A Message from Gwenn Noel, Associate Vice President for Student Experience

Dear HPU Parents,

Together, we have grown so much this semester.

It has been a time of transformation and caring for one another. I want you to know that our campus is committed to crucial learning experiences inside and outside of the classroom to support the growth of your student.

Service is an important part of that. HPU students contribute 500,000 hours of service to their local and global communities.

This year started off with members of the Class of 2026 surprising local children with bikes. Together, during a team-building exercise, HPU freshmen built 150 bikes.

Our newest students also gathered over 1,000 books to be donated to local elementary schools. The Stout School of Education Fellows delivered them to local schools.

Students have also been busy with many other locally-based service projects. For example, the Department of Physician Assistant Studies held a food drive and collected nearly 1,300 individual items of food to be donated.

This week, HPU celebrated Veterans Day to honor the heroes of our nation for their service. We honor 1,500 veterans with the help of 100 student, faculty and staff volunteers and we celebrated our values as a God, family and country school.

I continue to be amazed with the thoughtful acts of generosity that our students display – how they live, how they serve and how they know that anything is possible.

And, as the holidays continue approaching, you will see more stories about students donating Thanksgiving meals and Christmas gifts to local families in our community.

In this season of gratitude, I am eternally grateful to be part of your student’s journey. I am thankful for the eternal relationships that we have in the HPU family and community.

May we all embrace the blessings of Thanksgiving, and most of all, may we continue to learn and grow together.

Gwenn Noel

Associate Vice President for Student Experience