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East Texas Baptist University has been awarded a $2,208,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Strengthening Institutions Program (SIP). This Title III grant, titled Project G.P.A. – Grow! Perform! Achieve! will be dispersed over the next five years to enhance ETBU’s academic support initiatives and student success programs.

East Texas Baptist University participated in its ninth annual Operation Christmas Child, an outreach program organized by Samaritan’s Purse. This ministry involves filling shoeboxes with small toys, school supplies, hygiene products, and other items sent to children worldwide as Christmas gifts and tangible reminders of God’s love for them. This year, ETBU also served as a designated drop-off location, inviting the surrounding community to join in spreading joy and hope.

East Texas Baptist University honored 125 graduating seniors by presenting their official ETBU Class Ring. The Ring Blessing was held Wednesday, November 20, for the December 2024 graduates. Inspired by Deuteronomy 6, the class ring allows ETBU Alumni to carry and display the love of Christ.

East Texas Baptist University Teague School of Nursing Assistant Professor Dr. Antay Waters has been appointed by Governor Greg Abbott to the Texas Perinatal Advisory Council. Dr. Waters, the only advanced practice nurse on the 19-member council, will serve a three-year term. The council is tasked with developing and recommending neonatal and maternal care standards for clinical care settings across the state.

The School of Communication and Performing Arts at East Texas Baptist University invites you to enjoy an evening of classic operatic comedy and song with “Selections From Gilbert and Sullivan Operas,” running November 14-17. Students from the Opera Workshop course will perform selected scenes from three of Gilbert and Sullivan’s most beloved operas: The Mikado, Pirates of Penzance, and H.M.S. Pinafore.