Howard_Payne_logosmallHoward Payne University will be closed Wednesday, Dec. 19, through Tuesday, Jan. 1, in observance of the Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays. Offices will reopen on Wednesday, Jan. 2.

HPU’s Office of Institutional Advancement, located at 803 Center Ave., will be open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 20, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 27, to process end-of-the-year gifts. The Office of Institutional Advancement may be reached at 325-649-8006.

HPU’s spring 2013 semester begins Tuesday, Jan. 15.