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East Texas Baptist University hosted the annual Connexus event on Thursday, April 7, 2022. The purpose of Connexus is to join together and celebrate a pursuit of excellence as the University grows and builds God’s Kingdom in love. Based on scripture in Ephesians 4:16, Connexus is a day of celebration designed to honor all campus community members as contributors to advance the mission of East Texas Baptist University. The goal of Connexus is to foster a spirit of togetherness among students, faculty, and staff of ETBU.

East Texas Baptist University was recently named to Phi Theta Kappa’s 2022 Transfer Honor Roll. Phi Theta Kappa (PTK), an honor society for two-year colleges, recognizes the importance of institutional commitment and investment of resources to support transfer students. The PTK Transfer Honor Roll acknowledges excellence and success in transfer pathway development.

East Texas Baptist University’s chapter of Alpha Lambda Delta recently collected 455 cans of food for the Mission Marshall food pantry. The food drive culminated with the “Pie Your Professor” event, where students had the chance to throw a pie at the faculty or staff member who collected the highest number of cans.

Staff members and volunteers from 19 churches in and around Harrison county gathered at East Texas Baptist University in March for a listening dinner hosted by the ETBU School of Christian Studies and Humanities. The purpose of the meeting was to talk through some of the needs that East Texas churches have, with an ultimate goal to use ETBU’s resources to address area churches’ needs through programs like the Certificate in Ministry, weekend seminars, or other specialized training to equip people for service in their churches.  

ETBU Provost and Vice President Thomas Sanders, in partnership with the Harrison County Historical Museum, presented the story of East Texas Baptist University and how it came to be at Memorial City Hall on Friday, March 25. The lecture was part of the Harrison County Historical Museum’s Journey Stories Lecture Series sponsored by the Jonesville Foundation.