HIGH POINT, N.C., July 12, 2011 – Lauren Kopp, a rising senior majoring in business with a minor in communication at High Point University, is gaining valuable business experience in her internship at the Showplace convention center in downtown High Point.
Kopp has a variety of responsibilities that she says are helping her make decisions regarding her career path. Not only has she worked on assembling the event and entertainment calendar for the fall 2011 Furniture Market – which involves contacting previous participants and preparing contracts, but she’s also had the opportunity to utilize her creative skills by brainstorming ideas for a giveaway idea for the Fall Market.
Kopp also has the opportunity to take part in various research projects, produce webinars and attend meetings with Amy Scott, the media and marketing coordinator at Showplace.
“I feel like HPU has definitely prepared me for this internship,” Kopp says. “I’m applying specific marketing techniques that I’ve learned in the classroom, such as creating promotions and campaigns and dealing directly with clients, to real life tasks here at Showplace. This internship is giving me invaluable experience that will lead me to the career I truly want to pursue.”
At High Point University, every student receives an extraordinary education in an inspiring environment with caring people.℠ HPU, located in the Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina, is a liberal arts institution with over 4,200 undergraduate and graduate students from 51 countries and 46 states at campuses in High Point and Winston-Salem. It is ranked by US News and World Report at No. 3 among Regional Colleges in the South. Forbes.com ranks HPU in the top 7 percent among “America’s Best Colleges.” Parade Magazine lists HPU in the top 25 private schools in the nation. The university offers 50 undergraduate majors, 43 undergraduate minors and 14 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 highpoint.edu.
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Pam Haynes
Communication Specialist
336-841-9055
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