{"id":3361,"date":"2017-10-06T10:18:39","date_gmt":"2017-10-06T14:18:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/parents\/?p=3361"},"modified":"2023-06-12T11:54:31","modified_gmt":"2023-06-12T15:54:31","slug":"narrowing-chasm-youth-experience-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/parents\/2017\/10\/narrowing-chasm-youth-experience-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Narrowing the Chasm Between Youth and Experience 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Parents,<\/p>\n<p>HPU prepares students for lives of both success and significance.\u00a0Beyond the valuable\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/blog\/2016\/01\/31841\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mentorship<\/a>\u00a0your student receives in the classroom, we understand that providing students with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/blog\/2017\/04\/senior-builds-hpus-amazon-alexa-skill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">experiential learning opportunities<\/a>\u00a0narrows the distance on their personal journey from youth to accomplished adult.\u00a0Instead of waiting for the type of life lessons that may organically transpire over the course of time, HPU offers robust learning opportunities that propel students forward.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, when our students take on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/careerinternships\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">internships<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/global\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel abroad<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/blog\/category\/caring-people\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">serve<\/a>\u00a0in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/community\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">community<\/a>, they are collecting experiences that enable them to more confidently connect with established professionals across the globe.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/blog\/2015\/09\/cottrell-hall-home-of-the-flanagan-center-for-student-success\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cottrell Hall, home to the Flanagan Center for Student Success<\/a>, fosters this meaningful educational component.<\/p>\n<p>In the classroom, across the world, in corporate boardrooms and beyond, our students are connecting their education and applying it in constructive and purposeful ways.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for your continued partnership and advocacy.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Stephanie Crofton<br \/>\nVice President for Experiential Learning and Career Development<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Parents, HPU prepares students for lives of both success and significance.\u00a0Beyond the valuable\u00a0mentorship\u00a0your student receives in the classroom, we understand that providing students with\u00a0experiential learning opportunities\u00a0narrows the distance on their personal journey from youth to accomplished adult.\u00a0Instead of waiting for the type of life lessons that may organically transpire over the course of time,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":2147,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_hpuaeo_plugin_post_data":"","_hpuaeo_plugin_meta_tags":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[11,6,13],"tags":[15],"class_list":["post-3361","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-freshman-parents","category-parent-blog","category-upperclassman-parents","tag-parent-blog"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.6.1 (Yoast SEO v27.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Narrowing the Chasm Between Youth and Experience 2017 - HPU Parents &amp; 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