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JOJO & Two Friends | HPU Fall Concert 2019

Internship Profile: Jeremy Thompson Spends Summer as Seasonal Police Officer

READ MORE INTERNSHIP PROFILES Name: Jeremy Thompson Hometown: Bluefield, West Virginia Year: Class of 2020 Major: Criminal justice and a minor in business administration Internship: Thompson spent the summer as a seasonal police officer for the Ocean City Police Department in Ocean City, Maryland. Thompson was a seasonal police officer in Ocean City, on […]

Internship Profile: Amirah Darnaby Builds Business Knowledge with Booz Allen Hamilton Consulting

READ MORE INTERNSHIP PROFILES Name: Amirah Darnaby Hometown: Upper Marlboro, Maryland Year: Class of 2022 Major: Human relations with minors in sociology and French Internship: Darnaby spent the summer as a business development intern for Booz Allen Hamilton Consulting Firm. In her role, she performed research tasks, including data collection, manipulation and presentation, literature […]

Class of 2019 Outcomes: Ashley Smith Utilizes Major at the U.S. Attorney’s Office

With another successful commencement behind us, High Point University seniors have kicked-off 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 […]

Internship Profile: Grace Crockett Instructs Programming at Microsoft

READ MORE INTERNSHIP PROFILES Name: Grace Crockett Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri Year: Class of 2022 Major: A triple major in computer science, marketing and business administration with a minor in sales Internship: Crockett worked as the programming instructor for Microsoft to teach underprivileged kids, ages from 7 to 15, how to code using JavaScript. […]

Preparing the Next Generation of Scientists

This story is featured in the Spring 2019 edition of the HPU Magazine. Discover below how Dr. Veronica Segarra, assistant professor of biology, mentors students in and out of the classroom. Dr. Veronica Segarra supports her students in the classroom and beyond. “She was the first person I called when I got accepted into Johns […]

Internship Profile: Jacob Lancaster Pursues an Interest in Ministry

READ MORE INTERNSHIP PROFILES Name: Jacob Lancaster Hometown: Albemarle, North Carolina Year: Class of 2020 Major: Religion with a minor in philosophy Internship: Lancaster spent the summer with Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church as the pastoral intern. He worked with the pastoral staff and took part in leading worship, teaching, providing pastoral care and […]

Internship Profile: Nia Rainer Serves as Champion for the Chamber of Commerce

READ MORE INTERNSHIP PROFILES Name: Nia Rainer Hometown: Queens, New York Year: Class of 2022 Major: International business with a minor in Spanish Internship: Rainer worked for the Greenwich Village Chelsea Chamber of Commerce as the membership coordinator intern. In this role, she was responsible for recruiting members for the chamber and retaining the […]

Access to Innovators

This story is featured in the Spring 2019 edition of the HPU Magazine. Discover below how HPU’s Access to Innovators program empowers students through working with global thought leaders. “If you want to be great, walk side by side and hand in hand with great people.” High Point University President Nido Qubein received this advice […]

Freshman Profile: Building Businesses and a Future

HPU’s newest cohort of students represents a wide variety of academic achievement, service, backgrounds, cultures and geographic locations. Raphael Genty, one member of the Class of 2023, brings with him many academic accolades and athletic accomplishments. Below, discover how he plans to make the most out of his time at HPU: Name: Raphael Genty Hometown: […]

Class of 2019 Outcomes: Michael Estrella-Gero Finds a Future in the Furniture Industry

Lifelong Career Preparation

This story is featured in the Spring 2019 edition of the HPU Magazine. Discover below how HPU’s Office of Career and Professional Development goes above and beyond in preparing students for their careers. HPU’s professional development process is a lasting investment for students. When Anne Drew Allen was a high school senior from Austin, Texas, […]

Internship Profile: Ryley Fredericksen Manages Social Media at Medi USA

READ MORE INTERNSHIP PROFILES Name: Ryley Fredericksen Hometown: Parker, Colorado Year: Class of 2020 Major: Media and pop-culture and a minor in sales Internship: Fredericksen spent the summer as a social media marketing intern at Medi USA where she helped brainstorm, research, create and post content relative to the company’s brand. Her projects included […]

Internship Profile: Abby Ray Makes a Difference with World Relief Triad

READ MORE INTERNSHIP PROFILES Name: Abby Ray Hometown: High Point, North Carolina Year: Class of 2022 Major: Philosophy with a minor in strategic communication Internship: Ray worked with World Relief Triad as the opportunity services department intern, where her responsibilities and role supported finding employment for refugees who have been resettled. She worked with […]

Internship Profile: Philip Filiopoulos Finds a Future with HOGAN

READ MORE INTERNSHIP PROFILES Name: Philip Filiopoulos Hometown: Annapolis, Maryland Year: Class of 2020 Major: Finance with a minor in sales Internship: Filiopoulos held the role of commercial brokerage and land development intern at HOGAN. Covering various tasks day-to-day, Filiopoulos met with clients and sat in on meetings to gain knowledge of the commercial […]

Internship Profile: Konstance Woods Finds a Foundation in Finance

READ MORE INTERNSHIP PROFILES Name: Konstance Woods Hometown: Fayetteville, North Carolina Year: Class of 2022 Major: Accounting and finance with a minor in data analytics Internship: Woods worked as a finance intern with Li & Fung Finance Division and was involved in general accounting tasks, account analysis, account reconciliation and new accounting system migrations […]

Internship Profile: Stone Sirpilla Studies Sponsorship at the Pro Football Hall of Fame

READ MORE INTERNSHIP PROFILES Name: Stone Sirpilla Hometown: Canton, Ohio Year: Class of 2022 Major: Accounting with a minor in sales Internship: Sirpilla spent time at the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a gold jacket relations and sponsorship intern over the summer. He worked under the Senior Vice President of Gold Jacket Relations […]

Internship Profile: Tara Jue Makes a Career with Morgan Stanley

READ MORE INTERNSHIP PROFILES Name: Tara Jue Hometown: Union Beach, New Jersey Year: Class of 2020 Major: Computer science and a minor in graphic design Internship: Jue joined Morgan Stanley as a technology summer analyst in New York City. She spent time working as a business analyst in wealth management technology, but focused in […]

HPU News | Move-In Day 2019

Preparing Future Pharmacists

This story is featured in the Spring 2019 edition of the HPU Magazine. Discover below how HPU’s Fred Wilson School of Pharmacy prepares students for their future careers. Fred Wilson School of Pharmacy Focuses on Patient-Centered Care “Being part of an inaugural class, you have to have that pioneer spirit,” says Kelly Odegaard, a […]