Howard Payne University’s Homecoming is underway, this Friday through Sunday, Oct. 23-25 with events celebrating 125 years of HPU. Many gatherings of classes, a ribbon cutting for the newly renovated Mabee University Center, sporting events, Alumni and Sports Hall of Fame Banquets, special breakfasts, a parade, and more will be happening during the event-filled weekend.
Homecoming Play “Suite Surrender” along with concerts featuring Paul and Paula and Holly Tucker are sure to entertain.
Alumni are also invited to renew their wedding vows at a special service in Grace Chapel on campus.
Below is the schedule of events for the weekend from Friday afternoon through Sunday.
Friday, October 24
12:00 – 1:30 p.m. Registration at Mims Auditorium
12:00 – 1:30 p.m. Golden Graduate Luncheon Class of 1964 – Jackson Room
2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Homecoming Convocation – Mims Auditorium
2:00 p.m. HPU Volleyball vs. Hardin-Simmons University – Brownwood Coliseum
3:00 – 5:00 p.m. 1950s Gathering – Mabee University Center
5:00 – 5:30 p.m. Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Remodeled Mabee Center – Outside Mabee front doors.6:00 – 7:30 p.m. Alumni and Sports Hall of Fame Banquet (Doors open at 5:30 p.m.) – Beadel Dining Hall, Mabee Center (childcare available, ages 12 & under at Student Activities Suite, Mabee Center.)
7:30 – 9:00 p.m. Cobbler on the Campus – Muse Plaza and Mall
9:00 – 10:30 p.m. Evening Concert featuring Paul & Paula and Holly Tucker – Muse Plaza and Mall
Saturday, October 25
7:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Registration – Mims Auditorium
7:30 – 9:00 a.m. Breakfasts:
Decades Breakfast (Sit with your class by decade) – Beadel Dining Hall, Mabee Center
Hispanic Alumni Breakfast – Bullion Suit A & B, Mabee Center
Letterman’s Breakfast – Balcony, Mabee Center
9:15 – 10:00 a.m. Homecoming Parade – Beginning at Coliseum ending at Doakie Day Art Center
10:00 – 10:10 a.m. Marching Band Exhibition – Old Main Park
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Little Jackets’ Next – Behind Packer Administration Building
10:00 – 11:30 a.m. Departmental & Student Organization Receptions:
Baptist Student Ministry – The Hub
Chi Alpha Omega – Veda Hodge Hall Lobby
Class of 1964 Gathering – Mabee University Center Balcony
Delta Chi Rho – Doakie Day Art Center
Department of Communication, Student Speaker Bureau, The Yellow Jacket, Swarm – Jackson Room
Department of Criminal Justice – Jackson Room
Department of Music, Kappa Kappa Psi, Tau Beta Sigma – DMC Band Hall (10-11 a.m.)
Department of Social Work – Jackson Room
Former Volleyball Athletes Reunion – Wellness Center Gym Foyer (rear entrance)
School of Business – Jackson Room
School of Christian Studies – Jackson Room
School of Education – Wellness Center Entry
School of Humanities – Jackson Room
School of Science and Mathematics – Jackson Room
Zeta Chi – Gazebo by Veda Hodge Hall
11:00– 11:30 a.m. Concert Choir Performance – Grace Chapel
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Picnic on the Plaza – Muse Plaza and Mall
12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Alumni Baseball Game – Don Shepard Park
2:00 p.m. – Football Game vs. Hardin-Simmons University – Gordon Wood Stadium
5:00 – 6:00 p.m. Honors Academy Reception – Constitution Hall, Academy Building
6:00 – 7:30 p.m. African-American Alumni Social – Bullion Suits A & B, Mabee Center
6:30 – 7:15 p.m. Alumni Pre-Theatre Show – Mims Auditorium
7:30 – 9:00 p.m. Hispanic Alumni Social – Primera Iglesia Bautista, Brownwood
7:30 – 9:30 p.m. Homecoming Play Suite Surrender – Mims Auditorium
Sunday, October 26
9:00 – 10:00 a.m. Renew your Vows (Next opportunity 2016) – Grace Chapel
2:30 – 4:30 p.m. Homecoming Play Suite Surrender – Mims Auditorium
