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As East Texas Baptist University celebrated its annual Founder's Day celebration on Saturday, the University also offered up several items from a recently discovered 100-year-old time capsule in the Marshall Hall building's cornerstone.

The cornerstone capsule contained several items dating from 1916 when the University's Marshall Hall building was constructed.

Dropping their first game of the season, the East Texas Baptist University football remained in the national polls for another school record. ETBU entered the D3football.com poll for a school record seventh straight week. ETBU also entered this week ranked in the American Football Coach's Association poll for a record fifth straight week.

East Texas Baptist University received confirmation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) last week that their Board of Trustees approved ETBU's prospectus to offer a Master of Education in College and University Leadership.  The new graduate degree program will be available Spring 2017.

During August, almost all of Baton Rouge and many surrounding areas encountered between a few inches and 11 feet of flood water. Many homeowners were either uninsured or under-insured for flood damage. Over 30,000 people were rescued during this disaster, and the area is still dealing with the after-effects.
 
"She [a homeowner] had lost everything she had worked to build--her home, belongings, everything." Tiger Baseball sophomore Jimmy Kizer said. "What we worked on were just the things that could be replaced."
 

Two students were recognized for their service Monday at ETBU. They were awarded the Bob and Gayle Riley Servant Leadership Award during a special chapel service focused on servant leadership. Seniors Zachary Ervin and Abby Weaver received their awards from Dr. Bob Riley, President Emeritus, and his wife, former First Lady Gayle Riley. Dr. Riley served as president of ETBU for 17 years before retiring in 2009.