HIGH POINT, N.C., April 16, 2024 – High Point University invites community members and the HPU family to campus for the university’s annual Arbor Day Celebration at 4 p.m. Thursday, April 18, at the Cottrell Amphitheater. The event is free and open to the public.
This year’s celebration will feature various speakers, including HPU’s First Lady Mariana Qubein, who has spearheaded the transformation of the campus Arboretum and Botanical Gardens. Each guest in attendance will receive a complimentary flowering dogwood to take home following the event.
The Mariana H. Qubein Arboretum and Botanical Gardens at HPU feature more than 30 gardens with more than 3,700 different plants and 700 varieties of trees. HPU’s gardens will be featured in an episode of PBS North Carolina’s “NC Weekend,” which will air the same day as HPU’s Arbor Day Celebration – at 9 p.m. on Thursday, April 18.
“Keeping HPU’s arboretum and gardens in optimum shape has been one of our primary goals,” Qubein said. “The beautiful campus environment provides a space for holistic learning and a place for rest.”
During the event, HPU will also be presented with the Tree Campus Higher Education award for the 15th consecutive year. Formerly known as Tree Campus USA, Tree Campus Higher Education is an Arbor Day Foundation program that honors universities, colleges and their leaders for promoting healthy trees and engaging students and staff in the spirit of conservation.
Visitors who would like to attend the Arbor Day Celebration should register here. They are encouraged to enter campus at Qubein Avenue from North Centennial Street on the day of the event. Parking and shuttle service will be available from the parking deck located behind Congdon Hall.
HPU’s Arbor Day Celebration is presented by Davey Tree. Price Landscaping and Pennybyrn are also sponsors.