Inside this Issue... Five Taylor students prepare for SAC Christmas banquet a new cultural experience as Marion Philharmonic concerto winner. part of Klaipeda Christian Col­ . Letters to the Editor. lege in Lithuania. For more, |k Solar powered care for Sunrayce '97 see page 6. Lady Trojans basketball THE ECHO 1846*1996 Taylor University Upland, Indiana December 6, 1996 Taylor receives $3.15 COMMON CENTS million Lilly grant to start scholars program by Deonne Beron In addition to financial need and lack of editor and educational opportunities, criteria to be con­ Craig Hider sidered in identifying students for the pro­ Newswrifi'ng gram is the educational background of the students' family. Preference will be given President Jay Kesler announced on Tues­ to those students who are the first in their day that Taylor has received a $3.15 million family to attend college. grant from Lilly Endowment, Inc. The En­ Students chosen to participate in the dowment will establish a Samuel Morris scholars program will receive supplemen­ Scholars program on the Fort Wayne cam­ tal financial assistance for four years. Ron pus and will also fund upgrades in learning Sloan, associate dean for academic affairs technology and career development re­ on the Fort Wayne campus, said that a com­ sources on both the Upland and Fort Wayne mittee will determine the amount of finan­ campuses. cial assistance each student will receive Donna Downs, director of university re­ based on their family income. Sloan also lations, said that 80 to 85 percent of the grant said students will be required to have work will benefit the Fort Wayne campus, while study and make use of student loan oppor­ the remaining 15 to 20 percent will be used tunities. to benefit the Upland campus. After considering those factors Sloan According to the grant proposal that Tay­ said that the structure provides for a mini-. lor sent to Lilly, the Samuel Morris Schol­ mum of $2,000 and a maximum of $6,000 ars Program will identify "Indiana high assistance for each student, with the aver­ school students who, because of financial, age expected to be around $5,400 per stu­ family, and educational barriers, might not dent for the first year. otherwise matriculate to a four-year program They will also participate in a tuition free of higher education (particularly a Christian six week program designed to help them liberal arts college)." Beginning with a tran­ sitional bridge program in July, the program will select 25 students each year over the next five years and proposes that 60 percent See Endowment photo by Craig Hider will graduate from Taylor within five years Larry Burkett, well-known author and speaker, challenged students in of enrollment. continued on page 2 Wednesday's chapel to use Christian principles in money management. Upland Health and Diagnostic Health center serves record Center holds open house • Taylor students, faculty and staff got number before holiday break a special sneak preview of the center's new by Deonne Beron editor same "flu-like" symptoms, includ­ about preventing reinfection. facilities on Wednesday ing a high fever and respiratory In order to most effectively deal by Kristin Anderson and to introduce the new facility to the In the midst of last week's pre- problems. Because it was a viral with the situation, Smith began Heather Roberts campus community. All visitors Thanksgiving break onslaught of infection, nurses were only able to talking with student development staff writers had the opportunity to be led on a final projects and preparations for treat the symptoms with medicine officials on the Nov. 18 to see what tour by health center staff as well the end of the semester, students and attempt to make students as could be done to alleviate the situ­ Free testing, brochures, tours, as receive free cholesterol and were also feeling the onslaught of comfortable as possible until the ation, since the health center was and even refreshments were some blood pressure screenings. the accompanying illnesses. Ac­ illness could run its course. full to capacity. Smith said that of the highlights of the Taylor The staff at the diagnostic cen­ cording to Teresa Smith, health Because of the close quarters new students were coming to fill Community open house at the ter estimates that 300 people at­ center director, records show that necessitated in dorm living, nurses beds as soon as they would empty, Upland Health and Diagnostic tended the open house. The re­ the center saw 780 students be­ were concerned about the high and still other students were being Center. sponse of the community has been tween Monday, Nov. 18 and possibility of students reinfecting See Illnesses The open house was held for See Center Wednesday, Nov. 20. one another. Smith says that all faculty, staff, and students on Smith reported that almost all nurses spent a good deal of time