HIGH POINT, N.C., Jan. 23, 2015 – Firefighters – they’re the everyday superheroes in our community. They don’t wear capes or seek recognition for their service, but they help people during difficult and dangerous times. High Point University students wanted to give back to the men and women who serve in these roles as a […]

HIGH POINT, N.C., Jan. 19, 2015 – Two community gardens are ready to produce food and prevent neighbors from going hungry this spring. A new mural at the Hartley YMCA encourages children to read and embrace literacy. Hunger will be combatted with 20,000 meals that were packed and shipped to different parts of the world. […]

HIGH POINT, N.C., Jan. 15, 2015 – High Point University students, faculty and staff impacted 270 lives by donating 90 pints of blood at the university’s blood drive. HPU holds several blood drives every year to support the American Red Cross. “Conducting a blood drive at the start of the new semester was a lot […]

HIGH POINT, N.C., Jan. 5, 2015 – High Point University will host its annual service of worship in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day at 11 a.m. on Jan. 19 in the sanctuary of Hayworth Chapel. The service is open to the public; no tickets are required. It will also be streamed live at […]

HIGH POINT, N.C., Dec. 23, 2014 – The High Point University family’s caring spirit is amplified during the Christmas season. Students, faculty and staff made the holidays bright for thousands of people in the community this year. In total, HPU touched more than 15,250 lives this holiday season while contributing $30,000 in Christmas gifts. High […]

HIGH POINT, N.C., Dec. 19, 2014 – High Point University students created and shared fundraising campaign ideas on Dec. 15 for the High Point Center for Children and Families. All of the students are strategic communication majors enrolled in the health communications course. Each of the four groups pitched their plan to the panel of […]

HIGH POINT, N.C., Dec. 17, 2014 – Pi Kappa Phi hosted an Empathy Dinner for the second year in a row to increase awareness of people who live with disabilities. Each participant experienced a disability for the night; some were blindfolded while others could only eat with one arm. “My disability was that I couldn’t […]

HIGH POINT, N.C., Dec. 12, 2014 – High Point University’s Zeta Tau Alpha sorority held its seventh annual Big Man on Campus event to raise money for breast cancer education and awareness. At the event, male representatives from various sports teams, clubs and Greek organizations competed for the title of Big Man On Campus. This […]

HIGH POINT, N.C., Dec. 10, 2014 – High Point University recently hired alumna Rebecca King as communication specialist in the Office of Communication. As communication specialist, King is responsible for sharing the stories of HPU in multiple platforms including the HPU website and magazine. She also distributes these stories and information about the university to […]

READ MORE ALUMNI SUCCESS STORIES Imagine this: the Avett Brothers are on tour and performing to a packed auditorium in Michigan. Lead singer Scott Avett spots you holding a bright yellow road sign in the midst of the crowd. He takes the sign from you and dances on stage with it, all while singing your favorite Avett Brothers song. […]

HIGH POINT, N.C., Dec. 2, 2014 – High Point University is continuing its tradition of welcoming neighbors and community members to campus to celebrate the holidays together with the Fourth Annual Community Christmas. The event will be held from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Dec. 18 and 19 and feature a wide variety of complimentary […]

HIGH POINT, N.C., Dec. 1, 2014 – Pi Kappa Alpha, a fraternity on High Point University’s campus, raised more than $23,000 during its Jimmy V. Week. The fraternity’s most successful event was its 10th Annual Garnet and Gold Classic held on Nov. 15. Other events included PIKE date auction, PIKE fair and a percentage night […]

HIGH POINT, N.C., Nov. 25, 2014 – The Office of Student Life at High Point University recently welcomed Curtis Arena to the team as area coordinator. In his new position, Arena is responsible for supervising resident assistants and ensuring a successful residence life experience for students in their assigned residence hall. He also supervises a […]

