Tiger Pride June 22, 2022

ALUMNI | GI VE | ARCHI VES

ETBU Students share insight from Global Study and Serve trip to Israel The East Texas Baptist University School of Christian Studies journeyed to Israel from May 9 through 20 as a part of the Global Study and Serve program. During the trip, a group of 32 students, faculty, and staff spent 11 days following the footsteps of Jesus. The trip was led by ETBU Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Thomas Sanders.

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ETBU Track makes history at NCAA Nationals History was made for the East Texas Baptist University Men's Track & Field Team as Senior Rangel Miller from Bossier, Louisiana became the program's first-ever Track All-American at the NCAA Division III National Meet in Ohio. Miller ran a 47.38 in his 400-meter heat to qualify for the finals. The finals brought a 47.86 for eighth place as he gained a point for ETBU and All-American recognition.

Sophomore Chisom Bright-Osigwe competed in two events at the NCAA Division III National Meet.

She competed with the fastest runners in the nation in the 100-meter and 200-meter preliminaries. In the 200-meter dash preliminaries, Chisom finished with a time of 24.64 to tie for 16th overall. Her time was just 0.27 from making the finals. Bright-Osigwe posted a personal-best 12.01 in the 100-meter dash preliminaries missing the finals by 0.03 seconds.

Overall, ETBU competed in the 100-meter, 200-meter, 400-meter, and 4x100-meter dash preliminaries, marking the most student-athletes the Tigers have ever had compete at the NCAA National Track and Field Meet.

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Harvey D. Bruce Hall Renovation Built in 1956, Harvey D. Bruce Hall was originally home to the president’s and vice president’s offices as well as the library. Following extensive renovations in 2021, Harvey D. Bruce Hall has been transformed into an innovative learning facility for the ETBU School of Education. Dr. Amber Daub, Dean of the School of Education, shares, "The School of Education is forever grateful for the opportunity to work in one of the most current, relevant, and ideal learning environments that I have seen at any level. Our teacher candidates will go into their classrooms better prepared than ever before with the opportunities they have in the newly renovated Harvey Daniel Bruce."

Click the image above to see the full album of renovation photos. If you are interested in one of the remaining naming opportunities, contact Vice President for Advancement Scott Bryant at sbryant@etbu.edu or 903-923-2069.

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Tiger Square New Addition to Campus The Tiger statue that long stood by the entrance to Scarborough Chapel, has found a home in the newly created Tiger Square on the East Texas Baptist University campus. Positioned just west of Keys Gym in the heart of our athletic quadrant of campus, Tiger Square serves as a monumental tribute to our Tiger student-athletes, past and present. The highly visible location of Tiger Square has become a go-to photo opportunity for prospective students and alumni to chronicle their visit to the ETBU campus.

"Our desire was to design a gathering space for future Tigers to share their momentous experience of when they visit the ETBU campus or for new graduates, as they commemorate their time on the Hill,” shared Director of Community Engagement and Special Project Manager Kendall Westbrook ('20, ’22) who designed the new ETBU campus space. “Tiger Square, inspired by our bronze Tiger sculpture given by Ed, Delores, and Tanya Baker, was created to be an outdoor park for our students, faculty, staff, and guests to gather in reflection of the ETBU Tiger community."

Alumni Spotlight: Stephanie (Conrod) Rogers ('13) A self-proclaimed “gamer”, Stephanie (Conrod) Rogers (’13) has turned that passion into her dream job as a Product Marketing Manager for Microsoft. Stephanie combines her passions for marketing and gaming, as she works with game developers to market their games in the crowded gaming environment. It reminds her of time spent in the Bennett Student Commons hosting Halo tournaments for fellow ETBU students and that experience has benefitted her professionally now in London, England.

Originally from Seattle, Washington, during her time in East Texas the faculty and staff of ETBU cared for her personally and ministered to her during the challenges that life throws at students, especially students far from home. Upon graduation with a degree in Business Administration, she returned to Seattle accepting a position with Expedia.com in Marketing. When her home church planned to send a plant team to London, Stephanie and her husband jumped at the opportunity and in December 2020 moved across the Atlantic Ocean. How exciting to see Tigers shining light from around the world!

ETBU's annual Hilltop University encourages senior adults East Texas Baptist University held its annual Hilltop University on Monday, May 23 through Wednesday, May 25. More than 190 participants, comprised of individuals, couples, groups of friends, and church groups experienced life on the University campus at ETBU through worship, biblical teaching, fellowship, and entertainment.

Throughout the conference, Dr. David Dykes, Pastor Emeritus for Green Acres Baptist Church served as the keynote speaker. From Bible study sessions to coffee breaks and dessert fellowships, the retreat allowed participants to experience the Christ-centered environment and community of ETBU. The conference also featured concerts with The Martins, a Grammy-nominated family group, and comedian Anita Renfroe.

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ETBU in the News Tigers Making Headlines

Ci v i l Ri ghts Tour prov i des i mmersi v e l earni ng ex peri ence f or tri p-goers A group of East Texas Baptist University students, faculty, and staff recently spent four days in Alabama learning the history and significance of the Civil Rights Movement. The group visited Birmingham, Montgomery, and Selma, touring the National Peace and Justice Center, National Voting Rights Museum, and the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute. Read more.

ETBU Spri ng 2022 Commencement serv i ces return to pre-pandemi c celebrati ons East Texas Baptist University held two Spring Commencement ceremonies to honor the 2022 spring graduates on Saturday, May 7, at 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. ETBU President J. Blair Blackburn presided over the ceremonies as 186 students received undergraduate degrees and 22 earned graduate degrees, for a total of 208 graduates. Read more.

For more information Dr. Scott Bryant Vice President for Advancement 903.923.2069 | sbryant@ETBU.edu Cari Walker Johnson (`94) Director of Alumni Relations 903.923.2043 | cjohnson@ETBU.edu Keli Sparks Gifts Coordinator 903.923.2071 | ksparks@ETBU.edu