News Harris-Stowe State University For Immediate Release Contact: Courtney McCall (314) 340-3391 mccallc@hssu.edu Harris-Stowe to Host the U.S. Department of Education's "Education Drives America" Cross-Country Back-to-School Tour with U.S. S Deputy Secretary of Education Tony Miller ST. LOUIS, MO (September 13, 2012) - Harris-Stowe State University is proud to be one of many stops on the U.S. Department of Education's third annual "Education Drives America" bus tour, which kicked off this week in California. As part of the effort to reinforce the message that education does in fact drive America and is an important to the government, the tour will make a stop at Harris-Stowe's Emerson Performance Center Bank of America Theatre on Wednesday, September 19, 2012, at 12:30 p.m. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Higher Education Programs Debra Saunders-White; Executive Director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities John Silvanus Wilson Jr. and Director of the Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships Center Brenda Girton-Mitchell will be on hand to discuss accelerating college access and success for African-American students. There will also be representatives from the St. Louis Public School District, the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis and WATCH D.O.G.S. Additional stops on the tour include Las Vegas, Reno and Elka Nevada; Salt Lake City; Rawlins, Rock Springs and Cheyenne, Wyo; Denver, Colorado Springs and Limon, Colo; Topeka and Emporia, Kan.; Columbia and Kansas City, Mo.; Mt. Vernon, Ill.; Evansville, Ind.; Lexington, Ky.; Charleston and McDowell County, W. Va and Roanoke and Richmond, Va. Those interested in attending should register by emailing your name and organization to edpartners@ed.gov. The event is free and open to the public, but space is limited. Media inquiries should be directed to Courtney McCall at Harris-Stowe, whose information is listed above. Harris-Stowe State University, located in midtown St. Louis, is a four-year institution that offers 14 degree programs in the areas of Accounting, Business Administration, Biology, Criminal Justice, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Health Care Management, Hospitality and Tourism Management, Information Sciences and Computer Technology, Mathematics, Middle School Education, Professional Interdisciplinary Studies, Secondary Education and Urban Affairs. Ranked by U.S. News as one of America's Best Colleges in the Midwest, the university, which has been in existence for more than 150 years, offers the most affordable bachelor's degree in the state of Missouri. ### Courtney Z. McCall Assistant Vice President Communications, Marketing, Alumni Affairs & Development Harris-Stowe State University Ofc: (314) 340-3391 I mobile: (314) 280-9964 I fax: (314) 340-3575 web: www.hssu.edu <http://www.hssu.edu/> Tell us how we're doing. Please feel free to fill out the survey located at this link: http://www.hssu.edu/surveys/custsatoffice_conf.cfm **********************Harris-Stowe State University********************** This e-mail is confidential and sent only to specified recipient(s). However, all e-mail is subject to possible interception by third parties. *************Contact postmaster@hssu.edu to report problems**************