James Ensor
Class of 2017
Zoey Chittick
Class of 2016
Maxwell Wheeler
Class of 2018
HIGH POINT, N.C., March 6, 2015 – Alpha Chi Omega, one of High Point University’s sororities, made fleece blankets and donated them to the Carpenter House for Hera Day. Hera Day is a tradition where Alpha Chi Omega sororities all over the country complete service projects that benefit their community. The Carpenter House is a […]
HIGH POINT, N.C., March 6, 2015 – Dr. Scott Romine, author and expert on the South, will share his scholarship on the High Point University campus at 7 p.m. on March 18 in the Francis Auditorium of Phillips Hall. The event, part of the HPU Phoenix Reading Series & Festival, is free and open to […]
HIGH POINT, N.C., March 5, 2015 – High Point University hosted Whitney Thore of TLC’s hit show, “My Big Fat Fabulous Life,” to speak about her No Body Shame Campaign on March 4. It was her first public speaking engagement since she rose to fame from her “fat girl dancing” viral video. She entertained the […]
HIGH POINT, N.C., March 5, 2015 – A new HPU Poll finds that a large majority of North Carolinians consider vaccines to be safe for healthy children, support requiring them for childhood diseases, and would keep in place the 5-year-old smoking ban in bars and restaurants here in North Carolina. Almost three quarters (74 percent) […]
By: Holly Raulston, HPU Web Content Manager “Our City. Our University.” Each person has their own connection with the city of High Point – the city that we work in, and that many of us call home. For me, the phrase “Our City. Our University” runs much deeper than the HPU Passport Partner program […]
HIGH POINT, N.C., March 4, 2015 – Biz Stone, Co-founder of Twitter and an American entrepreneur, will visit the campus of High Point University on April 15. The first event, “A Discussion with HPU President Nido R. Qubein,” is a question and answer session that will be held at 4:30 p.m. in the Hayworth Fine […]
HIGH POINT, N.C., March 4, 2015 – North Carolinians may be restoring their confidence in the economy, according to the High Point University Poll’s latest Consumer Sentiment Index. Based on the HPU Poll data, the index stands at 85.9 this February. This is more than 10 points higher than the 73.5 index registered a year […]
HIGH POINT, N.C., March 3, 2015 – The High Point University/News and Record Poll finds North Carolinians split over whether or not religious exemptions should be allowed for public officials such as magistrates and register of deeds who do not want to facilitate same sex marriage. Forty-eight percent say the religious exemptions should not be […]
HIGH POINT, N.C., March 3, 2015 – Dr. Nido Qubein, High Point University president, will be a featured speaker at the 2015 World Leaders Conference in West Palm Beach, Florida, to be held March 4-5. In addition to leading HPU, Qubein also serves as a business leader on several boards, including BB&T and La-Z-Boy Corporation. […]
HIGH POINT, N.C., March 2, 2015 – The HPU Poll finds that job approval ratings for public officials and legislatures remain relatively low while the public increasingly views the world as more dangerous for the U.S. and its people. Almost 9 out of 10 North Carolina residents say that the world is more dangerous rather […]
READ MORE STUDENT SUCCESS STORIES Joining one of the world’s top four financial firms is a major feat for anyone – especially shortly after graduating college. For Leah Scully, a senior accounting major at High Point University, it’s the first step for a promising future with one of the Big Four. Scully accepted an assurance […]
HIGH POINT, N.C., Feb. 27, 2015 – Francesca Zappa, a senior at High Point University, is preparing for her future accounting career as an assurance intern at Smith Leonard, PLLC in High Point. The accounting major from Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, has responsibilities similar to those of a first-year assurance associate. Zappa gets hands-on experience […]
HIGH POINT, N.C., Feb. 27, 2015 – High Point University’s Women and Gender Studies program will host Dr. Gayle Kaufman, the author of “Superdads: How Fathers Balance Work and Family in the 21st Century,” at 7 p.m. on March 4 in Phillips 120 on HPU’s campus. The event is free and open to the public. […]
Matti Rose wakes up at 5:30 every morning, checks her defibrillator and heads out the door to tackle another day of student teaching. Her days are long – she spends at least nine hours at Allen Jay Elementary School in High Point teaching, planning upcoming lessons, and building relationships with her students. Then she comes […]
HIGH POINT, N.C., Feb. 26, 2015 – Kyla Molina, a High Point University sophomore and native of Gaithersburg, Maryland, recently attended the NBA All-Star Weekend in New York City to gather sound bites from NBA players and legends and network with industry leaders. Molina attended the conference on behalf of The Basketball Channel, a 24/7/365 […]
Dear HPU Family, For the safety of our HPU community, classes have been canceled until 11:40am on Thursday, February 26th. This allows more time for travel and for conditions on and off campus to improve. All classes from 11:40am on, will operate on a regular schedule. All other University services will maintain their standard schedules. Shuttle […]
HIGH POINT, N.C., Feb. 25, 2015 – Caring people are a vital component of High Point University. With more than 90 percent of students living on campus, HPU remains open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, even during inclement weather. Teams in Campus Enhancement, Food Services, Security and more are preparing campus for […]
HIGH POINT, N.C., Feb. 24, 2015 – The Sechrest Gallery at High Point University will showcase the art of HPU faculty in an upcoming exhibition. The exhibit, which opens March 16, will remain in the gallery until April 30. A reception will be held at 4 p.m. on March 26. The exhibition highlights HPU’s School […]
HIGH POINT, N.C., Feb. 23, 2015 – Students at High Point University interested in serving in community and political leadership roles received some unique training today. Elect Her–Campus Women Win selected HPU as one of only 50 campuses in the country this year to host training for women and men who want to run for […]
HIGH POINT, N.C., Feb. 23, 2015 – A team of six High Point University students made its way to the semifinal round in the fourth annual North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities Ethics Bowl tournament, held Feb. 6-7 at Campbell University School of Law in Raleigh. The HPU team of Michael Ball, Emily Pearl, Hunter […]
