The Almost to headline 18th annual HPU Fest
BROWNWOOD – April 10, 2013 – Howard Payne University will host its 18th annual HPU Fest on Saturday, April 13. The Almost will be the headlining band for this all-day music festival. Other artists to perform will include Jenny Simmons, Michael Henry & Justin Robinette, Jenn Grinels, Homestead Music and Here & Sea. Also performing […]
HPU’s Student Speaker Bureau wraps up successful spring semester
BROWNWOOD – April 10, 2013 – Student Speaker Bureau, Howard Payne University’s competitive speech and debate team, completed their spring tournament schedule in March. The Student Speaker Bureau (SSB) competed in two tournaments during the spring semester: The Sweetheart Swing at Oklahoma University in Norman and the National Christian College Forensics Association tournament held at […]
HPU hosts Model United Nations conference
BROWNWOOD – April 9, 2013 – Howard Payne University hosted a Model United Nations (MUN) conference recently, welcoming 40 students from five universities across Texas. In addition to HPU, participants included Baylor University, East Texas Baptist University, Hardin-Simmons University and the University of the Incarnate Word. HPU’s MUN team members hone their understanding of the […]
HPU cheerleaders named National Champions
By Rachel Ellington, Howard Payne University freshman BROWNWOOD – April 4, 2013 – The Howard Payne University cheerleaders recently participated in the 2013 Christian Cheerleaders of America Cheer Nationals and were named “National Champions” in the small co-ed college division and fourth place overall. The competition consisted of more than 50 divisions, ranging from toddlers […]
HPU students share Christ during Spring Break on South Padre Island
BROWNWOOD – April 4, 2013 – Heading to the beach for Spring Break is a common experience among college students, but a group of Howard Payne University students had perhaps a different purpose in mind when they travelled to South Padre Island last month. Ten students from HPU’s Baptist Student Ministries, along with BSM director […]
HPU’s Resurrection Week to begin Monday
BROWNWOOD – March 22, 2013 – Howard Payne University will host Resurrection Week, the university’s annual spring revival, March 25-27. The featured speaker for the week is David Burk, president and founder of Total Surrender Evangelistic Association, Inc., in Arlington. Worship will be led by the Nick Gainey Band. Gainey is a 2008 HPU graduate […]
Tickets available for HPU’s “Rock: Then and Now” concert
BROWNWOOD – March 19, 2013 – Tickets are still available for Howard Payne University’s “Rock: Then and Now” concerts to be held on the HPU campus, March 22-23 beginning at 7:30 p.m. each evening. “Rock: Then and Now” will feature HPU faculty, staff and students performing family-friendly songs by a variety of musicians including Elvis […]
HPU to present “Rock: Then and Now” concert
BROWNWOOD – March 5, 2013 – “There’s something about music that just draws people closer together,” says Dr. Rob Tucker, dean of music, fine arts and extended education at Howard Payne University. Tucker is hoping one of the most recognized and beloved music genres, rock, has that effect at concerts to be held on the […]
HPU’s production of “Stealing Home” to open Christian University Theatre Festival
BROWNWOOD – February 28, 2013 – The Howard Payne University Department of Theatre will present its first spring production, “Stealing Home,” in several performances Thursday, Feb. 28, through Monday, March 4. The final performance of the show will open the Christian University Theatre Festival, held March 4-6, in which HPU will host acting companies from […]
HPU to present Spring Sing 2013
BROWNWOOD – February 27, 2013 – Howard Payne University students will perform in the annual Spring Sing event on Friday and Saturday, March 1-2, at 7:30 p.m. and 7 p.m., respectively, in Mims Auditorium. This year’s theme is “Once Upon a Time” and each participating group will perform a 12-minute original musical sketch incorporating pieces […]
HPU hosts 15th Annual CASL Conference
BROWNWOOD – January 31, 2013 – More than 250 Christian student leaders from nine Baptist universities participated in the 15th Annual Christian Association of Student Leaders (CASL) Conference hosted by Howard Payne University last weekend. Mike Jorgensen, executive director of I am Second, a ministry of e3 Partners Ministry, spoke at the event. I am […]
HPU’s Mustache Wheel of Doom raises money for missions
BROWNWOOD – December 17, 2012 – Howard Payne University’s Baptist Student Ministry recently completed the fall 2012 semester with the annual “Mustache Wheel of Doom” fundraiser. The popular event raised $3,513 for missions and left several HPU men with attention-getting facial hair throughout final exams week. Teams of students, along with their faculty and staff […]
HPU’s Tau Beta Sigma to host fundraiser Christmas dinner
