East Texas Baptist University invited generations of alumni from the College of Marshall (COM), East Texas Baptist College (ETBC), and East Texas Baptist University (ETBU) back to the Hill to celebrate past and present traditions during Homecoming weekend on October 13 through October 15. For more than 100 years of reunions, the Tiger Family has celebrated the tradition of Homecoming to reminisce and create new memories with current students and alumni.

East Texas Baptist University sent more than 40 students, faculty, and staff to Southeast Texas to partner with First Baptist Church - Nederland, Texas Baptist Men, and Baptist Men of North Carolina in the disaster relief efforts for victims of Hurricane Harvey. The team left on Wednesday, October 4 and returned Sunday, October 8, spending their days working to repair homes in the area. 

East Texas Baptist University gathered around the campus flagpole on Wednesday, September 27 for the global day of prayer, See You at the Pole. For over a decade, ETBU has participated in this tradition, enabling the Tiger Family to intercede for their school, friends, family, churches, communities, and country. 

ETBU welcomes all through Family Weekend  
East Texas Baptist University invited students and their families to the annual Family Weekend, held on Friday, September 22 through Saturday, September 23. Almost 700 family members visiting ETBU experienced life on the Hill from the perspective of their students as they participated in various campus activities. The event connected students' families to faculty and staff and allowed them to share in the caring community environment of the University. 

East Texas Baptist University President Blair Blackburn has asked Texas Department of Transportation officials for an addition of a traffic signal light at the intersections of Loop 390 and FM 154 in Marshall to help increase safety for drivers, he said on Tuesday.

TxDOT officials on Tuesday agreed to begin a study of the intersection, which is required by law before any type of traffic control action can be taken, Blackburn said.

TxDOT's Atlanta district is handling the survey and plans to begin next week, he said.