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Taylor University, Upland, IN
Friday, April 19, 2024
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Emily Rachelle Russell

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Old student center gets new life as an art museum

By Emily Rachelle Russell | Echo The old Student Union, now known as the Dome, will find new purpose in the near future as Taylor University's Museum of Western Art. Deciding what to do with the Dome began about three to four years ago during President Emeritus Eugene Habecker's presidency, according ...

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Alumna earns prestigious position

By Emily Rachelle Russell | Echo Taylor alumna Jessica (Barnes) Love ('00) is the new executive director of Prosperity Indiana in Indianapolis as of March 2. Love is stepping up from her current position as associate executive director to fill the role previously held by Andy Frazier, according to a ...

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New bookstore in the works

By Emily Rachelle Russell | Echo Taylor plans to construct a new building to house the bookstore, print shop and campus mail room on the north side of Reade Avenue. The buildings currently housing the print shop and campus post office were designed for short-term use in the 1980s and have been patched ...

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Oh Hello there

By Emily Rachelle Russell | Echo Folk rock musicians The Oh Hellos will perform in concert in Rediger Auditorium at 8 p.m. on Sunday, March 4. The concert was organized by Mainstage, a Taylor student organization that plans dances and concerts on campus. Their goal is to bring people together with shared ...

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More than just some lunch money

By Emily Rachelle Russell | Echo The Indiana Commission for Higher Education's 2018 Cash for College campaign encourages high school and college students to file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) before the April 15 deadline. This is the ninth year of the Cash for College campaign, ...

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Local hikers’ dreams come true

By Emily Rachelle Russell | Echo The town of Upland has received a $200,000 federal grant from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources for the construction of a mile-long walking trail. The path of the trail will start at the bridge by the Upland depot, head east along the railroad tracks for a ...

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Welcome Grace Ju Miller

By Emily Rachelle Russell | Echo This June, Taylor University will welcome to campus the new dean of the School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Grace Ju Miller. Miller has a varied and experienced background in academic and leadership positions. She is currently a professor of biology at Indiana Wesleyan ...

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Dressing for December

By Emily Rachelle Russell | Echo Starting today, women across the country - and Taylor's campus - will wear a dress every day for a month to raise money for sex trafficking victims through a movement called Dressember. According to their website, Dressember started as a simple fashion challenge by blogger ...

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Small Business Saturday

By Emily Rachelle Russell | Echo On Saturday, Nov. 25, local businesses in Grant County will be participating in a special national sales event known as Small Business Saturday. Founded by American Express and scheduled between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Small Business Saturday is a day for individuals ...

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Taylor purchases a church for $1

By Emily Rachelle Russell | Echo Taylor University and Upland United Methodist Church (UMC) have agreed to a sale of the historic brick UMC building to Taylor for $1. According to UMC Pastor Rob Neel and Taylor's Special Assistant to the President Ron Sutherland, the current church building is 114 years ...

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