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HPU has a wonderful student body, and is a very driven and forward-thinking university. I was very proud to work here until there were many inappropriate comments and actions made by my immediate supervisor. As a faculty member, teaching should me my responsibility, and if I am doing something incorrectly I should know about it. But, I should not be required to teach exactly in tandem with another professor. This is impossible, and limits the flexibility needed to adjust to different classes and students.The implied comments about time spent in my office were also unnecessary. Just because another faculty member chooses to stay at the university in their office to work until late every night is their choice. It does not determine the level of productivity being produced. Since this was a job that could be done as easily from off-site, there was no need for this stress and pressure. As long as a faculty member is in their office for students to access during posted office hours, and maintains the minimum number of hours in their office, as determined by the department, and is maintaining their work and grading schedule, this should not even be an issue. Following the rules, and being more than available for students should be a good thing, not something to be punished for. But, according to other multiple faculty in the same department, this manager will never see anything positive, and will only have negative things to say. They are never happy, and are a very ineffective leader. This is only reinforced by their superior who seems to listen and be concerned with issues presented by faculty with this person, but then does nothing about it.
Again, the students are great, intelligent, and driven, The other faculty were helpful and a great pleasure to work with. Even every single person working on the campus grounds or buildings was friendly, waved, and said hello. this created a great atmosphere overall.

Bering able to work with a professor in my major gave me immense experience in the lab as well as working with and teaching others.  I was able to constantly refresh my knowledge of intro biology, zoology, entomology, and environmental science while teaching the students in the lab.  I was also able to gain experience in setting up various types of labs and was expected to know those labs well enough to be able to teach a group of students and then answer questions during the lab.  On a typical day in this job I would finish the classes that I had in the morning and then I would report to the professors office to obtain a lab manual for that days lab.  I would then go and set up all the materials for that lab and review how I was going to teach that day and highlight areas that would seem confusing to the students so I could clarify before they began the procedure. Many times the labs would start with a quiz on the previous lab, so I would have them take that first and then go over that days lab.  During the lab if no one had questions at that time I would grade quizzes.  The hardest part of the job would be getting the students to really pay attention to what I was saying at the beginning of the lab because many of the questions they had during the lab were things I had already gone over.  The most enjoyable part was hearing what the students had to say when they saw the result or understood something.  When I would go over to talk with groups who were frustrated it was so rewarding to see them light up and understand after I gave them a little more explanation or showed them.

Working in the department that I do is fun and fulfilling since it was a little less "important" on the Universities list of priorities but it's clear certain people in upper management get special treatment.There is a very clear hierarchy of employee types.

The only reason I am wanting to find another job is because I feel underpaid and lack benefits. There is virtually no way for me to advance my career here. It is very hard to find a full-time position to scoot into at this school and for the ones they do have open, they want you to have a Masters degree.

It feels a little upsetting to see the school building all of these new structures and things when their budget is apparently so tight. 

I am also asked to do a lot more than what my job is supposed to be, which I do without complaint, but I don't understand why I can't be full time when I have so much to do. Other people complain about this as well.

There are a lot of positives about working here though, I absolutely love my coworkers and bosses and I enjoy what I do. I get lots of praise and admiration which feels nice. The work I do feels appreciated and useful. I've gotten good experience dealing with different kinds of people and programs and I've learned a lot more about academia. 

There are lots of free things and meals given out at different staff meetings and such although any money gifts/bonuses are quickly taxed and taken out of your paycheck... 

At the moment I also really love the President of the school, and the campus is beautiful. The food is good here.

Stay far, far, FAR away from this place!

I strongly discourage anyone from working at High Point University. The work environment is exhausting and unsustainable, with little to no regard for work-life balance. Long hours are expected as the norm, not the exception, and there is no meaningful flexibility or support to offset that.

The pay is shockingly low for the level of responsibility and workload, with salaries around $45K that are simply not competitive. It feels like employees are expected to overperform while being significantly underpaid.