HIGH POINT, N.C., Nov. 21, 2014 – High Point University welcomes Andrea May to the staff of the construction and renovation department, where she will serve as financial and administrative coordinator for the director and assistant director. The Jamestown native, who has a background in both commercial and residential construction, will assist the department in […]

  HIGH POINT, N.C., Nov. 14, 2014 – Education majors from High Point University surprised children at Kirkman Park Elementary with books and blankets just as cold weather rushed into the Piedmont Triad. The HPU students visited classrooms on Nov. 12 to read stories to the Kirkman Park students. They offered each child a copy […]

HIGH POINT, N.C., Nov. 12, 2014 – Helping High Point. That’s the title and the mission of the philanthropy that the Beta Theta Pi fraternity of High Point University has established. Focused on serving the community in which they reside, the brothers recently spent a week giving back to the city in a big way […]

HIGH POINT, N.C., Nov. 10, 2014 – Making the honor roll never felt so good to Montlieu Academy of Technology students like Griffin Rainwater on Friday. He and nearly 300 other children jumped through bounce houses, had their faces painted, ate pizza, and wrote messages in cards to U.S. troops overseas as part of HPU’s […]

HIGH POINT, N.C., Oct. 30, 2014 – Teshy Grant wore a Halloween costume and a grin that spread from one cheek to the other when she knocked on the doors of a High Point University residence hall and opened her trick or treat bag on Oct. 29. She and nearly 50 other children from the […]

You’ve probably seen one in a major shopping center, school or neighborhood near you: a lemonade stand with the name Alex on it. The famed Alex’s Lemonade Stand is tied to campus through High Point University senior and Newport, Rhode Island native James Tasca, who is taking those stands to the next level this fall. […]

HIGH POINT, N.C., Oct. 3, 2014 – An explosion of pink slime captivated 60 children from the High Point Boys and Girls Club on the campus of High Point University. The slime – simulated lava – streamed down the sides of the volcanic experiment while the children oohed and aahed. Other experiments, led by HPU’s […]

HIGH POINT, N.C., Sept. 29, 2014 – High Point University students are putting themselves in the shoes of homeless individuals for a night to spread homelessness awareness and support a local nonprofit organization. HPU’s Civitan Club will host a car show from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 4, and their second Homelessness […]

Applying for college and scholarships can be a stressful time in a high school student’s life, but incoming High Point University freshman Tory Crossen didn’t let that stop her from taking on a new project and helping others. While applying for scholarships, Crossen came across the “Teens for Jeans” campaign, which collects jeans for homeless […]

HIGH POINT, N.C., Sept. 12, 2014 – Danielle Austin recently joined the staff at High Point University as an administrative assistant for the Modern Foreign Language, Political Science, and Research Administration and Sponsored Programs departments. In this position, she supports students and faculty in the daily activities of the office, including the completion of paperwork […]

HIGH POINT, N.C., Sept. 9, 2014 – High Point University’s Kappa Sigma chapter recently received the Founders Award for Chapter Excellence, the highest possible award for chapters from Kappa Sigma Fraternity. The award recognizes the fraternity as one of the top chapters in the United States. With 56 members, HPU’s Rho-Eta chapter is one of […]

HIGH POINT, N.C., July 29, 2014 – Rising third-graders from Oak Hill Elementary School left HPU’s School of Education’s Summer Reading Institute with pride in their accomplishments, new knowledge and plenty of books to take home and continue reading. Over the past two months, HPU graduate students worked with the elementary students on reading, integrated […]

HIGH POINT, N.C., July 8,2014 – Preston Davis, minister at High Point University, recently became an ordained elder in the Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church. Davis oversees all aspects of religious life on campus. He has led students on an alternative spring break trip to Haiti and established the Multifaith Prayer […]

HIGH POINT, N.C., June 6, 2014 – The Office of Financial Affairs at High Point University recently hired Rebecca Goad as senior accountant. Goad will be responsible for various accounting responsibilities, including fixed assets, grant accounting, month-end accounting close and year-end audits. Goad has previously worked for several nonprofit organizations, but she is looking forward […]

