READI 2.0 gives Upland $1.75 million grant
By Jane' Aubry Page | November 20The Economic Acceleration and Development Initiative (READI 2.0) gifted the Main Street Mile Initiative with a $1.75 million grant on Nov. 12.
The Economic Acceleration and Development Initiative (READI 2.0) gifted the Main Street Mile Initiative with a $1.75 million grant on Nov. 12.
The announcement is out - tennis is returning to Taylor University next year, but first they need a team.
The word “boundaries” provokes confusion. Annoyance. Frustration. Fear.
The Broadcast Education Association (BEA) ranked Taylor’s Film and Media Arts program as #1 in 2024 Top Winning Documentary Programs in the Festival of Media Arts. In the micro-documentary category, Taylor film and media arts students Justice Bower, Chloe Gard and multimedia journalism student Enoch Eicher received first place for “orang. utan.” Second place in the short-form documentary category was “Beyond Silence,” created and produced by senior film and media arts students JP Susantio, and graduates Thane Syswerda and Nate Conkel.
Junior Greg Compton, senior Callia Stichter, graduates Emily Crosier (‘24) and Claire Tiemens (‘24) won first place for their film “Route of the Romanesque” in the Broadcast Education Association’s (BEA) 2024 On-Location documentary competition. “The Route of the Romanesque” was created and produced by director Crosier, producer and writer Tiemens, co-cinematographer and co-producer Stichter and editor and cinematographer Compton.
On-campus apartment life has doubled since the new addition of the Residential Village and Taylor University’s recent purchase of the Delta Apartments. The Delta Apartments was bought in fall 2023, Will Hagen, vice president for strategy and chief of staff, said
A Taylor University campaign goal of $500 million, of which $275 million has already been raised to fund Taylor Thrives’ strategic plan, was announced Friday, April 26. The ‘Life to the Full’ $500 million campaign is the largest fundraising effort in Taylor University’s 178-year history, Lindsay announced at the President’s Vision Gala April 26.
The Memorial Prayer Chapel’s carpet stains, odor and scattered crumbled paper testify to its years of use which spurred the cleaning initiative, sophomore Jessica Vieth said. Students had an opportunity to clean the prayer chapel on Saturday with the support of Rev. Dyson, vice president for spiritual life & intercultural leadership and campus pastor. The clean-up was led by Veith sophomores Peyton Fiegel, Adeline Heuser and Evan Smith.
Smoke spread into Modelle Metcalf Visual Arts Center (Metcalf) on Thursday morning, triggering the fire alarms around 10:15 a.m. Students and faculty evacuated the building and waited for the fire department to check the vicinity.
People will no longer have to travel to Indianapolis or Fort Wayne for live entertainment — music is coming to Grant County at the Gas City Music Center this summer.