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East Texas Baptist University held its Fall Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, December 9 at 10:00 a.m. in Baker Chapel of the Ornelas Spiritual Life Center. ETBU President J. Blair Blackburn presided over the ceremony as 82 students received undergraduate degrees and 23 received graduate degrees, for a total of 105 graduates. ETBU Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Thomas Sanders, assisted by the academic deans, presented the graduating class.

East Texas Baptist University partnered with Angelina College (AC) through an articulation agreement on Thursday, December 7. The agreement, signed by ETBU President J. Blair Blackburn and AC President Michael J. Simon, will provide an affordable avenue for AC students to pursue a quality, Christian education at East Texas Baptist. 

East Texas Baptist University's partnership with Tyler Junior College (TJC) marks its eighth articulation agreement with institutions in the region. The articulation agreement, signed on Wednesday, November 29 by ETBU President J. Blair Blackburn and TJC President Mike Metke, provides a path for TJC students to pursue a quality, Christian education at East Texas Baptist. 

East Texas Baptist University's Theatre Department continued their season with the production of John Olive's The Voice of the Prairie on Thursday, November 16, through Sunday, November 19. Directed by ETBU senior Theatre Arts Education major Natalie Oates, the one-act play is a part of the department's Discovery Series curriculum. 

The East Texas Baptist University Political Awareness Society (PAS), in partnership with the Student Government Association (SGA), invited Holocaust Survivor Jack Repp, a representative from the Dallas Holocaust Museum and Center for Education and Tolerance, to speak on campus Tuesday, November 7. He shared stories with the audience about his experiences during the Holocaust and gave his perspective on having faith in God through the most difficult times.