HIGH POINT, N.C., Nov. 5, 2009 – High Point University's Office of Career and Internship Services will participate in an upcoming career fair, to be held at the Marriott Hotel at Piedmont Triad International Airport. The event will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 16, and is open to all students and alumni.

Students and alumni from HPU, as well as Bennett College, Guilford College, Elon University and Greensboro College, will co-host the career fair as part of the North Carolina Career Consortium.

Dozens of employers will be in attendance at the career fair, with the intention of meeting hundreds of students and alumni. Employers hope to fill many of their critical hiring needs, including internships, part-time positions and full-time career opportunities.

For more information, please contact Eric Melniczek, director of Career & Internship Services at HPU, at 336-841-4558 or emelnicz@highpoint.edu.

At High Point University, every student receives an extraordinary education in a fun environment with caring people. HPU, located in the Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina, is a liberal arts institution with 3,700 undergraduate and graduate students from 50 countries and 44 states at campuses in High Point and Winston-Salem. It is ranked by US News and World Report No. 5 among comprehensive universities in the South and No. 1 in its category among up-and-coming schools. Forbes.com ranks HPU in the top 6 percent among "America's Best Colleges." HPU was included in The Chronicle of Higher Education's "Great Colleges to Work For" 2009 listings. The university offers 68 undergraduate majors, 40 undergraduate minors and seven graduate degree programs. It is accredited by the Commission of Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and is a member of the NCAA, Division I and the Big South Conference. Visit High Point University on the Web at www.highpoint.edu.