The Main Street Mile Initiative’s Community Coordinator Program is hiring a graphic designer. The position includes creating professional and informative graphics for social media platforms that spread awareness of the Main Street Mile Initiative’s programs.
Recruiter Whitney O’Brien stopped at Taylor to speak about the possibilities of Taylor students interning at Samaritan’s Purse, a Christian aid organization. O’Brien works at Samaritan’s Purse’s Campus Relations team, travelling to different universities and telling of the work the organization does.
Thomas Kidd, research professor of church history at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, spoke on the faith of Thomas Jefferson and his complex relationship to Scripture on Oct. 23 for Taylor’s Halbrook Lecture in the Recital Hall.
Taylor University was named the No.1 regional university in the Midwest for Undergraduate Teaching, said The US News & World Report, a leading ranker of American colleges. Taylor is also ranked fourth for Midwestern Regional Colleges.
Taylor University plans to construct a new track and field complex in the spring of 2026. The field will include upgrades such as an improved surface, expanded bleachers and ticketing facilities.
“Ultimately, if all I can do is point people to Jesus, that’s all I really need to do” said sophomore and newly minted discipleship assistant (DA) Brandon Kruger.
Starting April 28 to May 2, ‘I Love TU’ fundraised approximately $700,000. The Taylor Fund is aimed at benefiting the student experience at Taylor.
The National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition awarded Lance Vanderberg, assistant director of the Academic Enrichment Center at Taylor, the Outstanding First-Year Student Advocate award. The University of South Carolina created the Center, which “serves education professionals by supporting and advancing efforts to improve student learning and transitions into and through higher education,” according to their website.
In December, Taylor University announced the extension of the Cardinal Greenway path through Taylor Wilderness, as part of the Main Street Mile Initiative. The Cardinal Greenway, as described in a press release, is a rails to trails path spanning 62 miles from Marion to Richmond, the longest in Indiana.
The Global Studies Department is offering a new class Spring semester: Chinese Culture and Communication — Building Bridges, Strengthening Relationships. Geoff Hoffman, assistant professor of Mandarin and ESL, will teach the three credit hour class.
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