HPU to Host 16th Annual Veterans Day Celebration
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Oct 16th, 2026

HPU to Host 16th Annual Veterans Day Celebration

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High Point University will honor hundreds of men and women who have served this country during its 16th Annual Veterans Day Celebration at 8 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 6, in the Nido and Mariana Qubein Arena and Conference Center. HPU President Nido Qubein will welcome guests to this year’s event.

HIGH POINT, N.C., Oct. 16, 2026 – High Point University will honor hundreds of men and women who have served this country during its 16th Annual Veterans Day Celebration. The event will be held at 8 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 6, 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/community/veterans-day-2026/ or call Campus Concierge at 336-841-4636.

Featured speakers include Liberty University President Dr. Dondi E. Costin, a retired major general with more than 30 years of service in a military career that culminated as a senior leader at the Pentagon, where he served as the 18th Air Force Chief of Chaplains. After retiring from the military, he served as president of Charleston Southern University for five years before he began his tenure as Liberty’s president in July of 2023.

Liberty University President Dr. Dondi E. Costin, a retired Major General with more than 30 years of military service, will be the featured speaker at the Veterans Day Celebration. His extensive military career culminated as a senior leader at the Pentagon, where he served as the 18th Air Force Chief of Chaplains.
Liberty University President Dr. Dondi E. Costin, a retired major general with more than 30 years of military service, will be the featured speaker at the Veterans Day Celebration. 

HPU’s Annual Veterans Day Celebration is believed to be the largest on a college campus. Approximately 2,500 people attended last year’s Veterans Day Celebration.

This year’s Veterans Day program will include a complimentary breakfast, a patriotic salute and recognition of students who are leading initiatives to support veterans. HPU students will honor veterans with a celebratory welcome and a special gift.

At last year’s celebration, veterans signed the Star of Service and Sacrifice as a reminder for students of the sacrifices that have been made for our freedom.
At last year’s celebration, veterans signed the Star of Service and Sacrifice as a reminder for students of the sacrifices that have been made for our freedom.

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, United Rentals, The Greisler Family 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. Doors to the Qubein Center will open at 7:30 a.m.