Taylor University’s Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) program started in 2023 with a single cadet; now it’s base of operations for the Taylor and Indiana Wesleyan University (IWU) ROTC programs as of Fall 2025.
Two months ago, if students asked Scott Oleson, academic advisor at Taylor University and leader of Taylor’s Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program, about the trajectory of the program, he wouldn’t have expressed the optimism he feels today.
President D. Michael Lindsay announced plans to erect a cross on Taylor’s campus in chapel Wednesday, Jan. 26.
Lights dimmed. Smoke spewed from Mitchell Theatre’s stage. The audience quieted as Taylor Theatre presented “Shrek the Musical.”
Taylor is saving energy, money and time by slowly replacing their traditional water heating system with a new innovation: tankless water heaters.
During Shrek the Musical’s Nov. 14 performance, one of the wall arches protruding from both sides of the stage fell off its track mid-performance.
Taylor University plans to build a new dorm by Fall 2027, Julia Hurlow, dean of campus life, said. It will be built where the Ferdinand Freimuth Administration Building currently stands.
At 4 a.m. on Nov. 3, an Upland home caught fire.
“I actually was scammed over the summer,” Jaynie Halterman, philosophy and intercultural studies sophomore at Taylor, said.
“A lot of women are just told that if you want to work out, you just have to figure it out,” Sydney Vargo, sophomore human physiology and preventative medicine major, said. “I’m so excited about CHAARG because it will give women a space to learn how to worship through movement.”
Richard’s tankless water heater system is being utilized in the Olson residence hall.
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