HIGH POINT, N.C., Nov. 12, 2009 ? Several students from High Point University recently took part in the “Battle of the Brains” contest ? a computer science competition.
Four teams participated in the competition – Bill Frasure, Andrew Proctor and Aaron Robinson; Kathlyn Arca, Ben Stewart and Sal Pezzino; Samantha Allen, Zachary Shore and Thomas Bringer; and Keri Ives, Alex Palmer and Austin Bason.
The competition, which took place on Nov. 7 at Duke University, tested each team?s math knowledge by giving them eight problems to solve within five hours.
Several universities from the region took part in the competition alongside HPU, including Christopher Newport, Duke University, Howard University, George Washington University, Johns Hopkins University, Radford University, Shippensburg University, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Washington College and Wilkes University. HPU has participated in the event yearly since 1989.
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]