English and helping students in the ESL program at Taylor stems from her time serving as a missionary all over the world. 

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Megan Wetzel leads Kids Hope ministry at UCC

By Austin Green · Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Megan Wetzel is someone who understands and consistently sees firsthand the benefit of mentorship and discipleship. Wetzel is the director of Kids Hope at Upland Community Church (UCC), a ministry focused on providing mentors for elementary and middle school students in the town’s local schools.

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Students volunteer at Willowfield

By Elise Hoylman · Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Taylor University students witnessed great acts of service in a small community within East Belfast, Northern Ireland through their practicums at Willowfield Parish Community Association. The Willowfield Parish Community Association was formed in 2002 by Willowfield Parish Church as a means of outreach and poverty alleviation among the local community of Inner East Belfast.

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Seeing Through a Myriad of Eyes: Sacred Roots

By Charlotte Ostric · Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Isaiah Swain’s calling started with an Echo article. Swain, the assistant director of the Sacred Roots Initiative, oversees the publishing and distribution of a 35-book series of Spiritual Classics designed for the benefit and use of urban, rural and incarcerated pastors. 

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Schaurer trains students in design

By Hannah Sundaram · Wednesday, April 15, 2026

An education major with a passion for graphic design, Josie Schaurer is now an adjunct professor for Layout and Design at Taylor University. Schaurer graduated from Indiana Wesleyan University in 2024 with an education major and graphic design minor.

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Professors seek God through the study of philosophy

By Chase Petry · Wednesday, March 18, 2026

“We are very passionate about the integration of God with all of life, and the relational emphasis that is very distinctive in this program,” Bradley Seeman, associate professor of philosophy and program director of philosophy, said.

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Hernandez is back

By Hannah Sundaram · Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Eric Hernandez is not a new professor, but he is, as he likes to say, “a gently used faculty member”.

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Dan Darko holds onto a steady faith

By Karlee Johnson · Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026

The youngest regional director of Youth for Christ in Accra, Ghana. A chaplain in Croatia ministering to those affected by war. A young man being mentored by top theologians. An older man getting diagnosed with cancer.

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Verhagen walks by faith in God and guides students

By Makenna McCord · Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025

Walking up and down the Scottish coast, Diana Verhagen cried. Not because of the beauty of jagged cliffs or the biting wind against her face, but of what she had given up to be there. In a foreign land with two part-time jobs and a child on the way, there was nothing for her to do but cry, make juice and pray. 

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‘Noah’s office:’ student plays organ

By Aiden Orth · Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025

Some students go to college to become teachers. Others take classes to prepare them to go into the business field someday. Noah Davelaar, on the other hand, is going to college to learn to play the organ.