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HIGH POINT, N.C. — This week in High Point University Athletics, the women's basketball team starts its season at Elon University and then hosts Guilford College and Davidson. Men's Basketball welcomes Coppin State and Jackson State for a pair of home games. Women's soccer enters the Big South Championships with a semifinal game at the Matthews Sportsplex on Thursday, while volleyball travels to South Carolina for matches in Charleston and Clinton. Men's soccer opens Big South Championships play on Sunday at Vert Stadium.

Women's Basketball - Elon University Monday, November 4 | 6 p.m. | Elon, N.C. | Schar Center Watch Live FLO SPORTS | LiveStats

Records: High Point 0-0, Elon 0-0 Last Meeting: December 30, 2023 | Result: Elon won 74-66 All-time Record: Elon leads 15-14

Men's Basketball - Coppin State University Wednesday, November 6 | 7 p.m. | High Point, N.C. | Qubein Center Watch Live ESPN + | LiveStats

Records: High Point 0-0, CSU 0-0 This is their first time meeting

Women's Soccer - Radford Thursday, November 7 | 7 p.m. | Matthews, N.C. | Sportsplex at Matthews Watch Live ESPN + | LiveStats BIG SOUTH TOURNAMENT SEMIFINALS (If HPU wins, the Panthers advance to the championship game for the first time since 2021. It will be played on Sunday, Nov. 10 at 1 p.m.)

Records: High Point 8-6-3, Radford 9-3-5 Last Meeting: October 23, 2024 | Result: Radford won 1-0 All-time Record: Radford leads 15-14-4

Women's Basketball - Guilford College (Exhibition) Thursday November 7 | 7 p.m. | High Point, N.C. | Qubein Center Live Stats | No stream Records: High Point 0-0, GU 0-0 This is their first time meeting

Volleyball - Charleston Southern University Friday, November 8 | 6 p.m. | Charleston, S.C. | Buccaneer Fieldhouse Watch Live ESPN+

Records: High Point 19-5, CSU 6-18 Last Meeting: October 5, 2024 | Result: HPU won 3-0 All-time Record: HPU leads 43-8

Men's Basketball - Jackson State University Saturday, November 9 | 2 p.m. | High Point, N.C. | Qubein Center Watch Live ESPN + | LiveStats

Records: High Point 0-0, JSU 0-0 This is their first time meeting

Volleyball - Presbyterian College Saturday, November 9 | 4 p.m. | Clinton, S.C. | Ross E. Templeton Center Watch Live ESPN+

Records: High Point 19-5, PC 7-17 Last Meeting: October 4, 2024 | Result: HPU won 3-0 All-time Record: HPU leads 26-4

Women's Basketball - Davidson College Sunday, November 10 | 2 p.m. | High Point, N.C. | Qubein Center Watch Live ESPN+ | LiveStats Records: High Point 0-0, DC 0-0 Last Meeting: December 8, 2023 | Result: DC won 77-40 All-time Record: DC leads 12-2

Men's Soccer - Opponent TBD Sunday, November 10 | 6 p.m. | High Point, N.C. | Vert Stadium Watch Live ESPN + | LiveStats BIG SOUTH TOURNAMENT SEMIFINALS (High Point will play the winner of UNC Asheville/ Longwood in the quarterfinal game)

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Students also delivered approximately 20,000 items to hurricane victims on Monday.

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HIGH POINT, N.C., Oct. 9, 2024 – High Point University students, faculty and staff have raised $22,000 to help with Hurricane Helene relief efforts, led by a $10,000 donation from the Student Government Association.

In addition, a group of students spent their fall break pilgrimage on Monday delivering approximately 20,000 donated items to hurricane victims in Boone, North Carolina. The items included cases of bottled water, diapers, bags of dog food and boxes of canned goods. Several HPU staff members accompanied the students to Boone, which sustained significant damage from the Category 4 hurricane.

“It has been incredible to watch the student body of HPU come together to support their fellow neighbors,” said Sam Carr, HPU’s director of student leadership and university relations. “Most of our students do not live in this area, and this just further shows the selfless nature and the desire of our students to want to help others.”

The group of students initially planned to travel to Asheville, North Carolina, for their fall break pilgrimage. However, after the storm devasted the city, the students changed their plans and helped people in Boone.

On Monday morning, students and staff members loaded a moving truck parked outside the Slane Student Center with boxes of donations that they had been collecting since last week. City Transfer and Storage, a moving company in High Point, supplied the truck and then drove it to Harvest House Church in Boone, where students and staff members unloaded the supplies and sorted it for hurricane victims.

“I just think it’s a super important thing to give back to the people who live so close to us,” said Emma Higgins, an electrical engineering major from Yonkers, New York, and HPU’s senior class president. “All the students who are out here are into helping them as they go through this really hard time, and I think there’s no place we’d rather be on fall break than to help them.”

