Category: May

May

Baccalaureate

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Friday, May 15, 2020
Jeff Wallace

We are pleased to have Officer Jeff Wallace as our speaker for the 2019-2020 Baccalaureate Chapel. As President Paige Comstock Cunningham consulted student leaders and gathered their input for a faculty speaker, Jeff was highly recommended. His dedication and service to our campus and local community through his role as the Chief of Police of TUPD as well as his service in the classroom as an adjunct professor has earned him respect throughout our community. Thanks for joining us to hear his message to the class of 2020.

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May

Senior Share

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Wednesday, May 13, 2020
Senior Share

Every year during the last week of chapel, we invite Seniors to share about how God has worked in and through their time at Taylor. We are grateful for the class of 2020 and their stories of growth and development. We hope this chapel helps you to reflectively worship on all that God has done and is doing. Welcome to Senior Share.

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May

Rev. Jon Cavanagh

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Wednesday, May 1, 2019
Rev. Jon Cavanagh

Jon Cavanagh

Rev. Jon Cavanagh, Campus Pastor at Taylor University since 2015, is a 1998 Taylor University alumnus.  He has served at Taylor since 2007, filling roles that have included Director of University Apartments/Coordinator of Off-Campus Community, Co-Chair of Residence Life Programming, Hall Director at Wengatz Hall, Head Men’s Golf Coach, and committee assignments including Chair and member of the Community Life Committee, Lighthouse and J-term Capstone Co-Leader, and the leadership of various devotional groups.

In addition to his Bachelor of Arts in Christian Education from Taylor, Cavanagh holds a Master of Divinity from Winebrenner Theological Seminary, Findlay, Ohio (2008). He is an ordained minister in the National Association of Congregational Christian Churches (N.A.C.C.C.).

Prior to returning to Taylor, Cavanagh served as Associate Pastor for Plain Congregational Church in Bowling Green, Ohio, and as resident director at Asbury University in Wilmore, Ky., and Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa. He also filled the role of Church Planter for Mercy and Grace Ministries in Sheridan, Wyo., from 1999 to 2000.

Jon and his wife Kara are the parents of 2 daughters, Phoebe (9) and Hattie (2).

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May

Ray LaHood

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Friday, May 3, 2019
Ray LaHood

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With a 36-year career in public service, Secretary LaHood has extensive experience on major national policy issues, among them transportation and infrastructure. He served as the 16th Department of Transportation Secretary from 2009 to 2013 and quickly became known as a bipartisan leader and skilled conciliator in a highly partisan environment. 

Secretary LaHood’s tenure was marked by landmark efforts to improve safety in every mode of transportation, from aviation and rail to pipelines and automobiles. Under his leadership, improvements to America’s infrastructure included building or replacing 350,000 miles of highway, repairing 20,000 bridges and renewing or constructing 6,000 miles of rail track. Secretary LaHood also achieved more stringent fuel efficiency requirements from automakers, took steps to address airline pilot fatigue and turned the problem of distracted driving into a national concern. As Secretary of Transportation, he oversaw an agency with more than 55,000 employees and a US$70 billion budget in charge of air, maritime and surface transportation.

Before heading the US Department of Transportation, Secretary LaHood served from 1995 to 2009 in the US House of Representatives on behalf of the 18th District of Illinois and also served on various House committees, among them the powerful House Appropriations Committee and the House Intelligence Committee. He served as chief of staff to US House Minority Leader Robert Michel from 1982 to 1994. He was director of the Rock Island County Youth Services Bureau from 1972 to 1974; chief planner of the Bi-States Metropolitan Planning Commission from 1974 to 1977; and district administrative assistant for US Congressman Tom Railsback from 1977 to 1982.

He is married to Kathy LaHood, and they have four children and fifteen grandchildren.

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May

Jill Anschutz

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Wednesday, May 2, 2018
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Jill is a freelance strategic communications strategist based in Denver. She has 10 years’ experience in mass communications and new media with an emphasis on influencing public opinion and perception. She previously worked as the director of communications for Denver Institute for Faith & Work and as a principal at communications firm SE2. Jill earned a Bachelor of Arts in journalism from Taylor University in Indiana. She is an active member of Fellowship Denver Church, where she serves as a deacon.