Howard Payne University’s Homecoming celebration will be held this Friday and Saturday, October 8 and 9. The theme this year is “New Places, Familiar Faces” with a total of approximately 40 events being held throughout the weekend.
The Homecoming performance for the weekend is the play M is for the Million which will be performed on Friday, Oct. 8 and Saturday, Oct. 9 at 7:30 p.m. in the HPU Theatre. A final performance is scheduled to begin on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Tickets for the play can be reserved by calling the HPU box office at 325-649-8516. Tickets are $5 adults and $4 for students.
Other Homecoming events include the following:
The Golden Graduate Luncheon will honor 1960 graduates with commemorative diplomas on Friday at noon in the Bullion Suites of the Mabee University Center.
Homecoming Convocation will begin at 2 p.m. on Friday in Mims Auditorium. The Homecoming Queen and Princess will be crowned and HPU alumnus Coffey Anderson will perform.
The Alumni Awards Banquet will be held on Friday beginning at 7 p.m. in the Beadel Dining Area of the Mabee University Center, during which the 2010 Homecoming Honorees will be recognized.
The HPU Homecoming Parade will travel through downtown Saturday beginning at 10 a.m. The parade will wind its way from the Coliseum down Center Avenue and end on Fisk Street at the HPU campus.
The university-wide picnic, Picnic on the Plaza, catered by Underwood’s Bar-B-Q and Sodexho campus catering, will be held following the parade. Parade winners will be announced, while barbeque, rolls, and cobbler are being served. The picnic begins at 11:30 at the Muse Mall and Plaza.
The HPU Yellow Jacket football team will play against Hardin-Simmons University at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday at Gordon Wood Stadium.
Following the football game, three outstanding individuals will be inducted in the Sports Hall of Fame at the annual banquet beginning at 7:30 p.m. in the Bullion Suites in the Mabee Center.
Ticket purchases can be made on Friday and Saturday in Homecoming Headquarters, located in the Wellness Center.
See the full schedule of HPU Homecoming events below.
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Thursday, October 07, 2010 |
Thursday Homecoming Play Performance |
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Friday, October 08, 2010 |
Daniel Bake College Ex-Students Gathering |
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Friday, October 08, 2010 |
Golden Graduate Luncheon |
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Friday, October 08, 2010 |
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Friday, October 08, 2010 |
HPU Women’s Soccer vs. Mississippi College |
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Friday, October 08, 2010 |
Homecoming Convocation |
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Friday, October 08, 2010 |
HPU Men’s Soccer vs. Mississippi College |
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Friday, October 08, 2010 |
Alumni Awards Banquet |
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Friday, October 08, 2010 |
Friday Homecoming Play |
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Friday, October 08, 2010 |
1950s Gathering (Following Alumni Awards Banquet) |
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Friday, October 08, 2010 |
1970s Gathering (Following Alumni Awards Banquet) |
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Friday, October 08, 2010 |
Baptist Student Ministry Coffee House |
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Friday, October 08, 2010 |
Celebrating 25 years of Teach with Dr. Nancy Jo Humfeld |
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Saturday, October 09, 2010 |
Letterman’s Breakfast |
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Saturday, October 09, 2010 |
All Class Breakfast |
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Saturday, October 09, 2010 |
HPU 5K / 1 Mile Fun Run |
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Saturday, October 09, 2010 |
Choir Concert |
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Saturday, October 09, 2010 |
School of Music and Fine Arts Alumni Gathering |
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Saturday, October 09, 2010 |
School of Science and Mathematics Reception |
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Saturday, October 09, 2010 |
Alumni Baseball Game |
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Saturday, October 09, 2010 |
Homecoming Parade |
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Saturday, October 09, 2010 |
Campus Tours Available |
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Saturday, October 09, 2010 |
Delta Chi Rho Reunion |
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Saturday, October 09, 2010 |
Open House: the newly renovated Mims Auditorium and the Paul and Jane Meyer Faith and Life Leadership Center featuring Grace Chapel, the Richard and Wanda Jackson Conference Room and the Wilson Lobby |
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Saturday, October 09, 2010 |
African-American Alumni Chapter Reunion |
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Saturday, October 09, 2010 |
Yellow Jacket Band Marching Exhibit |
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Saturday, October 09, 2010 |
Tau Beta Sigma Alumni Reception |
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Saturday, October 09, 2010 |
Picnic on the Plaza |
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Saturday, October 09, 2010 |
HPU Women’s Soccer vs. Louisiana College |
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Saturday, October 09, 2010 |
Homecoming Football Game |
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Saturday, October 09, 2010 |
HPU Men’s Soccer vs. Louisiana College |
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Saturday, October 09, 2010 |
Academy of Freedom Alumni Reception |
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Saturday, October 09, 2010 |
Saturday – Homecoming Play |
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Saturday, October 09, 2010 |
Sports Hall of Fame Banquet |
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Sunday, October 10, 2010 |
Sunday – Homecoming Play |
