HIGH POINT, N.C., March 12, 2012 – Amanda Blake, a senior majoring in criminal justice at High Point University, is gaining rewarding career insight at her internship with the High Point Police Department.
As part of her internship, Blake is responsible for observing patrol officers, and managing criminal activity in the department’s crime lab and Violent Crime Unit.
“My studies at HPU have prepared me for the daily tasks that officers go through,” says Blake. “This internship has provided real-life scenarios of the information I have learned in my criminal justice classes.”
After graduating in May, Blake plans to attend law school, where she will be able to apply her on-the-job experience in the criminal justice system.
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 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. Parade Magazine lists HPU in the top 25 private schools in the nation. HPU was selected in the 2010-2011 list of “Colleges of Distinction,” as well as one of the top green schools in the country by the Sierra Club. The university offers 44 undergraduate majors, 40 undergraduate minors and 10 graduate degree programs. It 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
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