HIGH POINT, N.C., June 3, 2014 – High Point University recently hired Kathleen McNally as Assistant Vice President for Development in the Office of Institutional Advancement. McNally works with philanthropic supporters who choose to invest in HPU and its mission. As an expert in gift, estate and financial planning, McNally is looking forward to enhancing […]

HIGH POINT, N.C., May 22, 2014 – High Point University students in Dr. Sadie Leder Elder’s Psychology of Social Influence class experienced the power of positive persuasion and influence while completing a class project that provided meals for a week to 125 students at Parkview Elementary School. Students in the class participated in an experiential […]

HIGH POINT, N.C., May 9, 2014 – High Point University has recently hired Lucas Bonner to serve as a new Web developer. Bonner will be responsible for maintaining aspects of the university’s website and working on various administrative tools for the website behind the scenes. “I am excited to see what we can accomplish at […]

HIGH POINT, N.C., April 29, 2014 – Students in Dr. Sadie Leder Elder’s Introduction to Psychology class made blankets for children in need, putting to practice what they learned in the classroom. Each semester, Elder’s students learn about helping behaviors and pro-social behaviors during their social psychology module, and then vote on a service-oriented project […]

HIGH POINT, N.C., April 22, 2014 – You’d think it would take a major ice breaker to get a group of college students and senior citizens who are generations apart to connect in a way that sparks interest and friendship. For a group of HPU students and senior citizens from Pennybyrn at Maryfield and the […]

HIGH POINT, N.C., April 15, 2014 – Students at High Point University recently came together to honor cancer survivors, remember lost loved ones and fight the disease at the fifth annual “Relay For Life” event on the HPU campus. More than 180 students, faculty and staff participated to raise $7,000, which benefited the research and […]

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 in a tremendous way. Through the Alternate Spring Break Program, students renovated a home affected by Hurricane Sandy, rebuilt New Orleans homes, and served children in Haiti. Their efforts, highlighted […]

HIGH POINT, N.C., Jan. 21, 2015 – The High Point University campus has been commended for safety again. The security team is ranked 12th in the Education category out of 500 security programs in the nation that were reviewed by SECURITY Magazine. The rankings were determined by public records, data supplied by participating enterprises and […]

HIGH POINT, N.C., Jan. 19, 2015 – The reverend of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, which served as the spiritual home of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., delivered a powerful message about truth today at High Point University. “Truth causes trouble,” the Rev. Raphael Warnock told community members in the Hayworth Chapel. Reading from […]

HIGH POINT, N.C., Jan. 13, 2015 – High Point University in partnership with the Institutes of Mexicans Abroad and the office of the Consulate General of Mexico awarded scholarships to two HPU students of Mexican heritage. Freshman Isabella Alcazar and sophomore Karla Villarreal received scholarships totaling $7,500. “I am very happy to be a recipient […]

READ MORE ALUMNI SUCCESS STORIES Dan Short, a 2010 alumnus of High Point University, is making a big impact on the future of the fuel and automotive industries as a fuel technologist at Marathon Petroleum Company. A native of Cambridge, Md., Short received a B.S. in mathematics from HPU with minors in both chemistry and […]

HIGH POINT, N.C., Dec. 22, 2014 – High Point University’s Freshman Success Student Leadership team collected 256 pounds of food for the nonprofit organization Out of the Garden. Out of the Garden provides two meals every Friday to more than 900 families in Guilford County. One out of four students in Guilford County elementary and […]

HIGH POINT, N.C., Dec. 18, 2014 – Five families from the Hattie Lee Burgess home, a safe haven for domestic violence victims, will receive a brighter Christmas this year thanks to faculty, staff and graduate students of the High Point University Nido R. Qubein School of Communication. On Dec. 11 the School of Communication held […]

