News about "student engagement"

East Texas Baptist University has a total Spring 2019 enrollment of 1,398 students, an almost two percent increase from Spring 2018. Graduate enrollment has grown more than four percent from Fall 2018.  The University maintains a high undergraduate student retention rate of 88 percent. The University’s collaborative student learning-centered, retention initiatives have led to a unified and strengthened campus community for an overall enriched Christ-centered college experience for all students.

East Texas Baptist University hosted more than 105 guests on campus for Preview Day on Monday, October 8. Prospective students and their families received a comprehensive overview of life at ETBU through informational sessions, an academic showcase, a campus tour, student panel, and chapel. During the service, ETBU Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Thomas Sanders emphasized that God calls all of His people to service.

East Texas Baptist University hosted the fourth annual Calling Conference on Wednesday, September 26 for ETBU students exploring vocational ministry. The half-day conference equipped students with an in-depth understanding of specific callings by providing opportunities to hear from and dialogue with experienced ministry professionals.

East Texas Baptist University incoming freshmen and transferring freshmen got rowdy on Monday during the fourth annual Tiger Camp's recreation time where they played water games and sports.

Tiger Camp, which kicked off on Sunday evening and runs through Wednesday afternoon, allows all of the university's new freshmen to spend a few days on campus getting a taste of college life and meeting their fellow classmates, the university's Vice President of Student Affairs Heather Hadlock said on Monday.

Some East Texas Baptist University students will be moving into new digs in the coming weeks, thanks to the university's opening its newly built University Park row houses on Van Zandt Street.

"These are for our upperclassmen, sophomores and up, our graduate students and our married couples," ETBU President Blair Blackburn said Tuesday. "They are townhouse style apartments that are built in the East Coast colonial style attached row houses."