HIGH POINT, N.C., Aug. 14, 2009 ? Recent High Point University graduate Matthew Boswell has a lot for which to be thankful ? not only did he graduate in May at the top of his class with a double major and a double minor, but he’s also started an impressive career with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) in Charlotte.
Boswell, who graduated with a double major in finance and entrepreneurship and a double minor in economics and religion, serves as a bank examiner with the FDIC.
“The FDIC’s basic purpose is to instill confidence and ensure the stability of the financial system,” says Boswell. “We protect consumers by insuring deposits in banks, examining financial institutions for safety, soundness and compliance, and managing those institutions that have failed. As the financial crisis has continued to cripple our economy over the past 18 months, the FDIC has become extremely busy and hired more people, like myself, to help fulfill such an important mission to our country.”
He adds, “I’m currently going through a three-year training program with the ultimate goal of becoming commissioned as a Risk Bank Examiner. During this program, I will get exposure to the FDIC?s four major business lines: Risk Management, Compliance, Information Research, and Resolutions and Receiverships. I also get to travel often to such places as D.C., Atlanta, Raleigh and Dallas for training, but will ultimately be based out of Charlotte and mainly examining various banks in the Carolinas.”
He says that HPU has helped him prepare for such a challenging job.
“My education and overall experience at HPU was absolutely critical to my success at obtaining such an incredible opportunity, especially during one of the worst job markets of my lifetime,” Boswell says. “I am where I am today in large part because of the people, education, facilities, activities, leadership roles, internships and overall unique experience I was able to receive at High Point University. Besides God and my family, the most important contributors to my success thus far have been the people at HPU – friends, professors, administrators and everyone involved at High Point University. The people make HPU truly unique because they are committed to success and tireless in their efforts to encourage, challenge and believe in not only me, but every student who walks through their doors.”
At High Point University, every student receives an extraordinary education in a fun environment with caring people. HPU, located in the Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina, is a liberal arts institution with 3,700 undergraduate and graduate students from 50 countries and 44 states at campuses in High Point and Winston-Salem. It is ranked by US News and World Report No. 5 among comprehensive universities in the South and No. 1 in its category among up-and-coming schools. Forbes.com ranks HPU in the top 6 percent among “America’s Best Colleges.” HPU was included in The Chronicle of Higher Education’s “Great Colleges to Work For” 2009 listings. The university offers 68 undergraduate majors, 40 undergraduate minors and seven 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 www.highpoint.edu.
Chris DudleyVice President for [email protected]