HPU: a school on the move.

• Position: INSPIRING EDUCATION

It's easy to say that High Point University knows no boundaries - especially considering the big things that have been happening on campus throughout the past year, such as the exciting announcement of the $2.1 billion transformational growth plan that will help the university continue to expand over the next 10 years.

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Naturally, an announcement of such enormity affects all areas of campus - academics, new buildings, including the purchase of the Oak Hollow Mall Shopping Center, student housing, increased enrollment, a significant increase in faculty and staff positions, scholarships, and endowments. And of course, the growth on campus plays a positive economic role in the High Point community.

For starters, at the beginning of the 2011-2012 academic year came not only the major growth announcement, but also the addition of the largest freshman class and the largest undergraduate population in the school's history - at 1,290 and 3,800, respectively. Since 2005, enrollment at the university has increased by 162 percent.

"These impressive figures tell a compelling story about a school that continues to enhance academic programs and increasingly draws interest from students from all over the United States and beyond," says Chris Dudley, vice president and chief of staff.

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The fall 2011 semester welcomed the large student population with a completely revamped core curriculum that allowed more flexibility with student schedules, new schools, new majors and courses - giving students more options than ever before, which is particularly appealing.

As more and more students file their way onto campus, more residential communities have been added to keep up with the demand for on-campus housing. New living communities include:

North College Station - Located on College Drive between Eastchester Drive and Centennial Station, the new living space opened at the beginning of the fall 2010 semester. The community, which is the former site of Wesleyan Arms, features townhomes and apartments, a C-Store (convenience), a gym, two business centers and trolley stops for transportation to campus. The center houses 317 upperclassmen.

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