Students and faculty at Taylor University, a small Christian school in Upland Indiana, walked out on their own graduation Saturday as the so-called Vice President Mike Pence delivered the commencement address. Newsweek: The small demonstration came after Taylor students and members of the surrounding Upland, Indiana, community started an online petition to bar Pence from giving the address, citing concerns that it could be construed as an endorsement of President Donald Trump’s policies.