WXII: HPU Graduate Student Publishes COVID-19 Children’s Book

HPU Graduate Student Publishes COVID-19 Children’s Book

HIGH POINT, N.C., March 16, 2021 – A graduate student in High Point University’s Stout School of Education recently published a children’s book focused on the global pandemic. Johnita Readus, a second-year student in the Educational Leadership Doctoral Program and principal of Bluford-Peeler STEAM Academy, wrote and published “Ashleigh’s New Normal.” This book explores the […]

October Extraordinary Leader: From Peer to President

During Welcome Week, Francesca Mauceri walked from classroom to classroom, wondering if what she created worked. It did. She saw freshmen laughing and engaged. They were masked up and physically distanced, participating in an online trivia game about all things High Point University. Mauceri created the game. She came up with dozens of questions to […]

HPU’s Teachers of Tomorrow and Students Partner to Donate $8,500 to Area Teachers

High Point University’s Teachers of Tomorrow partnered with an AmeriCorp VISTA and the Student Government Association to donate $8,500 to Guilford Education Alliance’s Teacher Supply Warehouse. Pictured from left to right are Winston McGregor, president of Guilford Education Alliance; Barbara Frye, enrichment coordinator for High Point Schools Partnership; Avery Moon, an HPU AmeriCorp VISTA who […]

HPU Students Give Back to the Community Throughout the Fall Semester

Despite the global pandemic, HPU students found ways to safely give back to the surrounding community. HPU’s Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority made 93 baby blankets for the March of Dimes Foundation, an organization that works to improve the health of mothers and babies. Alexis Hass (left) and Reese Lapp (right) hold up finished blankets. HIGH […]

HPU Announces Academic And Professional Achievements

HIGH POINT, N.C., Nov. 24, 2020 – High Point University faculty and students recently received the following academic and professional awards and recognitions. Pharmacy Student Milka Tewolde Wins First Place in National Business Competition Milka Tewolde, a dual graduate degree student in HPU’s pharmacy and MBA programs, won first place in this year’s LEAP at […]

HPU Students Awarded Funds at Annual Elevator Pitch Competition

High Point University students pitched their business ideas in front of faculty judges during the annual Elevator Pitch Competition on Nov. 18. Pictured from left to right are Faith Griffin, Erin Morrow and Kyle Wiseman. HIGH POINT, N.C., Nov. 23, 2020 – High Point University students pitched their business ideas in front of faculty judges […]

HPU Announces Academic and Professional Achievements

HIGH POINT, N.C., Sept. 23, 2020 – High Point University faculty and students recently received the following academic and professional awards and recognitions. HPU Pharmacy Professor Receives Service Award Dr. Julie Cooper, associate professor of clinical sciences in HPU’s Fred Wilson School of Pharmacy, is this year’s recipient of the Jim Long Outstanding SHIIP Service […]

Three HPU Faculty Members Receive Standout Awards

HIGH POINT, N.C., Sept. 21, 2020 – Three special awards were given to High Point University faculty members at the beginning of the 2020-21 academic year. HPU President Dr. Nido Qubein commissioned the establishment of these three annual faculty awards in 2018: Extraordinary Leadership Award, Innovation and Creativity Teaching Award and Spirit of High Point […]

Class of 2020 Profile: Morgan Canner Commits to Clinical Counseling

With another successful Commencement behind us, High Point University graduates are commencing 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 […]

Class of 2020 Outcomes: Julia Daniele Continues to Clinical Counseling Program

Virtual Victory: HPU’s Sixth Annual STEM Camp Kicks Off

HPU’s summer STEM camp is held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and today marked the start of the first of two sessions. Whitley Davis (left) and Aubrey May Davis (right) began HPU’s summer STEM camp today. HIGH POINT, N.C., Date, 2020 – Instead of having packed laboratories with excited children ready to start a […]

HPU Receives Colleges of Distinction Honor for the 10th Year

HIGH POINT, N.C., June 4, 2020 – For the 10th consecutive year, High Point University has been named to the Colleges of Distinction. The unique college guide honors institutions with an innovative, teacher-centered undergraduate education and a strong record of preparing graduates for real-world success. The 2020-21 Colleges of Distinction list is based upon an […]

HPU’s Stout School of Education to Host Second ‘STEM Camp in a Box’ for Community Children

The annual summer camp is held virtually this year because of COVID-19, and a second week has been scheduled due to popularity. HIGH POINT, N.C., June 3, 2020 – High Point University’s Stout School of Education will offer a second virtual STEM camp for community children this summer due to the first session’s high demand. […]

HPU Announces Academic and Professional Achievements

HIGH POINT, N.C., April 30, 2020 – High Point University faculty and students recently received the following academic and professional awards and recognitions. HPU Junior Student Awarded Barry Goldwater Scholarship Mikaela Seemann, a junior working toward a B.S. in biochemistry and B.A. in French from Marietta, Georgia, was recently awarded the 2020 Barry Goldwater Scholarship, […]

HPU’s Stout School of Education to Host ‘STEM Camp in a Box’ for Community Children

The annual STEM summer camp will be held virtually due to COVID-19. HIGH POINT, N.C., April 27, 2020 – High Point University’s Stout School of Education will continue offering its annual summer STEM camp to community children this year, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, through an innovative approach. This summer’s “STEM Camp in a Box: Building […]

HPU’s Stout School of Education Creates Online Math Lessons for Children

Kyler Jones of Sophia, North Carolina, participates in a “Brick Math with Dr. D” lesson at his home. HIGH POINT, N.C., April 8, 2020 – High Point University’s Dr. Shirley Disseler, STEM coordinator and associate professor of elementary and middle grades education, and HPU students have created an online math class for children to access […]

HPU Poll: North Carolinians Share Their Views on Education Policy

HIGH POINT, N.C., March 11, 2020 – North Carolinians are engaged and interested in offering opinions on the state’s public schools, according to a recent High Point University Education Poll, a joint venture between faculty in HPU’s Department of Leadership Studies in the Stout School of Education and HPU’s Survey Research Center. In the statewide […]

Wanek Family Donates Mentoring Sculpture to High Point University

Ron Wanek, chairman of Ashley Furniture, and his wife, Joyce, have generously given the “Mentoring – Year 2000” sculpture to High Point University which was installed in October outside of the Stout School of Education. HIGH POINT, N.C., Jan. 9, 2020 – Ron Wanek, chairman of Ashley Furniture, and his wife, Joyce, have generously given […]

This Holiday Season, HPU Family Gives Back Through Various Initiatives

High Point University students raised more than $17,500 for the Salvation Army’s Angel Tree Program. HIGH POINT, N.C., Dec. 23, 2019 – Throughout the months of November and December, High Point University students, faculty and staff hosted programs to benefit the local community and beyond. These efforts are part of the 110,000 hours of service […]