'I Love TU' week raises $700,000 for Taylor Fund
By Caleb Harder | May 21Starting April 28 to May 2, ‘I Love TU’ fundraised approximately $700,000. The Taylor Fund is aimed at benefiting the student experience at Taylor.
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.