Howard Payne University

We’re so ready to celebrate our graduates this weekend! Visit our website for more details: hputx.edu/campus-offices…

HPU broke ground on its new HPU Tennis Center this afternoon. Read more about this exciting new campus project here: hputx.edu/news/howard-pa…

HPU honored 55 students with Academic Awards during a special ceremony on April 29. Deans from the six schools and several department chairs presented the awards to students. We are so proud of these students' commitment to excellence! buff.ly/hfRgDh7

Congrats to the six students honored at the annual Servant Leadership Awards Chapel: Vitória Biazi of São Paulo, Brazil; Kate Buchanan of Mineral Wells; Kourtney Melton of Katy; Blessing “Bill” Ngene of Madisonville; Diondray Parker of Portland; and Biak Sang of Garland.

HPU honored members of faculty and staff last week at the annual Personnel Recognition Luncheon. Read more here: hputx.edu/news/howard-pa…

The Texas Board of Nursing confirmed the HPU Bachelor of Science in Nursing program’s 2025 pass rate of 100 percent on the NCLEX-RN. We're so proud of our students and the faculty members who helped them prepare for this test. Read more here: buff.ly/C4XAcOE

Congrats to Iza Harrison and Bekah Moreno, who are recipients of the 2026 Yellow Rose Scholarship presented by the HPU Women’s Club! Iza and Bekah were honored at the Yellow Rose Scholarship Luncheon held last week, alongside Yellow Rose Award winner, Dr. Nancy Jo Humfeld.

The Howard Payne University Symphonic Band and the Central Texas Community Band will join forces tomorrow evening to present the annual American Music Spectacular. The free concert will take place at 7:30 p.m. in Mims Auditorium on the HPU campus. We hope to see you there!

Congrats to our Student Speaker Bureau speech and debate team, which earned high honors at the National Christian College Forensics Association (NCCFA) national tournament held at Whitworth University in Spokane, Washington! buff.ly/QOphRvb

Faculty members from HPU's School of Education and Fine Arts will present a free lecture-recital tomorrow evening at 7:30 p.m. in Grace Chapel. buff.ly/pwiLAqt

Thanks to everyone who presented at our inaugural Research Symposium this week! It was great to highlight the hard work of our academic community and we look forward to growing this event in the years to come.

HPU's 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. More available here: buff.ly/N6eKMuW

Join us for our inaugural Research Symposium tomorrow from 1 to 3:30 p.m. in the Mabee University Center. The event will highlight the diverse research, scholarship and creative work of HPU students and faculty.

The Brownwood Community Chorus will present its annual HymnSing concert on Tuesday, April 21 at 7:30 p.m. in the sanctuary of First Baptist Church Brownwood. More info is available here: buff.ly/fv1j8Ny

Registration is now open for HPU's Summer and Young Scholars programs! The annual academic summer camp for elementary and middle school age students is scheduled for July 13-17, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at HPU. For more details, visit our website: buff.ly/nNvUEE5

Congrats to HPU's newest Sumners Scholars selected by the Sumners Foundation: Rylie Burden of Lubbock, Ana Faulk of Fort Worth, Kourtney Melton of Katy and Harmonie Pittman of Early! Read more here: buff.ly/dMGFK7r

The dinner provided an opportunity for the university to honor Texas Baptists (Baptist General Convention of Texas) with the 2026 Dr. John D. Robnett Founders Award. buff.ly/t3g7MFl

HPU hosted more than 400 attendees at its Robnett Founders Dinner last night. The dinner raised $447,000 and featured a special performance by Grammy Award-winning Christian artist Chris Tomlin. The public outdoor concert with Tomlin is being rescheduled for a later date.

Due to weather concerns, HPU’s Chris Tomlin concert on April 15 will be rescheduled. Existing reservations for the concert will be honored for the future event. Please follow HPU channels for more information.

This Saturday, incoming Fall 2026 HPU students can take the next step toward enrollment through SWARM, an exciting on-campus event designed to help students complete college registration. hputx.edu/news/howard-pa…