James Ensor
Class of 2017
Zoey Chittick
Class of 2016
Maxwell Wheeler
Class of 2018
HIGH POINT, N.C., June 26, 2017 – Graduate programs in the Congdon School of Health Sciences are flourishing on the High Point University campus this summer as the first-ever physical therapy doctoral students join campus, a new 3+2 master’s degree in athletic training welcomes its first class, and the physician assistant master’s program welcomes its […]
HIGH POINT, N.C., June 22, 2017 – Students in High Point University’s physical therapy doctoral program are one of the newest groups on campus, but already they’re building relationships with children in their community. Children at Camp High Five, a weeklong program for youth with limited movement on one side of the body, are receiving […]
HIGH POINT, N.C., June 21, 2017 – Yasa Jasim, a rising senior at T. Wingate Andrews High School, knew what an important step she was taking for her future career when she put on a High Point University lab coat and began her scientific research on campus. Jasim is one of eight rising seniors from […]
HIGH POINT, N.C., June 20, 2017 – The High Point Police Department and High Point University kicked off a special Youth Leadership Academy on June 19 for local teens in the community. This is the fourth year HPU and HPPD have partnered to host the 10-day program, which focuses on developing the teens’ leadership skills […]
Above: Ashwaq Althubity, a graduate student in HPU’s Stout School of Education (right), leads (from left to right) Adam Koonce, Riley Lemons and Sean Edwards, rising fifth-graders at the North Carolina Leadership Academy, through a rocket building activity. HIGH POINT, N.C., June 19, 2017 – Riley Robinson began building her rocket today at High Point University’s […]
HIGH POINT, N.C., June 7, 2017 – High Point University will host an evening of free music featuring Laney Jones and the Spirits starting at 6 p.m. on June 25 at the Cottrell Amphitheater. The concert is part of the Arts Splash summer concert series organized by the High Point Arts Council. It is free […]
HIGH POINT, N.C., June 6, 2017 – High Point University students, faculty and staff recently received the following academic and professional awards and recognitions. Graduate Awarded Most Outstanding Senior Award Haley McKeown was honored with High Point University’s Most Outstanding Senior Award at the Onward with Faithful Courage Senior Send Off event, held on May […]
HIGH POINT, N.C., May 15, 2017 – Kayla Jones, a High Point University junior and strategic communication major from Cary, was named Campus Civitan of the Year for the second year in a row by Civitan International. The award, presented to the top Campus Civitan each year out of all campus clubs in Civitan International, […]
HIGH POINT, N.C., May 12, 2017 – Throughout the past month, the following High Point University organizations held fundraising events and hosted programs to benefit the local community and beyond. These efforts are part of the 100,000 hours of service and thousands of dollars that the HPU family contributes each year to local causes. […]
HIGH POINT, N.C., May 10, 2017 – High Point University students, faculty and staff kick-started the Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive on Tuesday with a donation of nearly 7,000 pounds of nonperishable food. It’s a longstanding tradition for the HPU family to collect dozens of boxes filled with food just before the spring semester ends, […]
Pictured from left to right are Carl Vierling, executive director of the Greater High Point Food Alliance; Karol Murks, GHPFA treasurer; Rachel Callaway, HPU’s 2016-17 Student Government Association president; and Dr. Joe Blosser, HPU’s Robert G. Culp director of service learning. HPU’s SGA donated $15,000 to support a Youth Food Summit, to be held by […]
HIGH POINT, N.C., May 2, 2017 – Just as athletes are honored during signing days for their achievements and commitment to play at a university level, High Point University honored five Triad high school students with full-tuition scholarships for committing to continue their academic careers. HPU awards five Say Yes Scholarships annually, three of which […]
This story is featured in the Spring 2017 edition of the HPU Magazine, headed soon to a mailbox near you. Douglas McCollum understands the power of words. He’s a freshman at High Point University, but he’s wise well beyond his years. McCollum is a High Point native and one of more than a dozen Bonner Leaders at HPU. […]
HIGH POINT, N.C., April 20, 2017 – As several hundred community members gathered today at High Point University’s Cottrell Amphitheater to celebrate Arbor Day amidst the campus’s more than 3,000 taxa of plants, a special group of alumnae pledged to help keep the campus tree collection growing. For the eighth consecutive year, HPU received the […]
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 […]
HIGH POINT, N.C., Feb. 14, 2017 – Over the weekend, members of High Point University’s Kappa Sigma Fraternity donated their time and energy at the Burns Hill Community Garden. The brothers of Kappa Sigma gathered in the community garden with community volunteers to build new garden bed boxes which will aid the garden in expanding […]
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 […]
Families will package 20,000 meals for local agencies HIGH POINT, N.C., Jan. 31, 2017 – High Point University will welcome more than 5,000 visitors to campus for its annual Winter Family Weekend on Feb. 3-5. The event will bring a positive economic impact to High Point and the greater Triad as families – many from […]
HIGH POINT, N.C., Jan. 20, 2017 – High Point University will host the following events in February as part of the Community Enrichment Series. All of these events are open to the public. Tickets are not required unless otherwise noted. Triad residents can sign up to receive email updates from HPU about events throughout the […]
HIGH POINT, N.C., Jan. 16, 2017 – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’” On a day that honors his legacy, High Point University answered his question with over 1,500 hours of service. During HPU’s annual Day of Service, over 35 service […]
