East Texas Baptist University Explained

East Texas Baptist University
Motto:May the Light on the Hill Never Die
Established:1912[1]
Type:Private university
Religious Affiliation:Baptist General Convention of Texas
Endowment:US $56,158,298[2]
President:J. Blair Blackburn
Undergrad:1,771[3]
Date:2022-09-02
City:Marshall, Texas
Country:U.S.
Coor:32.5559°N -94.3732°W
Campus:Suburban[4]
Former Names:College of Marshall (1912–1944)
East Texas Baptist College (1944–1984)
Colors:  Navy blue & gold[5]
Other Name:ETBU
Mascot:Tiger
Athletics Affiliations:NCAA Division III – American Southwest Conference

East Texas Baptist University (ETBU) is a private Baptist university in Marshall, Texas. It is affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas.

History

ETBU is located on the site of the former Van Zandt Farm at the highest altitude in Harrison County. ETBU was founded as the College of Marshall in 1912, after a campaign to create a Southern Baptist college in East Texas. The campus' first building, Marshall Hall, was completed in 1916. It was designed to house a gymnasium, library, chapel/theatre, administrative offices and classrooms. The College of Marshall opened the following year in 1917 as a two-year junior college and academy. The college was greatly enlarged during the tenure of President Frank Shelby Groner who served as president of the college from 1928 until 1942. It became East Texas Baptist College in 1944.[6]

In June 2015, J. Blair Blackburn, a native of Minden, Louisiana, was inaugurated as the 13th president of East Texas Baptist University. He succeeded Samuel "Dub" Oliver, who instead became in 2014 the president of Union University in Jackson, Tennessee.[7]

In 2015 the university applied for and received an exception to Title IX allowing it to discriminate against LGBT students for religious reasons.[8]

Accreditation

ETBU is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.[9] It also is accredited by The Board of Nurse Examiners for the State of Texas[10] for Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), the Commissions of Collegiate Nursing Education,[11] and the National Association of Schools of Music.[12]

Campus

Security

During the day, the campus is patrolled by the on-campus security officer. Security cameras record 24 hours a day and are monitored from 8:00 am – 10:00 pm. Call boxes are placed in strategic locations around campus. At night, the campus is monitored by private security officers (off-duty Marshall City Police Officers).[13]

Academic buildings

Residence halls

Athletics

Men's athletics

Women's athletics

Intramural Sports

Mascot

The mascot for ETBU is a tiger, "Toby" and recently added, "Tabby." ETBU also has a live Tiger mascot named "Sarge" who is housed off campus.

Notable alumni

Sponsored Christian camps

As of 2019, East Texas Baptist sponsors Mission 58 Christian Camps.[21]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: HilltopNews_sept_2004.pdf. 2008-03-15. Hilltop News. Since its founding in 1912. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20061010174921/http://www.etbu.edu/nr/etbu/forms/HilltopNews_sept_2004.pdf. 2006-10-10.
  2. Web site: USNews.com: America's Best Colleges 2008: East Texas Baptist University: At a glance . 2008 . USNews.com . 2008-01-24.
  3. Web site: ETBU Celebrates Record Student Enrollment . etbu.edu.
  4. Web site: College Search - East Texas Baptist University- About ETBU - At a Glance. 2007 . College Board . 2007-12-10.
  5. Web site: East Texas Baptist University- About ETBU. 2009. ETBU. 2009-02-12. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090130195846/http://etbu.edu/About_ETBU/fast_facts.htm. 2009-01-30.
  6. Songe, Alice. American Universities and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes." Scarecrow Press (Metuchen, NJ: 1978), p. 60.
  7. News: Minden native elected ETBU president. Minden Press-Herald. April 9, 2015. June 8, 2017.
  8. News: Anderson . Nice . December 18, 2015 . Religious colleges get exemptions to anti-bias law; critics denounce 'hidden discrimination' against LGBT students . The Washington Post . August 24, 2021.
  9. Web site: Results . 2005 . Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools . 2010-04-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070927223435/http://www.sacscoc.org/dtails.asp?instid=27360 . 2007-09-27 .
  10. Web site: Member Lists . 2003 . Texas Board of Nursing . 2009-02-12 . 2009-01-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090106225123/https://www.bon.state.tx.us/nursingeducation/edudocs/rnschools.pdf . dead .
  11. Web site: CCNE Accredited Nursing Degree Programs . 2006-05-26 . 2006-05-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060524104156/http://www.aacn.nche.edu/CCNE/reports/rptAccreditedPrograms.asp?sort=institution#E . dead .
  12. Web site: Member Lists . 2003 . National Association of Schools of Music . 2008-01-24 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110525040837/http://nasm.arts-accredit.org/index.jsp?page=Member+Lists&memberId=13977877e422956265aed769d1e5ca43 . 2011-05-25 .
  13. Web site: Safety & Security . 2007 . ETBU . 2009-02-12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090130201609/http://etbu.edu/About_ETBU/safety_security.htm . 2009-01-30 .
  14. Web site: Murphy Science Center . 2008 . ETBU . 2008-10-31 .
  15. Web site: Facilities . 2008 . ETBU . 2009-02-12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081207004346/http://www.etbu.edu/Academics/Semester_by_Semester_Plans/School_of_Fine_Arts/facilities.htm . December 7, 2008 .
  16. Web site: Rep. Rick Edmonds (R-LA 66th District). cigarrights.capwiz.com. March 29, 2016. May 29, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180529113513/http://cigarrights.capwiz.com/bio/id/42158. dead.
  17. Web site: Bioguide Search. bioguide.congress.gov.
  18. Web site: RESOLUTION NO. RS2009-600.
  19. Book: 978-1625858559. 1868 St. Bernard Parish Massacre, The: Blood in the Cane Fields. Dier. C.. 2017-10-16.
  20. Web site: Louisiana Department of Education announces 2020 Teacher and Principal of the Year. 2019-07-20. KATC. en. 2019-07-25.
  21. mission58camp.com

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