BROWNWOOD – November 19, 2012 – Howard Payne University’s chapter of Tau Beta Sigma, a national honorary band sorority, will host a Christmas dinner on Tuesday, November 27, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the fellowship hall of First Baptist Church of Brownwood. A minimum $5 donation is requested and proceeds will go toward […]
New HPU scholarship to benefit Central Texas students
BROWNWOOD – November 16, 2012 – Howard Payne University is offering a new scholarship to students from Central Texas, which will award $48,000 over four years to eligible applicants. The Central Texas Scholarship Program is offered to students who are graduates of high schools and home schools in the Central Texas area, meet unconditional admission […]
HPU visits East Elementary School
BROWNWOOD – November 15, 2012 – A group from Howard Payne University visited with third grade students at Brownwood’s East Elementary School on Thursday to discuss the importance of good grades and higher education. Shown demonstrating the university’s “sting ’em” cheer are HPU students Rebecca Lamar and Michael Ballejo. ###
HPU wins Moot Court tournament at South Texas College of Law
BROWNWOOD – November 7, 2012 – The Howard Payne University team of Jake Aschmutat, a senior from Corpus Christi, and Charity Chambers, a senior from Derby, Kan., recently won the South Texas College of Law Moot Court Tournament in Houston. The pair beat a team from the United States Air Force Academy in the final […]
HPU claims Debate Sweepstakes and 2nd Place Overall at home tournament
BROWNWOOD – November 7, 2012 – Howard Payne University’s speech and debate team, the Student Speaker Bureau, recently hosted the Fall 2012 Texas Intercollegiate Forensics Association (TIFA) state championship tournament. HPU received several honors including Debate Sweepstakes and 2nd Place Overall. The university hosted 19 institutions from Texas and other southern states and almost 200 […]
HPU’s Student Speaker Bureau has busy semester with tournaments at home and abroad
BROWNWOOD – October 30, 2012 – Howard Payne University’s speech and debate team, Student Speaker Bureau, has a busy month ahead hosting and competing in tournaments. In addition to conducting the Fall 2012 Texas Intercollegiate Forensics Association state championship tournament Nov. 2-4 on the HPU campus, the SSB will travel to Oxford, England, to compete […]
HPU exhibits work of new art professor, department chair
By Rachel Ellington, Howard Payne University freshman BROWNWOOD – October 29, 2012 – Howard Payne University will host a reception and viewing of paintings by David E. Harmon, professor of art and chair of the Department of Art, at the university’s Doakie Day Art Center on November 1 from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. There […]
HPU’s Winds of Triumph bring London experiences back to the classroom
BROWNWOOD – October 25, 2012 – Howard Payne University is known for providing unique educational experiences, but quite a few people on campus are still in awe of one such opportunity presented to students this summer. One of the most discussed events of the summer, the 2012 Olympic Games, was held in London and HPU […]
Ammons and Scofield crowned Homecoming Queen and Princess
BROWNWOOD – October 12, 2012 – Carlee Ammons of Houston (left) and Robin Scofield of Naples, Fla., were crowned Howard Payne University’s Homecoming Queen and Princess during a ceremony held on campus today. Ammons is a senior communication studies major and Scofield is a junior Academy of Freedom student and communication studies major. The pair […]
HPU freshman looks forward to another Homecoming
BROWNWOOD – October 11, 2012 – With Homecoming festivities coming up at the end of this week, Howard Payne University freshman Ashley Miller recalls her past memories of Homecoming weekends spent at HPU. For the 2012 graduate of Austin’s James Bowie High School, college has always been a part of life. For as long as […]
HPU to present Homecoming theatre performances
BROWNWOOD – October 10, 2012 – Howard Payne University will begin its theatrical season with the comedic musical, “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.” Performances correspond with HPU’s Homecoming 2012 celebration, Thursday, Oct. 11, through Sunday, Oct. 14. Dr. Nancy Jo Humfeld, chair of HPU’s theatre department and director/choreographer of the […]
Homecoming volunteers needed
October 5, 2012 — Homecoming Week is fast approaching, and the university is in need of volunteers to make the celebration the best it can be. Some of the jobs will only require an hour of someone’s time, and each volunteer will receive a free t-shirt. Visit this link to see the jobs available and […]
HPU announces 2012 Homecoming Court
BROWNWOOD – October 3, 2012 – Howard Payne University has announced the Homecoming Court for 2012. The HPU Homecoming queen and princess will be crowned on Friday, Oct. 12, at 2 p.m. during the Homecoming Convocation in the university’s Mims Auditorium. Homecoming queen nominees are Carlee Ammons, a senior communication studies major from Houston; Gayle […]