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Taylor University, Upland, IN
Friday, July 25, 2025
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Enoch Eicher

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Taylor prepares for commencement

Taylor University will confer degrees on 405 students during its 2025 Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 24. The Commencement Ceremony is an event that showcases the institution’s academic rigor with its long-standing Christian traditions.

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PPE alum interns at statehouse

Liam Callan, a recent Taylor University graduate with a degree in political science, philosophy and economics, is gaining firsthand experience in the legislative process through an internship in the Indiana Senate. Callan, who graduated in the spring of 2024, assists two veteran Republican state senators at the Indiana Statehouse. 

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Bridge rebuilding leads to Main Street closure

An infrastructure project continues to reshape downtown Upland, as the Indiana Department of Transportation began working on the replacement of the bridge leading into downtown, and a series of streetscape enhancements on March 3. The improvements, aimed at increasing safety and revitalizing the town’s core, are expected to be completed by November 2025 according to an announcement on their Facebook page.

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Korean Campus Church initiative flourishes

What began as a small group of Korean students seeking a local worship community has grown into a thriving congregation that meets every Sunday at Taylor University. The Korean Church Community Indiana (KCCI) officially launched in October 2024.

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Iceland geology course offered spring, summer 2025

The course, “Geology of Ice- land” (ENS 270), is being of- fered this spring and will in- clude both classroom instruction and a field trip to Iceland. The class is a three-credit-hour lec- ture course that meets on Mon- day and Wednesday afternoons.

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Voss appointed as new Endowed Chair

On Nov. 18, Taylor University revealed the creation of the James F. and Leona N. Andrews Distinguished Endowed Chair for Christian Unity & Spiritual Theology, a landmark addition to its Biblical Studies, Christian Ministries, Intercultural Studies, and Philosophy Department. 

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Emily Clementz finds purpose in disaster relief work

When Emily Clementz arrived in Asheville, the devastation from Hurricane Helene, dubbed “the Katrina of the mountains,” required one of the largest Samaritan’s Purse responses to date. A ‘23 graduate, Clementz works with Samaritan’s Purse, a Christian humanitarian aid organization, though her educational background is in physiology and teaching.

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Israel and Lebanon conflict continues

Conflict in Lebanon continues as the war between the Israeli Defence Force and Lebanese militant group Hezbollah enters its second year. Hezbollah's and Israel's previously intermittent cross-border conflict intensified in October 2023 when the Lebanese militant group opened fire on Israeli targets in support of Hamas in Gaza.

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