Taylor University - Ilium / Gem Yearbook (Upland, IN)

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Every week, and virtually every week- end, there is a planned activity for the students, accordingto Charles Corzine, Director of Student Programs. We estimate that each student spends approximately four hours in class every day, two hours in the dining commons, two hours studying, and eight hours sleeping, he said. That leaves eight hours of each day free so that Taylor feels responsible to provide many co-curricular activities that are fun and that are a learning experience. In a college atmosphere, people from many different backgrounds and geo- graphical areas can become very close in a short time, lasting male female re- lationships develop, when the chemis- try is right, and even more long term friendships develop between wing- mates, intramural teams, and other groups of people. One unique thing about Taylor Uni- versity ' s social life is that, due to its ru- ral setting, students spend much more time on campus during the weekends. With Marion 17 miles to the west and Muncie 25 miles to the south, it pays to be inventive and either attend on-cam- pus events or invent sometning fun to do.

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College is the biggest time of transi- tion for young people, said David Ay- cock, school psychologist. It is a time when they must learn to accept respon- sibilities and make their own decisions .. a new experience for many stu- dents. Taylor University is a very good place to develop interpersonal relationships, according to Aycock. They can learn to grow with other people, in a colle- giate atmosphere, people who are very different from each other are thrown together for ye ars at a time and tre- mendous growth can come out of this, he said. Students not only grow socially in col- lege, they learn how to handle finances, organize their schedules, make deci- sions and mature in many ways. The changes can be subtle; from calling home a little less often, to finding a part-time job or a full-time partner. A school like Taylor University can be compared to a greenhouse with Taylor students being young trees. Left out in a harsh wilderness before they are ready, these trees might wither and die; but given a change to strengthen and mature in a protected atmosphere they are prepared for the real world.