News about "Arbor Day"

East Texas Baptist University celebrated the 2018 Arbor Day on Thursday, April 26 by planting three Live Oak trees in memory of the late ETBU graduate ('05), Tiger Baseball player James Morgan, who lost his life at the age of 29 in an airplane crash in 2012. Nearly 60 students gathered to reflect on Scripture, pray, and plant trees. ETBU Student Body President Reid Adams read the story of creation from Genesis 1:1-13, and senior Dylan Sumpter prayed over the campus, community, and world. 

East Texas Baptist University received recognition as a Tree Campus USA by the Arbor Day Foundation for its commitment to effectively manage campus trees, connect with the community to foster urban forests, and engage the student population to utilize service learning opportunities centered on campus, community, and forestry efforts. ETBU is one of 28 Tree Campus USA colleges and universities in Texas, and one of over 350 Tree Campus USA colleges in America.