By Rev. Dr. Joe Blosser, director of service learning and assistant professor of religion and philosophy at HPU A stained glass nightlight. Scottish shortbread cookies. A books of the Bible tie. A “Brain Games” book. An “I love Chicago” Beany Baby. And a Jesus action figure. What do all these things have in common? They are […]

HIGH POINT, N.C., Dec. 12, 2014 – High Point University students enrolled in the Nutrition and Healthy Living service learning course dedicated a semester to educating children at the Carl Chavis YMCA childcare center about healthy living. Every week, HPU students would creatively teach the children how to make healthy choices as well as make […]

HIGH POINT, N.C., Dec. 9, 2014 – With lists of names and needs and wants in hand, High Point University’s Board of Stewards eagerly shopped for the perfect gifts. Every year, 100 percent of their fall semester offering from HPU Chapel services goes to the Salvation Army’s Angel Tree program. This year, they collected more […]

HIGH POINT, N.C., Dec. 5, 2014 – The High Point University community is honoring Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day by flying all flags on campus at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Dec. 7. The day marks the 73rd anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, that led to the U.S. declaring war on Japan […]

READ MORE ALUMNI SUCCESS STORIES Tami Hendrix, a 1980 alumna of High Point University, is applying a lesson of kindness she learned at HPU to her business boutique, Meg’s Gifts in High Point. Founded in 2007, Meg’s is an acronym for monogramming, engraving, and gifts. Her daughter Meredith, a 2005 HPU alumna, helps Tami run […]

The closer to Thanksgiving, the more Amy Hudson’s phone rings. She takes phone call after phone call at Macedonia Family Resource Center, answering it all the same way in a sing-song voice: “It’s a great day at Macedonia. This is Amy. How can I help you?’’ More often than not, people call about getting a […]

READ MORE ALUMNI SUCCESS STORIES Gabrielle Hunter’s story is one of triumph. She’s the newest Miss Black North Carolina U.S. Ambassador. She’s a High Point University alumna of 2013. And she’s using her platform to speak out against depression, suicide and bullying. Hunter was crowned by the Miss Black U.S. Ambassador Organization this month. She […]

It’s more than just a teddy bear. At least to President Nido R. Qubein. It’s a good memory of his own children, of a time when they were young. During a family vacation, when they were no older than 6, his daughter and son pooled their money and bought a teddy bear to share. But […]

HIGH POINT, N.C., Nov. 14, 2014 – The Office of Student Life at High Point University recently hired Megan Lassiter as the resident director of the women’s complex. As resident director, Lassiter is responsible for the safety and well-being of students in her care, as well as providing programs that instill community spirit within the […]

HIGH POINT, N.C., Nov. 11, 2014 – One by one they stood up in a room filled with young and old, male and female, black and white, to share the thing they all had in common. Some shared tales from the Navy or the Army. Others experienced combat while some had never left the country. […]

HIGH POINT, N.C., Nov. 4, 2014 – High Point University senior and Cape Elizabeth, Maine, native Caitlin Kane is helping develop positive, lasting relationships in the lives of young people as an intern with Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Central Piedmont in Greensboro. Kane is a program specialist for Big Brothers Big Sisters. In […]

HIGH POINT, N.C., Oct. 24, 2014 – Taylor Symons recently joined the Office of Student Life at High Point University as the assistant director of Greek life and resident director of the Greek Village. As assistant director of Greek life, Symons will assist in community-wide programs and initiatives, as well as advise the Interfraternity Council […]

HIGH POINT, N.C., Oct. 22, 2014 – High Point University’s Office of Undergraduate Admissions recently hired Brittany Melvin as admissions counselor. As an admissions counselor, Melvin is responsible for connecting with potential HPU students in 10 states, assisting them during the college application process and acting as an on-site resource while traveling in those territories. […]

HIGH POINT, N.C., Oct. 2, 2014 – High Point University recently hired Dr. Scott Hemby as professor and chair of the Department of Basic Pharmaceutical Sciences in the School of Pharmacy. As department chair, Hemby is already having a profound impact on the HPU health science curriculum, leading the creation and development of the Department […]

