High Point University’s Business Student Association recently sponsored a talk by Peter Fjellman, CFO of Gilbarco Corporation. Fjellman spoke to students about the various aspects of Gilbarco’s business, the day-to-day activities of a business executive, and the differences between working for small businesses and large international corporations.
Several High Point University students were recently inducted into Lambda Pi Eta, the international academic honor society for communication. The students - 14 juniors and seniors - were welcomed into the society on Nov. 6 with a ceremony held in the library of the Nido R. Qubein School of Communication. Parents and friends of students, faculty and administrators attended the event.
Members of Carson Stout Boys & Girls Club received a special gift on Nov. 18 at the High Point University baseball field – a donation of baseball equipment from Wilson Sporting Goods. Thirty-five children from Carson Stout received not only their very own baseball glove, but a great deal of other equipment was donated to the Macedonia Family Resource Center as well. Other equipment included catcher's mitts, umpire sets, baseballs, batting helmets and catcher’s masks.
Dr. Renzo Honores, assistant professor of history at High Point University, presented a paper, titled "Hacia una historia de la profesión legal en los Andes" ("Toward a History of the Legal Profession in the Andes"), at the Segundas Jornadas Chileno-Peruanas de Historia del Derecho (Second Chilean-Peruvian Meeting in Legal History) in Valparaíso, Chile. The meeting brings together legal historians from Chile, Peru, Spain and the United States.
Dr. Gerald Voorhees, assistant professor of games and interactive media at High Point University, recently published an article in the journal “Game Studies: The International Journal of Computer Games Research” – an online journal and the oldest journal dedicated to the study of digital games. His article, titled "The Character of Difference: Procedurality, Rhetoric and Roleplaying Games," analyzes the popular digital role-playing game series "Final Fantasy."
High Point University students participating in the Business Strategy Game earned top honors worldwide during the week of Nov. 9-15. The Business Strategy Game is an online exercise where teams of students run an athletic footwear company in a head-to-head competition against other student teams for global market leadership.
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Dr. Jim Casey, assistant professor of English at High Point University, recently presented a paper titled "Shaken Manhood: The Senex Iratus in 'King Lear' and 'Much Ado About Nothing'" to the Triad Early Modern Reading Group. The Triad Early Modern Reading Group includes professors and graduate students from HPU, UNC, UNCG, UNCC, Wingate and Guilford College.
Marideth Riggs has been hired as an event planner at High Point University. Riggs graduated from Appalachian State University with a Bachelor of Science in business administration. In her role, she will assist with the planning, coordinating and executing of university events, such as commencement, alumni and family weekends, cultural events and special events for the office of the president.
High Point University will celebrate the holiday season with a special Lessons & Carols Candlelight Service on Dec. 9 at 6 p.m. in Hayworth Chapel. The event is open to the public. Following the service, all participants are invited to walk directly outside the chapel for the lighting of the Hayworth Chapel Christmas Tree and the singing of carols.
The High Point University Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Club Team has represented the university well once again. The team, which competed Nov. 7-8 at the North Carolina Holiday Grappling Tournament in Charlotte, took home several awards. Competitors participated in two divisions each – Gi and No-Gi. "HPU put on a great show and represented the school very well in the tournament," Vining says.
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