News - 2023

The ETBU School of Communication and Performing Arts took the stage February 16-19 for its production of West of Eden, a pair of student-directed one-act plays.

Five faculty at East Texas Baptist University recently received promotions, including Dr. Amy Carpenter (Associate Professor of English), Dr. Lisa Daniel (Associate Professor of Psychology), Dr. Terri Howe (Associate Professor of Counseling), Dr. Michael Rich (Associate Professor of Athletic Training), and Dr. Troy White (Professor of English). The impact these individuals have made on campus and in the classroom has been seen by the ETBU community, and these promotions are celebrated by students, faculty, and staff.

East Texas Baptist University School of Education received full accreditation and commendations from the State Board for Educator Certification (SEBC), announced Friday, February 10, 2023.

The presidents of B. H. Carroll Theological Institute in Irving and East Texas Baptist University in Marshall announced Feb. 6 that the institutions’ boards have each approved resolutions authorizing an exclusive agreement to merge the administrative and academic operations of B. H. Carroll into ETBU.

A letter of intent, signed by B. H. Carroll President Gene Wilkes and ETBU President J. Blair Blackburn, sets forth the terms and conditions of the merger, as well as the timeline for its completion. 

East Texas Baptist University broadened its reach through a Christian Education Partnership Agreement with Colegio Bautista de Temuco (CBT). The agreement, signed Friday, January 26, 2023, by ETBU President J. Blair Blackburn and CBT Rector Juan Luis Salinas Urrutia, provides CBT students a pathway to pursue a Christian education at ETBU.