HIGH POINT, N.C., Sept. 26, 2014 – High Point University students, faculty and staff impacted 450 lives by donating 150 units at the university’s first blood drive of the year. Each year, the university holds multiple blood drives to support the need at the American Red Cross. “We began the year with a strong turnout, […]

Chester Craig Smith was born on December 1, 1909 in Greensboro, N.C. Now, at 105 years young, he’s the oldest living alumnus of High Point University. Just three years after then-High Point College opened its doors in 1924, Chester – or as he likes to be called, “Chet,” – came to campus as a freshman. […]

Despite being diagnosed with a mitochondrial disorder when she was eight years old, special education major Sydney Breslow doesn’t let her difficulties with balance, vision, speech and walking get in the way of pursuing her dreams. Breslow, along with her family, formed a team to participate in the Energy for Life Walkathon in Camden, N.J. […]

HIGH POINT, N.C., Aug. 18, 2014 – Summer break: a fleeting time for students, teachers and professors to change their routines and relax between academic years. That’s not entirely the case for Dr. Martie Bell, associate professor of physical education at High Point University. She’s spending her summer volunteering in the mountains of Virginia’s George […]

HIGH POINT, N.C., July 16, 2014 – The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater High Point recently appointed Dr. Robert Moses, assistant professor of religion at High Point University, to its board of directors for a three-year term. As a member of the board, he will serve within board development and with the organization’s Kids […]

HIGH POINT, N.C., June 23, 2014 – Summer is here, but that doesn’t mean students stop learning. High Point University’s School of Education kicked off its new Summer Reading Institute this week. Rising third graders from Oak Hill Elementary School began working with HPU master’s students on reading, integrated math and science experiments, and writing projects. […]

HIGH POINT, N.C., June 5, 2014 – High Point University’s information technology department recently hired Mark Rucinski as a computing support analyst. Rucinski ensures that computers on campus run efficiently to support students’ research and academic endeavors. As an expert in computer hardware, networking and servers, he is responsible for troubleshooting hardware and software issues, […]

HIGH POINT, N.C., May 29, 2014 – High Point University recently hired Holly Raulston as Web content manager in the Office of Communications. Raulston will be responsible for managing content on the HPU website and ensuring easy navigation. She has previous experience in marketing and operations for corporate websites. “The website is the first interaction […]

HIGH POINT, N.C., May 14, 2014 – High Point University recently honored three retiring faculty and staff members who gave more than 58 years of combined service to the university during its annual Retirement Recognition Luncheon. This year’s event honored Andrea Wheless, Dr. Alberta Herron and Dr. Lisa Horne. Andrea L. Wheless came to HPU […]

HIGH POINT, N.C., May 6, 2014 – While the academic year has come to an end, students at High Point University continue to give back in big ways. Before they moved out of their dorm rooms for the summer, students donated hundreds of pounds of nonperishable food, which was collected by the United Way of […]

HIGH POINT, N.C., April 29, 2014 – Students at High Point University recently participated in Act! Speak! Build! Week, a national homelessness awareness week sponsored by Habitat for Humanity, April 6 through 12. This is the first year the HPU Habitat for Humanity chapter has participated in Act! Speak! Build! Week. Throughout the week, the chapter […]

HIGH POINT, N.C., April 21, 2014 – As the Boston Marathon kicks off today, a 6-foot-by-18-foot banner made by High Point University’s Kappa Delta sorority is being displayed at the race to remember those impacted by last year’s tragedy and support this year’s participants. The HPU chapter of Kappa Delta created the canvas banner for […]

HIGH POINT, N.C., April 14, 2014 – The High Point University Civitan Club is holding on to its international title as “Campus Club of the Year” for the second year in a row, an award given by Civitan International. The club also earned two other prestigious honors this year – the “Service Project of the […]