East Texas Baptist University’s Tiger Golf Team traveled to St. Andrews, Scotland, in early June, marking the first Tiger Athletic Mission Experience (TAME) trip since the COVID-19 pandemic and the thirteenth TAME trip overall. The group of 20 student athletes, coaches,
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Tiger Athletic Mission Experience (TAME) post COVID 19 with Scotland trip for ETBU Golf Teams
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and staff, partnered with International Sports Federation (ISF) and spent eight days serving the people of Scotland and playing golf before returning home. LEARN MORE Save the Date! Mark your calendar and plan to return to your Home on the Hill! Come see the new construction around campus and visit the familiar places of your college home. Reconnect with ETBC/ETBU friends while making fun new memories at Homecoming 2022. See you then! LEARN MORE
The construction of the Great Commission Center has made astounding progress this summer and recently reached an exciting milestone with the placement of the cupola atop the building! Completion remains on track for Spring 2023.
Great Commission Center Construction Progresses
The Great Commission Center building will be the physical manifestation of ETBU’s core mission of developing Christian servant leaders and encouraging all believers to fulfill the Great Commission from Matthew 28:18 20. The Great Commission Center will also be home to one of ETBU’s largest academic programs, the Fred Hale School of Business. The new Hale School of Business building will serve as a training ground for ETBU graduates to pursue their career callings. Thank you to the alumni and friends of the University that made this vision come to life.
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The Community Counseling Center opened in 2020 at the ETBU Tyler site and launched a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling program in January 2021 at ETBU Tyler.
"We are excited for the continued support this grant will offer our Clinical Mental Health Counseling students at the ETBU Tyler site. This is a much-needed career field and we offer an excellent program to meet that need," said Vince Blankenship, Assistant Provost for Adult and Graduate Studies.
ETBU Receives $100,000 Grant from ETMC Foundation ETBU received a $100,000 grant from the East Texas Medical Center (ETMC) Foundation. This marks the third year the University has received grant funds from ETMC to help meet the growing need for mental healthcare in Smith County and the greater East Texas region.
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ETBU's Akridge Voted ASC's Female Community Service Athlete of the Year The American Southwest Conference named Leah Akridge from East Texas Baptist University as Female Community Service Athlete of the Year. The award honors a female studentathlete who best displays leadership and action in fostering community service on their campus and within the local community. Read more. Ybarra Named Austin College Head Men’s and Women’s Tennis Coach Syvoney Ybarra ('21) has been named the new head coach of the Austin College men’s and women’s tennis programs. Ybarra most recently served as a graduate assistant coach for both the men’s and women’s programs at ETBU. Ybarra earned All ASC East Division honors and served as a team captain. She earned a Master of Arts in CommunicationStrategicfrom ETBU in 2022. Read more. ETBU Family. Send to alumni@ETBU.edu or click here to your
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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