Tiger Pride Feb. 7, 2020

ETBU Celebrates Highest Recorded Spring Enrollment The start of the Spring 2020 semester at East Texas Baptist commenced with two exciting milestones for the University community. In addition to the opening of Chick-fil-A on the University campus, ETBU celebrated an official spring enrollment of 1,405 students—the highest recorded spring enrollment in the University’s 108-year history. “We are thankful to God for the blessings of new and returning students for the Spring 2020 semester,” ETBU President J. Blair Blackburn said. “I am grateful for our entire University staff and faculty for their outstanding work to humbly serve our students. We can boast that our campus community recognizes that positive, encouraging relationships developed with students have significant, transformative impacts on student satisfaction, development, and success. We celebrate the commitment and connectivity with our Christcentered calling to educate, equip, and empower students.” Along with increased enrollment, East Texas Baptist has seen an 89% retention rate of fallto-spring students for three consecutive years. The spring semester also displays an all-