A Campus Steakhouse, NFL Players as Case Studies, and Free Bottled Water at High Point!

How many colleges can say that they have a steakhouse on campus that serves as a learning lab? While having a steakhouse as part of your meal plan might sound impressive, it actually serves as a place where students learn dining etiquette, which is an important skill in the real world. High Point University is definitely a university that focuses on preparing its students for what lies ahead. Students are told to “be extraordinary” in order to make themselves competitive for life after graduation.

High Point University has changed a lot in the last seven years. Under a new university President, the freshman class has tripled in size to 1,200 freshmen this past year, the campus has grown from 92 acres to 350 acres and they have added 1.5 million square feet of new space. While touring campus, I was impressed by all of the amazing new buildings on campus but also by the welcoming nature of the community. Happy birthday wishes to students are projected on screens around campus, there are stations students can get a bottle of water on their way to class and there are flags in the International Promenade that represent the 35 countries from which students hail. Also, 93 percent of students live on campus, which did not surprise me after seeing the beautiful residence halls.

High Point's School of Communication

The Library

 Business and communication are two of the most popular majors at High Point but their interior design program is one of the best in the country.  Some other popular majors of note are exercise science and athletic training. I was given the opportunity to tour the brand new Human Biomechanics and Physiology Lab, which had amazing tools to study things like athletic performance. While we didn’t see any NFL players, we learned that many of the top players in the NFL come to High Point to have High Point students study their injuries and assess their performance!

 One of the most important traditions at High Point is the signing of the honor code. On the night before the first day of classes, freshmen gather to sign the Honor Code together. At all times, there are four Honor Scrolls signed, framed and mounted in prominent places on campus representing each of the four classes: freshman, sophomore, junior and senior. Since High Point is a values based institution, it sets the tone for the community and the values that are important to the school.

 I was very impressed by the amazing academic facilities but also the preparation that the university provides for its students. Thank you to High Point for a wonderful visit!

 

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