HIGH POINT, N.C., Oct. 16, 2025 – High Point University will honor hundreds of men and women who have served this country during its 15th Annual Veterans Day Celebration. The event will be held at 8 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 7, in the Nido and Mariana Qubein Arena and Conference Center.
The event is free and open to all veterans and community members who wish to honor the men and women who have served our nation. Register to attend the event by visiting www.highpoint.edu/veteransday or call Campus Concierge at 336-841-4636.
Grammy Award-winning singer Lee Greenwood, whose hit song “God Bless the USA” has become one of the nation’s most recognizable patriotic anthems, will give a special performance at the event.
Featured speakers include U.S. Army veteran Edward Graham, chief operating officer of Samaritan’s Purse and the grandson of American evangelist Billy Graham. In his role as COO, Graham has overseen the Samaritan’s Purse responses to several major world crises, including Hurricane Helene and the war in Ukraine. Since 1970, Samaritan’s Purse has provided spiritual and physical aid to people who are victims of war, poverty, natural disasters, disease and famine across the globe.
In January, HPU announced it was donating $100,000 to Samaritan’s Purse to help the organization provide additional support to people who have been impacted by the hurricane in western North Carolina and the wildfires raging across Los Angeles, California.
“High Point University is a God, family and country school, and it is an honor to welcome to campus the brave men and women who have fought for the freedoms that we enjoy,” HPU President Nido Qubein said. “This annual event gives our students an opportunity to show their appreciation for the sacrifices that these veterans made to defend our country.”
HPU’s Annual Veterans Day Celebration is believed to be the largest Veterans Day celebration on a college campus. More than 2,500 people attended last year’s Veterans Day Celebration, which marked the largest audience in the event’s history.
This year’s program will include a complimentary breakfast, a patriotic salute and a recognition of students who are leading initiatives to support veterans. HPU students will honor veterans with a celebratory welcome and a special gift.
As is tradition at the annual event, HPU will donate approximately 100 American flags to local nonprofits, schools and government buildings. In addition, the Nido and Mariana Qubein Arena and Conference Center features several patriotic displays that celebrate HPU’s commitment to God, family and country for veterans to enjoy.
HPU’s Annual Veterans Day Celebration is supported by the Sheriff Family Veterans Awareness Endowment, the MJ Hall and Jay Stobbs Leadership in Military and Veterans Awareness Endowment, D.H. Griffin Construction, River Landing at Sandy Ridge and The Falcone Family.
Complimentary parking and shuttle service will be provided from the Qubein Center parking lot located at 1315 N. University Parkway. Wheelchair accessible vans will also be provided. Shuttle service will begin at 7:30 a.m.