High Point University students came together in a big way, raising $5,242.76 during "HPU for Haiti," a week of special activities to help provide relief for the victims of the recent earthquake in Haiti. All donations from the week’s events went to the United Methodist Committee on Relief. Events during the week included a dorm storm, a Benefit Concert that featured the University Singers, the Chapel Choir, the Toccatatones and more.
High Point University is doing its part to help community organizations in need, thanks to the donation of several vacant homes on university property. "High Point University is extending an offer to any non-profit organization or housing authority in the Triad area," says Dr. Don Scarborough, vice president for Community Relations at HPU.
The High Point University Theatre will present "The Dining Room," Feb. 18-28 in the Empty Space Theatre of the Old Student Center. The production is open to the public. "The Dining Room" is a humorous and compassionate play from American playwright A.R. Gurney. Scripted as a series of overlapping vignettes, the play visits a host of characters as they go about their daily business.
Thanks to High Point University, the city of High Point will see a flurry of activity from out-of-town guests during the month of February. The campus will bring in more than 5,000 visitors from two dozen states throughout the month as part of HPU-related events. Students and parents will visit campus twice this month for Presidential Scholar weekends on Feb. 5-6 and Feb. 19-20; and family members will be buzzing around HPU during the Winter Family Weekend, scheduled for Feb. 12-13.
High Point University recently hosted a reception in the Sechrest Gallery for talented guest artist Fernanda Piamonti. Piamonti served as an artist-in-residence for a week on campus, and her abstract art collection will be featured in the gallery through March 3. Piamonti, a 36-year-old from Argentina, is being hailed as the next up-and-coming artist, and wowed faculty, students and art aficionados with her unusual painting style.
Amy L. Pace has been hired as lead librarian in the University Center Learning Commons at High Point University. Pace, a native of Julian, N.C., received her Bachelor of Arts degree in English, and a Master of Arts degree in library and information studies from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
High Point University student-athletes achieved a 3.09 grade-point average and eight Panthers earned perfect 4.0 GPAs during the fall 2009 semester. HPU student-athletes have a 3.04 cumulative GPA. "This accomplishment reflects not only on our student-athletes, but also on our coaches for the types of people they are bringing to High Point University," said HPU Athletic Director Craig Keilitz.
High Point University will host writer and director Denice Ann Evans as part of HPU’s year-long "Turn Down the Lights/Turn Up the Volume: Women’s Documentary Film and Lecture Series." The event – the fourth in the series – will focus on "Dating, Mating and Hooking Up." The event will be held at 7 p.m. on Feb. 11 in the Extraordinaire Cinema in the University Center.
Smith Library at High Point University will soon see a great deal of book and monograph additions to its current media collection, thanks to a recent $19,500 federal grant. The grant was one of only 185 awarded to North Carolina libraries during the 2009-10 fiscal year.
Sumia Mustafa, a 2008 graduate of High Point University, is receiving accolades for her teaching skills. Mustafa was selected as "Rookie Teacher of the Year" at The Academy at Smith High School in Greensboro. Mustafa, who was born in Pakistan and raised in New York, earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biology and teacher education licensure in secondary biology.
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