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MARSHALL, Texas  (4/14/15) -  Each Spring Break thousands of college students invade South Padre Island to enjoy sun, surf and partying. But not all college students come to the beach looking for their next beer or party. This year, 1,060 volunteers engaged in servant evangelism while giving 27,396 car rides and serving 21,000 pancakes during the three week ministry of Beach Reach. 

MARSHALL, Texas (4/10/15) - East Texas Baptist University's oldest, most honored tradition returned for its 68th year on Friday, April 10, 2014, naming the 2014-2015 Senior Girl Call-Out. The ceremony was held on the front lawn of Marshall Hall. 

MARSHALL, Texas (4/08/15) - East Texas Baptist University will hold one of its oldest traditions, Senior Girl Call-Out, on Friday, April 10, 2015.  The 68th Senior Girl Call-Out ceremony will be held on the front lawn of Marshall Hall at 3:00 p.m.
    

MARSHALL, Texas  (4/06/15) - The East Texas Baptist University Jazz Band will be in concert on Friday, April 10 at 7:00 p.m. in Baker Auditorium of the Ornelas Spiritual Life Center on the ETBU campus. Admission is $5 or free with ETBU I.D. 

The ETBU Jazz Band, under the direction of Professor of Music Dr. Douglas Lockard, will feature great jazz and blues tunes from the past and present, opening with the classic Count Basie riff tune, One O?Clock Jump. 

MARSHALL, Texas (4/07/15) - The East Texas Baptist University Board of Trustees elected Dr. J. Blair Blackburn of Dallas, Texas, as its next president. The announcement came from ETBU Board of Trustees chair Hal Cornish after a special called trustee meeting Tuesday afternoon. Dr. Blackburn will succeed Dr. Samuel W. "Dub" Oliver who left to become the president of Union University located in Jackson, Tennessee, on June 1, 2014.