{"id":14862,"date":"2015-06-08T15:33:03","date_gmt":"2015-06-08T15:33:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/president\/?p=14862"},"modified":"2021-06-11T16:19:36","modified_gmt":"2021-06-11T16:19:36","slug":"are-you-focused","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/president\/2015\/06\/08\/are-you-focused\/","title":{"rendered":"Are You Focused?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cMake a strong and permanent commitment to invest your talents only in pursuits that deserve your best efforts.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the HPU Life Skills Class for freshmen, one of the topics that fascinates students is the concept of time AND energy management.\u00a0 You see, it\u2019s all about focus.\u00a0 What endeavors are worthy of your most precious resource \u2013 your time.<\/p>\n

High Point University\u2019s focus continues to be delivering an extraordinary education in an inspiring environment with caring people.\u00a0 We continue to attract faculty from some of the finest schools in America: Duke, Stanford, Johns Hopkins, and the list goes on.\u00a0 I encourage you to\u00a0visit this campus<\/a>\u00a0and see for yourself the focus that has been placed on extraordinary learning opportunities.<\/p>\n

Sincerely,<\/p>\n

Nido R. Qubein
\nPresident<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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