High Point University President Nido Qubein announces new School of Dental Medicine and Oral Health, $150 million investment bizjournals.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bizjournals.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The announcement was made during a Wednesday press conference. Author: Brian Bennett Updated: 5:01 PM EDT May 5, 2021 HIGH POINT, N.C. High Point University President Nido Qubein made a major announcement Wednesday. The anticipated announcement was that of a new school of Dental Medicine and Oral Health coming to the campus. The addition of the dentistry school will place HPU as the only private institution in the state with this type of prestigious program. Not only that, but the program will help aid in job growth including 300 jobs. Since Qubein became HPU’s president in 2005, the university began a major transformation in academics, campus growth, student support services, and much more.
HPU POLL: MAJORITY OF NORTH CAROLINIANS WANT TO GET OR HAVE GOTTEN COVID-19 VACCINATION ncspin.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ncspin.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
HPU Welcomes Ingram as Founding Chair of Nursing in Congdon School of Health Sciences | High Point University highpoint.edu - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from highpoint.edu Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Polls from two North Carolina private universities show little budge in the percentage of North Carolinians who say they will not take the COVID-19 vaccine
HIGH POINT, N.C., Feb. 15, 2021 – A majority of North Carolinians in a new HPU Poll said they intend to get a COVID-19 vaccination or have already had one. Almost half (48%) of North Carolina residents said they intend to be vaccinated when a COVID-19 vaccination is available to them, 29% said they did not intend to get the shot, and 9% said they already received the vaccine. An additional 14% said they did not know, were unsure or refused to answer. Meanwhile, 49% of North Carolinians said they had a seasonal influenza vaccine last year, while 49% said they did not. Of those who didn’t get the flu vaccine last year (approximately half of those who responded to the poll), 14% said they intend to get it this year and 73% said they did not intend to get it.
HPU Fred Wilson School of Pharmacy awarded full accreditation bizjournals.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bizjournals.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Despite the global pandemic, HPU students found ways to safely give back to the surrounding community. HPU’s Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority made 93 baby blankets for the March of Dimes Foundation, an organization that works to improve the health of mothers and babies. Alexis Hass (left) and Reese Lapp (right) hold up finished blankets. HIGH POINT, N.C., Dec. 18, 2020 – Even during the global pandemic, High Point University students remained committed to supporting their local community as they safely organized various philanthropic events and fundraisers throughout the fall semester. HPU’s Professional Selling Club Donates Turkey Dinners to the Community High Point University’s Professional Selling Club continued an annual tradition of delivering Thanksgiving meals to 75 families in the community on Nov. 19.
North Carolinians uncertain about taking COVID-19 vaccine Published December 10, 2020 A High Point University Poll finds North Carolina residents are somewhat uncertain about taking a COVID-19 vaccine if one were developed sometime in the next year. Respondents are split between those who say they did intend to receive a COVID-19 vaccine if one were developed within the next 12 months (42%), those who do not intend to receive such a vaccine (31%) and more than one-quarter (27%) who are unsure or do not offer an answer. This is compared to an October HPU Poll that reported 37% of registered voters who said they did intend to receive a COVID-19 vaccine if one were developed this year. In that same poll, 36% said they did not intend to receive such a vaccine.