HIGH POINT, N.C., Nov. 14, 2011 – Dr. Peter Summers was recently hired by the Phillips School of Business at High Point University as assistant professor of economics.
In his new position, Summers will be responsible for teaching introductory and intermediate macroeconomics along with money and banking courses. Summers says his area of expertise is in macroeconomics, including the study of the business cycle, as well as economic analysis and forecasting.
“Every time I walk onto campus I think how lucky I am that I get to work in a place like this. It’s really very exciting to be part of the university and the High Point community,” Summers says.
Summers says he looks forward to having a favorable impact on HPU students. “The prospect of close interaction with students in the HPU environment was one of the main attractions of the position here,” he adds.
Summers earned a Bachelor of Arts in communications, a Masters of Science in mathematics, and a Doctorate in economics, all from the University of Iowa.
Previously, Summers taught at Texas Tech University and also served as a visiting scholar at the Federal Reserve Bank in Kansas City, Mo.
At High Point University, every student receives an extraordinary education in an inspiring environment with caring people.℠ HPU, located in the Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina, is a liberal arts institution with over 4,200 undergraduate and graduate students from 51 countries and 46 states at campuses in High Point and Winston-Salem. It is ranked by US News and World Report at No. 3 among Regional Colleges in the South. Forbes.com ranks HPU in the top 7 percent among “America’s Best Colleges.” Parade Magazine lists HPU in the top 25 private schools in the nation. HPU was selected in the 2010-2011 list of “Colleges of Distinction,” as well as one of the top green schools in the country by the Sierra Club. The university offers 50 undergraduate majors, 43 undergraduate minors and 10 graduate degree programs. It is accredited by the Commission of Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and is a member of the NCAA, Division I and the Big South Conference. Visit High Point University on the Web at highpoint.edu.
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