ETBU and Elysian Fields High School team-up to create "Yellow Jacket University"
East Texas Baptist University and Elysian Fields Independent School District announced the formation of "Yellow Jacket University" at a press conference held April 20, 2017 at 1:30 p.m. at Elysian Fields ISD's Administration Building. 
Starting in Fall 2017, ETBU will offer dual credit college courses to Elysian Fields High School students. The courses will be available on the University campus, in Elysian Fields High School classrooms, and online. 

ETBU junior elementary education major Taylor Rowlands of Houston was crowned Miss ETBU 2017 this weekend. Rowlands competed against 6 other contestants in the 61st Miss ETBU Scholarship Pageant in Baker Chapel of the Ornelas Spiritual Life Center on April 1.
 

Students from East Texas Baptist University visited the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas on March 22 for Tuition Equalization Grant (TEG) Student Advocacy Day.  The students spoke with representatives and senators to thank them for their service and to ask for continued funding for the TEG program.  While at the Capitol, they observed a session of the House of Representatives and were recognized from the floor by District 9 State Representative Chris Paddie from Marshall.

East Texas Baptist University students spent their Spring Break serving others with the love of Christ in a jungle of Belize, St. Tammany Parish of Louisiana, and on South Padre Island in Texas. 
 
Ten ETBU students led by Dr. Lisa Seeley, Director of Global Education and the Great Commission Center, recovered water wells and shared the good news of Jesus Christ in Otoxha, Belize, a remote jungle village without electricity or running water. 
 

East Texas Baptist University hosted the 19th annual Christian Association of Student Leaders Conference January 26-28 on the ETBU campus. Over 250 students from Baptist universities across the South and Southeast, such as Dallas Baptist University, Houston Baptist University, Howard Payne University, Hardin-Simmons University, Louisiana College, Mississippi College, and University of Mary-Hardin Baylor, were in attendance. The weekend, themed Learn. Serve. Lead., trained and gave students tools to be Christ-like leaders.