High Point University issued the following announcement on Sept. 23.
The highly anticipated Jana and Ken Kahn Hotel on High Point University’s campus is officially open. Tonight, HPU President Dr. Nido Qubein presided over a ribbon-cutting ceremony to open the new academic learning lab honoring Jana and Ken Kahn for their generosity and support.
“High Point University is an institution we are honored to be connected with as the premier life skills university,” said Ken Kahn. “The new hotel will provide an inspiring environment to grow the leaders of tomorrow with hands-on learning opportunities.”
The hotel, located on the corner of Lexington Avenue and University Parkway, is named after Jana and Ken Kahn, who made a major gift to the university for the facility. It is connected to the Nido and Mariana Qubein Arena and Conference Center, which will hold its grand opening Friday.
The facility serves as a real-world learning lab for students studying event management, sport management, hospitality management and more. The hotel has 30 residential rooms, a fine-dining restaurant and a meeting space. Proceeds from the hotel will benefit the funding of HPU scholarships.
Jana and Ken Kahn are big advocates of HPU, gifting $5 million to support the creation of the hotel on HPU’s campus. Ken Kahn is a graduate of Cornell University and Harvard Law School. He is the president of LRP Media Group, a multimillion-dollar global media company serving education and business professionals, which he started in 1977. He isalso on the Board of Trustees at HPU and has been honored many times by businesses and civic organizations for his involvement. Jana Shellington Kahn graduated magna cum laude from Temple University with a Bachelor of Business Administration in human resources and management, and currently serves as chief marketing officer with LRP Media Group.
“We are blessed by the support from Jana and Ken Kahn to create the Kahn Hotel,” said Qubein. “Their advocacy is creating an environment of learning for our students, a place to call home to our guests and propelling our university to new heights.”
In addition to their support for the hotel, the Kahn family created the endowed Kenneth F. and Jana S. Kahn Extraordinary Staff Award to honor HPU employees who provide dedicated service to the campus community and live out HPU’s morals and values.
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