Tiger Pride September 2021

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ETBU Hosts Family Weekend 2021

"Living Life with the Tiger Fam!" ETBU Tigers welcomed their families to the Hill for a weekend full of community and fellowship on Friday, September 17 and Saturday, September 18. A record number of ETBU Family members joined campus life for social activities and Tiger Football.

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Community Joins ETBU for Tenth Annual Great East Texas

Hymn Sing "O Come, Let Us Sing For Joy To the Lord."

Hundreds of community members gathered at East Texas Baptist University for the tenth annual Great East Texas Hymn Sing on Friday, September 17.

ETBU welcomed the campus, alumni, and local church community to Baker Chapel of the Rogers Spiritual Life Center for a special time of worship, fellowship, and celebration of the great hymns of our Christian faith.

Together Again! | Homecoming 2021

Reunions, fireworks, Late Night Breakfast, tailgating at the Grove, and Tiger Football can only mean one thing: East Texas Baptist Homecoming 2021! Join us October 29-30 on the ETBU campus and reconnect with your fellow Tiger Alumni.

Registration is now open at www.ETBU.edu/homecoming, and we look forward to seeing you and your family for this treasured annual Tiger tradition. Unite with other East Texas Baptist Tigers for Homecoming at your Home on the Hill as we celebrate being Together Again!

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COMING SOON: You're a Good

Man, Charlie Brown Charles Schulz’s beloved comic comes to life in Clark Gesner’s classic musical You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown. The whole gang will be there: bossy Lucy, piano prodigy Schroeder, perfectionist Sally, blanket-toting Linus, Snoopy in his doghouse and the “blockhead himself,” Charlie Brown. Plan to join us for this crowd-pleasing classic during Homecoming 2021 on October 29 and 30 at 6:30 p.m. on the new Grove Terrace. Admission is one can of dog food to benefit the Marshall Pet Adoption Center. Bring your lawn chairs and blankets!

Show Your Tiger Pride

Homecoming will be here before you know it! Have you ordered your Homecoming shirt? The deadline to order is Monday, October 11. Shirts are $15 each, and you can order now at www.ETBU.edu/HocoShirt. If you have not yet registered, you can register for Homecoming at www.ETBU.edu/Homecoming.

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ETBU in the News Tigers making headlines

East Texas Baptist University Receives Grant from Dean Foundation for new William B. Dean, M.D. Center for Language and Literacy Development The Dean Foundation has gifted East Texas Baptist University a grant of $500,000 to create the William B. Dean, M.D. Center for Language and Literacy Development. The Dean Center encompasses an expansion of ETBU’s downtown campus learning center at the Marshall Grand for the new Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology program and the enhancement of the University’s student-focused Learning Support Services program. Read more.

Fall 2021 Enrollment Indicates Growth for East Texas Baptist University East Texas Baptist University celebrates the second-highest recorded student enrollment in the University’s 109-year history with 1,688 total students, and an 84% undergraduate

retention rate (2% higher than the five-year average). In addition, the total graduate enrollment exhibits the highest graduate enrollment in University history, up 13% from last year. Read more.

Hurricane Ida Donations Collected

by ETBU and Marshall Community East Texas Baptist University collected donations for Texas Baptist Men's Disaster Relief efforts to help individuals affected by Hurricane Ida in Louisiana. Items collected during the donation drive include bottled water and bottled Gatorade, infant and adult diapers, baby wipes, cleaning supplies, laundry supplies, and paper goods. Read more.

ETBU Commemorates 20th Anniversary of 9/11 As the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks approaches, East Texas Baptist University paused to remember and honor the men and women who lost their lives on September 11, 2001. On Wednesday, September 8, the University held a special chapel service featuring a video presentation, memorial wreath, display of flags, salute to public servants and military personnel, and a special address from ETBU Dean of Spiritual Life Scott Stevens. Read more.

East Texas Baptist University Receives Additional ETMC Grant The East Texas Medical Center (ETMC) Foundation recently awarded East Texas

Baptist University a $100,000 grant to help meet the growing need for mental health care in Smith County and greater East Texas region. ETBU opened the Community Counseling Center in 2020 at the ETBU-Tyler site located at 1301 S. Broadway in Tyler and launched a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling program in January of 2021. Both the Counseling Center and classes for the graduate program are designed with flexibility and working professionals in mind, and features evening and online courses. This is the second consecutive year that the ETMC Foundation has generously provided support to ETBU’s Community Counseling Center and Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling program. Read more.

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Dr. Scott Bryant Vice President for Advancement 903.923.2069 | sbryant@ETBU.edu Keli Sparks Gifts Coordinator 903.923.2071 | ksparks@ETBU.edu