Homecoming & Family Weekend
We’re excited to celebrate Homecoming and Family Week with you, our annual and – this year – virtual homecoming and family week experience.
The year 2020 is a year quite unlike any other, but one thing won’t change: the opportunity to connect with your classmates, get a look inside your child’s journey at Taylor, or hear updates from faculty and staff.
Don’t miss out on all the fun to come. Between Taylor Talks, alumni class highlights, throwback photos, and more, there are new memories that await!
We can't wait to show you what's coming! Be sure to check back soon for a full schedule of events.
Homecoming Highlights
Taylor Chapel
We invite you to join us for chapel throughout the week! Tune in at the following times:
- Monday, Oct 5th, 10AM – 2006 Homecoming Chapel with Jay Kesler
- Wednesday, Oct 7th, 10AM – Sing, Pray, Reflect
- Friday, Oct 9th, 10AM – Homecoming and Family Chapel with J.R. Briggs
Monday, Oct 5th
Wednesday, Oct 7th
Friday, Oct 9th
Taylor Talks
Join us for a week of learning opportunities with Taylor faculty members October 5 – October 10. Learn about topics that interest you across multiple disciplines. Each free interactive session is open to 300 participants and is intended for all audiences - prospective and incoming students, alumni, parents and friends.
Taylor Trojan Fans
Tune in and watch the Women’s Soccer team take on Goshen on Saturday, Oct 10that 7 PM EDT. This match, along with many other contests, are livestreamed throughout year. So check out our athletic calendar for up-to-date information and livestream links (click the camera button under media).
Shop the Loop
This event is hosted by our Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) chapter and features student products and services. Check out this online store and support Taylor students! The online store is open October 5-10.
This entertaining, hour-long program will highlight several Taylor student fiction and documentary short films from the past three years, all of which have been nominated for or won the Crystal Pillar, the highest honor given to student work by the National Association of Television Arts & Science, Lower Great Lakes chapter.
Take a look at what’s to come!
- Chapel, 10:00 am (Click the Chapel tile above)
Watch the 2006 Homecoming Chapel with Jay Kesler, 10:00 am - Taylor Talk: Business as Mission: Showing Jesus to the World through Business, 11:00 am
Hear how the Taylor University Business Department has been increasingly engaged in the Business as Mission movement. - Taylor Talk: An Introduction to the Enneagram, 2:00 pm
Join Dr. Drew Moser, Dean of Student Engagement and author of *The Enneagram of Discernment: The Way of Vocation, Wisdom, and Practice,* to learn all about the Enneagram.
- Taylor Talk: Women in World Development, 12:00 pm
Gender inequality is a complex problem. When women are empowered through training, microloans, and fair wages, communities begin to climb out of poverty. - Taylor Talk: The Secular and Biblical Origins of the Term "Evangelical", 4:00 pm
This presentation will address the historic, political, and cultural phenomena that translators took into consideration when they incorporated the Greek term "Euangelion" into the Septuagint (Greek) translation of the Old Testament. - Trivia night, 8:30 pm
Want to test your knowledge of Taylor trivia? Participate in this for a chance to win fun prizes.
- Chapel, 10:00 am (Click the Chapel tile above)
Join the Taylor community live for Sing, Pray, Reflect Chapel - Taylor Talk: Created for Work: Tables Instead of Ladders, 12:00 pm
In this session Jeff Aupperle will describe the theological perspective on work we strive to share with students. - Taylor Talk: Eat Lovingly - the Ethical Aspects of Food Choices for Sustainability and Justice, 2:00 pm
This session will discuss how our food choices can reflect Christ’s redemptive work, so that we honor God, love our neighbors and steward creation. - Taylor Talk: Engaging Scripture Using the Visual Arts, 4:00 pm
This session will explore the Scripture engagement practice of using the visual arts to help us connect with various biblical passages with both our minds and emotions. - Taylor Volleyball vs Spring Arbor, 7:00 pm
Taylor and Spring Arbor will face off in Odle Arena on Wednesday at 7:00 pm, replacing their previously scheduled matchup in late October. Click the link above to watch it live! - Alumni & Parent Prayer Night with Faculty, 8:30 pm
Join faculty moderators, Tracy Manning and Ed Meadors, in a time of prayer. Click HERE to register.
