Categories: School of Education and Fine Arts

Howard Payne University speech and debate team earn honors at national tournament; one student wins national champion titles in two events

BROWNWOOD – April 24, 2026 – Howard Payne University’s Student Speaker Bureau speech and debate team earned high honors at the National Christian College Forensics Association (NCCFA) national tournament held at Whitworth University in Spokane, Wash. The national tournament attracted universities from across the nation, all member schools of the Council for Christian Colleges and […]

Howard Payne University’s spring exhibit of student artwork to open this Thursday

BROWNWOOD – April 21, 2026 – The Howard Payne University (HPU) Department of Art invites the public to its Spring 2026 Student Art Exhibit, on display from Thursday, April 23, through Friday, May 15, in the Dorothy and Wendell Mayes Art Gallery at the university’s Doakie Day Art Center. An opening reception will be held […]

Howard Payne University to present Spring Jazz Ensemble Concert on April 12

BROWNWOOD – April 8, 2026 – Howard Payne University’s School of Education and Fine Arts will present its Spring Jazz Ensemble Concert on Sunday, April 12 at 3 p.m. The concert will be held in Mims Auditorium and is free and open to the public. The theme of the concert is Texas Jazz. The program […]

HPU’s Concert Choir to present spring concert on March 26

BROWNWOOD – March 24, 2026 – The Howard Payne University Concert Choir will present its spring concert on Thursday, March 26, at 7:30 p.m. in HPU’s Grace Chapel. The concert is free and open to the public. The concert is titled “Time Held Me…” and will feature the piece Fern Hill by composer John Corigliano. […]

HPU speech and debate earns honors at tournament

BROWNWOOD – March 4, 2026 – Howard Payne University’s Student Speaker Bureau speech and debate team competed recently at the Texas Intercollegiate Forensics Association Spring Championship tournament, held at Texas State University in San Marcos, bringing home significant awards. In his tournament debut on the HPU debate team, freshman Adriaan Lafferty, Guy D. Newman Honors […]

HPU to host duo recital by Drs. Kent and In-Ja Eshelman

BROWNWOOD – March 4, 2026 – Howard Payne University will present a duo recital by Drs. Kent and In-Ja Eshelman on Thursday, March 5, at 7:30 p.m. in Grace Chapel on HPU’s campus. The concert is free and open to the public. Dr. Kent Eshelman is professor of euphonium and tuba at Baylor University, where […]

HPU to host Jazz Ensemble performance on November 17

BROWNWOOD – November 14, 2025 – HPU’s School of Education and Fine Arts will present the Jazz Ensemble in concert on Monday, November 17, at 7:30 p.m. in L.J. Mims Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public. “This concert caps a fun and busy semester for the Jazz Ensemble,” said Stephen Goacher, […]

HPU’s Homecoming musical, “Oklahoma!,” will open October 10

BROWNWOOD – October 8, 2025 – The HPU School of Education and Fine Arts will present Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Oklahoma!” as part of HPU’s Homecoming weekend. Performances will be held at HPU’s Mims Auditorium on Friday, October 10, and Saturday, October 11, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, October 12, at 2:30 p.m. “This is one […]

HPU speech and debate places well at first tournament of the season

BROWNWOOD – October 1, 2025 – HPU’s Student Speaker Bureau speech and debate team competed in their season opener at the Mendoza Debates, held at Lee College in Baytown, finishing with significant honors. Earning top honors for the team was freshman Solomon Sabo, Guy D. New Honors Academy, public policy and Christian studies major from Melissa. Sabo was a finalist in the junior varsity division of […]

HPU to host “A Night of Worship with Matt Papa” on October 23

BROWNWOOD – September 12, 2025 – Howard Payne University will host “A Night of Worship with Matt Papa” on Thursday, October 23 as a free concert for the community. The event will be held at 7 p.m. in L.J. Mims Auditorium. Tickets are free, but reservations are requested as space is limited. The concert is […]

