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The East Texas Baptist University Enactus Team has partnered with the Intellectual and Developmental Disability (IDD) clients at Marshall's Community Healthcore (CHC) center to create a soap-making company, Heavenly Scents Soap Co. Students developed a marketing plan, obtained initial funding, created the website, and trained IDD clients to make artisanal glycerin and goats milk-based soap lines to sell to the public through craft shows, boutiques, and an online store. 

East Texas Baptist University held its annual Law Enforcement Appreciation Luncheon on Thursday, May 17 to honor all of the public servants that serve our community and region as a part of the 2018 National Police Week.

East Texas Baptist University is pleased to announce Emily Roberson as the new Director of Alumni Relations for the Office of Advancement. She will spearhead the University's efforts to engage, support, and involve ETBU's alumni across the world. Roberson will officially start on June 4, 2018.

East Texas Baptist University held its Spring 2018 Commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 12 at 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. ETBU President J. Blair Blackburn presided over the ceremony as 138 students received undergraduate degrees and 22 received graduate degrees, for a total of 160 graduates. 

Sharing their love of fishing, the East Texas Baptist University bass fishing team recently helped with the annual "Fishing for the Future" event held at Pirkey Power Plant in Hallsville.

This event is hosted by the Harrison County Game Wardens, AEP/SWEPCO, Texas Parks and Wildlife, and Texas A&M Forestry.

The event had about 150 special needs students and adults from East Texas school districts and the ARC of Harrison County. ETBU's bass fishing team helped the students bait their hooks and reel in fish.