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Heritage Weekend 2009 Review

Taylor University’s 2009 Heritage Weekend took place May 1 and 2. Hundreds of alumni, family and friends attended special events created to all ages. The weekend began with Grandparents Day, a special celebration of grandparents of Taylor University students. The weekend continued with worship services, concerts, food, Taylathon bike races, alumni gatherings, and dedications of Brad’s Bridge and Campbell Hall. Brad’s Bridge honors the memory of Brad Larson, one of five people who died in a traffic accident in 2006; and Campbell Hall is named in honor of Taylor’s longtime Dean of Students Walt Campbell and his wife, Mary. The weekend continued with Council of 100 induction ceremonies that honored donors whose lifetime giving to Taylor University has exceeded $100,000 and a presidential dinner.

Another weekend highlight was the celebration of the Taylor volleyball team’s 1,000th win and being named the winningest volleyball program in the NAIA. Current and former athletes were on hand for a special proclamation by Indiana State Representative and Taylor alumnus Eric Turner, and reflections from coaches and former players.

It was Taylor’s second annual Heritage Weekend. Campus officials likened the special weekend to a Homecoming in the Spring. Watch for future Heritage Weekend announcements.

Videos from the President's Dinner

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Intentional Community

Diversity has historically embraced intentional community, not just as a means to an end, but as a goal! That community is played out on many stages before a watching world—whether it is in the Dining Commons, on the athletic field, in the chapel, in our classrooms or across the globe.

Taylor is a place where professors, books, classrooms, computers and lecture halls are used in concert with that deep sense of fellowship and communion so that it becomes a place where we become, as Milo Rediger once said, the people God intended us to be.

We celebrate the community-oriented learning atmosphere at Taylor where students come from all areas of the world to learn together. We celebrate the living and serving models that call our students, faculty and staff to mutual accountability and service. And we celebrate the community-oriented faith mission of our university—it is one that unashamedly calls Jesus Christ Lord and challenges every member of the Taylor family to love the Lord our God with every part of our hearts, souls and minds.