Training is virtually nonexistent. New hires are thrown into their roles with little guidance, unclear expectations, and no structured onboarding, setting them up for frustration from day one. Leadership only adds to the problem—there is a clear lack of communication, direction, and accountability. Support from management is minimal, and concerns are often ignored rather than addressed.

Overall, the culture feels disorganized, undervaluing, and at times toxic. There is a major disconnect between leadership and staff, and very little investment in employee success or well-being. Until there are serious changes to compensation, training, and leadership, this is not a place I would recommend.


During my time at HPU, under different management.
First, the positive experience; you will learn many aspects of your position. It is a fun place to work, the people I worked with were nice. The President of the school, Dr. Nito Qubein,  was very generous, lots of perks. If you worked hard, he was quick to notice you. You can not ask for more beautiful surroundings. Dr. Nito Qubein sincerely cares about HPU,  as a matter of fact, he brought the entire city of High Point to a new level of respectability. From a low income city, to one  that continues to thrive and grow, you would love to call High Point, NC home. The school offers many opportunities to grow (within your own department.)
I would recommend you stay to yourself, stay quiet, do your job, and ignore any distractions, lower management was a bit childish, at times, allowing specific people to have too much input on running the department, this caused a division in the workplace and made it uncomfortable to be around. However, personally,  the experience far outweighs the latter.


Though there were quite a few meetings, the work day consisted of checking up on students who were sick or needed to be seen by the Office of Student Life, as well as planning for upcoming events and proceedings. While working at High Point University, I learned what a professional work environment looked and felt like. The University is very well managed and my department was no different. They hired and promoted from outside and within based on who was more qualified and deserved to be there. This placed correct people in administrative positions. My coworkers were all around my same age (which is normally recent college graduates) which made our  transition into the working world much easier. The relationships formed during this time is easily the highlight of my time at High Point University. The most difficult aspect of the job is keeping up with hundreds of students and also having to live on campus. This made having a life outside of work a bit more difficult.

Very demanding. Do not expect to have a personal life. You are expected to go above and beyond, and then some. That would be understandable if we were payed fairly. For what we are expected to do, compensation does not even come close to fair. Mangers and VP's micromanage and there is no trust that employees are competent enough to do the job themselves. The office culture is toxic, cliquey, and almost everyone in the office is miserable.  Very high turnover rate. President doesn't care about losing staff, he views them as replaceable. Unless you're in a VP position and tell him what he wants to hear. Despite this, working with students and families is very rewarding. That being said, not many of them know how fake we are expected to be.

This is my experience and opinion.  I initially felt honored to work at HPU and impressed by what the university accomplished for High Point. I was excited to be a part of the team.

However, there were many hoops to jump through just to get hired and the onboarding was disorganized.  It was all about who I knew.  Once hired, I quickly found that leadership and many team members were hypocritical, biased, and toxic. 

The work environment was hostile. Leadership belittled and demeaned people with reminders of the power they hold to hire and fire.  They were the first to circulate gossip, create retaliation and alienation, and refused to interact as behaviors progressed.  Corrective action was not fairly administered across the board. Many of the long-term employees shared the same view, and stated that it's just a job and to keep your head down. 

Looks are deceiving and HPU definitely pulled the wool over my eyes.   

While I truly enjoyed this job and the work I did with fellow students, the management, compensation, work/life balance and job culture all made the job extremely difficult.  I found that I had more stress with this job than from balancing 18 credits and being a part of multiple organizations.  The compensation is also extremely disappointing (especially if you live in first tier housing) and does not include room & board or dining, just a monthly compensation.   Additionally, the work environment felt toxic and was very uncomfortable to work in.  I learned a lot about helping others and dealing with difficult situations and would say that my favorite part of the job was getting to know all my residents and making a difference in their college experience.

The core work ethic is inspiring and educational to say the least. There is room for advancement and lots of training. Hard work always gets rewarded, especially when done with a great attitude. The management did lack organization in my department which can be a cause of concern for new recruits but the university overall had great upper management. This is a company with which you will spend a lot of time working with which can really interfere with home life. I left the company to stay at home with my two young children and pursue a Masters degree. Overall this is a superior company to work for.

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