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January 7, 2015

ETBU Alum Goes From Fire To Highways

MARSHALL NEWS MESSENGER (12/27/14) - Melissa Goodreau recently completed training to become an officer with the Texas Department of Public Safety. She will be stationed in northwest Texas after January 17, 2015.

Melissa Goodreau, 29, of Marshall, wasn't a typical girl when she was growing up.

According to her dad, Bobby, Melissa Goodreau was into everything.

"She was always interested in hunting and fishing," Bobby Goodreau said, "and she would crawl under the truck and help me fix it."

January 6, 2015

ETBU interim president looks forward to enrollment growth, new programs

MARSHALL NEWS MESSENGER (1/4/15) - Lawrence Ressler, interim president of East Texas Baptist University, arrived in Marshall in 2013 to serve as interim provost, and didn't expect to stay longer than six months.

That was until Samuel W. "Dub" Oliver announced his resignation in February of 2014 as ETBU's president. Ressler was then named by the board of trustees as the interim president of the college.

The beginning of the fall semester marked Ressler's first as ETBU's interim president.

January 4, 2015

ETBU Holds Fall Commencement with 72 Receiving Degrees.

MARSHALL, Texas (12/20/14) - Fall Commencement for East Texas Baptist University was held on Saturday, December 20, 2014, in Baker Auditorium of the Ornelas Spiritual Life Center, with Dr. Lawrence Ressler, Interim President of the University presiding. Assistant Provost and Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Thomas Sanders, assisted by academic deans, presented the graduating class.

December 19, 2014

SOCIAL MEDIA: ETBU One of the Best in D3

MARSHALL, Texas (12/19/14) - Looking forward to the new year in social media, the East Texas Baptist University athletic department has made some changes in social media for branding and social media index points. ETBU has changed their main social media accounts to GoETBUTigers in an effort to put all their social media channels in one area with one name to find ETBU easier.

December 18, 2014

ETBU Announces Keynote Speaker for Fall Commencement on Dec. 20th

MARSHALL, Texas (12/18/14) - The Office of Academic Affairs at East Texas Baptist University announces that the former Baptist General Convention of Texas (BGCT) Director of the Texas Baptist Christian Life Center and director for the Advocacy Care Center and current Executive Coordinator of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship (CBF) Suzii Paynter will be the keynote speaker for Fall Commencement. The CBF is a Christian network comprised of people and churches that work together to inspire good in the world.  Fall Commencement will be held on Saturday, December 20, 2014, at 10:00 a.m.