News - 2015

MARSHALL NEWS MESSENGER (2/4/15) - The Cultural Outreach Ministries group at East Texas Baptist University is sponsoring its annual African-American Read-In at 6 p.m. Feb. 26 at the Ornelas Student Center on the campus of ETBU.

Don Ravenell, sponsor of the ministries group, said the read-in is open to the public.

"This program is dedicated to the history, arts, literature, traditions and food of African-American culture," Ravenell said.

The event is part of the celebration of Black History Month.

SOFTBALL: MARSHALL, Texas (2/19/15) - Hosting their annual Strike Out Cancer series the East Texas Baptist University softball team will have their even on Sunday, February 22nd, at 2:00 p.m.  ETBU will play Chapman University (Calif.) at Taylor Field.

BAPTIST STANDARD-  (2/13/15) - Because East Texas Baptist University is a private Christian university, many people assume nearly all the students who go here are Christian. Not necessarily.

Some choose ETBU because the school offers them an opportunity to participate in athletics. Many students attend ETBU to get a great education in an environment where there is more one-on-one interaction with professors. They don't all come here because they want to know more about God.

MARSHALL, Texas (2/13/15) - The Department of Mathematics at East Texas Baptist University hosted a UIL Math and Science practice meet on Saturday, February, 7, 2015. High school students competed in the areas of Number Sense, Calculator, Math, and Science. Thirteen area high schools participated in the competition with over 300 entries. 

"This was a great opportunity for area high school students to practice for the upcoming UIL district competitions," said Dr. Marty Warren, ETBU Professor of Mathematics and coordinator for the practice meet. 

MARSHALL, Texas (2/10/15) - East Texas Baptist University is drawing closer to broadcasting from its first fully-licensed, FM broadcast facility. The Federal Communications Commission granted ETBU a construction permit which allows the Christian Liberal Arts university to construct an FM radio station for the purposes of broadcasting "over the air" to the Marshall/Harrison County community.