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September 29, 2022

Annual See You at the Pole event brings ETBU community together in prayer

East Texas Baptist University students, faculty, and staff gathered on Wednesday, September 28, for the annual See You at the Pole event, a global day of student-led prayer. The tradition that started in 1990 at a high school in Burleson, Texas, has since grown to see upwards of three million students in the United States and over 20 countries gather to pray at their school’s flagpole. 

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September 27, 2022

Haleigh Akin crowned as Miss ETBU 2022

Haleigh Akin, a senior elementary education major from Tyler, Texas, was crowned as the 66th Miss ETBU on Saturday, September 24. Akin, who embodies the spirit of what it means to be a Christian servant leader on campus and in the community, was selected from 11 contestants during the annual pageant sponsored by ETBU’s Student Government Association.

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September 22, 2022

ETBU Extends Commitment to Workforce Development

The Texas Work Force Commission and Marshall Economic Development Corporation awarded East Texas Baptist University a $299,470 grant for the creation of the Workforce Training Center that will be located within Synergy Park, the University’s dedicated center for workforce development, educational learning, business workspace cooperative, and community organizational networking.

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September 2, 2022

ETBU Celebrates Record Student Enrollment

East Texas Baptist University celebrates the highest recorded student enrollment in the University’s 110-year history with 1,771 total students. For three consecutive fall terms, the University’s total enrollment has exceeded 1,688 with two of the three years exceeding 1,700 students. ETBU has seen steady growth over the last decade with this year’s enrollment marking a 36% increase since 2014.