High Point University To Publish Furnishings Research Newsletter

High Point University announced that it is publishing its inaugural issue of “The Home Front” during the spring 2009 High Point Market.
 
The furnishings research newsletter will be produced biannually by The Knabusch-Shoemaker International School of Home Furnishings and Design at HPU. Named for the co-founders of the La-Z-Boy Company, the Knabusch-Shoemaker School is a leading center for education and research on the furnishings industry. The newsletter contains contributions from HPU professors and researchers about the latest research focusing on the industry.
 
“The Home Front” will help businesses to learn about industry trends, align marketing strategies and strengthen their companies, even in difficult times. 
 
To request this and furniture newsletters, or to be added to the mailing list, send an e-mail to thehomefront@highpoint.edu. The newsletter may also be accessed online at http://bren.highpoint.edu/homefurnishings.

About the Knabusch-Shoemaker School: In the university’s Earl N. Phillips School of Business, the Knabusch-Shoemaker School offers two furnishings-related degrees, the Bachelor of Science in Home Furnishings and the Bachelor of Science in Interior Design. The School is a unique facility dedicated to research in design and furnishings and to educating the next generation of leaders for the furnishings industry.
 
With seven full-time faculty pursuing research in the furnishings field, projects are under way in a variety of areas including economics, marketing, retailing, merchandising and consumer behavior.
 
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 3,500 undergraduate and graduate students from more than 50 countries and more than 40 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.” The university offers 66 undergraduate majors, 40 undergraduate minors and seven graduate-degree majors. 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.