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BizVoice
/Indiana Chamber –
March/April 2012
Getting to Know...
“A former university president noted that many campuses have buildings named after the people
who gave money to build the facilities,” adding that at Taylor “our buildings are named after
people that you can build your life around their values.”
– Dr. Eugene B. Habecker, 1968 graduate and president since 2005; www.taylor.edu
Taylor University
Developing Leaders to Serve the World
What students receive at graduation:
Diploma, Bible and a servant’s towel, symbolizing
their life’s work as a servant leader.
Academic facts:
Nearly 2,000 undergraduates from 44 states and 22
foreign countries; more than one-third of incoming
freshmen were in the top 10% of their high school
classes; more than 90% of faculty have doctoral degrees.
Three things Habecker always shares with others
about Taylor:
Global focus (three top 10 national rankings in
international studies); uniqueness of Taylor community;
remarkable relationships of faculty and staff (they are
“mentors, peers, teachers and colleagues”) with
students.
Mission statement:
“To develop servant leaders marked with a passion to
minister Christ’s redemptive love and truth to a world
in need.”
‘All is calm:’
Silent Night at Odle Arena, celebrated at a men’s basketball
game each year. All attendees are quiet until Taylor
scores its 10th point of the game, prompting a loud
celebration. Students sing “Silent Night” to end the
game and a Christmas party follows prior to students
preparing for final exams.
Three favorite places on campus:
Rediger Chapel Auditorium (“in that place, as a
young student at Taylor, my life was profoundly
changed”); Odle Arena (see below); Hodson Dining
Commons (home of the Habecker Hallapalooza, a
special holiday party).
The Rice Bell Tower at
the center of Taylor’s
Upland campus was
dedicated in 1986. Its
twin spires symbolize
faith and learning.