{"id":14858,"date":"2017-03-05T15:30:36","date_gmt":"2017-03-05T15:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/president\/?p=14858"},"modified":"2021-06-11T16:19:36","modified_gmt":"2021-06-11T16:19:36","slug":"time-now-person","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/president\/2017\/03\/05\/time-now-person\/","title":{"rendered":"The Time is Now, The Person is You!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What is the purpose of higher education?\u00a0It&#8217;s a question we should ask ourselves daily.<\/p>\n<p>I would like to share with you how our institution, High Point University, is working to bridge the chasm between university life and, well, life. We have instituted a successful and popular mandatory course. Every freshman student is enrolled in a fall semester course, which I teach and facilitate.<\/p>\n<p>Called Life Skills, this course gives students a hefty dose of Real World pragmatism as they enter HPU. The skills they learn are meant to help them succeed in all aspects of life-academic, professional, and personal. By taking the course as freshmen, the rest of their course work is often experienced through the lens of practical application. It sets the tone for developing an intentional life plan.<\/p>\n<p>Over the course of the next few months, I will be sharing some thoughts, insights, and illustrations that I share with our students on the campus of High Point University. I invite you to visit our campus and see for yourself why US NEWS ranked HPU #1 \u2013 TWICE in their 2013 \u201cBest Colleges\u201d Lists. #1 Regional Colleges in the South and #1 Up and Coming Schools in the South.<\/p>\n<p>Sincerely,<\/p>\n<p>Nido R. Qubein<br \/>\nPresident<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the purpose of higher education?\u00a0It&#8217;s a question we should ask ourselves daily. 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