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Children’s writing: big voice, little audience

By Kendall Beck | March 21

Do you ever feel that where you are today is the result of a series of events you never would have seen coming? Michelle Medlock Adams calls them “divine mistakes.” Adams is an award-winning children’s book author, freelance writer, speaker and teacher with 123 published books. Now, she has her own children’s imprint, “Wren & Bear Books,” and consulting business, “Michelle Medlock Adams, LLC.”

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CIE brings energy to entrepreneurship efforts

By Kendall Beck | March 14

On a campus like Taylor’s, there are innumerous opportunities for students to pursue existing leadership roles, yet It takes a special student to carve their own path in leadership. Senior Briona Graham and junior Lextin Willis believe their involvement with the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) has offered them a space to do just that.

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Spotlight on Who’s Your Coffee Roastery

By Kendall Beck | February 28

College students and their coffee. There’s quite a reputation there. If you’ve ventured off campus in search of a good old-fashioned cup of coffee in recent years, it’s likely you’ve stumbled across Who’s Your Coffee Roastery.

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Browning brings dance background to classroom

By Kendall Beck | February 24

While Amanda Browning is settling into her third year at Taylor as adjunct instructor of dance, her teaching career represents yet another iteration of a lifelong commitment to the art.

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Cultivating a love for Scripture in academia

By Kendall Beck | December 13

There seems to be a notion that one must choose between a career that capitalizes on their skill and experience or fulfills their passion. This is not Gregory MaGee’s reality.

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Hank Voss: Raising up workers for the harvest fields

By Kendall Beck | November 22

Just as we embrace the slowness that winter brings each year, there are times in our lives where the right answer is found in rest. Hank Voss, assistant professor of Christian ministries, is celebrating eight years at Taylor University by taking a sabbatical.

Sports

Intramural sport culture connects student body

By Kendall Beck | November 15

The secret sauce behind Taylor University’s vibrant intramural sport culture? It’s not just contingent on player involvement.

Arts & Life

Birrama inspires ‘come as you are’ attitude

By Kendall Beck | November 1

Being part of a community as tightly-knit as Taylor University’s often brings together a network of people that have a lot in common with each other. Yet, even on a campus where people can have so many similarities, there is much diversity to be celebrated. Birrama Creative is a Taylor group with a vision to do just that.

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Navigating grief through biblical lament

By Kendall Beck | October 11

There seems to be one question that believers and nonbelievers alike wrestle with throughout their walks of faith: what purpose does suffering serve? May Young, department chair and associate professor of biblical studies, has spent years exploring the answer.

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Igniting a passion for the local church

By Kendall Beck | September 27

You’ve likely heard whisperings — if not shouts — about it. The “town and gown” phenomenon often puts academic institutions up against their neighboring communities in a struggle to navigate such a delicate relationship. As a university with a gospel-centered mission, Taylor University’s leadership must decide how best to leverage their connection with and position in Upland and Grant County. This is where the local church comes in.