News - 2022

East Texas Baptist University held its annual Good Samaritan Luncheon on Wednesday, March 2. Inspired by the parable in Luke 10:25-37, Bonnie Strauss and Vernia Calhoun were selected and recognized with the Good Samaritan Award for their display of servant leadership in Marshall. In honor of the Christian principle of being a Good Samaritan, the award acknowledges those that embody the greatest commandment of loving your neighbor as yourself.

The ETBU Department of Music and Theatre Arts kicked off the spring theatre season with a production of Footloose, the lively story of a high school troublemaker’s quest to teach a small town how to dance, live on stage February 24 - 27 at Memorial City Hall. Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts Natalie Wilson made her directorial and chorographical debut at ETBU, and the cast admired her strengths of vision and excitement.

As the busyness of the spring semester picks up, East Texas Baptist University held its annual Spiritual Renewal activities on campus with worship services and through prayer and reflection with the extended ETBU family the week of February 21. This year’s theme, “Still,” was inspired by Psalm 46:10: "Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!"

Three faculty at East Texas Baptist University recently received promotions, including Eric Hillman (Associate Professor of Criminal Justice), Dr. David Splawn (Professor of English), and John Dement (Professor of Theatre Arts). These promotions mark a proud moment for the ETBU community as students, faculty, and staff have witnessed these individuals make a significant impact on campus and in the classroom.

East Texas Baptist University’s School of Nursing has officially been renamed the Teague School of Nursing in recognition of two nurses who left a great impact on the people they cared for, and in honor of the lifetime of outstanding and generous support of ETBU alumnus Dr. Jim Teague (’68). This marks East Texas Baptist’s first school to be named after females, and the third academic school out of eight to hold a namesake at the University.