James Ensor
Class of 2017
Zoey Chittick
Class of 2016
Maxwell Wheeler
Class of 2018
Every Thursday at noon, you’ll find Jacob Lancaster inside the Hayworth Chapel. He gathers in a semi-circle with staff, students and faculty members for the chapel’s weekly communion. It was his idea. As Lancaster pulls a piece from a loaf of bread and dips it into a pottery goblet of grape juice, Lancaster is surrounded […]
HIGH POINT, N.C., Sept. 24, 2018 – High Point University is inviting local clergy to campus through a new program called Clergy Sabbath. The Rev. Dr. Al Ward, HPU’s Clergy in Residence, initiated the program to reach out to the clergy in the community as a way of thanking them for the work they do. […]
With another successful commencement behind us, recent High Point University graduates are preparing to commence prestigious career paths around the world at Fortune 500 companies, international service programs, public school systems, top-tier law, medical and graduate school programs, and many other esteemed organizations thanks to their journey at HPU. Here’s a glimpse of one extraordinary senior from the […]
With another successful commencement behind us, recent High Point University graduates are preparing to commence prestigious career paths around the world at Fortune 500 companies, international service programs, public school systems, top-tier law, medical and graduate school programs, and many other esteemed organizations thanks to their journey at HPU. Here’s a glimpse of one extraordinary senior from the […]
This week was filled with blooming flowers, a guest speaker and an Interfaith Passover Seder. Take a look below at what happened this week in photos.
From leveling a foundation to installing walls, HPU students built a family’s home during their week of service in Haiti. HIGH POINT, N.C., March 15, 2018 – During spring break this year, High Point University students celebrated the values of service, selflessness and generosity by giving back to communities around the world. Through the Alternative […]
This story is featured in the Fall 2017 edition of the HPU Magazine. Discover below how HPU’s Religious Life helps students dig deep to find who they are and what they represent. The Rev. Preston Davis sounds like an excited professor when he talks about faith and its effect on the students he sees. He should know. […]
This week brought appreciation of Black History Month at the Black Heritage Worship Service and family fun at the Winter Family Weekend. Below is a look at what happened this week in photos.
HIGH POINT, N.C., Jan. 15, 2018 – Change agents must be audacious. That’s the message Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie shared today with community members, students, faculty and staff at High Point University’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day worship service. “Audacity is believing that you have something to offer that no one has yet given,” […]
HIGH POINT, N.C., Dec. 12, 2017 – High Point University students give offerings at weekly services in the Charles E. Hayworth Memorial Chapel with a special group of people in mind. As a longstanding tradition, the chapel’s Board of Stewards collects the fall semester offerings to support the Salvation Army’s Angel Tree Program. This semester, […]
This week brought chilly temperatures and warm hearts to campus from celebrating Hanukkah at 1924 Prime, to the Prayer Breakfast and a snowy Friday. Here is a look at what happened this week in photos.
Jacob Lancaster, Andria Williamson and Katharina Poppinger visit Open Door Ministries in High Point. HIGH POINT, N.C., Oct. 31, 2017 – Several High Point University students recently took part in the Fall Pilgrimage – a week of programming intersecting spirituality and service that allowed students to explore different communities of faith and faith-based organizations around […]
With another successful commencement behind us, recent High Point University graduates are preparing to commence prestigious career paths around the world at Fortune 500 companies, international service programs, public school systems, top-tier law, medical and graduate school programs, and many other esteemed organizations thanks to their journey at HPU. Here’s a glimpse of one extraordinary […]
HIGH POINT, N.C., March 1, 2017 – High Point University’s fourth annual Black Heritage Service brought students, faculty and community members together in Hayworth Chapel on Feb. 26. Hosted by HPU’s Black Cultural Awareness Club, the service was a special time of sharing African-American heritage, listening to the voices of the black experience, and […]
Over the past decade, High Point University has attracted the attention of people worldwide. In addition to academic milestones, part of what puts HPU on the map is its inspiring environment – so much so that HPU’s campus was named one of the top five in the nation. But it goes beyond the brick architecture […]
HIGH POINT, N.C., Jan. 16, 2017 – Priorities were the focus of High Point University’s annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. worship service inside the Charles E. Hayworth Memorial Chapel today. In his message, Bishop L. Jonathan Holston, resident bishop of the South Carolina Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church, challenged the community members, […]
HIGH POINT, N.C., Dec. 14, 2016 – There were school uniforms, baby swings, dolls and bicycles in the shopping carts that High Point University’s Board of Stewards filled on Dec. 9. But there was a face, a name and a mission behind each item, too – making Christmas bright for 75 families in the city […]
HIGH POINT, N.C., Dec. 8, 2016 – High Point University’s Jewish students shared their faith and holiday traditions with the HPU community during the fifth annual Hanukkah dinner on Dec. 5. This year, Hanukkah begins at sundown on Dec. 24 and lasts through Jan. 1. The university holds the Hanukkah dinner for the entire campus […]
HIGH POINT, N.C., Nov. 22, 2016 – High Point University will bring the community together to remember and retell the Christmas story during the annual Lessons and Carols Candlelight Service at 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 30 in the Charles E. Hayworth Memorial Chapel. The public is invited to attend; tickets are not required. This is […]
Tiffany Jones loves asking hard questions. Her advisor, Dr. Pamela Palmer, knows that. So does her best friend, Lily Kate Tollison. So, it surprises no one who knows her to hear her plans: Go to divinity school and later work for a social justice non-profit after graduating in May with a double major in religion and […]
