{"id":14864,"date":"2014-12-08T15:34:06","date_gmt":"2014-12-08T15:34:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/president\/?p=14864"},"modified":"2021-06-11T16:19:36","modified_gmt":"2021-06-11T16:19:36","slug":"is-your-light-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/president\/2014\/12\/08\/is-your-light-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Your Light On?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cEnthusiasm is the light of creativity and insight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cynics are plentiful.\u00a0 Doubters are abundant.\u00a0 Naysayers are infinite.\u00a0 Don\u2019t let them slow you down.\u00a0 You should never, ever let anyone diminish your enthusiasm and desire to be extraordinary!<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #3e3e3e;\">High Point University\u2019s International Promenade is lined with 20 sculptures of famous historical figures.\u00a0 From Martin Luther King Jr to Gandhi, to Mother Teresa \u2013 they serve as a constant reminder to our students that greatness is not intimidated by those that say it can\u2019t be done.\u00a0 The HPU call to action is \u201cbe extraordinary!\u201d\u00a0 I invite you to\u00a0<a style=\"color: #ff7e00;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/admissions\/visitcampus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">visit our campus<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 a campus that recognizes that every student has the capability of producing extraordinary results.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #3e3e3e;\">Sincerely,<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #3e3e3e;\">Nido R. 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