Last week, the SGA approved a $10,000 donation for two churches — Harvest House Church and Haywood Street Congregation in Asheville — that are assisting with the hurricane relief.

The SGA, in partnership with HPU’s Offices of Student Life and Chapel and Religious Life, launched a campus-wide initiative to assist those communities in western North Carolina that were hit hard by Hurricane Helene. Several schools and departments across campus have also collected donations, including the Kenneth F. Kahn School of Law, the Fred Wilson School of Pharmacy and the Department of Psychology.

HPU students are continuing to collect donations for hurricane victims, including winter items such as coats, gloves and socks.

HPU has offered assistance since Hurricane Helene made landfall. The university provided food to the Presbyterian College women’s volleyball team and facilities for its players to practice at prior to their Oct. 4 match at HPU. Presbyterian College, based in Clinton, South Carolina, was forced to briefly close its campus and cancel classes after it sustained significant damage and lost power because of the hurricane.

HPU is also providing food, lodging, and practice facilities for UNC Asheville tennis players starting this week.

More than 3,000 bottles of water have been donated with more projects underway.

HIGH POINT, N.C., Oct. 3, 2024 – High Point University’s Student Government Association and other units across campus are leading efforts to provide much-needed support to those communities in western North Carolina that continue to be impacted by Hurricane Helene.

The SGA, in partnership with HPU’s Offices of Student Life and Chapel and Religious Life, is collecting monetary donations and items such as bottles of water and non-perishable food to deliver to people affected by last week’s Category 4 hurricane.

In addition, several schools and departments are collecting donations, including the Department of Psychology, the Fred Wilson School of Pharmacy and the Kenneth F. Kahn School of Law.

“People are excited to give back. We announced the initiative yesterday, and people were already showing up with bags and bags of stuff,” said SGA President Benjamin Niehaus, an honors scholar and finance major from Chattanooga, Tennessee. “Professors have come by and donated money. We’ve been on the phone with parents and other people tied to the university who are just excited to give, and I think it’s that excitement that is just really a breath of fresh air, especially during midterms. You would think everyone is focused on their classes and getting through these hard tests and papers and projects, but they’re running out to Walmart and Food Lion and filling up grocery carts full of supplies to donate to their neighbors in western North Carolina.”

HPU students and families are encouraged to support these campus-wide efforts, which run through Friday. All physical and monetary donations will be delivered to communities in western North Carolina in the hope of helping as many hurricane victims as possible.

Below is a list of ways the HPU community can contribute:

Below is a list of items that are needed for those affected by the hurricane:

The HPU community has already started providing resources to hurricane victims in other ways. Here is a glimpse of their efforts so far.

HPU Dining donated more than 3,000 bottles of water to hurricane victims in Morganton and Boone, two cities in western North Carolina.

To help with the effort, a group of HPU Dining staff members loaded a pallet of bottled water into a moving truck on Wednesday at the Nido and Mariana Qubein Arena and Conference Center. The truck then transported the more than 1,500 bottles of water to a local organization that planned to deliver the water to Morganton.

“People are in need and actually in desperation, and it’s nice that we’re able to donate at all,” said Khara Mungo, HPU’s catering director. “I think it’s great and shows that we’re supporting the community.”

HIGH POINT, N.C. – High Point University will be hosting a free basketball block party downtown High Point at the intersection of N Elm Street and Church Avenue, where the Stock & Grain Food Hall is located, on Saturday, October 19 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

All community members are invited to meet the High Point men's and women's basketball players, spirit squad members and Prowler. The teams will participate in practice activities on an outside court installed downtown before signing autographs for fans.

"We are very excited to bring High Point University basketball to the downtown social district for this free community block party," HPU Vice President and Athletic Director Dan Hauser said. "Downtown on October 19th will be the place to be in the city of High Point and the first opportunity for our amazing fans to see live practice on the outdoor court and meet the HPU players. We are thrilled to partner with Stock & Grain Food Hall and the City of High Point for this unique basketball block party event filled with music, basketball and fun for the family!"

Attendees will have a chance to enjoy snacks and beverages and stock up on merchandise that will be for sale. Head coaches Alan Huss and Chelsea Banbury will be available for interviews following the event.

Fans can catch the reigning Big South Conference champion Panthers in action for the first time at the Qubein Center in a month as the men host Avertt University on November 2 and the women welcome Guilford College on November 7.

Basketball season tickets can be purchased at HighPointPanthers.com/Tickets.

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The fall semester kicked off with record enrollment, new academic programs and new faculty.

HIGH POINT, N.C., Sept. 18, 2024 – When High Point University students arrived on campus for the fall semester, they joined a record-size student body and met dozens of new faculty members leading new undergraduate majors and minors, as well as new graduate programs.

