Your monthly connection to High Point University
May is a month of great change, and three distinct groups of the HPU family are embarking on extraordinary new opportunities.
Parker Ramsey, Class of 2017, adapted HPU’s Daily Motivation into an Amazon Alexa “Skill” allowing Echo users to access inspirational quotes and facts about the university in an entirely new way.
After graduation, Caroline Tucker leaves HPU to lead at Amazon.
Amy Sladek begins her marketing career at Walt Disney World.
Parker Ramsey heads to Duke Energy as an IT associate and joins the companies premier leadership development program.
DJ Johnson will pursue a career as a CEO and Producer at K.O. Productions Media, her own film and multimedia production company.
Michael Rossi joins Richard Childress Racing as the Merchandise Services Coordinator.
Kristen Scahpowal heads to George Washington University’s Elliot School of International Affairs for graduate school.
Ben Lonza embraces ownership and opens his own restaurant, 1st Ave Pizza, in New Jersey.
Recent HPU graduates have positive news to celebrate. Data shows that 95 percent of HPU graduates achieve employment and grad school placement within six months of graduation.
Winners of High Point University’s Business Plan Competition received thousands of dollars toward their business idea during the seventh annual event.
Once a month, HPU pharmacy students visit River Landing and Pennybyrn retirement communities, where they meet a resident with whom they’ve been partnered.
At the end of each year, the HPU community comes together to honor the academic and professional achievements of students.
Don and Teresa Caine, owners of Greensboro-based Camco Manufacturing, have generously given a major gift in support of a new Conservatory at High Point University.
In the Office of Family Engagement, we collaborate with families who wish to partner with us to enhance the educational experience for students at High Point University through the investment of their time and resources.
Please consider making a meaningful annual gift to the HPU Fund for Extraordinary Education. Regardless of the amount, your gift sends a powerful message that HPU families believe this institution is preparing each of our students for a life of success and significance. Additional engagement and philanthropic opportunities are available to those families who choose to join the Parents Council or the President’s Leadership Cabinet.
For families of senior students, we ask you to consider honoring your senior through the Leave Your Mark program. We hope that you will remain engaged with HPU after Commencement by joining the Forever Families Program. We also aid the Office of Career and Professional Development in identifying those families willing to FIND, FORM or FUND an internship experience for our students. Click here to learn more about how you and your company can participate.
Please visit our website or contact Erica Burroughs, Director of Family Engagement, at [email protected] or 336.841.9641, with questions or requests for additional information.