Wednesday, December 4 in order continued on page 2 the students seemed to have the educating the students they saw continued on page 2 2 The Echo December 6,1996 N EW S Endowment continuned from page 1 continued from page 1 very positive, according to Terri the centei. They were contacted eral of the curriculum development bridge the academic gap between scholars program will generate Buroker, practice administrator for by the center to increase publicity objectives of the campaign. The high school and college. Students good community relations through the diagnostic center. "We were for the open house. university also stated in th grant are required to complete the emphasis on retaining Indiana encouraged with the turn out. The When the center opens, it will proposal that it intends to raise practicums or internships related graduates for in-state employment. support gives house an x-ray funds of $3 for every $1 the en­ their major. Downs said the pro­ The remainder of the funds us positive re- department dowment provides. Those addi­ gram also has provisions for men­ designated for the Fort Wayne inforcement with radiol­ tional funds will be used to con­ "We were very tors who will work with each stu­ campus will largely provide sup­ and shows the ogy services tinue the Scholars program follow­ encouraged with the dent from the summer before they port for the scholars program. accepting at­ including ul­ ing the completion of the endow­ turn out. The support enter Taylor until they graduate. Among the grant's provisions are titude of the trasounds, ment in five years. Sloan said the Fort Wayne cam­ funds for additional student tutors, community." shows the accepting mammograms, One of the stipulations of the pus was chosen as the site for the a career development resource up­ At large, attitude of the and diagnostic endowment, however, is that all program because of its capacity to grade, an assistant director to the those who at- radiology. funds must be spent within five community." accept increased enrollment and learning support center, a director tended the The center years. Though Sloan could not say because of its proximity to students and support staff to administrate open house also includes a with the type of socio-economic the scholars program, and a video for sure, he attributed this stipula­ were pleased full-service background that the program was and brochure to promote the pro­ tion to Lilly's desire to encourage with the new facility and services. pharmacy that will be open to the designed for. gram. institutions receiving this type of "I was impressed with the facility. public and offices for two family Some have raised concerns Benefits for students on the grant to be able to sustain the pro­ The entire staff was very profes­ practice physicians. about how the scholars program Upland campus will mostly come grams. sional," said Brent Ellis, Taylor's The facility is managed by a will affect the academic culture of in the form of increased career de­ One of Lilly's main objectives director of student programs and a brance hof Ball Memorial Hospi­ the university. Sloan, in talking velopment resources and upgrades through initiatives like the Schol­ visitor at the open house. "It's tal Health Care System and is the with the director of a similar pro­ to the learning support center. The ars program is to encourage gradu­ great to see a place like this finally fourth of such facilities in the sur­ gram at a New York college, feels main benefit will the establishment ates from Indiana universities to come to Upland." rounding area. that the concern is relatively un­ of a World Wide Web site catalog­ accept job opportunities within the The Taylor radio station, The diagnostic center will open necessary. After implementing ing internship and job opportuni­ state, according to Donna Downs. WTUR, also participated in the on Monday, December 9. their program, that college had an ties within the state of Indiana. The grant proposal projected that event by doing a live broadcast at even higher overall graduation The site will be the responsibility 85 percent of the disadvantaged rate. Sloan said the program di­ of an employee relations coordi­ students enrolled through the Illnesses rectors will be very careful to se­ nator, a position newly created by Scholars program will be retained lect students with "sterling char­ the endowment. The coordinator for jobs in state following gradua­ continued from page 1 acter" and who simply have unre­ will also assist students with job tion. alized academic potential. placement by increasing contact Downs said that Lilly ap­ forced to return to sleep off their not only to alleviate the number Gene Rupp, vice president for with perspective employers on proached Taylor with its initiative symptoms in the dorms because of students who would need to development, said that one of the campus.