Jameson Chesser leaves the gridiron a champion
‘Champion’ is a word sports fans associate with trophies, cups and accolades. For senior running back Jameson Chesser, the word ‘champion’ is an identity or an image to be reflected.
‘Champion’ is a word sports fans associate with trophies, cups and accolades. For senior running back Jameson Chesser, the word ‘champion’ is an identity or an image to be reflected.
UPLAND — Taylor University is featured in a BYUtv documentary series exploring the influence of faith-based learning in colleges across the country.
Sweaty palms. A knotted stomach. Shallow breathing. A quickening pulse.
“I actually was scammed over the summer,” Jaynie Halterman, philosophy and intercultural studies sophomore at Taylor, said.
At 4:09 a.m., a Samuel Morris Hall resident called the Taylor police — someone from the outside removed their window screen and was attempting to crawl inside on Tuesday, Oct. 21.
Though the new beams of light shine heavenward, Taylor University’s bell tower stays grounded in the legacy of the past.
“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.”
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 is learning to balance rising tuition costs with accessibility as national costs of education rise.
Approximately 100 students and faculty members gathered for the Turning Point USA (TPUSA) callout meeting in the Butz-Carruth Recital Hall, Monday Sept. 29 at 7 p.m. The meeting served to inform the campus about TPUSA’s mission and gauge student interest in the club as it moves through the approval process.
Construction for Taylor University’s Main Street Mile Initiative is moving ahead smoothly. Project leaders report steady progress toward transforming the area into a more welcoming and connected community space.
The recipient of the Joseph P. Blades award will be declared by Taylor’s PREACH program this October.
Local crafts, lively music and the sweet scent of autumn treats will fill the streets of Upland on Oct. 17 as the town hosts its fifth Fall Festival.
Real conversations about relationships rooted in Christ was the aim of Rooted and Real, Greg Dyson, campus pastor and vice president for spiritual life and intercultural leadership, said.
Taylor University welcomes Taylor for Life, a pro-life club, to campus. With a dual focus on education and outreach, Taylor for Life will equip members to serve vulnerable women and children within their communities, Alaina Ventry, one of the founders, said.
Recent changes to student visas are impacting the U.S. — affecting even small Christian schools tucked away in the cornfields.
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.
A groundbreaking and worship night are just two of the approximately one hundred 97 coordinated events taking place Oct. 3-5, Taylor University’s Homecoming Weekend.
Watching a man die for his beliefs was the first time many American Christians had to seriously consider giving up more than comfort for their faith, Nicholas Kerton-Johnson, Loy Chair of Political Science, associate professor of international relations, said.
Every Tuesday and Thursday morning, Best-One company employees can dial-in for a call.