HPU’s Spirit of Social Work Award presented to Troy and Bettie Evans
By Christy Ash, HPU junior BROWNWOOD – May 21, 2015 – Howard Payne University’s Social Work Advisory Board recently presented its Spirit of Social Work Award to Troy and Bettie Evans. The award recognizes the couple’s engagement in serving others through volunteering in the community. Mrs. Evans has volunteered at Good Samaritan Ministries for 15 […]
HPU’s Department of English closes semester with trip, lecture
BROWNWOOD – May 14, 2015 – Near the end of the spring 2015 semester, students and faculty in Howard Payne University’s Department of English attended a trip and lecture both designed to supplement materials taught in class. Fifteen students and accompanying faculty members first traveled to Tarleton State University in Stephenville for a production of […]
HPU Model United Nations team brings home several awards from Münster conference
By Emily Peisker, HPU junior BROWNWOOD – April 27, 2015 – HPU’s Model United Nations team excelled at the Münster University International Model United Nations conference held in Münster, Germany, bringing home six awards from various committees. The Münster conference is the largest MUN conference in Germany, with students traveling from across Europe and as […]
HPU students excel at Prague Model United Nations Conference
By Emily Peisker, HPU junior BROWNWOOD – April 16, 2015 – Howard Payne University students Cara DeLoach and Mike McConnell recently participated in the Model United Nations conference at the University of Economics in Prague, the capital city of the Czech Republic. DeLoach and McConnell served as chair of the Security Council and co-chair of […]
HPU’s Social Work Club helps create lasting memories for local high school students
BROWNWOOD – March 26, 2015 – Howard Payne University’s Social Work Club recently helped facilitate special moments in the lives of several local high school girls by giving away free prom dresses. Dubbed the Cinderella Project, 22 dresses were placed with new owners. The like-new dresses, some complete with store tags, were donated by HPU […]
HPU students bring home sportsmanship award from first Mock Trial tournament
By Emily Peisker, HPU junior BROWNWOOD – February 19, 2015 – Howard Payne University’s new Mock Trial team brought home a sportsmanship award from their first tournament held recently at The University of Texas at Dallas. The American Mock Trial Association gives the “Spirit of the AMTA Award” to the team with the best expression […]
Howard Payne receives continued funding for restorative justice emphasis
By Emily Peisker, HPU junior BROWNWOOD – February 12, 2015 – Howard Payne University has received 2015 funding for the restorative justice emphasis of its criminal justice program from the Baptist General Convention of Texas. The BGCT has assisted with the emphasis since 2006. The restorative justice emphasis is available for criminal justice majors and […]
HPU students advance to semifinals at national Moot Court tournament
By Emily Peisker, HPU junior BROWNWOOD – January 22, 2015 – Howard Payne University students Isaac Sommers and Katie Rose Bonner advanced to the semifinals at the American Collegiate Moot Court Association national tournament held at Florida International University in Miami on January 16 and 17. For the individual speaker awards, Sommers, a freshman from […]
HPU criminal justice students complete internships
BROWNWOOD – December 12, 2014 – Five Howard Payne University students were recently honored for the successful completion of criminal justice internships. The students and their mentors were recognized at a luncheon held at a local restaurant. Students are required to complete 150 hours of service which reflects three credit hours toward their major in […]
HPU presents Spirit of Social Work Award to Brownwood’s Doak Givan
BROWNWOOD – December 11, 2014 – Howard Payne University’s Social Work Advisory Board recently presented its Spirit of Social Work Award to Doak Givan of Brownwood. The award is presented annually to an individual whose career reflects an outstanding contribution to the social work profession or to the field of human services in general. Givan […]
HPU introduces scholarship for local law enforcement officers
BROWNWOOD – December 10, 2014 – Howard Payne University has now made college degrees more affordable for local law enforcement officers. HPU recently announced that officers who are currently certified by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement may receive scholarships to take criminal justice classes at no cost for tuition. The officer must be working […]
HPU Moot Court team wins regionals, advances to nationals
By Jaclyn Bonner, HPU sophomore BROWNWOOD – December 3, 2014 –Howard Payne University pre-law students once again brought the university to the spotlight with successes in Moot Court. For the second year in a row, HPU students won the Texas Undergraduate Moot Court Association (TUMCA) regional competition and advanced to the national American Collegiate Moot […]
HPU Model United Nations team excels at international conference