- 50th Class Reunion Gathering on Zoom, 11:00 am
Embrace this unique opportunity to connect with members of the Class of 1970! Click HERE to register. - Taylor Talk: Using God Image to Understand and Shape Spiritual Formation, 12:00 pm
Participate in a creative reflection exercise to examine how and when your understanding of God has shifted throughout your life with an eye towards building tools for personal growth in the future. - 55th Class Reunion Gathering on Zoom, 2:00 pm
Stay at home during the 2020 Homecoming and Family week, but don’t stay away from connecting with members of the Class of 1965! Click HERE to register. - Taylor Talk: He Threw Away His Shot: Hamilton, Dueling, and Political Conflict in America, 1:00 pm
This session will examine why early Americans considered dueling to be the height of civility, why it fell out of favor, and whether dueling could make a comeback in our current political climate. - Taylor Talk: Mars: Home, 4:00 pm
Hear how students and faculty at Taylor are developing a novel 3d printer architecture that allows the printing of large structures and buildings for living and working on Mars.
- Chapel, 10:00 am (Click the Chapel tile above)
Join the Taylor community live for chapel and hear a message from J. R. Briggs ’01 - Taylor Talk: Building and Flying Satellites, 11:00 am
This session will describe Taylor's heritage in satellite-building, give some details from our current satellite projects, and talk about various satellite communications projects Taylor Computer Science faculty and students have participated in. - 50th Class Reunion Gathering on Zoom With Taylor’s Archivist, 1:00 pm
University Archivist, Ashley Chu, will help the class look back 50 years - a lot has changed, but remembering that time will be tried-and-true. Click HERE to register. - Taylor Talk: The Poets of Taylor, 7:00 pm
Faculty members Dan Bowman and Julie Moore will read their original poems along with Taylor students and community members, such as poet Bethany Bowman. - Film Department Movie Showings, 8:30 pm
This entertaining, hour-long program will highlight several Taylor student fiction and documentary short films from the past three years, all of which have been nominated for or won the Crystal Pillar, the highest honor given to student work by the National Association of Television Arts & Science, Lower Great Lakes chapter.
- University Update with Dr. Paige Cunningham, Interim President, 10:00 am
Dr. Paige Cunningham, Interim President will respond to questions provided by alumni and parents, as well as provide an update from the fall Board of Trustees meeting. - 45th Class Reunion Gathering on Zoom, 10:45 am
Embrace this unique opportunity to connect with members of the Class of 1975! - Taylor Talk: Cooking with Jay Cunningham and Nathaniel Malone, 6:30 pm
In this live cooking tutorial, you will cook alongside Chef Nathaniel Malone, Associate Food Service Director/Executive Chef who will be assisted by Jay Cunningham (President Paige's husband).
Reunion Highlights
Department Updates
Student Stories
Don’t Miss Out
Need some new Taylor gear? Shop the campus store this week (October 5-10) and use the promo code “Homecoming2020” to get 20% off your order (limit 1 per customer).
Alumni Spotlights
Taylor Alum Makes National News in the Fight Against COVID-19
Nationally-renown physician Dr. Colleen Kraft got her start as a Biology Pre-Med major at Taylor.
Taylor Alumnus Distinguished as Lockheed Martin Fellow
Grant Hollis '04 credits his accelerated career to the Systems component of his Computer Science degree from Taylor.
Taylor Alumna Awarded Medical Physics Teacher of the Year
Megan Hyun ‘10 was commended by her department at University of Nebraska Medical Center with the Medical Physics Teacher of the Year award.
Taylor Alumna Recognized for Cosmetic Chemistry Achievements
Nicole McCardy '14 was honored by the Florida chapter of the Society of Cosmetic Chemists and the Caribbean Society of Cosmetic Scientists.
From Film Student to Business Owner
Taylor's award-winning Film and Media Production program gave alum Conor Olstad a head start in beginning his filmmaking career.
Faith Meets Footwear: the Sky Outfitters Story
Keaton Hendricks and his startup business are bringing hope to homeless people, one pair of socks at a time.