News Harris-Stowe State University
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Contact: Pier Scott
(314) 340-3391
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Harris-Stowe State University Hosts Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. State Celebration Commission of Missouri Kick-off Program
WHO: The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. State Celebration of Missouri Commissioners; keynote speaker: Honorable Emanuel Cleaver, U.S. Representative of the state's 5th Congressional district; this year's distinguished honorees: Attorney Michael A. Middleton, Distinguished Drum Major for Justice Award; Rx Outreach, Distinguished Nonprofit Corporate Award; A.T. Still University, Distinguished Public Service Award and Ferguson Youth Initiative, Distinguished Service to Youth Award; and Three Distinguished Community Service Awardees - Beyond Housing, Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church and Myrtle Hilliard Davis Comprehensive Health Centers, Inc.
WHAT: For the past 30 years, Harris-Stowe State University has hosted an event each January to launch the observance of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. federal holiday.
WHEN: Saturday, January 9, 2016
6:30 p.m.
WHERE: Harris-Stowe State University - Main Auditorium
3026 Laclede Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63103
The event is free and open to the public.
About Harris-Stowe State University
Harris-Stowe State University (HSSU), located in midtown St. Louis, is a fully accredited four-year institution that offers 31 majors, minors and certificate programs in education, business and arts and sciences. In 2014, HSSU ranked No. 1 in the state of Missouri and No. 47 in the nation in granting degrees in mathematics and statistics to African-Americans according to Missouri Department of Higher Education and Diverse: Issues In Higher Education, a newsmagazine that has ranked institutions conferring the most degrees to minority students for the past 30 years. The university, which has origins dating back to 1857, offers the most affordable bachelor's degree in the state of Missouri.
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News Harris-Stowe State University
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Pier Scott
(314) 340-3391
scottp@hssu.edu<mailto:scottp@hssu.edu>
Harris-Stowe State University Hosts Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. State Celebration Commission of Missouri Kick-off Program
WHO: The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. State Celebration of Missouri Commissioners; keynote speaker: Honorable Emanuel Cleaver, U.S. Representative of the state's 5th Congressional district; this year's distinguished honorees: Attorney Michael A. Middleton, Distinguished Drum Major for Justice Award; Rx Outreach, Distinguished Nonprofit Corporate Award; A.T. Still University, Distinguished Public Service Award and Ferguson Youth Initiative, Distinguished Service to Youth Award; and Three Distinguished Community Service Awardees - Beyond Housing, Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church and Myrtle Hilliard Davis Comprehensive Health Centers, Inc.
WHAT: For the past 30 years, Harris-Stowe State University has hosted an event each January to launch the observance of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. federal holiday.
WHEN: Saturday, January 9, 2016
6:30 p.m.
WHERE: Harris-Stowe State University - Main Auditorium
3026 Laclede Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63103
The event is free and open to the public.
About Harris-Stowe State University
Harris-Stowe State University (HSSU), located in midtown St. Louis, is a fully accredited four-year institution that offers 31 majors, minors and certificate programs in education, business and arts and sciences. In 2014, HSSU ranked No. 1 in the state of Missouri and No. 47 in the nation in granting degrees in mathematics and statistics to African-Americans according to Missouri Department of Higher Education and Diverse: Issues In Higher Education, a newsmagazine that has ranked institutions conferring the most degrees to minority students for the past 30 years. The university, which has origins dating back to 1857, offers the most affordable bachelor's degree in the state of Missouri.
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