page_title: Taylor University
section_title: Academic facilities
hierarchical_section_title: Taylor University / Campus facilities / Academic facilities
caption_attribution_description: English: View from my dorm room
context_page_description: Taylor University is a private, interdenominational, evangelical Christian college in Upland, Indiana. Founded in 1846, it is one of the oldest evangelical Christian colleges in the country.
  The university is named after Bishop William Taylor. The university sits on an approximately 950 acres campus on the south side of Upland. It also preserves a 680 acres arboretum and an additional 668 acres of undeveloped land northeast of campus which have 80 acres more of arboretum space.
  Taylor University has 1,910 undergraduate students, 108 graduate students, and 524 distance learning students. The student body hails from 46 states and 43 foreign countries, with 35 percent from Indiana. Taylor is a member of NAIA with 15 men's and women's sports teams. The university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities and the Christian College Consortium.
  Academics and programs at Taylor are biblically anchored and centered on Christ, with a focus on the "integration of faith and learning." Adhering to a strict statement of faith and community lifestyle covenant, the university seeks to project the Gospel.
context_section_description: Sickler Hall, the oldest of three remaining original buildings on the campus, was built in 1902 with a gift from the estate of Christopher Sickler, an early Taylor trustee. Originally, the building was a residence hall that provided free housing for the children of ministers and missionaries. Later, it served as a science hall and educational department center; more recently, it was the location of the communication arts department. Remodeled in 1995, Sickler Hall currently houses the William Taylor Foundation, professional writing department, and alumni and parent relations. A campus prayer chapel is located on the main floor and is open 24 hours a day for personal worship, meditation, and prayer.
  Helena Memorial Hall, built 1911, is the second oldest building on campus. It serves as the University welcome center. The building was drastically remodeled in 1987 and houses Admissions and the Offices of the President and Provost. First a music building and then art and theatre building, this building is named for Mrs. Helena Gehman, an early benefactress to the University.
  Zondervan Library is a sprawling 61,000-square-foot (5,700 m²) complex at the center of campus and opened in 1986. Named in honor of Peter J. "Pat" Zondervan and his wife, Mary, who contributed over $1 million to the project. Part of the complex is the Engstrom Galleria, the state-of-art University Archives, and the renowned Center for the Study of C.S. Lewis and Friends. This collection consists of several first editions, manuscripts, photographs, and other materials relating to the life of Lewis, George MacDonald, Dorothy Sayers, Charles Williams, and Owen Barfield.
  Sitting beside the library complex is the Rice Bell Tower. It is one of the distinctive architectural elements to the campus and stands at 71 feet, 10 inches in height.  It was dedicated in memory of Garnet I. Rice’s husband, Raymond. The twin spires of the tower that meet at the apex of the structure symbolize the integration of faith and learning.
  On the west side of campus is the Jim Wheeler Memorial Stadium with a seating capacity of 4,000. It has been the home of Trojan football since its completion in 1980. It was built with funds donated by 1954 alumnus John Wheeler in memory of his son, Jim Wheeler, an aspiring Christian recording artist who died of cancer shortly after his graduation from the University in 1979.
  The Taylor University Dome was designed by Orus Eash and built in 1958. It originally served as a cafeteria, but now serves as the student union.
  The Modelle Metcalf Visual Arts Center opened in 2003 and includes 38,000 square feet of art studios, computer design labs, teaching auditoriums, and art galleries.
  The Kesler Center, named after president emeritus Jay Kesler, was completed in 2004 and features 88,000 square feet of athletic activities space, including an indoor track, multi-purpose courts used for intramural sports, an exercise room, an aerobics room, and multiple locker rooms. The new Eichling Aquatics Wing, completed in January 2011, includes a lap pool and several classrooms and offices.
  In 2010, the University began a massive $41.1 million, 137,000-square-foot (12,700 m²) addition to its Nussbuam science education complex on the south-east side of campus. The building was completed in time for the 2012 fall semester and dedicated during Homecoming weekend. Named the Euler Science Complex, the center features two wind turbines, a heliostat, green roofing, geothermal heating and cooling, and solar paneling. With an emphasis on sustainable energy, the University hopes not only to save energy and costs, but also to use these features as a teaching tool. The University has received a Gold LEED certification for the new complex.
caption: View of campus from Wengatz Hall. Left to Right: Memorial Prayer Chapel, Zondervan Library, Nussbaum Science Center and Olson Hall.
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