HPU increased its enrollment by nearly 5% this year with 6,335 students, up from 6,040 last fall, despite national college enrollment trending downward. The university also welcomed the largest group of new students in its 100-year history at 1,650. In addition, HPU welcomed the inaugural classes for the Kenneth F. Kahn School of Law and the Workman School of Dental Medicine, the state’s only private dental school.

“This is a transformational time for High Point University,” said HPU President Nido Qubein. “While faculty, staff and students are celebrating HPU’s centennial anniversary, we are focused on strategic developments to ensure the next 100 years are filled with success and significance.”

There is plenty that is new to HPU this fall. Here is a glimpse of some of those new things.

HPU Grows Its Faculty With 34 Newly Created Positions

In addition to the new law school and dental school, HPU opened the David S. Congdon School of Entrepreneurship this fall. It is North Carolina’s first private school of entrepreneurship and one of only two schools of entrepreneurship in the state.

To prepare for all the growth across campus, HPU hired more than 70 faculty members for the 2024-25 academic year. Thirty-four of them are in newly created faculty positions. Additional faculty members were needed particularly in the new dental school and new law school as each one welcomed an inaugural class that is at capacity.

The dental school added nine new faculty members in anticipation of its first class of 60 Doctor of Dental Medicine students arriving on campus this fall. The dental school now has 29 faculty members, and that number is expected to grow over the next few years.

The new law school, meanwhile, hired eight new faculty members to teach and mentor its first class of more than 70 students. The law school has 12 full-time faculty members and more than 70 extended faculty members, including distinguished jurists and practicing lawyers from across the country.

HPU Adds Five New Majors and Expands Engineering

HPU introduced five new undergraduate majors this year, bringing the total number of majors at the university to 69. The Webb School of Engineering added three new majors, while the Earl N. Phillips School of Business added two.

The new majors are as follows:

General engineering is intended for students who have an interest in engineering but do not know what type of engineering they would like to pursue. This major includes elements of computer science, electrical and computer engineering, and mechanical and mechatronic engineering. Graduates with a general engineering degree are ideal for working in a small organization as the only engineer on staff and doing some electrical or mechanical engineering work during a typical day.

Mechanical engineers are interested in all mechanical systems. Mechanical engineers build anything that has mechanical components, including planes, space stations and machines in assembly plants.

Mechatronic engineers are a hybrid between a mechanical engineer and an electrical engineer. They are typically interested in mechanical systems that may be controlled through a computer or which incorporates an electrical circuit in some manner. A mechatronic engineer might be interested in working with robots.

“Many systems nowadays incorporate elements of each of the various engineering disciplines,” said Dr. Michael Oudshoorn, dean of the Webb School of Engineering. “Adding these new programs alongside our existing programs enables us to explore interdisciplinary projects and create opportunities for students that more closely resemble the real-world experiences they will encounter after graduating — namely working as part of a team with expertise across various domains to solve a particular problem.”

HPU has added an undergraduate major in business analytics and economics to complement the business analytics MBA, which includes managerial economics. The business analytics profession continues to grow and evolve into many professional roles, and this new major is geared toward this growing field. Business analytics professionals must be able to communicate value with data between business decision-makers and data scientists and other quantitative analysts.

“The extra economics helps students understand the why behind the what and then what, so they can show their future employer how to maximize return on their project data,” said Dr. Daniel Hall, dean of the Earl N. Phillips School of Business. “Students build a portfolio of experiences and skills throughout their journey to signal they are ready. For example, we showcase students’ data visualizations and projects on our website and on our digital business touchscreen in Phillips Hall.”

The healthcare industry has also experienced astronomical growth because of an aging population in the U.S. and healthcare services becoming more complex. As a result, HPU now offers an undergraduate major in healthcare management and a healthcare management concentration in its MBA program. Healthcare organizations are seeking graduates who have a passion for helping people and good business acumen.

Two New Minors Available to Students

In addition to the five new majors, undergraduate students can pursue two new minors — one in secondary education and another in home furnishings business. The university now offers 74 minors across campus.

The secondary education minor is open to all students across campus who are interested in adolescent learning and seek experience in working with high school students. In addition, qualified students majoring in English, biology, math, history or Spanish may complete the secondary education minor, student teaching and licensure qualifications for the initial high school teaching license during their undergraduate career. This minor is perfect for students who have a desire to teach and mentor high school students and are ready to build their skillset in the field of education.

The home furnishings business minor is a partnership between the School of Business, the Hayworth School of Arts and Design and the home furnishings industry. While HPU students gain real-world experience working at the High Point Market in the fall and spring, this new minor provides a deeper dive into the home furnishings and interior design industries while connecting students with HPU alumni and other professionals working in these industries. Students in the minor are guaranteed an internship with a home furnishings business connected