By Jaclyn Bonner, HPU sophomore BROWNWOOD – December 2, 2014 – The Howard Payne University Model United Nations (MUN) team recently represented HPU at the Stockholm MUN 10th Anniversary Conference at the Stockholm School of Economics in Sweden. Six of the 14 participating HPU students received awards at the conference, making HPU the most recognized […]
HPU social work students receive lessons in poverty, blessings from strangers
BROWNWOOD – November 21, 2014 – Seven Howard Payne University social work students recently took part in Mission Waco’s annual Poverty Simulation, an experience designed to give participants a firsthand look at poverty in America. Dan Humeniuk, assistant professor of social work and chair of HPU’s Department of Criminal Justice, Social Work and Sociology, takes […]
HPU students and faculty attend criminal justice seminar at South Padre Island
By Christy Ash, HPU freshman BROWNWOOD – November 4, 2014 – Two Howard Payne University students recently attended the annual meeting of the Southwestern Association of Criminal Justice at South Padre Island. Stephanie Upfold, a junior from Brownwood, and Blake Wynn, a sophomore from Rockwall, are both criminal justice majors with an emphasis in forensic […]
HPU criminal justice students attend Elizabeth Smart lecture
BROWNWOOD – September 25, 2014 – Several Howard Payne University criminal justice students recently attended a lecture by Elizabeth Smart at a luncheon hosted by the Alliance for Women and Children in Abilene. Smart first received national attention in 2002 when, at the age of 14, she was abducted from her home near Salt Lake […]
HPU faculty member’s book recommended by FCA Magazine
BROWNWOOD – Aug. 7, 2014 – “The Last Three Outs,” a novel by John Nickols, assistant professor of history and political science at Howard Payne University, was recently recommended by FCA Magazine, a national publication of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. The novel was the only work of fiction recommended by the magazine in its […]
HPU Model United Nations team wins five awards at Rome conference
By Kendyl Moore, HPU senior BROWNWOOD – April 4, 2014 – The Howard Payne University Model United Nations team traveled to Rome during Spring Break to participate in a conference held March 13-17. HPU students won five delegate awards, more than any other university at the event. With more than 1,500 students in attendance, the […]
HPU faculty member publishes Christian baseball novel
BROWNWOOD – March 4, 2014 – Just in time for spring training, a Howard Payne University faculty member has published “The Last Three Outs,” a baseball novel with Christian themes. The author is John Nickols, assistant professor of history and political science at HPU. Nickols serves as special assistant to the athletic director at HPU […]
HPU Moot Court students named regional champs, advance to nationals
BROWNWOOD – December 18, 2013 – Howard Payne University recently dominated the Southwestern Regional Moot Court Championship at Baylor University Law School, with an HPU team beating the top team from Texas A&M University in the final round. Katie Rose Bonner, a junior from Lytle, and Elizabeth Rogers, a senior from Grand Junction, Colo., were […]
HPU social work students get first-hand lessons in poverty
BROWNWOOD – December 17, 2013 – Five Howard Payne University social work students recently participated in Mission Waco’s Poverty Simulation, a weekend experience created to challenge students to “see the world through different eyes.” Dan Humeniuk, assistant professor of social work and chair of HPU’s criminal justice, social work and sociology department, has had a […]
HPU’s Kelley addresses International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education
BROWNWOOD – December 5, 2013 – Dr. Kevin Kelley, assistant professor of industrial/organizational psychology at Howard Payne University, recently presented at the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE) Fall Region VI Conference held in Dallas. The topic for Dr. Kelley’s presentation was “Employer Expectations for College Graduates.” “Dr. Kelley presented several key insights on […]
HPU’s criminal justice program celebrates 10-year anniversary
BROWNWOOD – October 16, 2013 – Howard Payne University celebrated a decade of preparing students for careers in the criminal justice field this year, and faculty, staff, students and alumni of the program commemorated the occasion with a picnic held during HPU’s Homecoming Weekend earlier this month. Steve Tidwell, a 1974 HPU graduate and retired […]
HPU honor student receives scholarship to study in D.C.
BROWNWOOD – May 22, 2013 – Elizabeth Rogers, a senior political science and European history major in Howard Payne University’s Douglas MacArthur Academy of Freedom multidisciplinary honors program, was recently chosen to participate in the 2013 Engalitcheff Institute on Comparative Political & Economic Systems (ICPES) to be held this summer in Washington, D.C. Rogers was […]
Chassidy Carroll honored with HPU Spirit of Social Work award
BROWNWOOD – April 30, 2013 – Howard Payne University’s Social Work Advisory Board recently presented the Spirit of Social Work award to Chassidy Carroll, a 2008 HPU graduate and co-founder of Hope Home Ministry of Brownwood. Carroll received the award for “many years of outstanding social work service helping others.” Hope Home is a non-profit, […]