HPU surfing class goes to California

BROWNWOOD – July 24, 2025 – At the end of the HPU’s spring semester, Kim Rosato, adjunct professor of kinesiology, took her surfing class on a road trip to Encinitas, California. In addition to surfing lessons and surfing, the class also went on hiking trips around the area and participated in a service project. “This […]

HPU hosts 51st Band Leadership Camp

BROWNWOOD – June 13, 2025 – Howard Payne University hosted the 51st Band Leadership Camp this week, which was one of the largest in years, with over 400 in attendance from 42 schools. HPU’s Dr. Jonathan Kraemer led the camp, which focused on the marching arts and student leadership and featured six unique tracks: Band […]

HPU announces two new degree offerings available fall 2025

BROWNWOOD – June 6, 2025 – Howard Payne University has announced two new programs, Bachelor of Arts in worship ministry and Associate Degree in general studies, that will begin in the 2025 fall semester. The addition was finalized following the HPU Board of Trustees meeting early in the spring semester. Students earning a Bachelor of […]

Two HPU students pass ACE fitness certifications

BROWNWOOD – June 2, 2025 – Two Howard Payne University students recently passed American Council on Exercise (ACE) fitness certifications in group fitness and personal training. These competency-based certifications are considered “best practice,” and are professionally recognized in the fitness field. Georgia Simmons, senior from Clarksville, passed the ACE Group Fitness Instructor Certification in December […]

HPU Department of Music hosts events for area high schools

BROWNWOOD – May 7, 2025 – Howard Payne University’s Department of Music hosted two events in April for area high school music students. More than 100 students from eight area schools participated in the HPU Band Festival held on the HPU campus on April 11. Two weeks later, the first-ever HPU Percussion Festival was held […]

HPU to present Evensong service on May 6

BROWNWOOD – May 1, 2025 – The HPU Concert Choir will present “A Service of Evensong” on Tuesday, May 6, at 7:30 p.m. at St. John’s Anglican Church at 700 Main St. in Brownwood. The service of Evensong can be directly related to the canonical hours of prayer, or the Office, established many centuries ago […]

HPU’s Zeta Beta chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi awarded the Pillar of Leadership Award

BROWNWOOD – April 15, 2025 – Howard Payne University’s Zeta Beta chapter of the national honorary band fraternity Kappa Kappa Psi received the Pillar of Leadership Award during the Southwest District Convention held in Midwest City, Oklahoma on March 29. HPU’s chapter was honored from among 48 chapters representing college and university bands from Arkansas, […]

HPU invites community to HymnSing at FBC Brownwood

BROWNWOOD – April 2, 2025 – The Brownwood Community Chorus will present their 6th annual HymnSing concert on Tuesday, April 8 at 7:30 p.m. in the sanctuary of First Baptist Church Brownwood. The Brownwood Community Chorus is comprised of Howard Payne students and local musicians. “The choir has been working diligently to present this concert […]

HPU hosts three Spring Break trips

BROWNWOOD – March 26, 2025 –During HPU’s Spring Break from March 10-14, several students had the opportunity to travel with various HPU programs. Ten HPU students and seven faculty and staff members traveled to Honduras for a mission trip, the biology department took students in the Global Studies in Biology class to London and Cambridge, […]

HPU Department of Theatre performs at Christian University Theatre Festival

BROWNWOOD – March 19, 2025 – On February 28 to March 2, the HPU Department of Theatre performed “Anastasia: The Musical” to three consecutive sell-out audiences at the Howard Payne University Theatre. Following their home-town success, the entire production was loaded into a trailer and hit the road to perform at the Christian University Theatre […]

HPU Department of Theatre hosts “Anastasia: The Musical”

BROWNWOOD – February 19, 2025 – Howard Payne University students will perform “Anastasia: The Musical” from February 28 through March 3. This musical performance will be HPU’s entrance into the Christian University Theatre Festival, hosted by Hardin-Simmons University (HSU). Showtimes at the HPU Theatre will be Friday, February 28 and Saturday, March 1 at 7:30 […]